Patents by Inventor Masahito Maeda

Masahito Maeda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11925859
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Patent number: 11912284
    Abstract: An alighting assistance device D of the present disclosure may be a device moving a driver seat rearward in a case where a determination may be made that an occupant seated on the driver seat of a vehicle alights. The device may include a height changer which changes a height of a steering wheel, a sitting height acquirer which acquires a sitting height of the occupant, and a steering wheel controller 33 as one example of a height controller which controls the height changer such that the height of the steering wheel becomes lower as the sitting height acquired by the sitting height acquirer may be higher in the case where a determination is made that the occupant alights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshito Hirata, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Hiroki Uemura, Kengo Iwata, Masato Maeda, Hiroaki Matsuda, Masahito Kashihara, Chieko Nakagami
  • Patent number: 11806619
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Yasushi Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20230031566
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11497992
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220347569
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito MAEDA, Yasushi MIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11400369
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Yasushi Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20210129022
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito MAEDA, Yasushi MIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210121777
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito MAEDA
  • Patent number: 10918942
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Yasushi Mikawa
  • Patent number: 10912996
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Patent number: 10725605
    Abstract: A display control unit displays, in a case where the display control unit is in a startup state or in an abnormal operation state of a general purpose application, a display window of a dedicated middleware even when a startup of the dedicated middleware is completed and a startup of a general purpose middleware is not completed. With this configuration, the user operation is allowed to perform operation to the general purpose application and is not required to wait until the startup of the general purpose middleware is completed. When the startup of the general purpose middleware is completed, a display window of the general purpose application which includes display window data transferred from the general purpose middleware is displayed. Thus, information related to the general purpose application can be promptly provided to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Kensuke Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190255438
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito MAEDA, Yasushi MIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190201787
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Patent number: 10322340
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Yasushi Mikawa
  • Patent number: 10265620
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Publication number: 20180229117
    Abstract: A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masahito MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180229118
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito MAEDA, Yasushi MIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9965148
    Abstract: A unit manipulation system includes: a master display device having a terminal function for manipulating a unit; and a slave display device that establishes data communication with the master display device, and calls the terminal function of the master display device, to enable manipulation of the unit from a manipulation section through the master display device. The slave display device includes: a call menu display section that displays a call menu for calling the terminal function; and a manipulation screen display section that, when the call menu displayed by the call menu display section is selected, calls the terminal function of the master display device, and causes a display section to display a manipulation screen corresponding to the call menu. The master display device and the slave display device are coordinated with each other to enable the slave display device to perform various manipulations through the master display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahito Maeda
  • Patent number: 9956484
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to be executed on by a game server, the game server and corresponding method which cause the game server to perform the steps of: provide a networked multiplayer battle game over a network, storing a battle history including an identifier of an opponent with whom a user has battled in the multiplayer battle game; determining, based on the battle history and an identifier of an opponent with whom a battle begins, a procedure for conducting the battle in the battle game to be one of a first mode for conducting the battle based on user operations and a second mode for conducting the battle with fewer user operations than in the first mode, and conducting the battle with the determined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Maeda, Yasushi Mikawa