Patents by Inventor Masura Watanabe

Masura Watanabe 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).

  • Network game system having communication characters for conversation changing into action characters for action gaming
    Patent number: 5827120
    Abstract: After an opponent is determined by a search made in a communication character service, there may be effected transition to an action game service under control of the host computer, or a fight may be performed between terminal apparatuses that directly communicate with each other with temporary disconnection to the host computer. By preparing morphing intermediate moving images, the transition from communication character service to the action game service can be effected without causing an incongruous feeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Misao Kikuchi, Yasushi Kitagawa, Shuji Oba, Tadayuki Tahara, Makoto Urano, Masura Watanabe, Makiko Furuno, Hisayoshi Hayasaka, Kiyotaka Yago, Yoshinori Saito