Patents by Inventor Naofumi TAKUMA
Naofumi TAKUMA 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).
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Patent number: 11344798Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image in association with the second player. The image satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIXInventors: Yasuhiro Sato, Naofumi Takuma, Hiroaki Iwano
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Publication number: 20200215431Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image in association with the second player. The image satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yasuhiro SATO, Naofumi TAKUMA, Hiroaki IWANO
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Patent number: 10625154Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image including a character string in association with the second player. The character string satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIXInventors: Yasuhiro Sato, Naofumi Takuma, Hiroaki Iwano
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Publication number: 20190046875Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image including a character string in association with the second player. The character string satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUA RE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yasuhiro SATO, Naofumi TAKUMA, Hiroaki IWANO
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Patent number: 10124254Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image including a character string in association with the second player. The character string satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIXInventors: Yasuhiro Sato, Naofumi Takuma, Hiroaki Iwano
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Publication number: 20170282064Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. In the video game, a plurality of players addresses a common task. The video game processing apparatus includes a processor and a display controller. The processor specifies a task corresponding to a task providing request of a first player and generates player related information of a second player corresponding to the specified task. The display controller displays, on a task screen, an image including a character string in association with the second player. The character string satisfies a display condition during progress of the specified task. The task screen indicates the specified task.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yasuhiro SATO, Naofumi TAKUMA, Hiroaki IWANO
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Patent number: 9656164Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. A plurality of players addresses a common task in the video game. Task related information that indicates a task that a player can challenge in the video game is stored in a task related information memory. When a task providing request is received from the player, the video game processing apparatus specifies a task corresponding to the task providing request, and generates other player related information. The other player related information indicates other player corresponding to the specified task. A task screen showing the specified task is then displayed. At least part of the generated other player related information is also displayed on the task screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIXInventors: Yasuhiro Sato, Naofumi Takuma, Hiroaki Iwano
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Publication number: 20140302923Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. A plurality of players addresses a common task in the video game. Task related information that indicates a task that a player can challenge in the video game is stored in a task related information memory. When a task providing request is received from the player, the video game processing apparatus specifies a task corresponding to the task providing request, and generates other player related information. The other player related information indicates other player corresponding to the specified task. A task screen showing the specified task is then displayed. At least part of the generated other player related information is also displayed on the task screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yasuhiro SATO, Naofumi TAKUMA, Hiroaki IWANO
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Publication number: 20140213356Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. A plurality of players carries out actions in turn in the video game, by which a predetermined action effect is generated. Action information in which an action and a support effect are associated with each other is stored in an action information memory. A player of the video game processing apparatus can carry out the action in the video game. The support effect is an effect generated in the video game due to an action. When an action executing request is received from the player, a support effect is set up in correspondence with the received action executing request. The support effect that has been set up before the action executing request is received is generated in a case where the action executing request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Hiroaki IWANO, Naofumi TAKUMA, Yasuhiro SATO