Patents by Inventor Osamu Kodera

Osamu Kodera 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: 7717781
    Abstract: A computer game which makes the player operate a falling object that falls in a predetermined display area, and clears the falling object and falling stop objects by combining the falling object and falling stop objects under a predetermined condition. If falling stop objects including blocks that stop falling include a group of blocks which meet a predetermined clear condition, the group of blocks are registered as blocks to be cleared, and the control waits for a clear waiting state. Even in this waiting state, the next falling object begins to fall. After that, when a sequence bar (701) which moves vertically or horizontally in synchronism with a music output along with the progress of the game has passed the blocks to be cleared, these blocks are cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Bandai Co., Ltd., Q Entertainment, Inc., Namco Bandai Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Hattori, Osamu Kodera, Katsumi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20050266908
    Abstract: A computer game which makes the player operate a falling object that falls in a predetermined display area, and clears the falling object and falling stop objects by combining the falling object and falling stop objects under a predetermined condition. If falling stop objects including blocks that stop falling include a group of blocks which meet a predetermined clear condition, the group of blocks are registered as blocks to be cleared, and the control waits for a clear waiting state. Even in this waiting state, the next falling object begins to fall. After that, when a sequence bar (701) which moves vertically or horizontally in synchronism with a music output along with the progress of the game has passed the blocks to be cleared, these blocks are cleared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicants: BANDAI CO., LTD., Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Hattori, Osamu Kodera, Katsumi Yokota