Patents by Inventor Rieko AKANE

Rieko AKANE 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).

  • Game program, game apparatus, and game method
    Patent number: 8435114
    Abstract: The fun of a game is increased, and the player can be induced to play the game repeatedly. Belonging group determining means determines that the prefecture to which a player character belongs is Osaka Prefecture, belonging group variable determining means determines that the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture is “normal”=0 points, belonging group event result determining means determines the result of a predetermined event with respect to the player character, and belonging group variable varying means varies the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture according to the result of the predetermined event with respect to the player character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kamiya, Akira Toyama, Rieko Akane, Makoto Nishino
  • GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME METHOD
    Publication number: 20090075731
    Abstract: The fun of a game is increased, and the player can be induced to play the game repeatedly. Belonging group determining means determines that the prefecture to which a player character belongs is Osaka Prefecture, belonging group variable determining means determines that the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture is “normal”=0 points, belonging group event result determining means determines the result of a predetermined event with respect to the player character, and belonging group variable varying means varies the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture according to the result of the predetermined event with respect to the player character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke KAMIYA, Akira TOYAMA, Rieko AKANE, Makoto NISHINO