Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kitade

Satoshi Kitade 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).

  • Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game
    Patent number: 7677976
    Abstract: When a player character applies a damage to an attack target character on the basis of an attack action of the player character, it is determined whether the attack is a direct attack or a specific kind of attack different from the direct attack and defined in advance. A panic reaction term of a panic reaction is determined in the case where it is determined that the attack is the specific kind of attack. In the panic reaction, the attack target character becomes a state where the attack target character cannot attack the player character and defend oneself from an attack from the player character. The panic reaction is executed until the panic reaction term elapses. A privilege is applied to the player character in the case where it is determined that the attack target character suffers the direct attack during execution of the panic reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
    Inventors: Koichi Ishii, Satoshi Kitade, Yuuichi Tsuchiya
  • VIDEO GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO GAME
    Publication number: 20080102950
    Abstract: When a player character applies a damage to an attack target character on the basis of an attack action of the player character, it is determined whether the attack is a direct attack or a specific kind of attack different from the direct attack and defined in advance. A panic reaction term of a panic reaction is determined in the case where it is determined that the attack is the specific kind of attack. In the panic reaction, the attack target character becomes a state where the attack target character cannot attack the player character and defend oneself from an attack from the player character. The panic reaction is executed until the panic reaction term elapses. A privilege is applied to the player character in the case where it is determined that the attack target character suffers the direct attack during execution of the panic reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
    Inventors: Koichi ISHII, Satoshi KITADE, Yuuichi TSUCHIYA