Patents by Inventor Shutaro Yokoyama

Shutaro Yokoyama 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 that imposes penalty for violation of rule
    Patent number: 7591721
    Abstract: A rule (applied to a battle) is set according to a stage of the progress of a game every time the stage of the game advances. When a battle is started, either a player character or an enemy character that can execute an action is determined. When it is decided that the player character can execute the action, a player selects the action of the player character. When the action selected by the player is against a rule, a rule violation is recorded. When the result of the action of the player character is also against a rule, a rule violation is recorded. When the rule violation is recorded, a predetermined penalty is imposed on the player after the battle ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
    Inventors: Yasumi Matsuno, Yuichi Murasawa, Shutaro Yokoyama
  • Video game that imposes penalty for violation of rule
    Publication number: 20040077394
    Abstract: A rule (applied to a battle) is set according to a stage of the progress of a game every time the stage of the game advances. When a battle is started, either a player character or an enemy character that can execute an action is determined. When it is decided that the player character can execute the action, a player selects the action of the player character. When the action selected by the player is against a rule, a rule violation is recorded. When the result of the action of the player character is also against a rule, a rule violation is recorded. When the rule violation is recorded, a predetermined penalty is imposed on the player after the battle ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX
    Inventors: Yasumi Matsuno, Yuichi Murasawa, Shutaro Yokoyama