Patents by Inventor Takao Yamamoto

Takao Yamamoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20130079137
    Abstract: A gaming system is provided with a monitor (3) for displaying and outputting a gaming screen (50), a touch panel (5) superposed upon the monitor (3), and an external storage device (20) for storing sequence data (28) in which operational periods of the touch panel (5) have been described. In addition, the gaming system displays on the monitor (3) a gaming area (52) whereon two reference units (55A and 55B) disposed apart from each other and a specific reference unit (55T) disposed in the vicinity of the reference units are set. Also, an object (60) for instructing operations for each of the reference units (55A, 55B, and 55T) is displayed while being caused to move in the gaming area (52), and the path of movement of a specific object (60S) heading toward the specific reference unit (55T) is restricted to a fixed path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Mayumi Okuyama, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130053143
    Abstract: The disclosed data generation system is provided with a monitor for displaying a game area and a touch panel, wherein in a game for displaying two operation reference units and an object which moves therebetween upon the game area, sequence data used as data for designating an operation time period for touch-operation and operation reference units are generated. The data generation system displays, upon a display unit, an editing screen including a time period information display area for displaying information of all operation time periods chronologically and a criteria unit designation area for displaying information of operation time periods of each of the operation reference units chronologically, and for displaying, upon a criteria unit designation area, information for associating information of each of the objects corresponding to each operation time period with information of the operation reference unit where display of each of the objects is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Shota Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20130045783
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a game screen, a touch panel overlaid upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data wherein operation periods of the touch panel during a game and information specifying any of a plurality of objects are associated and described. In addition, the game system displays, upon the monitor, a game area around which two operation reference units have been set and moves the plurality of objects for designating operation for each of the operation reference units between the operation reference units while displaying the plurality of objects, and if a specific condition has been satisfied, moves and displays each of objects so that the following object overtakes the leading object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Shota Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20130045802
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data generation system which, in a game for designating an operation period using an object (60), on the basis of sequence data (80) used as data for designating operation time periods of the game and each touch operation, identifies a specific operation time period (85S) for which a time interval between one operation time period included in the sequence data (80) and the operation time period which follows the one operation time period is to be less than a predetermined value, and generates added sequence data (80c) to which are added display start information for setting a time period earlier than the time period preceding the specific operation time period (85S) for an object (60) corresponding to the identified specific operation time period (85S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130040734
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a game screen, a touch panel overlaid upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data wherein operation time periods of the touch panel during a game are described. The sequence data includes an object corresponding to a specific operation time period for which the time interval between the following operation time period is to be less than a predetermined value, and display start information for setting a display start time period which is earlier than the following operation time period. In addition, the game system, on the basis of the sequence data, associates a second object separate from a first object corresponding to the following operation time period with the specific operation time period to cause display to start earlier than the following operation time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shota Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130040733
    Abstract: The disclosed game system is provided with a monitor (3) for displaying and outputting a game screen (50), a touch panel (5) overlaid upon the monitor (3), and an external storage device (20) for storing sequence data (28) wherein operation time periods of the touch panel (5) during a game are described. In addition, the game system displays upon the monitor (3) a game area (52) in which two operation reference units (55A and 55B) disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other have been set, moves an object (60) for designating operation for each of the operation reference units (55A and 55B) between the operation reference units (55A and 55B) while displaying thereof, and controls display of the object (60) so that the movement path of the object (60) changes according to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shota Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130012321
    Abstract: A game system (1) is provided with a monitor (3), a touch panel (4) and a sequence data storage device which stores sequence data in which operation time of the touch panel (4) during a game and appearance time when an object (O) for indicating an operation at the operation time is displayed on a game area (A). The game system (1) accepts a determination operation of an appearance position which determines the appearance position (p) of the object (O) in correspondence to the appearance time from the touch panel (4) generates the object (O) at the appearance position (p), changes the way (W) until the object (O) arrives in a determination line (Li) based on the appearance position (p) and changes an arrival position where the object (O) arrives in the determination line (Li).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130005463
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). The game system displays an object (60) that corresponds to the operation timing and an operation reference indicator (55) that corresponds to the current time in the game and guides the player's touch operation by reducing the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) according to the difference between the operation timing and the current time and by moving the object (60) such that the object (60) matches the operation reference indicator (55) at the operation timing. The game system also changes the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) in accordance with predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130005464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). Furthermore, the game system displays objects (60) corresponding to each operation timing within the predetermined time range on a game screen (50) and displays a judgment line (65) that corresponds to the current time and moves within the game screen (50), such that the judgment line (65) traverses in order each object (60) at the operation timing recorded in the sequence data (28). The game system also alters at least either the judgment line (65) movement direction or movement speed according to predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120327160
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member, a first member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a second member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a first platen in which at least a portion is provided on the first member and which includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and a second platen that is provided on the first member and the second member, includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and holes communicating with the inner space of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120320129
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member that is grounded and is made of a metal, a platen supporting member that is provided on the supporting member, includes an inner space, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a first contact point, a platen that is provided on the platen supporting member, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a second contact point which contacts the first contact point, and a seal member that is provided between the platen supporting member and the platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki KAWAKAMI, Takao YAMAMOTO, Satoru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20120322280
    Abstract: One object of the invention is to provide a plug cap that more reliably prevents the leakage of current by suppressing the ingress of water from a gap between a terminal body and a rubber member. A plug cap 1 includes an electrical connection portion 5 that electrically connects a spark plug to a plug cord, a terminal body 2 that is provided on the outer periphery of the electrical connection portion 5, and a cylindrical rubber member 3 which is mounted on at least one of one end portion and the other end portion of the terminal body 2 and into which the spark plug or the like is inserted. The terminal body 2 includes a one end-side insertion portion 41 which is formed at one end of the terminal body and into which the spark plug is inserted and the other end-side insertion portion 42 which is formed at the other end of the terminal body and into which the plug cord is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fuma, Junpei Ohta, Ryohei Kitamura, Takao Yamamoto, Yutaka Sonoda
  • Publication number: 20120272405
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as ?-caryophyllene, and ?-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE IVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS, FUNDO DE DEFESA DA CITRICULTURA - FUNDECITRUS
    Inventors: Berta Alquezar García, Ana Rodriguez Baixauli, Josep Peris Rodrigo, Leandro Peña García, Andréia Enrique, Marcelo Pedreira De Miranda, Pedro Takao Yamamoto, Marcel Bellato Spósito, Nelson Arno Wulff, Diva do Carmo Teixeira, Antonio Juliano Ayres, Newton Cavalcanti De Noronha, JR., José Maurício Simões Bento, José Roberto Postali Parra
  • Publication number: 20120231862
    Abstract: A game system displays an operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing and an operation reference sign corresponding to current time in a time ordering array along a route in one of operation guide domains, generates a relative displacement according to a time progress of the game such that the operation instruction sign is matched with the operation reference sign in the operation timing, and switches the route in which the relative displacement is generated between the operation guide domains according to a predetermined condition. Also, the game system includes sequence data having operation timing corresponding to one of the operation guide domains and operation timing corresponding commonly to the operation guide domains. And, the game system controls display of the operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing such that continuity of the relative displacement is maintained before and after switching of the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120225715
    Abstract: A game machine is provided with a monitor, a touch panel and a detecting device which detects a change of a relative position of the game machine. The game machine controls a display position of a determination line based on a detecting result of the detecting device, determines a moving route to be defined by linking a position where a object appears and a arrival position each other, determines the remaining distance from coordinates of a position of the object to the arrival position based on the moving route and determines a velocity of the object based on the remaining distance and time to the arrival time corresponding to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120214592
    Abstract: A game system displays a game area in which baseline portions arranged at a distance away from each other are set on a game screen, moves and displays an operation instruction indicator for indicating an operation to a operation portion in the game area so that the operation instruction indicator arrives at least one of the baseline portions at an operation time indicated by sequence data, determines operation instruction indicators to which a question text and a answer text described in question data should be respectively assigned according to a predetermined condition, and, outputs at least one of the question text and the answer text that should be assigned to the operation instruction indicators determined in association with the operation instruction indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Masahiro KIYOMOTO, Yoshitaka NISHIMURA, Shota KATAGIRI
  • Patent number: 8205707
    Abstract: In a vehicle of a type which does not bank a vehicle body at the time of turning, an inclination angle sensor is provided which receives the least influence of a centrifugal force at the time of turning. In a four-wheeled buggy that includes a vehicle body frame, four longitudinal wheels including front wheels and rear wheels are provided together with an engine, a fuel tank and a fuel pump. A steering shaft is connected to a steering handle with an inclination angle sensor arranged above a seat and being positioned in front of the steering shaft. Accordingly, the inclination angle sensor is hardly influenced by a centrifugal force at the time of turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shigeto Inami
  • Publication number: 20120119519
    Abstract: A door lock release mechanism includes a spacer 40, which is fixed to a handle base 14 and restricts depression of an outside handle in an inward direction of a vehicle when a door of the vehicle is deformed, and an engagement portion 40a, which is formed in the spacer 40 and arranged at a position outside the normal path of an opening operation of the door lock release mechanism. The engagement portion 40a is moved to a position in the path of the opening operation of the door lock release mechanism to restrict the opening operation of a latch open lever 30 through deformation of the door of the vehicle when a side collision occurs. As a result, simply through the engagement portion 40a formed in the spacer 40, which restricts displacement of the outside handle 16 in the inward direction of the vehicle, the unlocking operation of the latch open lever 30 is prevented to avoid unlocking of the door when the door is deformed through the side collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasunari Sakai, Takao Yamamoto, Tomochika Mizuta
  • Publication number: 20120119318
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device in which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed on a surface of a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of a semiconductor substrate and a lateral element is formed to cause an electric current between the first electrode and the second electrode, a scroll-shaped resistive field plate is disposed on the semiconductor layer across an insulation film. The resistive field plate extends toward the second electrode while surrounding a periphery of the first electrode in a scroll shape. A resistance value of a total resistance of the resistive field plate is in a range between 90 k? and 90 M?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihito TOKURA, Takao Yamamoto, Hisato Kato, Kouji Senda, Akio Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20120077590
    Abstract: A game system includes: a display device that displays a screen of a game; and partial information presenting device that causes the display device to display a part of customization information of which setting is to be performed by a player on the game by utilizing waiting time of the game, and wherein the partial information presenting device varies a display range which is to be displayed at the display device as a part of the customization information in accordance with customization time allocated to setting of the customization information among the waiting time of the game so that the amount of the customization information included in the display range is increased when the customization time is long and is decreased when the customization time is short.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Shota KATAGIRI, Yuma TAKAFUJI, Masahiro KIYOMOTO, Mayumi OKUYAMA, Tatsuya IYAMA, Makiko OTA