Patents by Inventor Tokifune OTANI

Tokifune OTANI 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 control device, game system, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 10695661
    Abstract: A game control device comprising at least one processor configured to: receive direction input by determining which region, among a plurality of regions set so as to respectively correspond to a plurality of directions, a touch position detected by a touch panel is included in; determine whether or not the touch position has changed from being in one region to being in another region among the plurality of regions; and cause the touch panel to vibrate if the touch position has changed from being in the one region to being in the another region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokifune Otani, Taku Endo, Kenji Yokoyama
  • GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160367892
    Abstract: A game control device comprising at least one processor configured to: receive direction input by determining which region, among a plurality of regions set so as to respectively correspond to a plurality of directions, a touch position detected by a touch panel is included in; determine whether or not the touch position has changed from being in one region to being in another region among the plurality of regions; and cause the touch panel to vibrate if the touch position has changed from being in the one region to being in the another region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Tokifune OTANI, Taku ENDO, Kenji YOKOYAMA