Patents by Inventor Tomoya Watanuki

Tomoya Watanuki 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).

  • Patent number: 9129484
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Watanuki, Sadaaki Satsuma, Akihiro Suga, Satoshi Kagami, Keisuke Kamiyama, Shota Tanaka, Makoto Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150057066
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoya WATANUKI, Sadaaki SATSUMA, Akihiro SUGA, Satoshi KAGAMI, Keisuke KAMIYAMA, Shota TANAKA, Makoto YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140378202
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya WATANUKI, Sadaaki SATSUMA, Akihiro SUGA, Satoshi KAGAMI, Keisuke KAMIYAMA, Shota TANAKA, Makoto YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8905839
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Watanuki, Sadaaki Satsuma, Akihiro Suga, Satoshi Kagami, Keisuke Kamiyama, Shota Tanaka, Makoto Yamaguchi