Patents by Inventor Toru Shida

Toru Shida 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).

  • Network game system, and game terminal device and storage medium used therefor
    Patent number: 7618320
    Abstract: In this game system, a plurality of game devices are connected to a game parent station over a communication network, and an online game application may be executed on the game devices by means of the game parent station. In this game system, the game devices are provided with a personal information processing means that can exchange personal information with other players while the online game application is executed among the game devices. Therefore, personal information in the form of a business card may be exchanged with an opponent by means of the personal information processing means either after a game has ended or when a game begins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Hirotada Hashimoto, Haruyuki Hashimoto, Takashi Uryu, Toru Shida, Toru Ohara, Chie Yoshida, Masami Hayashi
  • Network game system, and game terminal device and storage medium used therefor
    Publication number: 20050026696
    Abstract: In this game system, a plurality of game devices 1 are connected to a game parent station 7 over a communication network 3, and an online game application may be executed on the game devices 1 by means of the game parent station 7. In this game system, the game devices 1 are provided with a personal information processing means 10 that can exchange personal information with other players while the online game application is executed among the game devices 1. Therefore, personal information in the form of a business card may be exchanged with an opponent by means of the personal information processing means 10 either after a game has ended or when a game begins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hirotada Hashimoto, Haruyuki Hashimoto, Takashi Uryu, Toru Shida, Toru Ohara, Chie Yoshida, Masami Hayashi
  • Network game system, game device terminal used in it and storage medium
    Patent number: 6848997
    Abstract: In this game system, a plurality of game devices 1 are connected to a game parent station 7 over a communication network 3, and an online game application may be executed on the game devices 1 by means of the game parent station 7. In this game system, the game devices 1 are provided with a personal information processing means 10 that can exchange personal information with other players while the online game application is executed among the game devices 1. Therefore, personal information in the form of a business card may be exchanged with an opponent by means of the personal information processing means 10 either after a game has ended or when a game begins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Hirotada Hashimoto, Haruyuki Hashimoto, Takashi Uryu, Toru Shida, Toru Ohara, Chie Yoshida, Masami Hayashi