Patents by Inventor Yohei Mimata

Yohei Mimata 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 device, control method for a game device, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 9289682
    Abstract: In a case where a predetermined action is performed by a game character, a determining section determines whether or not a result of the predetermined action is a predetermined result. A determining/predicting section executes at least one of a determination as to whether or not the game character has been brought into a situation that allows the predetermined action to be performed by the game character and a prediction as to whether or not the game character will be brought into the situation. A producing section produces a presentation effect relating to the game character based on a result of the determination performed in the past by the determining section, in at least one of a case where it is determined that the game character has been brought into the situation and a case where it is predicted that the game character will be brought into the situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kurita, Shinichiro Yamazaki, Nozomi Akimoto, Yohei Mimata, Ryogo Yamasaki
  • GAME DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A GAME DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120238364
    Abstract: In a case where a predetermined action is performed by a game character, a determining section determines whether or not a result of the predetermined action is a predetermined result. A determining/predicting section executes at least one of a determination as to whether or not the game character has been brought into a situation that allows the predetermined action to be performed by the game character and a prediction as to whether or not the game character will be brought into the situation. A producing section produces a presentation effect relating to the game character based on a result of the determination performed in the past by the determining section, in at least one of a case where it is determined that the game character has been brought into the situation and a case where it is predicted that the game character will be brought into the situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke KURITA, Shinichiro Yamazaki, Nozomi Akimoto, Yohei Mimata, Ryogo Yamasaki