Patents by Inventor Yosaku Toyama

Yosaku Toyama 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: 9794200
    Abstract: The server device stores image information uploaded by any registered user in conjunction with the identification information of the uploading user who uploaded said image information and manages the association between tagged image information that is subjected to tagging and tagged users by performing a tagging operation that associates image information uploaded to the image information storage unit by the uploading user with any registered user in response to a request from the uploading user or other registered users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DENA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomo Tsubota, Moe Matsue, Ichito Nagata, Yosaku Toyama
  • Publication number: 20150244654
    Abstract: The server device stores image information uploaded by any registered user in conjunction with the identification information of the uploading user who uploaded said image information and manages the association between tagged image information that is subjected to tagging and tagged users by performing a tagging operation that associates image information uploaded to the image information storage unit by the uploading user with any registered user in response to a request from the uploading user or other registered users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Tomo Tsubota, Moe Matsue, Ichito Nagata, Yosaku Toyama
  • Publication number: 20150081409
    Abstract: A server according to an embodiment allows a user to more comfortably enjoy communication with other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru YAMASHIKI, Takatomo OKITSU, Yosaku TOYAMA, Koichi BABAZONO
  • Publication number: 20150073699
    Abstract: A server according to one embodiment displays on a map image a position corresponding to a user with consideration for user privacy. The server executes a program for outputting a map image including: a user specifying module configured to specify, based at least on a present position of one or more users, the one or more users for whom user elements are arranged on the map image; a determination module configured to determine a modification direction and a modification distance used to modify the present location corresponding to the one or more users thus specified; an arrangement module configured to arrange the user elements on the map image at a position corresponding to the present location modified according to the determined modification direction and the determined modification distance; and an output module configured to output to a terminal device the map image having the user elements arranged thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosaku TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8821297
    Abstract: A server device receives a request to start a game playable on the chat from the terminal of a chat participating user, asks other chat participating users participating in the chat for their wish to participate in the game requested to start, accepts participation of a chat participating user responding to the inquiry about the participation as a game participating user, and starts the game on the chat. The server device receives an instruction for a progress of the game from the terminal of a game participating user, and displays an image corresponding to the received instruction on the chat screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itchito Nagata, Rina Washino, Yosaku Toyama, Hiroki Yoshifuji