Patents by Inventor Yuichi Itakura

Yuichi Itakura 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).

  • Server device, method for controlling the same, computer-readable recording medium, and game system
    Patent number: 9220986
    Abstract: A server device and the like providing a game and capable of enhancing the unpredictability and amusement of the game and increasing the fun and thrill of the game as a whole are realized. A server device according to the present invention is connected to a terminal device via a network and provides a game, and includes: an information storage unit for storing information related to the game; and a control unit for accessing the information, executing various operations, and displaying images of the game on the terminal device. In the game, a plurality of item boxes of a plurality of types, each of which is assigned a predetermined reward item, are displayed on the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: GREE, INC., SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Itakura, Daisuke Watanabe
  • SERVER DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND GAME SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140315644
    Abstract: A server device and the like providing a game and capable of enhancing the unpredictability and amusement of the game and increasing the fun and thrill of the game as a whole are realized. A server device according to the present invention is connected to a terminal device via a network and provides a game, and includes: an information storage unit for storing information related to the game; and a control unit for accessing the information, executing various operations, and displaying images of the game on the terminal device. In the game, a plurality of item boxes of a plurality of types, each of which is assigned a predetermined reward item, are displayed on the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Itakura, Daisuke Watanabe