Patents by Inventor Yuji Taniguchi
Yuji Taniguchi 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).
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Publication number: 20170018144Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award probabilities, each total award probability associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award probability as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
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Publication number: 20170018141Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award amounts, each total award amount associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20170004122Abstract: A method that includes correcting at least one of a character image of a target replacement character or stroke information of the target replacement character, in response to a designation of a specific character among recognized characters from handwriting input and an input of the target replacement character that is to replace the specific character, and updating at least one of a character image of the recognized characters or a stroke image of the recognized characters by utilizing at least a corrected one of the character image or the stroke information. The at least one of the character image or the stroke information is corrected based on coordinate information corresponding to the specific character. The coordinate information is generated from at least one of the character image of the recognized characters or the stroke image of the recognized characters that are stored in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, Hideto Higashi, Masahiro Kataoka
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Patent number: 9495840Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award amounts, each total award amount associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
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Patent number: 9495841Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award probabilities, each total award probability associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award probability as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award probability.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
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Publication number: 20150087400Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award probabilities, each total award probability associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award probability as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
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Publication number: 20150087399Abstract: A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award amounts, each total award amount associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20150072769Abstract: The invention is directed to a gaming system and method of providing a tracked player an award based on gaming transactions and displays the award as a bonus feature game on a gaming machine using the same game themes and/or game elements displayed in the primary game or secondary game played on the machine. This grants tracked player awards without disrupting the game play experience. In particular the invention will comprise at least one gaming machine and a player tracking system containing a database in communication with the gaming machine and comprise the steps of: determining a system award based on gaming transactions; communicating the system award as a bonus feature game to a gaming machine based on the gaming transactions displaying one or more bonus feature games having game outcomes based on the system award; and displaying the bonus feature game with in-game assets stored in the gaming machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
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Patent number: 8764573Abstract: A gaming machine, including a first cabinet including a first display for displaying a first game or information for the gaming machine, a second cabinet including a second display for displaying a second game, and a third cabinet including an input device for playing the game, wherein an area of a top surface of the third cabinet is wider than an area of a bottom surface of the second cabinet or a bottom surface of the first cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Steve Sutherland
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Publication number: 20140002219Abstract: This invention addresses the problem of providing an iron base soft magnetic powder for a powder magnetic core that does not use rare metals, that can maintain the electrical insulating properties between the iron powder particles even when subjected to high temperature thermal processing, and that has excellent thermal stability and mechanical strength. This invention also addresses the problem of providing a fabrication method for the iron base soft magnetic powder for the powder magnetic core, and providing the powder magnetic core. In this iron base soft magnetic powder for the powder magnetic core, a phosphatized coating film is formed on the surface of the iron base soft magnetic powder, and a silicon resin coating film is formed on the surface of the phosphatized coating film. The phosphatized coating film contains P, B, Mg, and Al.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hiroyuki Mitani, Takeshi Ohwaki, Hirofumi Hojo, Satoshi Nishida, Yuji Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20100087259Abstract: A gaming machine, including a first cabinet including a first display for displaying a first game or information for the gaming machine, a second cabinet including a second display for displaying a second game, and a third cabinet including an input device for playing the game, wherein an area of a top surface of the third cabinet is wider than an area of a bottom surface of the second cabinet or a bottom surface of the first cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: Konami Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Steve Sutherland
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Publication number: 20090023486Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a mahjong game which determines winning or losing in a short time. The mahjong game machine according to the present invention has a display to show a plurality of mahjong tiles, the plurality of mahjong tiles shown on the display may be arbitrarily selected, the selected mahjong tiles are exchanged to complete a meld, and a plurality of mahjong tiles may be exchanged in one turn. Also, the mahjong game machine according to the present invention has a display to show a plurality of mahjong tiles. In the mahjong game machine, mahjong tiles may be arbitrarily selected from the plurality of mahjong tiles displayed on the display screen, the selected mahjong tiles are exchanged to complete a meld, and the display is a widescreen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventors: Daisuke Nakamura, Yuji Taniguchi, Kenji Nagata
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Patent number: 4876481Abstract: There is disclosed an electroluminescent element which glows brightly and retains its high luminance over a long period of time. It is characterized in that the phosphor layer contains a cyanoethyl resin as the binder resin and the dielectric layer contains a powder of ferroelectric substance dispersed in a floroplastic as the binder resin. The dielectric layer contains as the binder resin a mixture of a fluoroplastic which is solid at normal temperature and a fluoroplastic which is liquid at normal temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1988Date of Patent: October 24, 1989Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Masaru Banju
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Patent number: D603460Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Yuji Taniguchi
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Patent number: D617385Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Konami Gaming, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Norio Tone
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Patent number: D642224Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Yuji Taniguchi