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).

  • Publication number: 20170018144
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
  • Publication number: 20170018141
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20170004122
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, Hideto Higashi, Masahiro Kataoka
  • Patent number: 9495840
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 9495841
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
  • Publication number: 20150087400
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup
  • Publication number: 20150087399
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiko Naito, Michael Ratner, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20150072769
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Ratner, Akihiko Naito, Edward Sepich, Thomas Soukup, Yuji Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8764573
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Steve Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20140002219
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mitani, Takeshi Ohwaki, Hirofumi Hojo, Satoshi Nishida, Yuji Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20100087259
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Steve Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20090023486
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakamura, Yuji Taniguchi, Kenji Nagata
  • Patent number: 4876481
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Taniguchi, Masaru Banju
  • Patent number: D603460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuji Taniguchi
  • Patent number: D617385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Yuji Taniguchi, Norio Tone
  • Patent number: D642224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuji Taniguchi