Patents by Inventor Yutaka Haruki

Yutaka Haruki 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).

  • Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing method and information processing system
    Patent number: 8366548
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU and a main memory. The main memory stores a first character, is capable of storing a second character, and stores a first movement history being brought into association with the first character. The CPU acquires position information indicating a position in which the game apparatus exists, updates a first movement history on the basis of the position information, receives a second character and a second movement history being brought into association with the second character from another game apparatus, and performs processing of writing down a diary and giving a quiz by the character on the basis of at least one of the first character and the second character, and at least one of the first movement history and the second movement history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Haruki, Yusuke Akifusa
  • STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120142434
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU and a main memory. The main memory stores a first character, is capable of storing a second character, and stores a first movement history being brought into association with the first character. The CPU acquires position information indicating a position in which the game apparatus exists, updates a first movement history on the basis of the position information, receives a second character and a second movement history being brought into association with the second character from another game apparatus, and performs processing of writing down a diary and giving a quiz by the character on the basis of at least one of the first character and the second character, and at least one of the first movement history and the second movement history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Haruki, Yusuke Akifusa