82 patents
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Friend recommendation system
8 Jun 20
An optimized friend recommendation system is described.
Daniel McCaffrey, Kevin A. Lee, Kenneth Rudin, Yan Zhang, Ananda Ghosh
Filed: 28 Apr 19
Utility
GPU authentication
1 Jun 20
In example embodiments, a method of limiting access to a gaming system is disclosed.
Jarred Wesley Simmer, Jason Eugene Orcutt, Samuel Sintz
Filed: 10 Jul 18
Utility
Collaborative diplomacy mechanics
1 Jun 20
A collaborative diplomacy mechanics system for an online game is described.
Amer Ajami, Hans C. Yang, Michael John Goodwin, Gregory Anthony Black
Filed: 8 Mar 18
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Finding friends for multiuser online games
11 May 20
The present disclosure relates to games and applications in general and in particular to computer-implemented online games, such as online role-playing games, playable by more than one person from more than one location.
Darren Ryan Craine, Justin Potter Driemeyer, Kevin Thomas Hagan, Jason Samuel McGuirk, Matthew Adam Ocko, Shane Ishmael Sareli, Nicholas John Tornow
Filed: 23 Jul 17
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System and method for resource object creation in virtual game environment
23 Mar 20
A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for creating and representing a resource object in a virtual environment are presented.
Manuel Uris Bronstein Bendayan, Werner Wright Bagwell, Michael McCarthy
Filed: 20 Feb 19
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Adjusting object adaptive modification or game level difficulty and physical gestures through level definition files
17 Feb 20
A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to adjust twitch response and collision determination to a player's skill level is provided.
John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, John vanSuchtelen, Michael Waite, Alexandros Ntoulas, Jeffrey Zakrzewski, Oliver Attila Tabay, Yuko Yamazaki, Paul Yih Yarng Chong, Sudhish Iyer, Xuyang Tan, Ameya Vilankar, Gaurav Narang
Filed: 8 Sep 15
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Providing rewards to players based on activity of associated players
10 Feb 20
A computer-implemented method and system are described for providing rewards, awards, and other incentives to players based on the activities of associated players is described.
Anand Adi Subramani
Filed: 24 Sep 17
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Automated game modification based on playing style
10 Feb 20
A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to modify a game based on playing style is provided.
Alexandros Ntoulas, Jeffrey Zakrzewski, Oliver Attila Tabay, Yuko Yamazaki, Paul Yih Yarng Chong
Filed: 8 Sep 15
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Swipe-direction gesture control for video games using glass input devices
3 Feb 20
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for handling a touch input to a game executed on a device.
Joseph Canose, Priamos Georgiades
Filed: 29 Sep 14
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Leveraging social graphs with game play auto-neighboring
3 Feb 20
Techniques for automatically establishing connections between users within a gaming social network, designed for connecting users having common gaming interests, social connections, or characteristics.
Dylan Sproule, Shane Hall, Ben Hall, Timothy J. O. Catlin, Jason Paul Allen, Clayton Rhodes Stark
Filed: 28 Feb 13
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Sequential selection of multiple objects
20 Jan 20
A device may be configured to provide a user interface that supports sequential selection of objects displayed on a screen.
James Ho, Szymon Swistun, Nils Jonas Norberg, Sulabh Patel
Filed: 26 Sep 17
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Active social network
6 Jan 20
A communication analysis system for an online game is described.
Girish Keswani, Jim Baer, Kenneth Rudin, Daniel McCaffrey
Filed: 28 Jan 16
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Method to detect and score churn in online social games
30 Dec 19
A method and a system for predicting churn of a player of an online game is described.
Hans Wolters, Jim Baer, Girish Keswani
Filed: 27 Jul 14
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Multi-stage progressive risk mini game
16 Dec 19
A method of rewarding players for performing actions with respect to computer-implemented games is disclosed.
James Brett Nowak, Shawn Carnes, Michael Kane, Edward LeBreton, IV
Filed: 30 Jul 18
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Method to detect and score users who are likely to make payments in online social games
18 Nov 19
A method and a system for identifying players likely to spend in an online game are described.
Girish Keswani, Jim Baer, Kenneth Rudin
Filed: 22 Jan 13
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Detached economy in online game
18 Nov 19
Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating revenue in an online game are presented.
John Osvald, Michael Waite, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson
Filed: 14 Jan 19
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Enhancing a user interface of a computer-implemented game to generate slot-machine-style pay lines
11 Nov 19
In example embodiments, one or more user-interface-enhancement modules are incorporated into one or more memories of one or more computer servers, the one or more user-interface-enhancement modules configuring one or more computer processors of the one or more computer servers to perform operations for generating, selecting, and communicating game boards from which slot-machine-like payout lines can be generated.
Andrew Lawrence Heidgerken
Filed: 12 Dec 17
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Method and system for matchmaking connections within a gaming social network
4 Nov 19
Techniques for recommending and establishing connections between users within a gaming social network, designed for connecting users having common gaming interests or characteristics.
Shane Hall, Daniel McCaffrey, Dylan Sproule, Ben Hall, Timothy J. O. Catlin, Jason Paul Allen, Clayton Rhodes Stark
Filed: 28 Jun 17
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Methods and systems for adaptive tuning of game events
28 Oct 19
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for defining an in-game event requiring accumulation of a pre-defined set of virtual objects in a virtual game (or online game) prior to termination of the in-game event.
Stan Patton, Jean Luo, Jack Lim, Tim LeTourneau, Alexi Chialtas, Joseph Traverso, Hao Chen
Filed: 8 Sep 15
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Notifying users of options to participate in meta games
21 Oct 19
In a method of notifying a user of an option to participate in a meta game, a presence of a player of a computer-implemented game at a location is detected.
Justin Rouse, Kevin Holme, Daniel Hurd, Jason Tomlinson, Grant Yang, Shawn Lohstroh, Jessica Oyhenart, David Chow
Filed: 16 Oct 17