Patent Analysis
U.S. Patent no. 9,561,433: Providing event rewards to players in an online game
U.S. Patent no. 9,561,433: Providing event rewards to players in an online game Issued February 7, 2017 to Kabam, Inc. (later assigned to Electronic Arts Inc.) Priority Date August 8, 2013 Summary:…
U.S. Patent no. 9,582,147: Inserting game objects through contactless communication
U.S. Patent no. 9,582,147: Inserting game objects through contactless communication Issued February 28, 2017 to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date March 7, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,582,147 (the ‘147 Patent) relates…
U.S. Patent no. 9,597,601: Method for displaying chat window applied to network game
U.S. Patent no. 9,597,601: Method for displaying chat window applied to network game Issued March 21, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date March 19, 2003 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,597,601…
U.S. Patent no. 9,649,568: Game system for changing a difficulty level of a game
U.S. Patent no. 9,649,568: Game system for changing a difficulty level of a game Issued May 16, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date May 30, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent no. 9,526,995: Video game recording and playback with visual display of game controller manipulation
U.S. Patent no. 9,526,995: Video game recording and playback with visual display of game controller manipulation Issued December 27, 2016 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date November 22, 2006 Summary:…
U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space
U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space Issued June 20, 2017 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date June 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent…
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus Issued May 23, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date June 27, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,656,170 (the ‘170 Patent) relates to progression in…
U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game
U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game Issued April 25, 2017 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date January 23, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,630,115 (the ‘115 Patent) relates to cooperation…
U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment
U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment Issued January 9, 2018 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date September 4,…
U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management
U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management Issued December 12, 2017 to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,839,838 (the ‘838…
U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space
U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space Issued September 18, 2018 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date March 30, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,078,410 (the…
U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame
U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame Issued July 24, 2018 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date November 5, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,029,177…
U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers
U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers Issued June 18, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date May 28, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,325,266 (the ‘266 Patent) relates…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games Issued June 18, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 3, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,351 (the ‘351…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations Issued June 18, 2019 to Gooody Entertainment Co., Ltd. Priority Date April 14, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller Issued June 18, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Priority Date February 28, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,336 (the ‘336…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects Issued June 11, 2019, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,119 (the…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices Issued June 11, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2015…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning
U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning Issued June 11, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date August 19, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,108…
U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering
U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering Issued June 4, 2019, to ZeniMax Media Inc. Priority Date April 21, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,313,679 (the ‘679 Patent)…