Patents by Inventor Andrew Thomas Kohlhoff

Andrew Thomas Kohlhoff 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).

  • Leaderboard system and method for displaying location-based leatherboards with reverse geocoding GPS co-ordinates
    Patent number: 8715088
    Abstract: An entertainment device comprises means to obtain a set of GPS co-ordinates describing the location of the device, means to initiate reverse geocoding responsive to the co-ordinates to obtain a hierarchy of geographical names, means to request, from a leaderboard server, leaderboard data corresponding to one of the hierarchy of geographical names, and means to display some or all of the leaderboard. A leaderboard server comprises means to host multiple leaderboards either linked together according to a geographical hierarchy or each associated with a geographical name, means to obtain a hierarchy of geographical names generated by reverse geocoding, means to identify one or more leaderboards either in a hierarchical sequence corresponding to one or more of the geographical names or whose associated geographical name matches one or more of the geographical names in the hierarchy of geographical names, and means to provide to the client data of selected identified leaderboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Thomas Kohlhoff
  • LEADERBOARD SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120322561
    Abstract: An entertainment device comprises means to obtain a set of GPS co-ordinates describing the location of the device, means to initiate reverse geocoding responsive to the co-ordinates to obtain a hierarchy of geographical names, means to request, from a leaderboard server, leaderboard data corresponding to one of the hierarchy of geographical names, and means to display some or all of the leaderboard. A leaderboard server comprises means to host multiple leaderboards either linked together according to a geographical hierarchy or each associated with a geographical name, means to obtain a hierarchy of geographical names generated by reverse geocoding, means to identify one or more leaderboards either in a hierarchical sequence corresponding to one or more of the geographical names or whose associated geographical name matches one or more of the geographical names in the hierarchy of geographical names, and means to provide to the client data of selected identified leaderboards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Thomas Kohlhoff