Patents by Inventor Andy Gotcher

Andy Gotcher 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).

  • System and method for providing notifications to players of games
    Patent number: 9272217
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium sorting at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing notifications to players of games are described. An identifier for a player of a first game is received. Notifications for at least one other game are obtained using the identifier for the player. The notifications for the at least one other game are transmitted to a device of the player, where the notifications for the at least one other game are to be displayed in a user interface for the first game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Holme, Andy Gotcher, Tim Terence Trampedach, Ananda Ghosh, Jane Shapiro
  • Game notification systems and methods
    Patent number: 8764568
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide game notifications are described. In some embodiments, a method receives an identifier for a player of a first multiplayer game and obtains multiple notifications using the identifier for the player. The multiple notifications are associated with at least one other multiplayer game. The method further determines a display order for displaying the plurality of notifications in a user interface for the first multiplayer game. The multiple notifications are transmitted to a device associated with the player in the display order and displayed in the user interface for the first multiplayer game in the display order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Holme, Andy Gotcher, Tim Terence Trampedach, Ananda Ghosh, Jane Shapiro
  • GAME NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120309540
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide game notifications are described. In some embodiments, a method receives an identifier for a player of a first multiplayer game and obtains multiple notifications using the identifier for the player. The multiple notifications are associated with at least one other multiplayer game. The method further determines a display order for displaying the plurality of notifications in a user interface for the first multiplayer game. The multiple notifications are transmitted to a device associated with the player in the display order and displayed in the user interface for the first multiplayer game in the display order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin Holme, Andy Gotcher, Tim Terence Trampedach, Ananda Ghosh, Jane Shapiro