Patents by Inventor Brian D. Buhr

Brian D. Buhr 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).

  • Automatic player information generation for interactive entertainment
    Patent number: 8998723
    Abstract: Automatic player profile generation may be implemented for an interactive online game in which one or more players interact via one or more client devices connected to a server device via a network. Information relating to game activity may be collected for the one or more players during one or more game sessions with the server device. One or more player statistics relevant to the game activity may be calculated for each of the one or more players during the game session based on the information relating to game activity with the server device. A player profile may be generated for each of the one or more players with the server. Each player profile may include the one or more player statistics for a corresponding one of the one or more players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC
    Inventor: Brian D. Buhr
  • AUTOMATIC PLAYER INFORMATION GENERATION FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
    Publication number: 20120202602
    Abstract: Automatic player profile generation may be implemented for an interactive online game in which one or more players interact via one or more client devices connected to a server device via a network. Information relating to game activity may be collected for the one or more players during one or more game sessions with the server device. One or more player statistics relevant to the game activity may be calculated for each of the one or more players during the game session based on the information relating to game activity with the server device. A player profile may be generated for each of the one or more players with the server. Each player profile may include the one or more player statistics for a corresponding one of the one or more players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    Inventor: Brian D. Buhr
  • Automatic player information generation for interactive entertainment
    Patent number: 8157653
    Abstract: Automatic player profile generation may be implemented for an interactive online game in which one or more players interact via one or more client devices connected to a server device via a network. Information relating to game activity may be collected for the one or more players during one or more game sessions with the server device. One or more player statistics relevant to the game activity may be calculated for each of the one or more players during the game session based on the information relating to game activity with the server device. A player profile may be generated for each of the one or more players with the server. Each player profile may include the one or more player statistics for a corresponding one of the one or more players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    Inventor: Brian D. Buhr
  • AUTOMATIC PLAYER INFORMATION GENERATION FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
    Publication number: 20100173712
    Abstract: Automatic player profile generation may be implemented for an interactive online game in which one or more players interact via one or more client devices connected to a server device via a network. Information relating to game activity may be collected for the one or more players during one or more game sessions with the server device. One or more player statistics relevant to the game activity may be calculated for each of the one or more players during the game session based on the information relating to game activity with the server device. A player profile may be generated for each of the one or more players with the server. Each player profile may include the one or more player statistics for a corresponding one of the one or more players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    Inventor: Brian D. Buhr