Patents by Inventor Christopher Di Cesare

Christopher Di Cesare 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).

  • Patent number: 7462104
    Abstract: An interaction competition provides an entertaining enjoyable environment for a player to compete against a celebrity in a head-to-head trivia game. The questions may be associated with the celebrity rather than random general information or general trivia. The celebrity can participate via stored audio media, stored audio-visual media, or in a live real-time format. A goal of the competition is for a player to gain more points than the celebrity. Another goal of the competition is for the player to answer more questions correctly than the celebrity. At least one or more game episodes can be provided on computer-readable media. A game episode may be implemented with a product featuring a celebrity. The competition can be provided in many different gaming environments. The competition can be provided online via a web-based format; a television game show format; telephone call-in radio talk show format; or a cellular phone game format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Di Cesare
  • Publication number: 20080032324
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting and analyzing cell migration. More specifically, the present invention is directed to novel technology for analyzing cellular movement, including whole cell migration and subcellular component movement. Cells are distributed onto a substrate and monitored for migration or movement. According to one embodiment, when a labelled cell or portion of a cell passes over one of the delineations between detection units, such as individual fibers in a fiber optic bundle, the label causes a large intensity increase, which stays for a given “residence time” until the cell departs from the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: David Walt, Christopher Di Cesare
  • Patent number: 6800031
    Abstract: An interaction competition provides an entertaining enjoyable environment for a player to compete against a celebrity in a head-to-head trivia game. The questions may be associated with the celebrity rather than random general information or general trivia. The celebrity can participate via prerecorded audio media, prerecorded audio-visual media, or in a live real-time format. A goal of the competition is for a player to gain more points than the celebrity. Another goal of the competition is for the player to answer more questions correctly than the celebrity. At least one or more game episodes can be provided on computer-readable media. A game episode may be implemented with a product featuring a celebrity. The competition can be provided in many different gaming environments. The competition can be provided online via a web-based format; a television game show format; telephone call-in radio talk show format; or a cellular phone game format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Di Cesare
  • Publication number: 20030195023
    Abstract: An interaction competition provides an entertaining enjoyable environment for a player to compete against a celebrity in a head-to-head trivia game. The questions may be associated with the celebrity rather than random general information or general trivia. The celebrity can participate via prerecorded audio media, prerecorded audio-visual media, or in a live real-time format. A goal of the competition is for a player to gain more points than the celebrity. Another goal of the competition is for the player to answer more questions correctly than the celebrity. At least one or more game episodes can be provided on computer-readable media. A game episode may be implemented with a product featuring a celebrity. The competition can be provided in many different gaming environments. The competition can be provided online via a web-based format; a television game show format; telephone call-in radio talk show format; or a cellular phone game format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Di Cesare