Patents by Inventor Derek J. Carroll, III

Derek J. Carroll, III 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).

  • Construction of gaming messages with contextual information
    Patent number: 8393967
    Abstract: A message is received on a gaming device from a player. The message provides a message identifier and an identifier for the player. Using the message identifier and game state information related to an avatar that is displayed in a gaming environment and is associated with the player, a contextual message is constructed that includes more game state information than is present in the message. The contextual message is displayed on a display of the gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Heth Farrier, Derek J. Carroll, III