Patents by Inventor Gilbert Lamphere

Gilbert Lamphere 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 a platform for real time interactive game participation
    Patent number: 10201755
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of providing real time interactive participation during a game by a plurality of users through a plurality of game clients, respectively, wherein progress of the game is defined by a plurality of plays, the method is implemented by a system in which one or more nodes on a network are configured to communicate with a plurality of game clients and a central system, each node including one or more servers, the one or more servers are programmed to execute the method, the method comprising: requesting, by a game client, to communicate with the central system via a node in a cluster; searching for a node in the cluster with available bandwidth to communicate with the game client; initiating a direct connection between the client and the node with available bandwidth for communication; assigning the node the game client to enable direct communication relating to the game between the game client and the node; receiving, via the game client, a selection from the user of a play in the game, the s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Pick A Play Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Schwartz, Gilbert Lamphere
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR REAL TIME INTERACTIVE GAME PARTICIPATION
    Publication number: 20170246539
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of providing real time interactive participation during a game by a plurality of users through a plurality of game clients, respectively, wherein progress of the game is defined by a plurality of plays, the method is implemented by a system in which one or more nodes on a network are configured to communicate with a plurality of game clients and a central system, each node including one or more servers, the one or more servers are programmed to execute the method, the method comprising: requesting, by a game client, to communicate with the central system via a node in a cluster; searching for a node in the cluster with available bandwidth to communicate with the game client; initiating a direct connection between the client and the node with available bandwidth for communication; assigning the node the game client to enable direct communication relating to the game between the game client and the node; receiving, via the game client, a selection from the user of a play in the game, the s
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Schwartz, Gilbert Lamphere