Patents by Inventor Glyn C. Thomas

Glyn C. Thomas 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).

  • Interactive asynchrounous computer game infrastructure
    Patent number: 8696469
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, receives a request for game play, and in response to the request, causing prior game play data to be retrieved, where the prior game play data was stored in response to prior game play of another user. Further, an asynchronous game play environment may be provided where an active participant, who made the request, is able to play against and interact with an apparently live participant based on the prior game play data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tetris Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Joon Youm, Glyn C. Thomas, Chang-ha Lim
  • Interactive asynchronous computer game infrastructure
    Patent number: 8357045
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, receives a request for game play, and in response to the request, causing prior game play data to be retrieved, where the prior game play data was stored in response to prior game play of another user. Further, an asynchronous game play environment may be provided where an active participant, who made the request, is able to play against and interact with an apparently live participant based on the prior game play data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Tetris Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Eui-Joon Youm, Glyn C. Thomas, Chang-ha Lim
  • INTERACTIVE ASYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER GAME INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100160038
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, receives a request for game play, and in response to the request, causing prior game play data to be retrieved, where the prior game play data was stored in response to prior game play of another user. Further, an asynchronous game play environment may be provided where an active participant, who made the request, is able to play against and interact with an apparently live participant based on the prior game play data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Eui-Joon Youm, Glyn C. Thomas, Chang-ha Lim