Patents by Inventor Greg Schaefer

Greg Schaefer 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).

  • Live hosted online multiplayer game
    Patent number: 7824268
    Abstract: A live-hosted multiplayer online gaming system includes a plurality of game clients, a game controller, and a live-operator input. The game controller includes logic to operate a live-hosted multiplayer online game, logic to couple the game controller to the plurality of game clients via a network, and logic to receive inputs from and to send outputs to the plurality of game clients. The live operator console further includes logic to couple the live operator input to the game server to enable communication between the live operator input and the game controller, logic to synchronize the live operator input to the current game state, and logic to send messages to the game controller that cause the game controller to create events that control at least in part the execution of the live hosted multiplayer online game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Electronic Arts, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Harvey, Greg Schaefer
  • LIVE HOSTED ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME
    Publication number: 20080146342
    Abstract: A live-hosted multiplayer online gaming system includes a plurality of game clients, a game controller, and a live-operator input. The game controller includes logic to operate a live-hosted multiplayer online game, logic to couple the game controller to the plurality of game clients via a network, and logic to receive inputs from and to send outputs to the plurality of game clients. The live operator console further includes logic to couple the live operator input to the game server to enable communication between the live operator input and the game controller, logic to synchronize the live operator input to the current game state, and logic to send messages to the game controller that cause the game controller to create events that control at least in part the execution of the live hosted multiplayer online game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Electronic Arts, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Harvey, Greg Schaefer