Patents by Inventor Maxime Babin

Maxime Babin 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Enabling Remote Viewers to Participate in a Multi-Player Video Game Play Session
    Publication number: 20230302369
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • Systems and methods for determining game events based on a crowd advantage of one or more players in the course of a multi-player video game play session
    Patent number: 11666831
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING GAME EVENTS BASED ON A CROWD ADVANTAGE OF ONE OR MORE PLAYERS IN THE COURSE OF A MULTI-PLAYER VIDEO GAME PLAY SESSION
    Publication number: 20220062778
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • Systems and methods for providing a crowd advantage to one or more players in the course of a multi-player video game play session
    Patent number: 11148063
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • Systems and Methods for Enabling Audience Participation in Multi-Player Video Game Play Sessions
    Publication number: 20200246709
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • Systems and methods for enabling audience participation in multi-player video game play sessions
    Patent number: 10596471
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro
  • Systems and Methods for Enabling Audience Participation in Multi-Player Video Game Play Sessions
    Publication number: 20190192974
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Josiah Eatedali, Jon Estanislao, Etienne Pouliot, Dave Bergeron, Maxime Babin, Mario Beckman Notaro