Patents by Inventor Nir Leibovich
Nir Leibovich 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).
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Publication number: 20180232992Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for executing nested online games. In a processor-executable method embodiment, operations include providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for a first online game and receiving a first game input from the user that represents a play according to game mechanics of the first online game. The embodiment also provides for displaying a GUI view for a second game and for receiving a second game input from the user representing a play according to game mechanics for the second game. The method provides to the user a payout for the first online game and a promotional payout that depends at least in part on a result related to the second game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Patent number: 9940787Abstract: Software on a server and/or client device verifies a user as eligible to play an online game in which the wager and payout are made with real money. The software causes a graphical user interface (GUI) view for a first online game to be displayed to a user. The software then receives a first game input from the user. The first game input represents a wager or a play according to game mechanics of the first online game. The software causes a GUI view for a second game to be displayed to the user. And the software receives a second game input from the user. The second game input represents a play according to game mechanics for the second game. Then the software provides a payout for the first online game. The payout includes a promotional payout that depends at least in part on the second game input.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Publication number: 20170228972Abstract: Software on a server and/or client device causes a view in a graphical user interface (GUI) for a game to be displayed to a user. The game is an online gambling game for real money. The software receives input from the user. The input includes a wager and play according to game mechanics for the game. The software calculates a payout from the play. The payout includes a promotional payout that depends at least in part on a measure of social activity associated with the user or a measure of social influence associated with the user. And the software broadcasts the payout to at least one other person who is a social relation of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Patent number: 9659446Abstract: Software on a server and/or client device causes a view in a graphical user interface (GUI) for a game to be displayed to a user. The game is an online gambling game for real money. The software receives input from the user. The input includes a wager and play according to game mechanics for the game. The software calculates a payout from the play. The payout includes a promotional payout that depends at least in part on a measure of social activity associated with the user or a measure of social influence associated with the user. And the software broadcasts the payout to at least one other person who is a social relation of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Patent number: 9305425Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing online games that are non-monolithic programs. One method includes an operation for providing access to a plurality of online games and to a wrapper game. Each of the online games and the wrapper game is directly accessible to be loaded utilizing a corresponding internet address, which is different for each online game. The wrapper game includes options to load any of the plurality of online games. In addition, the method includes another operation for providing a chat interface in the plurality of online games and in the wrapper game. The chat interface allows users accessing any of the online games to exchange messages with other users accessing any of the online games, and the chat interface is unavailable to users currently absent from the online games and absent from the wrapper game.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Shane Sareli, Lamberto M. Alvaro, Laurence M. Toney, Nir Leibovich, Sergey Pervov
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Publication number: 20150038219Abstract: Software on a server and/or client device verifies a user as eligible to play an online game in which the wager and payout are made with real money. The software causes a graphical user interface (GUI) view for a first online game to be displayed to a user. The software then receives a first game input from the user. The first game input represents a wager or a play according to game mechanics of the first online game. The software causes a GUI view for a second game to be displayed to the user. And the software receives a second game input from the user. The second game input represents a play according to game mechanics for the second game. Then the software provides a payout for the first online game. The payout includes a promotional payout that depends at least in part on the second game input.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Publication number: 20140274341Abstract: Software on a server and/or client device causes a view in a graphical user interface (GUI) for a game to be displayed to a user. The game is an online gambling game for real money. The software receives input from the user. The input includes a wager and play according to game mechanics for the game. The software calculates a payout from the play. The payout includes a promotional payout that depends at least in part on a measure of social activity associated with the user or a measure of social influence associated with the user. And the software broadcasts the payout to at least one other person who is a social relation of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Jesse Janosov, Nir Leibovich
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Publication number: 20140121027Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing online games that are non-monolithic programs. One method includes an operation for providing a shared navigation interface in a plurality of game applications to be rendered on a mobile device. The shared navigation interface includes options for loading and executing each of the game applications from the plurality of game applications, and progress made in each game application is independent from progress made in other game applications from the plurality of game applications. Further, the method includes operations for loading and executing a first game application from the plurality of game applications on the mobile device, and for detecting a selection, made by a user playing the first game, of a second game application in the shared navigation interface. The second game application is loaded and executed in response to the detecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Shane Sareli, Lamberto M. Alvaro, Laurence M. Toney, Nir Leibovich, Sergey Perov
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Publication number: 20140038726Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing online games that are non-monolithic programs. One method includes an operation for providing access to a plurality of online games and to a wrapper game. Each of the online games and the wrapper game is directly accessible to be loaded utilizing a corresponding internet address, which is different for each online game. The wrapper game includes options to load any of the plurality of online games. In addition, the method includes another operation for providing a chat interface in the plurality of online games and in the wrapper game. The chat interface allows users accessing any of the online games to exchange messages with other users accessing any of the online games, and the chat interface is unavailable to users currently absent from the online games and absent from the wrapper game.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: ZYNGA INC.Inventors: Shane Sareli, Lamberto M. Alvaro, Laurence M. Toney, Nir Leibovich, Sergey Perov
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Patent number: 8585506Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing online games. One method includes operations for providing access to a plurality of online games and to a wrapper game, where each of the online games, as well as the wrapper game, are directly accessible utilizing a corresponding internet address which is different for each online game. A virtual currency is shared by the plurality of online games. Additionally, a shared navigation bar is provided, and each of the online games includes the shared navigation bar in a graphic user interface (GUI) of the game.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Shane Sareli, Lamberto M. Alvaro, Laurence M. Toney, Nir Leibovich, Sergey Perov
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Publication number: 20130123018Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing online games. One method includes operations for providing access to a plurality of online games and to a wrapper game, where each of the online games, as well as the wrapper game, are directly accessible utilizing a corresponding internet address which is different for each online game. A virtual currency is shared by the plurality of online games. Additionally, a shared navigation bar is provided, and each of the online games includes the shared navigation bar in a graphic user interface (GUI) of the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: Zynga Inc.Inventors: Shane Sareli, Lamberto M. Alvaro, Lo Toney, Nir Leibovich, Sergey Perov