Patents by Inventor Paul Eugene Stephanouk

Paul Eugene Stephanouk 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).

  • Publication number: 20140187328
    Abstract: Systems and methods of asynchronous interactive game play are described. In some embodiments, a method permits a first player to access a first game instance of a multiplayer online game and access a second game instance of the multiplayer online game. The second game instance is accessed at a first time. The first game instance is associated with the first player and the second game instance is associated with a second player. The method receives an identification of an in-game action performed by the first player in the second game instance while the first player accesses the second game instance. The second player is permitted to access the second game instance at a second time, which is later than the first time. The method causes display to the second player an identification of the in-game action performed by the first player in the second game instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8668563
    Abstract: Systems and methods of asynchronous interactive game play are described. In some embodiments, a method permits a first player to access a first game instance of a multiplayer online game and access a second game instance of the multiplayer online game. The second game instance is accessed at a first time. The first game instance is associated with the first player and the second game instance is associated with a second player. The method receives an identification of an in-game action performed by the first player in the second game instance while the first player accesses the second game instance. The second player is permitted to access the second game instance at a second time, which is later than the first time. The method causes display to the second player an identification of the in-game action performed by the first player in the second game instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8313364
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8292713
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8287343
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8287341
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Patent number: 8282458
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Publication number: 20120094766
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Publication number: 20120094751
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk
  • Publication number: 20120094765
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for executing asynchronous game play by a plurality of players in one or more game instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Brian Reynolds, Aaron Paul Foster, Daniel Edward Halka, Douglas Francis Kaufman, Paul Eugene Stephanouk