Patents by Inventor Steve Cuss

Steve Cuss 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).

  • Patent number: 10709985
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automatic game generation are described. The method may include receiving, from a first video game console, a first game play result of a first user playing a video game; receiving, from a second video game console, a second game play result of a second user playing the video game; producing, by comparing the first game play result with the second game play results, a message comprising a recommendation for the first user to improve a future game play result over the first game play result, wherein the message further references the second game play result; and communicating the recommendation to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Publication number: 20190168123
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automatic game generation are described. The method may include receiving, from a first video game console, a first game play result of a first user playing a video game; receiving, from a second video game console, a second game play result of a second user playing the video game; producing, by comparing the first game play result with the second game play results, a message comprising a recommendation for the first user to improve a future game play result over the first game play result, wherein the message further references the second game play result; and communicating the recommendation to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Patent number: 10238974
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automatic game generation are described. The method may include collecting, by a hardware processor of a server over a network, first information associated with a first video game player, second information associated with a second video game player related to the first video game player, and a plurality of events that the first video game player and the second video game player have participated in. The method may also include creating a comparison tree for each of a plurality of event types associated with the plurality of events. The method may further include evaluating the comparison tree against a plurality of video game results to determine outcomes that are satisfied, and for each of the outcomes, generating a plurality of templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Publication number: 20170182424
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automatic game generation are described. The method may include collecting, by a hardware processor of a server over a network, first information associated with a first video game player, second information associated with a second video game player related to the first video game player, and a plurality of events that the first video game player and the second video game player have participated in. The method may also include creating a comparison tree for each of a plurality of event types associated with the plurality of events. The method may further include evaluating the comparison tree against a plurality of video game results to determine outcomes that are satisfied, and for each of the outcomes, generating a plurality of templates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Patent number: 9630111
    Abstract: Game players are connected to each other through comparisons of information associated with events in which the game players and their friends have competed. Competition information such as game play results, leader board positions, game attributes, and entitlements may be used to compare players and players' friends to each other, and the comparison information is used to recommend additional events to the players in such a way as to enhance social networking and asynchronous game play among the game players and their friends in the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Publication number: 20150231504
    Abstract: Game players are connected to each other through comparisons of information associated with events in which the game players and their friends have competed. Competition information such as game play results, leader board positions, game attributes, and entitlements may be used to compare players and players' friends to each other, and the comparison information is used to recommend additional events to the players in such a way as to enhance social networking and asynchronous game play among the game players and their friends in the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Patent number: 9044676
    Abstract: Game players are connected to each other through comparisons of information associated with events in which the game players and their friends have competed. Competition information such as game play results, leader board positions, game attributes, and entitlements are used to compare players and players' friends to each other, and the comparison information is used to recommend additional events to the players in such a way as to enhance social networking and asynchronous game play among the game players and their friends in the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss
  • Publication number: 20120225723
    Abstract: Game players are connected to each other through comparisons of information associated with events in which the game players and their friends have competed. Competition information such as game play results, leader board positions, game attributes, and entitlements are used to compare players and players' friends to each other, and the comparison information is used to recommend additional events to the players in such a way as to enhance social networking and asynchronous game play among the game players and their friends in the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Webster, Paul Ross, Steve Cuss