Patents by Inventor Thomas M. DEKEYSER

Thomas M. DEKEYSER 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: 10974139
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for affect a virtual world based n available electronic devices. A control node identifies electronic devices present within a physical environment. Embodiments detect a device type of a first electronic device and determine an API implemented by the first electronic device, based on the detected device type of the first electronic device. Electronic messages are transmitted to the first electronic device, via the one or more data communications networks. The electronic messages are formatted according to the determined API. One or more actions are determined for a first user for a first computer game, based on data received from the first electronic device via the one or more data communications networks, and a game state for the first computer game is updated, based on performance of the one or more actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Feder, Thomas M. Dekeyser, Nina W. Chai, Alif Khalfan
  • Patent number: 10970560
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content based on detected physical objects. The system may be coupled to a vehicle. The system may include one or more physical processors. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain output signals conveying detection information that facilitates detection and identification of physical objects near and/or within an interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to identify the physical objects near or within the interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain usage information conveying recent and/or anticipated use of the physical objects. The processor(s) may be configured to control one or more vehicle components to provide content that is specific to the identity of the physical object and/or specific to the usage information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alif Khalfan, Patricia Chao, Thomas M. DeKeyser, David Feder, Nina W. Chai, David Castor
  • Patent number: 10841632
    Abstract: A system configured to provide users with interactive experiences on a set of one or more vehicles. The interactive experiences have narrative, leveling, or other persistent or shared aspects may be presented to users over a set of sessions in which the users (individually or as a group) are passengers in the set of one or more vehicles. The progress made by the users in a session is saved such that the users may continue the progress made in a following session in the set of one or more vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Chao, David Feder, Alif Khalfan, Thomas M. DeKeyser
  • Publication number: 20200151768
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system configured to present in-vehicle content based on characterization of products. The system may be coupled to a vehicle. The system may include one or more physical processors. The processor(s) may obtain user information specifying individual sets of products interacted with by individual users prior to a ride in the vehicle. The processor(s) may identify in-vehicle content specific to individual subsets of products having one or more values of one or more product attributes in common. The processor(s) may control one or more vehicle components coupled to the vehicle to provide the in-vehicle content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas M. DeKeyser, Alif Khalfan, David Feder, Patricia Chao
  • Publication number: 20200053400
    Abstract: A system configured to provide users with interactive experiences on a set of one or more vehicles. The interactive experiences have narrative, leveling, or other persistent or shared aspects may be presented to users over a set of sessions in which the users (individually or as a group) are passengers in the set of one or more vehicles. The progress made by the users in a session is saved such that the users may continue the progress made in a following session in the set of one or more vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Patricia Chao, David Feder, Alif Khalfan, Thomas M. DeKeyser
  • Publication number: 20190220674
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system to trigger presentation of in-vehicle content based on detected physical objects. The system may be coupled to a vehicle. The system may include one or more physical processors. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain output signals conveying detection information that facilitates detection and identification of physical objects near and/or within an interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to identify the physical objects near or within the interior of the vehicle. The processor(s) may be configured to obtain usage information conveying recent and/or anticipated use of the physical objects. The processor(s) may be configured to control one or more vehicle components to provide content that is specific to the identity of the physical object and/or specific to the usage information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Alif Khalfan, Patricia Chao, Thomas M. DeKeyser, David Feder, Nina W. Chai, David Castor
  • Publication number: 20190134501
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for affect a virtual world based n available electronic devices. A control node identifies electronic devices present within a physical environment. Embodiments detect a device type of a first electronic device and determine an API implemented by the first electronic device, based on the detected device type of the first electronic device. Electronic messages are transmitted to the first electronic device, via the one or more data communications networks. The electronic messages are formatted according to the determined API. One or more actions are determined for a first user for a first computer game, based on data received from the first electronic device via the one or more data communications networks, and a game state for the first computer game is updated, based on performance of the one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: David H. FEDER, Thomas M. DEKEYSER, Nina W. CHAI, Alif KHALFAN