Patents by Inventor Ya-Bing Chu
Ya-Bing Chu 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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Patent number: 11395966Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Publication number: 20210236927Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Patent number: 10874944Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Publication number: 20190240575Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Patent number: 10363484Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Publication number: 20180071616Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, JR., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
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Patent number: 9849370Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, Jr., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
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Publication number: 20170296921Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Patent number: 9744440Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating game configurations are presented. For example, a system may receive a game configuration request message from a client device being operated by a player playing a virtual game. The game configuration request message may be sent, for example, in response to the player initiating a new game of the virtual game. The system may then select a game configuration based at least in part on historical performance data associated with the selected game configuration. The historical performance data may accumulate performance data from a group of players that previously played the virtual game using the selected game configuration. The system then communicates the selected game configuration to the client device. The player may play the virtual game using the selected game configuration as the initial game configuration for the virtual game.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu
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Patent number: 9446321Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing public gameplay is provided. Gameboard display data is generated to display a gameboard of a game. A move associated with the game is received from a client device of a player. The gameboard display data and move display data are provided to the client device to display the move on the gameboard. The gameboard display data and the move display data are also sent to a broadcast server to display the move on the gameboard via a public medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, Jr., Christopher Delbuck
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Publication number: 20160107073Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, JR., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
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Patent number: 9254443Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Zynga Inc.Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, Jr., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
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Publication number: 20050015644Abstract: Subject matter includes a network connection agent and troubleshooter that automatically connects a device to a network service in multiple stages, displays real-time status reports of connection progress with respect to each stage, and displays troubleshooting help and instructions with respect to a stage if the stage is not successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Ya-Bing Chu, Dinarte Morais, Nataly Pogrebinsky