Patents by Inventor Aaron Port

Aaron Port 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).

  • System and method for increasing attributes of a virtual item
    Patent number: 10155165
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to increasing an attribute of a virtual item type in a virtual space. Users, having virtual item instances of a virtual item, may be presented with an offer to increase a performance level of virtual item instances of the virtual item as a group in exchange for pooled consideration from the users as a group. The performance level of the virtual item instances of the virtual item may be increased as a group in exchange for the users, as a group, tendering the pooled consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Christopher Yu, Aaron Port, Daniel Hoffman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ATTRIBUTES OF A VIRTUAL ITEM
    Publication number: 20180147492
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to increasing an attribute of a virtual item type in a virtual space. Users, having virtual item instances of a virtual item, may be presented with an offer to increase a performance level of virtual item instances of the virtual item as a group in exchange for pooled consideration from the users as a group. The performance level of the virtual item instances of the virtual item may be increased as a group in exchange for the users, as a group, tendering the pooled consideration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Christopher Yu, Aaron Port, Daniel Hoffman
  • System and method for increasing attributes of a virtual item
    Patent number: 9901826
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to increasing an attribute of a virtual item type in a virtual space. Users, having virtual item instances of a virtual item, may be presented with an offer to increase a performance level of virtual item instances of the virtual item as a group in exchange for pooled consideration from the users as a group. The performance level of the virtual item instances of the virtual item may be increased as a group in exchange for the users, as a group, tendering the pooled consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Aftershock Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Christopher Yu, Aaron Port, Daniel Hoffman