Patents by Inventor Andrew Farrier

Andrew Farrier 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).

  • Game hosting service
    Patent number: 8083591
    Abstract: A network gaming service accesses attributes of a particular user to match the user to a gaming session with users having similar attributes. A game hosting service uses preferences of the users in a session and determines parameters for a match. Subsequent match parameters can be further determined based on a history for the session as well as each of the user's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Fulton, Andrew Farrier, Bruce Phillips
  • GAME HOSTING SERVICE
    Publication number: 20080287190
    Abstract: A network gaming service accesses attributes of a particular user to match the user to a gaming session with users having similar attributes. A game hosting service uses preferences of the users in a session and determines parameters for a match. Subsequent match parameters can be further determined based on a history for the session as well as each of the user's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Fulton, Andrew Farrier, Bruce Phillips