Patents by Inventor Brent Blazek

Brent Blazek 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).

  • Computer device configured to provide a computer implemented game and method
    Patent number: 11305200
    Abstract: A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. The computer device has at least one processor which is configured to determine a number of booster options that have been activated, a booster option being usable in the computer implemented game to provide a respective additional effect. The at least one processor is further configured to determining if the determined number of booster options is greater than a threshold number and when the determined number of booster options is greater than the threshold number, determine that a further booster option is to be provided in the computer implemented game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KING.COM LIMITED
    Inventors: Brent Blazek, Marwan Zitouni, Nishant Shah
  • COMPUTER DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAME AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210331080
    Abstract: A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. The computer device has at least one processor which is configured to determine a number of booster options that have been activated, a booster option being usable in the computer implemented game to provide a respective additional effect. The at least one processor is further configured to determining if the determined number of booster options is greater than a threshold number and when the determined number of booster options is greater than the threshold number, determine that a further booster option is to be provided in the computer implemented game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Brent BLAZEK, Marwan ZITOUNI, Nishant SHAH
  • Computer program for controlling the manner in which an operating system launches a plurality of application programs
    Patent number: 6934834
    Abstract: A computer program and method for controlling the manner in which an operating system associated with a computer launches a plurality of application programs. Briefly described, one of many possible embodiments is a computer program for use in a computer having an operating system. The computer program may comprise code for: determining application programs that are to be launched by the operating system; determining a program launch procedure associated with the application programs, the program launch procedure defining a sequence in which the application programs are to be launched by the operating system, the sequence based on the functionality of at least one of the application programs; and launching the application programs with the operating system based on the program launch procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Melin, Brent Blazek, Chris Mesa, Richard Burgin
  • Computer program for controlling the manner in which an operating system launches a plurality of application programs
    Publication number: 20030046525
    Abstract: A computer program and method for controlling the manner in which an operating system associated with a computer launches a plurality of application programs. Briefly described, one of many possible embodiments is a computer program for use in a computer having an operating system. The computer program may comprise code for: determining application programs that are to be launched by the operating system; determining a program launch procedure associated with the application programs, the program launch procedure defining a sequence in which the application programs are to be launched by the operating system, the sequence based on the functionality of at least one of the application programs; and launching the application programs with the operating system based on the program launch procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Melin, Brent Blazek, Chris Mesa, Richard Burgin