Patents by Inventor Brian Hensel

Brian Hensel 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).

  • Role based game play on a social network
    Patent number: 8287382
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Face It Applications, LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Holloway, David Jon Castor, Oleg Tsiupka, Dmytro Kobylokha, Thorpe A. Mayes, III, Adrienne Marie Hunter, Conrad Thomas Spotts, Brian Hensel
  • Role Based Game Play on a Social Network
    Publication number: 20110237335
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: FACE IT APPLICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Holloway, David Jon Castor, Oleg Tsiupka, Dmytro Kobylokha, Thorpe A. Mayes, III, Adrienne Hunter, Conrad Thomas Spotts, Brian Hensel
  • Role Based Game Play on a Social Network
    Publication number: 20110151976
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: FACE IT APPLICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Holloway, David Jon Castor, Oleg Tsiupka, Dmytro Kobylokha, Thorpe A. Mayes, III, Adrienne Hunter, Conrad Thomas Spotts, Brian Hensel
  • Role based game play on a social network
    Patent number: 7955175
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Face It Applications LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Holloway, David Jon Castor, Oleg Tsiupka, Dmytro Kobylokha, Thorpe A. Mayes, III, Adrienne Marie Hunter, Conrad Thomas Spotts, Brian Hensel