Patents by Inventor Brian Jean

Brian Jean 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).

  • Patent number: 9205335
    Abstract: Devices including gaming consoles, personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and the like may be configured with a client for capturing signals which are representative of user interactions with applications such as games. The captured signals are sent to a cloud-based service for archival storage. The service can subsequently replay the archived captured signals and compare them against known rules to determine if an achievement obtained by a user during interaction with the application was legitimately obtained in compliance with the rules or obtained improperly, for example by cheating or exploiting a bug in the application to falsely trigger the achievement. If the achievement is invalid, then the service can retroactively revoke the achievement. Alternatively, the service can replay the captured signals and detect instances in which an achievement was validly achieved but not properly acknowledged. The achievement can then be awarded or unlocked for the user retroactively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cierra McDonald, Mike Horstmanshof, Sela Davis, Craig Suthers, Cody Luitjens, Nick Koller, Doug Beck, Don Sprague, Michael Alyn Miller, Brian Jeans, Carlos Carvallo, Steve Dolan, Keith Kline
  • Publication number: 20150072775
    Abstract: Devices including gaming consoles, personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and the like may be configured with a client for capturing signals which are representative of user interactions with applications such as games. The captured signals are sent to a cloud-based service for archival storage. The service can subsequently replay the archived captured signals and compare them against known rules to determine if an achievement obtained by a user during interaction with the application was legitimately obtained in compliance with the rules or obtained improperly, for example by cheating or exploiting a bug in the application to falsely trigger the achievement. If the achievement is invalid, then the service can retroactively revoke the achievement. Alternatively, the service can replay the captured signals and detect instances in which an achievement was validly achieved but not properly acknowledged. The achievement can then be awarded or unlocked for the user retroactively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cierra McDonald, Mike Horstmanshof, Sela Davis, Craig Suthers, Cody Luitjens, Nick Koller, Doug Beck, Don Sprague, Michael Alyn Miller, Brian Jeans, Carlos Carvallo, Steve Dolan, Keith Kline
  • Publication number: 20100099068
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a system for generating documents for testing and surveys. The system in various embodiments provides for generating and managing an electronic item bank The system provides for generation, administration, analyses, and processing of tests and surveys formed from items in the item bank Wherein an item includes information stored in a data structure to serve as a common source for the information for that particular item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Data Recognition Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Jean Armagost, Mark Gedlinske
  • Publication number: 20060068753
    Abstract: An emergency call handling system and method that accepts emergency services requests (e.g., 9-1-1 calls), routes and delivers them to appropriate emergency services call takers (e.g., Public Safety Answer Points or “PSAP” and other appropriate recipients). The centralized design of the system provides additional functionality such as emergency management capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Jim Karpen, Brian Jean, Guy Roe, John McCarthy, Rick Loffredo, Dave Pratt