Patents by Inventor Carson C. Fincham

Carson C. Fincham 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).

  • Systems and methods for gaming dongles
    Patent number: 8591343
    Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with gaming dongles. Some gaming dongles may store value that is utilized to play a video game and/or to participate in a video game tournament. Some gaming dongles may determine and/or store gaming signatures, biometric information, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) information. Some gaming dongles may be removably coupled. Some gaming dongles may have two or more portions that may be substantially irreversibly separated, such as by snapping-off one portion from the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC
    Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Russell P. Sammon, Carson C. Fincham
  • Systems and methods for enhancing media with supplemental content
    Patent number: 8515255
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC
    Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Zachary T. Smith, Jon E. Ellenthal, Carson C. Fincham
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MEDIA WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110280549
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Zachary T. Smith, Jon E. Ellenthal, Carson C. Fincham