Patents by Inventor Chong Won Ahn

Chong Won Ahn 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: 12102925
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video game based reward distribution system. The reward system can provide users with a plurality of progression tracks that allow the users to choose how to progress through the reward map when advancing or leveling up a virtual character or user account within the video game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Dion, Chong Won Ahn
  • Patent number: 12090410
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support different player types in a franchise game based on ownership of unique digital articles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute an instance of a franchise game, the different player types including a first player type and a second player type providing access to different utilities; receive and perform in-game action instructions from players having different player types, wherein different in-game action instructions fall within different sets of utilities; receive exchange instructions from a particular player having the first player type to obtain a particular affiliation-specific unique digital article; modify the player account for the particular player such that the particular player no longer has the first player type but rather the second player type; receive and perform a particular in-game action instruction from the particular player by virtue of the particular player having the second player type; and/or other steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventors: Chong Won Ahn, Rudy Koch
  • Publication number: 20240058707
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support different player types in a franchise game based on ownership of unique digital articles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute an instance of a franchise game, the different player types including a first player type and a second player type providing access to different utilities; receive and perform in-game action instructions from players having different player types, wherein different in-game action instructions fall within different sets of utilities; receive exchange instructions from a particular player having the first player type to obtain a particular affiliation-specific unique digital article; modify the player account for the particular player such that the particular player no longer has the first player type but rather the second player type; receive and perform a particular in-game action instruction from the particular player by virtue of the particular player having the second player type; and/or other steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Chong Won Ahn, Rudy Koch
  • Publication number: 20230219009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video game based reward distribution system. The reward system can provide users with a plurality of progression tracks that allow the users to choose how to progress through the reward map when advancing or leveling up a virtual character or user account within the video game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Dion, Chong Won Ahn
  • Patent number: 11607618
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support different player types in a franchise game based on ownership of unique digital articles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute an instance of a franchise game, the different player types including a first player type and a second player type providing access to different utilities; receive and perform in-game action instructions from players having different player types, wherein different in-game action instructions fall within different sets of utilities; receive exchange instructions from a particular player having the first player type to obtain a particular affiliation-specific unique digital article; modify the player account for the particular player such that the particular player no longer has the first player type but rather the second player type; receive and perform a particular in-game action instruction from the particular player by virtue of the particular player having the second player type; and/or other steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mythical, inc.
    Inventors: Chong Won Ahn, Rudy Koch