Patents by Inventor Christian Selchau-Hansen

Christian Selchau-Hansen 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: 11972451
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Publication number: 20230237520
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Patent number: 11620667
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Patent number: 11587105
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Publication number: 20210295363
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Publication number: 20210174383
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Patent number: 11030636
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Publication number: 20200265451
    Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McKinlay, Greg Pfeil, Stas Goldobin, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Patent number: 9433855
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide online social game contests are described. In some embodiments, a method determines a start time and an end point associated with an online social game contest. Multiple users participating in the online game contest are identified, and the contest is initiated at the start time. Each of the multiple users has a separate online social game environment in which they participate in the contest. The online social game contest ends upon reaching the end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Keeker, Christian Selchau-Hansen
  • Publication number: 20150080131
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method to present a location-based leaderboard is provided. A request to play a game against a second player is received, the request being received from a first client device of a first player and including a location of the first client device. A pre-defined location associated with the location of the first client device is determined. A game instance of the game is generated in response to the request. An outcome associated with the game is determined. The outcome of the game instance is published including publishing the outcome based on the pre-defined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Zynga, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bacon, Jordan Knapp, Christian Selchau-Hansen, Kevin Keeker