Patents by Inventor Christopher David Wiggins

Christopher David Wiggins 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).

  • Publication number: 20140155160
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing a destructible game object mechanic are presented. For example, an embodiment may generate a destructible game object within a game board assigned to a user. The destructible game object may be represented by an initial state, one or more destructed states, and a reward state. Responsive to detecting a game action that satisfies a part requirement precondition associated with the one or more destructed states, the embodiment may advance the destructible game object from the initial state to the one or more destructed states. Further, responsive to detecting fulfillment of a part requirement precondition associated with the reward state, the embodiment may replace the destructible game object with a reward object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Pao Lai, Christopher David Wiggins