Patents by Inventor Christopher Esaki

Christopher Esaki 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).

  • INTERACTIVE SPORTS APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130324247
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for presenting an event to a user while allowing a user to make a prediction during the event, allowing the user to choose different content while viewing the event, displaying the chosen content while also displaying the event in an intelligent manner and providing a jump bar to navigate between content and/or features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Esaki, David Seymour, William Mozell, John Bradley, Evan Brandt, Mike Christian, Ryan Cleven, Ryan Crandall, Scott Gardner, Patrick Moody Grigsby, Ashish Gupta, Vernon Hui, David Jurenka, Mike Mahar, Preet Mangat, Brian Ostergren, Bob Settles, Michael Siebert, Todd Stevens, Josh Trusz, Ryan Wilson, Nathan Charley, Henry Watson, Mark Findlay, Adam Potratz
  • GAME DATA GENERATION BASED ON USER PROVIDED SONG
    Publication number: 20090314154
    Abstract: The vocal track of any song provided by a user may be isolated and data based on the vocal track, such as pitch, rhythm, and/or duration, may be generated. The data may be used in a game in which the user may sing into a microphone and may try to match their singing as closely as possible to that of the vocal track. Feedback may be provided to the user at as to how the user's singing compares with respect to the vocal track based on the on the pitch, rhythm, and/or duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Esaki, Keiichi Yano