Patents by Inventor Cierra D. McDonald

Cierra D. McDonald 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: 11495086
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to detecting cheating at a game platform level using machine learning techniques. One example provides a computing system comprising a logic subsystem and a data-holding subsystem. The data-holding subsystem comprises instructions executable by the logic subsystem to receive notifications related to user progress in a game provided by the game to the online game platform, apply a classifying function to classify the user progress in the game as normal or outlying based upon the notifications, if the progress is classified as outlying then taking an action in response to the outlying classification, and if the progress is not classified as outlying then not taking the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yifeng Liu, Cierra D. McDonald, Timothy Arthur Gill, Mark Allen Findlay
  • Patent number: 11344804
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane W S Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20200155939
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Robert M. SMITH, Zane WS TEH, Nathan JOHNSON, Mengyuan TU, Mitch A. JOHNSON, Casey BAKER, Eric CANCINO, Cierra D. MCDONALD
  • Patent number: 10456679
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane W S Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20190295367
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Pooja Mathur, Antonio Vargas Garcia, Daniel Av, Michael Alyn Miller, Cody Luitjens, Craig Suthers, Nicholas Koller, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck
  • Patent number: 10354485
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Pooja Mathur, Antonio Vargas Garcia, Daniel Av, Michael Alyn Miller, Cody Luitjens, Craig Suthers, Nicholas Koller, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck
  • Publication number: 20180276945
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Pooja Mathur, Antonio Vargas Garcia, Daniel Av, Michael Alyn Miller, Cody Luitjens, Craig Suthers, Nicholas Koller, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck
  • Publication number: 20180182208
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to detecting cheating at a game platform level using machine learning techniques. One example provides a computing system comprising a logic subsystem and a data-holding subsystem. The data-holding subsystem comprises instructions executable by the logic subsystem to receive notifications related to user progress in a game provided by the game to the online game platform, apply a classifying function to classify the user progress in the game as normal or outlying based upon the notifications, if the progress is classified as outlying then taking an action in response to the outlying classification, and if the progress is not classified as outlying then not taking the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yifeng LIU, Cierra D. MCDONALD, Timothy Arthur GILL, Mark Allen FINDLAY
  • Patent number: 9997014
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Pooja Mathur, Antonio Vargas Garcia, Daniel Av, Michael Alyn Miller, Cody Luitjens, Craig Suthers, Nicholas Koller, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck
  • Publication number: 20180154257
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane WS Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9914054
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane W S Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20150352444
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane WS Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20140274322
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Cody Luitjens, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck
  • Publication number: 20140274317
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cierra D. McDonald, Michael J. Horstmanshof, Sela P. Davis, Pooja Mathur, Antonio Vargas Garcia, Daniel Av, Michael Alyn Miller, Cody Luitjens, Craig Suthers, Nicholas Koller, Timothy Gill, Chad Gibson, William Michael Zintel, Dave Reed, Doug Beck