Patents by Inventor Cy de Groat

Cy de Groat 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).

  • System and methods for collaborative digital media development
    Patent number: 7143357
    Abstract: Collaborative digital media artifact production is disclosed. Included are structured collaborative digital media creation environments intended to enable communities to create full and partial digital media products. Activities such as creating individual identities, browsing identities of other users, creating and viewing digital media artifacts, tracking the development history of a digital media artifact, voting on, rating, and modifying digital media products developed by other users are included. A collaborative digital media creation system is also included for digital media artifact production, including a studio having interfaces for user interaction for community development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Vulcan Portals, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott S. Snibbe, Baldo Faieta, William L. Verplank, Cy de Groat, Lukas Girling, Annarosa Tomasi