Patents by Inventor Daniel Gerstein

Daniel Gerstein 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 video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay
    Patent number: 9381430
    Abstract: A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toys near or on the peripheral. Each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The interactive video game presents a play pattern such that when a toy is detected in a detection area of the peripheral, the virtual game system may process the placement of the toy so as to effectuate a video game control action such as an attack or a maneuver to evade an enemy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reiche, Daniel Gerstein
  • INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME USING GAME-RELATED PHYSICAL OBJECTS FOR CONDUCTING GAMEPLAY
    Publication number: 20120295704
    Abstract: A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toys near or on the peripheral. Each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The interactive video game presents a play pattern such that when a toy is detected in a detection area of the peripheral, the virtual game system may process the placement of the toy so as to effectuate a video game control action such as an attack or a maneuver to evade an enemy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Reiche, Daniel Gerstein