Patents by Inventor David A. Inman

David A. Inman 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: 20150302446
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for implementing a contest between various social networks. A contest is staged between at least two teams using a server accessible by a plurality of clients. The contest requires each of the teams to achieve a predefined goal. The membership to each one of the teams is restricted to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective one of a plurality of social networks accessible by the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph C. Park, Kian Fai Leong, Woo Jin Kim, David A. Inman, Hsueh-Li Lu
  • Patent number: 9076303
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for implementing a contest between various social networks. A contest is staged between at least two teams using a server accessible by a plurality of clients. The contest requires each of the teams to achieve a predefined goal. The membership to each one of the teams is restricted to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective one of a plurality of social networks accessible by the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Park, Kian Fai Leong, Woo Jin Kim, David A. Inman, Hsueh-Li Lu