Patents by Inventor Derek Thomas Dutilly

Derek Thomas Dutilly 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: 8246471
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing dynamic recap sequences to a player of a video game. There is provided a method for use by a processor to present a recap sequence to a player of a video game, the method comprising storing, in a memory, identification data identifying the player and associated event data relating to the video game played by the player after a first game play, receiving the identification data to identify the player for a second game play, retrieving the event data from the memory, creating a prioritized event list including a number of events from the event data, generating the recap sequence based on the prioritized event list, and presenting the recap sequence to the player prior to the second game play. Creation of the prioritized event list can be customized to suit particular requirements of the video game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Dutilly, Michael Jacob, Amy Kalson
  • Publication number: 20120040754
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing dynamic recap sequences to a player of a video game. There is provided a method for use by a processor to present a recap sequence to a player of a video game, the method comprising storing, in a memory, identification data identifying the player and associated event data relating to the video game played by the player after a first game play, receiving the identification data to identify the player for a second game play, retrieving the event data from the memory, creating a prioritized event list including a number of events from the event data, generating the recap sequence based on the prioritized event list, and presenting the recap sequence to the player prior to the second game play. Creation of the prioritized event list can be customized to suit particular requirements of the video game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Dutilly, Michael Jacob, Amy Kalson
  • Patent number: 8088012
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing dynamic recap sequences to a player of a video game. There is provided a method for use by a processor to present a recap sequence to a player of a video game, the method comprising storing, in a memory, identification data identifying the player and associated event data relating to the video game played by the player after a first game play, receiving the identification data to identify the player for a second game play, retrieving the event data from the memory, creating a prioritized event list including a number of events from the event data, generating the recap sequence based on the prioritized event list, and presenting the recap sequence to the player prior to the second game play. Creation of the prioritized event list can be customized to suit particular requirements of the video game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Dutilly, Michael Jacob, Amy Kalson
  • Publication number: 20100190555
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing dynamic recap sequences to a player of a video game. There is provided a method for use by a processor to present a recap sequence to a player of a video game, the method comprising storing, in a memory, identification data identifying the player and associated event data relating to the video game played by the player after a first game play, receiving the identification data to identify the player for a second game play, retrieving the event data from the memory, creating a prioritized event list including a number of events from the event data, generating the recap sequence based on the prioritized event list, and presenting the recap sequence to the player prior to the second game play. Creation of the prioritized event list can be customized to suit particular requirements of the video game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Dutilly, Michael Jacob, Amy Kalson