Patents by Inventor Don Neufeld

Don Neufeld 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: 8650253
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to integrate, within a first application, a second application. In this way, multiple client systems, each running a first application, can access other players and mutually consume a second application. A lobby facility is provided to which client systems may access. First and second client systems may then be associated so that the same are configured to mutually consume a second application. The systems and methods also provide for cross-platform consumption of a second application by a plurality of client systems, each running respective first applications. The system includes a lobby facility module situated on a network-accessible server, the lobby facility module configured to allow communications between the network-accessible server and each of a first client system and a second client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Online Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Smedley, Don Neufeld, Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100041481
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to integrate, within a first application, a second application. In this way, multiple client systems, each running a first application, can access other players and mutually consume a second application. A lobby facility is provided to which client systems may access. First and second client systems may then be associated so that the same are configured to mutually consume a second application. The systems and methods also provide for cross-platform consumption of a second application by a plurality of client systems, each running respective first applications. The system includes a lobby facility module situated on a network-accessible server, the lobby facility module configured to allow communications between the network-accessible server and each of a first client system and a second client system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Online Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Smedley, Don Neufeld, Bruce Mitchener,, JR.