Patents by Inventor Forest J. Handford

Forest J. Handford 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).

  • Method for providing customized interactive entertainment over a communications network
    Patent number: 6758746
    Abstract: An invention creating a new method for providing customized interactive entertainment over a communications network. A method for selecting a player from a player database and for selecting a character with specific character attributes from a character database. These characters are made available at different prices or subscription rates based on criteria such as power, rarity, or importance to ongoing plot lines in the context of the game. The invention is made available via a plurality of networks to a plurality of players playing a plurality of games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas C. Hunter, Forest J. Handford