Patents by Inventor Geoffrey J. Grassle

Geoffrey J. Grassle 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).

  • System for character-child interaction with adult character control
    Patent number: 6785824
    Abstract: The system of the present invention generally allows a first user, the adult, to interact in the manner of a character facade with a second user, the child, via computer connections to a webserver. The webserver generally includes a processor with a memory/storage device that holds a character interaction program which supports a registration website and a character website. The processor operates with the program to receive a message from the child user, to notify the adult user of the received message via electronic mail, to receive a reply from the adult user, and to present the reply to the child user as though coming from a character rather than the adult user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Inventor: Geoffrey J. Grassle