Patents by Inventor Gregory N. Stern

Gregory N. Stern 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 and apparatus for obtaining marketing information through the playing of a maze based game
    Patent number: 6612932
    Abstract: A system and process is designed to provide a medium for playing sweepstakes style games on the Internet. A standard game medium for decision point based, role playing style games is generated including graphic displays according to a selected theme. The game medium is converted by a game algorithm to a product medium. To generate the product medium, the player is requested to select a series of products from a hierarchy of categories and sub-categories which the player will have an opportunity to win during the play of the game. A player product profile will be generated according to the player's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Gregory N. Stern
  • Method and apparatus for obtaining marketing information through the playing of a maze based game
    Publication number: 20030054884
    Abstract: A system and process is designed to provide a medium for playing sweepstakes style games on the Internet. A standard game medium for decision point based, role playing style games is generated including graphic displays according to a selected theme. The game medium is converted by a game algorithm to a product medium. To generate the product medium, the player is requested to select a series of products from a hierarchy of categories and sub-categories which the player will have an opportunity to win during the play of the game. A player product profile will be generated according to the player's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Gregory N. Stern