Patents by Inventor James Molinets

James Molinets 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).

  • Gameplay in a chat thread
    Patent number: 11528247
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Crocker, Randall Davis, Orrin Shively, Christopher W. Heatherly, James Molinets
  • Gameplay in a Chat Thread
    Publication number: 20190288978
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: John Crocker, Randall Davis, Orrin Shively, Christopher W. Heatherly, James Molinets
  • Gameplay in a chat thread
    Patent number: 10361986
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Crocker, Randall Davis, Orrin Shively, Christopher W. Heatherly, James Molinets
  • Gameplay in a Chat Thread
    Publication number: 20160092035
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: John Crocker, Randall Davis, Orrin Shively, Christopher W. Heatherly, James Molinets