Patents by Inventor James Yeh Yang

James Yeh Yang 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).

  • Publication number: 20080220872
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for providing game play security measures. An exemplary method includes retrieving a prompt rule set. The prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play. Responsive to detecting game play, a current game play condition is matched with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set. Responsive to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, a challenge prompt is presented to a user. The challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game. Responsive to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt, the answer is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Midgley, David Patterson Tuttle, James Yeh Yang
  • Publication number: 20080220869
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for presenting a user guide for supplementing game play. An exemplary method includes querying a source of data containing game guide data corresponding to a game. The game is executing on a data processing system. The source of data is external to the game. The method also includes presenting, while the game is executing in a foreground, the game guide data to the user in a dynamic window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Midgley, David Patterson Tuttle, James Yeh Yang
  • Publication number: 20080220854
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for monitoring game play behavior of a user in an online gaming environment. Responsive to detecting execution of a game, gaming characteristics of the user are monitored. The game interacts with a game server. Game play data of the user is collected. Collecting game play data is performed by a plug-in application located on the game server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Midgley, David Patterson Tuttle, James Yeh Yang