Patents by Inventor Joe Barnes

Joe Barnes 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).

  • Patent number: 8805744
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for aiding users of game consoles in creating custom gameplay data for a music video game based on audio data (e.g., songs) stored on a portable media device. Specific embodiments provide a game console application that can receive a song at a game console from a portable media device, and receive user inputs to generate custom gameplay data associated with the song. The gameplay data may then be saved to the portable media device and later accessed, either at the same or a different game console, to allow a user to play the music video game in accordance with the gameplay data and the audio data. In this manner, users can create and share custom gameplay content for a music video game based on songs stored on their portable media devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Meyers, Kendell T. Huntsman, Joe Barnes
  • Publication number: 20090088255
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for aiding users of game consoles in creating custom gameplay data for a music video game based on audio data (e.g., songs) stored on a portable media device. Specific embodiments provide a game console application that can receive a song at a game console from a portable media device, and receive user inputs to generate custom gameplay data associated with the song. The gameplay data may then be saved to the portable storage device and later accessed, either at the same or a different game console, to allow a user to play the music video game in accordance with the gameplay data and the audio data. In this manner, users can create and share custom gameplay content for a music video game based on songs stored on their portable media devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Meyers, Kendell T. Huntsman, Joe Barnes