Patents by Inventor Joe Traverso

Joe Traverso 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).

  • Methods and systems for generating tailored game challenges
    Patent number: 9272208
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating tailored game challenges are presented. To begin, a method may first identify a first game object and a second game object operable within a game challenge. The method may calculate, based on game profile data associated with a player, a first selection factor associated with the first game object and a second selection factor associated with the second game object. A game object from the first game object and the second game object is then selected. The selection is based on the first selection factor and the second selection factor. The game challenge is then generated, wherein the game challenge with the selected game object for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Tim LeTourneau, Alexi Chialtas, Joe Traverso, Hao Chen