Patents by Inventor Joon-Mahn Lee

Joon-Mahn Lee 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: 8253743
    Abstract: Disclosed is a character service method and system having a game item function. In one embodiment, a method is provided for generating a character by a character generating system including a gamvatar provider, a gamvatar controller, and a game server. The method includes providing an avatar to a user accessing the character generating system online, checking whether the user desires to combine a game item function with the avatar before progressing a game when the user acquires the game item function, combining the game item function with a corresponding layer of the avatar when the user desires to combine the game item function with the avatar, and d) generating the combined gamvatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: Joon-Mahn Lee
  • Publication number: 20070197296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a character service method and system having a game item function. In one embodiment, a method is provided for generating a character by a character generating system including a gamvatar provider, a gamvatar controller, and a game server. The method includes providing an avatar to a user accessing the character generating system online, checking whether the user desires to combine a game item function with the avatar before progressing a game when the user acquires the game item function, combining the game item function with a corresponding layer of the avatar when the user desires to combine the game item function with the avatar, and d) generating the combined gamvatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joon-Mahn Lee