Patents by Inventor Mark Margaretten

Mark Margaretten 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING AN INTERACTIVE GAME
    Publication number: 20150087419
    Abstract: An interactive system and method allows game participants to engage in a contest that is subsequently broadcast with a time delay to game observers. The broadcast signal may be for the purpose of a pure entertainment source or may be an enticement to play the shown or other interactive games. The games may be computer simulation games, role-playing games, strategy games, question and answer games, casino games, or other games as desired. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements. The games may be played with set top boxes connected to a television, a broadcast network, and a server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Lemmons, Ian Zenoni, Thomas Huber, Steven O. Markel, Mark Margaretten, Steven Reynolds, Joel Hassell
  • Method and system for initiating an interactive game
    Patent number: 8932136
    Abstract: The present invention is an interactive system and method whereby participants may engage in a contest that is simultaneously or subsequently broadcast. The broadcast signal may be for the purpose of a pure entertainment source or may be an enticement to play the shown or other interactive games. The games may be computer simulation games, role-playing games, strategy games, question and answer games, casino games, or other games as desired. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements. The games may be played with set top boxes connected to a television, a broadcast network, and a server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lemmons, Ian Zenoni, Thomas Huber, Steven O. Markel, Mark Margaretten, Steven Reynolds, Joel Hassell
  • Interactive game via set top boxes
    Publication number: 20020034980
    Abstract: The present invention is an interactive system and method whereby participants may engage in a contest that is simultaneously or subsequently broadcast. The broadcast signal may be for the purpose of a pure entertainment source or may be an enticement to play the shown or other interactive games. The games may be computer simulation games, role-playing games, strategy games, question and answer games, casino games, or other games as desired. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements. The games may be played with set top boxes connected to a television, a broadcast network, and a server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Lemmons, Ian Zenoni, Thomas Huber, Steven O. Markel, Mark Margaretten, Steven Reynolds, Joel Hassell