Patents by Inventor Martin Donlon

Martin Donlon 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).

  • Systems and methods for validating leaderboard gaming data
    Patent number: 11117055
    Abstract: The present specification describes systems and methods for filtering a video game user's match performance data or loadout data through validation mechanisms. For the performance data, the validated, signed performance data are written to a leaderboard service of the video gaming system. For the loadout data, the validated, signed performance loadout data are transmitted back to the client device and used when playing a game. Free computing and/or networking resources of the client game device are used as an intermediate between the client devices, validation services, and/or leaderboard services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Haile, Paul Kerby, Calvin A. Lin, John Hamill, Christopher T. Reynolds, Seok Lee, Martin Donlon, Ewan Oughton