Patents by Inventor Matt Lisuch

Matt Lisuch 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).

  • Facilitating group activities in a virtual environment
    Patent number: 9244588
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to facilitate group activities in a virtual environment. An indication is conveyed of a region surrounding a first avatar as being a group activity region, upon detecting that the first avatar is leading a first group activity in the virtual environment. The region is defined by proximity to the first avatar. A second avatar is allowed to participate in the first group activity with the first avatar in the region, only when the second avatar is within the region surrounding the first avatar in the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Begosa, Jiro Ietaka, Matt Lisuch, Gary Todd Masilko, Ryan James McDonald, Robert Quinn
  • Collaborative musical interaction among avatars
    Patent number: 9093259
    Abstract: Collaborative musical performance and/or composition may be facilitated in virtual spaces. A song selection and/or a first instrument selection associated with a first avatar may be received. A representation may be provided in the virtual space of the first avatar playing a first track of the song using the first instrument, which may correspond to a component of the song associated with the first instrument. A second avatar may be prompted to select a second instrument responsive to the second avatar being positioned within an interaction region associated with the first avatar. A representation may be provided in the virtual space of the first avatar playing a first track of the first song using the first instrument and the second avatar playing a second track of the first song using the second instrument. The second track may correspond to a component of the first song associated with the second instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Quinn, Matt Lisuch
  • FACILITATING GROUP ACTIVITIES IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140282112
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to facilitate group activities in a virtual environment. An indication is conveyed of a region surrounding a first avatar as being a group activity region, upon detecting that the first avatar is leading a first group activity in the virtual environment. The region is defined by proximity to the first avatar. A second avatar is allowed to participate in the first group activity with the first avatar in the region, only when the second avatar is within the region surrounding the first avatar in the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Begosa, Jiro Ietaka, Matt Lisuch, Gary Todd Masilko, Ryan James McDonald, Robert Quinn