Patents by Inventor Matthew DATUM

Matthew DATUM 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).

  • Publication number: 20230022864
    Abstract: A computer system controls a start of a gathering event that gathers a user character of a participating user at a given gathering place in a virtual space upon acceptance of a gathering request operation from a terminal of a directing user. The computer system controls a display of a map image displaying the gathering place in the virtual space in an identifiable display mode on the terminals of the directing user and the participating user. The computer system determines a success/failure of the gathering event using a position of the user character operated by the participating user. The computer system gives a given reward to the directing user and/or the participating user when the gathering event is determined to be a success in the event success/failure determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Makoto KIKUCHI, Kentaro HOMMA, Ayami YASUMOTO, Matthew DATUM, Akio ONDA