Patents by Inventor Matthew Sughrue

Matthew Sughrue 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: 8414369
    Abstract: A music game method includes retrieving song data having note information from a storage medium coupled to a computer system. The method also includes determining from the song data at least two note indicators to be presented sequentially and determining from the song data a leader between first and second note indicators. The leader provides information related to the second note indicator. A music game system includes a song manager module configured to retrieve song data having note information from a storage medium, and a user interface module configured to determine from the song data at least two note indicators to be presented sequentially and to determine from the song data a leader between first and second note indicators. Each note indicator is related to corresponding note information. The first and second note indicators are adjacent to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: 745 LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Chiu, Mark Izen, Matthew Sughrue, Jack Davis, Mikhail Chekmarev, Mashi Hasu, Leonard Eusebi
  • Publication number: 20110086705
    Abstract: A music game method includes retrieving song data having note information from a storage medium coupled to a computer system. The method also includes determining from the song data at least two note indicators to be presented sequentially and determining from the song data a leader between first and second note indicators. The leader provides information related to the second note indicator. A music game system includes a song manager module configured to retrieve song data having note information from a storage medium, and a user interface module configured to determine from the song data at least two note indicators to be presented sequentially and to determine from the song data a leader between first and second note indicators. Each note indicator is related to corresponding note information. The first and second note indicators are adjacent to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: 745 LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Chiu, Mark Izen, Matthew Sughrue, Jack Davis, Mikhail Chekmarev, Mashi Hasu, Leonard Eusebi