Patents by Inventor Michael Donges

Michael Donges 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: 10441891
    Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosen Ognyanov Baklov, Nicholas Joshua Lawson, Patrick Gilmore, Michael Donges, Joseph Conlin Connors, Eric Schenk
  • Patent number: 10065122
    Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Joshua Lawson, Patrick Gilmore, Michael Donges, Joseph Conlin Connors, Rosen Ognyanov Baklov, Eric Schenk
  • Patent number: 9993737
    Abstract: Features are described to use data from game play to construct social networks of users. For example determining that a user played a game with a certain player, a certain number of times, can indicate compatibility between the user and the player. The compatibility may suggest the potential for a social network connection between the user and the player. Social network connections could be within the particular game platform, or the connection may be outside the game such as via other social networking platforms. In addition, a type of connection via the service may be identified. For example, some services allow users to follow or friend other users, where each type of connection is associated with different data security features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hendrik Verfaillie, Michael Anthony Willette, Michael Donges, Zane Lyon
  • Publication number: 20180001209
    Abstract: Features are described to use data from game play to construct social networks of users. For example determining that a user played a game with a certain player, a certain number of times, can indicate compatibility between the user and the player. The compatibility may suggest the potential for a social network connection between the user and the player. Social network connections could be within the particular game platform, or the connection may be outside the game such as via other social networking platforms. In addition, a type of connection via the service may be identified. For example, some services allow users to follow or friend other users, where each type of connection is associated with different data security features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: David Hendrik Verfaillie, Michael Anthony Willette, Michael Donges, Zane Lyon
  • Patent number: 9827500
    Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosen Ognyanov Baklov, Nicholas Joshua Lawson, Patrick Gilmore, Michael Donges, Joseph Conlin Connors, Eric Schenk
  • Patent number: 9814987
    Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Joshua Lawson, Patrick Gilmore, Michael Donges, Joseph Conlin Connors, Rosen Ognyanov Baklov, Eric Schenk