Patents by Inventor Michael Munie

Michael Munie 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).

  • Social information game system
    Patent number: 9220984
    Abstract: A method to share challenges between users of a social game system is described. The method may include accessing relationship data reflecting a relationship between a first user and a second user, and accessing challenge data in a challenge database. Based on (1) the challenge data and (2) the relationship between the first user and the second user reflected by the relationship data, the challenge data is selectively communicated as part of a challenge about the first user to the second user, with the challenge forming part of a challenge game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Berger, Edmund Wright Helmer, Michael Munie, Shailendra Ramineni Rao, Yoav Shoham, Thuc D. Vu
  • Social Information Game System
    Publication number: 20140155175
    Abstract: A method to share challenges between users of a social game system is described. The method may include accessing relationship data reflecting a relationship between a first user and a second user, and accessing challenge data in a challenge database. Based on (1) the challenge data and (2) the relationship between the first user and the second user reflected by the relationship data, the challenge data is selectively communicated as part of a challenge about the first user to the second user, with the challenge forming part of a challenge game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Berger, Edmund Wright Helmer, Michael Munie, Shailendra Ramineni Rao, Yoav Shoham, Thuc D. Vu
  • Social information game system
    Patent number: 8727885
    Abstract: A method to share challenges between users of a social game system is described. The method may include accessing relationship data reflecting a relationship between a first user and a second user, and accessing challenge data in a challenge database. Based on (1) the challenge data and (2) the relationship between the first user and the second user reflected by the relationship data, the challenge data is selectively communicated as part of a challenge about the first user to the second user, with the challenge forming part of a challenge game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Berger, Edmund Wright Helmer, Michael Munie, Shailendra Ramineni Rao, Yoav Shoham, Thuc D. Vu
  • SOCIAL INFORMATION GAME SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120122588
    Abstract: A method to share challenges between users of a social game system is described. The method may include accessing relationship data reflecting a relationship between a first user and a second user, and accessing challenge data in a challenge database. Based on (1) the challenge data and (2) the relationship between the first user and the second user reflected by the relationship data, the challenge data is selectively communicated as part of a challenge about the first user to the second user, with the challenge forming part of a challenge game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Katango, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Berger, Edmund Wright Helmer, Michael Munie, Shailendra Ramineni Rao, Yoav Shoham, Thuc D. Vu