Patents by Inventor Namitta Shankar

Namitta Shankar 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).

  • Online social gaming with incentives
    Patent number: 9595168
    Abstract: A game platform can distinguishes between users in different jurisdictions, can offer eligible players the choice of playing games with the opportunity to enter sweepstakes for monetary and non-monetary rewards, and allows heterogeneous users—those eligible as well as ineligible for monetary reward—to participate in game activity as part of teams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Namitta Shankar, Joseph Leighton Wade Boutilier, Jared Michael Brinkley
  • ONLINE SOCIAL GAMING WITH INCENTIVES
    Publication number: 20150005060
    Abstract: A game platform can distinguishes between users in different jurisdictions, can offer eligible players the choice of playing games with the opportunity to enter sweepstakes for monetary and non-monetary rewards, and allows heterogeneous users—those eligible as well as ineligible for monetary reward—to participate in game activity as part of teams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: RealNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Namitta Shankar, Joseph Leighton Wade Boutilier, Jared Michael Brinkley