Patents by Inventor Nicholas Canova

Nicholas Canova 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: 20230385788
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for execution by a server for providing additional functionality for NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). The method involves interacting with a blockchain network having NFTs, interacting with client computing devices, and for each NFT, facilitating ownership transfer of the NFT based on the interacting with the client computing devices. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, the method also involves, for each NFT, facilitating addition and subtraction of at least one value unit tied to the NFT based on the interacting with the client computing devices. Such additional functionality can provide for more excitement and encourage more transactions thereby resulting in greater liquidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew D'Alessandro, Nicholas Canova, Edward Tiryakian
  • Publication number: 20230306510
    Abstract: A virtual card game including a game server coupled to an events database with event data and a players database with player data; a plurality of game clients associated with game participants each coupled to the game server; wherein each game client transmits a pay-in amount to the game server; and the game server randomly deals a hand from a virtual card shoe having a plurality of virtual cards each corresponding to one or more players; receives player performance data corresponding to each of the players; calculates a card value for each virtual card based on the player performance data; calculates a virtual hand value for each game participant based on the card values; determines at least one winner based on the virtual hand value associated with each game participant; calculates a payout for each winner; and transmits the payout to the game client associated with each winner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Edward TIRYAKIAN, Matthew D'ALESSANDRO, Nicholas CANOVA, Kyle CARROZZA
  • Publication number: 20220414777
    Abstract: A computer implemented method is disclosed for providing a simulated sports league stock exchange associated with a real sports league having a plurality of real teams. The method includes receiving a first dataset including at least a portion of a season schedule associated with the real sports league via a first network-enabled back-end component and receiving a second dataset including real statistics and game results associated with the real sports league via a second network-enabled back-end component. The method further includes determining a first per-share value of a plurality of simulated shares associated with a first real team of the plurality of real teams using the first dataset and the second data set. The method also includes transmitting the first per-share value to a graphical user interface (GUI) via a first network-enabled front-end component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle CARROZZA, Matthew D'ALESSANDRO, Nicholas CANOVA
  • Patent number: 11436674
    Abstract: A computer implemented method is disclosed for providing a simulated sports league stock exchange associated with a real sports league having a plurality of real teams. The method includes receiving a first dataset including at least a portion of a season schedule associated with the real sports league via a first network-enabled back-end component and receiving a second dataset including real statistics and game results associated with the real sports league via a second network-enabled back-end component. The method further includes determining a first per-share value of a plurality of simulated shares associated with a first real team of the plurality of real teams using the first dataset and the second data set. The method also includes transmitting the first per-share value to a graphical user interface (GUI) via a first network-enabled front-end component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FANDEX, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Carrozza, Matthew D'Alessandro, Nicholas Canova
  • Publication number: 20190311432
    Abstract: A computer implemented method is disclosed for providing a simulated sports league stock exchange associated with a real sports league having a plurality of real teams. The method includes receiving a first dataset including at least a portion of a season schedule associated with the real sports league via a first network-enabled back-end component and receiving a second dataset including real statistics and game results associated with the real sports league via a second network-enabled back-end component. The method further includes determining a first per-share value of a plurality of simulated shares associated with a first real team of the plurality of real teams using the first dataset and the second data set. The method also includes transmitting the first per-share value to a graphical user interface (GUI) via a first network-enabled front-end component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle Carrozza, Matthew D'Allesandro, Nicholas Canova