Patents by Inventor Nicholas Glassman
Nicholas Glassman 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).
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Patent number: 11376511Abstract: A gaming system, comprising a site server configured to provide game instances to local gaming devices in communication with the site server, a monitor for displaying video information related to the game instances, a central server configured to provide information about the availability of a game to players using local gaming devices in proximity of the site server, provide information about the availability of the game to one of the mobile telephones over the wide-area wireless network, receive, from the one or more mobile telephones, an indication of a selected game offered by the central server, and relay game instances between the site server and the one or more mobile telephones as the selected game is being played by players using the local gaming devices and players using the one or more mobile telephones via the wide-area wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: EGAMES.COM HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Publication number: 20210046389Abstract: A gaming system, comprising a site server configured to provide game instances to local gaming devices in communication with the site server, a monitor for displaying video information related to the game instances, a central server configured to provide information about the availability of a game to players using local gaming devices in proximity of the site server, provide information about the availability of the game to one of the mobile telephones over the wide-area wireless network, receive, from the one or more mobile telephones, an indication of a selected game offered by the central server, and relay game instances between the site server and the one or more mobile telephones as the selected game is being played by players using the local gaming devices and players using the one or more mobile telephones via the wide-area wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Patent number: 10821367Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaining are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers, and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NTN Buzztime, Inc.Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Patent number: 9513893Abstract: A digital broadcast network is disclosed that can provide scheduled updates for non-critical data in a different manner than critical data updates. Updates that included non-critical information can be scheduled to be broadcast, over a digital broadcast network, during an update window, which can be a specific period of time. Receiving devices can be notified of the update window and, utilizing background functionality, the non-critical updates can be accepted and applied at the receiving device. The non-critical updates might be accepted and applied during the update window if the receiving device is in an idle state or a period of low activity. The non-critical updates can be broadcast on a separate channel or stream. During periods other than during the update window, other data can be transmitted on the separate channel or stream. Critical updates can be applied in real-time.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: George Allen Rothrock, Jonathan McCartie, Nicholas Glassman
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Publication number: 20160279528Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaining are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers, and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Patent number: 9358463Abstract: A gaming system, comprising a site server configured to provide game instances to local gaming devices in communication with the site server, a monitor for displaying video information related to the game instances, a central server configured to provide information about the availability of a game to players using local gaming devices in proximity of the site server, provide information about the availability of the game to one of the mobile telephones over the wide-area wireless network, receive, from the one or more mobile telephones, an indication of a selected game offered by the central server, and relay game instances between the site server and the one or more mobile telephones as the selected game is being played by players using the local gaming devices and players using the one or more mobile telephones via the wide-area wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: NTN Buzztime, Inc.Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Patent number: 8819724Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for producing, distributing and presenting media presentations include identifying, providing and generating a sequence of media segments from a plurality of media presentations, optionally in combination with associated interactive services, so as to define a media channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Nicholas A. Glassman, Michael K. Bailey, Michael G. Boyd, Tom O. Mikkelsen
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Publication number: 20140051514Abstract: A gaming system, comprising a site server configured to provide game instances to local gaming devices in communication with the site server, a monitor for displaying video information related to the game instances, a central server configured to provide information about the availability of a game to players using local gaming devices in proximity of the site server, provide information about the availability of the game to one of the mobile telephones over the wide-area wireless network, receive, from the one or more mobile telephones, an indication of a selected game offered by the central server, and relay game instances between the site server and the one or more mobile telephones as the selected game is being played by players using the local gaming devices and players using the one or more mobile telephones via the wide-area wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: NTN BUZZTIME, INC.Inventors: CHAD M. STAFFORD, JUSTIN COOPER, NICHOLAS GLASSMAN, STEVE MAYER
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Patent number: 8562442Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaming are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers; and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: NTN Buzztime, Inc.Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Kevin Lyon, Nicholas Glassman, Steven Mayer
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Publication number: 20110300946Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaming are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers; and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: NTN BUZZTIME, INC.Inventors: Chad M. Stafford, Justin Cooper, Kevin Lyon, Nicholas Glassman, Steve Mayer
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Publication number: 20080134260Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for producing, distributing and presenting media presentations include identifying, providing and generating a sequence of media segments from a plurality of media presentations, optionally in combination with associated interactive services, so as to define a media channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Nicholas A. Glassman, Michael K. Bailey, Michael G. Boyd, Tom O. Mikkelsen