Patents by Inventor Paul Dolan

Paul Dolan 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: 9120020
    Abstract: Embodiments that relate to systems and methods for grouping players into a multiplayer game session are provided. In one embodiment, a first match request for a multiplayer game session is received and includes one or more requested player attributes. A plurality of other match requests are received, with one being a second match request including one or more requested player attributes. The first and second match requests are matched based on the requested player attributes. A notification of the match is sent to a client device of the first requesting player, with the notification configured to be received while the client device runs a user session different from the multiplayer game session. The notification includes a selectable element configured to instantiate the multiplayer game session on the client device in place of a user session when the selectable element is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore L. Michel, Paul Lyttle, Jefferson W. Ng, Micheal Dunn, Edmund Samuel Victor Pinto, Vance O'Neill, Eric Heutchy, Rankin J. Kern, David A. Straily, Stephen Paul Dolan, Justin Brown, Praneeth Kallu, Brahmnes Tsz Foon Fung, Vincent Bannister
  • Publication number: 20150101193
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner panel integrally formed by upper and lower horizontal beams interconnected by front and rear upright beams, and an outer panel bonded to the inner panel. The frame portion comprises opposite front and rear U-shaped side frame members non-detachably attached to each other by upper and lower intermediate frame members so as to form a continuous perimeter. The side frame members are made of a first steel material and the intermediate frame members made of a second steel material, which is different from the first steel material. A method for manufacturing the inner panel comprises the steps: providing U-shaped sheets of the first steel material, providing top and bottom sheets of the second steel material, non-detachably connecting the U-shaped sheets to the top and bottom sheets so as to form a blank, and stamping the blank into the frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Schurter, Timothy Lim, Paul Dolan, Hamed Sharifi
  • Patent number: 8910999
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner panel integrally formed by upper and lower horizontal beams interconnected by front and rear upright beams, and an outer panel bonded to the inner panel. The frame portion comprises opposite front and rear U-shaped side frame members non-detachably attached to each other by upper and lower intermediate frame members so as to form a continuous perimeter. The side frame members are made of a first steel material and the intermediate frame members made of a second steel material, which is different from the first steel material. A method for manufacturing the inner panel comprises the steps: providing U-shaped sheets of the first steel material, providing top and bottom sheets of the second steel material, non-detachably connecting the U-shaped sheets to the top and bottom sheets so as to form a blank, and stamping the blank into the frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.L.
    Inventors: Paul Schurter, Timothy Lim, Paul Dolan, Hamed Sharifi
  • Publication number: 20140274402
    Abstract: Embodiments that relate to systems and methods for grouping players into a multiplayer game session are provided. In one embodiment, a first match request for a multiplayer game session is received and includes one or more requested player attributes. A plurality of other match requests are received, with one being a second match request including one or more requested player attributes. The first and second match requests are matched based on the requested player attributes. A notification of the match is sent to a client device of the first requesting player, with the notification configured to be received while the client device runs a user session different from the multiplayer game session. The notification includes a selectable element configured to instantiate the multiplayer game session on the client device in place of a user session when the selectable element is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theodore L. Michel, Paul Lyttle, Jefferson W. Ng, Micheal Dunn, Edmund Samuel Victor Pinto, Vance O'Neill, Eric Heutchy, Rankin J. Kern, David A. Straily, Stephen Paul Dolan, Justin Brown, Praneeth Kallu, Brahmnes Tsz Foon Fung, Vincent Bannister
  • Publication number: 20110306426
    Abstract: A method for enabling a user to participate in an activity in a processing device based on user intent is provided. The method includes receiving a wish list of intents from a user on a processing device. The wish list of intents identifies user intent to participate in one or more activities in processing device. A matching list of intents is generated for the user based on the wish list of intents. The matching list of intents includes at least one activity identified by other users such as users in the user's friends list that match an intent in the wish list of intents specified by the user. The activities may include one or more multiplayer games in the gaming system. A selection of one or more other users in the matching list of intents is received from the user. An activity trigger notification associated with the activity may be provided to the user and the other users based on the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Novak, Stephen Paul Dolan
  • Publication number: 20090101725
    Abstract: A climate control system (10) includes an outdoor unit (14) and an indoor unit (12) having at least two fans (26,28). The fans (26,28) include control wiring (38,40) that is interchangeably connected to a control system (20), and feedback wiring (42,44) that is also interchangeably connected to the control system (20). The control system (20) is capable of automatically detecting the wiring configuration of the control wiring (38,40) and the feedback wiring (42,44). The climate control system (10) operates the fans (26,28) according to the detected wiring configuration to heat or cool an interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Paul Dolan, Douglas Charles Lynn
  • Patent number: 7092794
    Abstract: A system for remotely monitoring and controlling an HVAC device includes a server which receives queries from an entry device and data from the HVAC device. Databases with information regarding the location and status of the HVAC devices reside on the server, as does a user name/password file, instead of in the entry device or the HVAC controller. Connection is provided over various communications links including the Internet, POTS, and GSM networks. A user with an entry device such as a handheld computer or cell phone using wireless access protocol (WAP) can change settings, obtain diagnostic information, and receive alarm messages about a plurality of HVAC devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Alexander Hill, Mark Damian Morelli, Robert Paul Dolan, Paul W. James, Gayatri Chaturvedi, Thomas L. DeWolf