Patents by Inventor Sage Merrill

Sage Merrill 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).

  • Decreasing Bad Behavior With Player-Managed Online Gaming
    Publication number: 20080182660
    Abstract: A club may be established in an online gaming space independent of the game title. The online gaming club may include a playlist of game titles and a rule set. A user may join an online gaming session, associated with the online gaming club, of one of the game titles in the playlist. Further, the online gaming club may be updated to exclude a user whose behavior within the online gaming session is inconsistent with the rule set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Fulton, Sage Merrill, Barton House, Gerald Edsall