Patents by Inventor Sam Hickmann

Sam Hickmann 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing live action rewards
    Patent number: 9204195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in games and entertainment systems are provided. The present system produces items for capture on one or more user devices that are triggered by live events. As an example, live events include, but are not limited to sporting events (e.g., football games, basketball games, rounds of golf, tennis matches), political debates, television shows, dramas, and other viewable events. The user of the user device is challenged to capture the correct item at the right moment. If the capture is successful, the user receives a reward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KWARTER, INC.
    Inventors: Sam Hickmann, Carlos Diaz
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LIVE ACTION REWARDS
    Publication number: 20130276014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in games and entertainment systems are provided. The present system produces items for capture on one or more user devices that are triggered by live events. As an example, live events include, but are not limited to sporting events (e.g., football games, basketball games, rounds of golf, tennis matches), political debates, television shows, dramas, and other viewable events. The user of the user device is challenged to capture the correct item at the right moment. If the capture is successful, the user receives a reward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Kwarter, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Hickmann, Carlos Diaz