Patents by Inventor Seth Alexander Allison

Seth Alexander Allison 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).

  • CUSTOM GAME BOARDS
    Publication number: 20180071616
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, JR., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
  • Custom game boards
    Patent number: 9849370
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, Jr., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
  • CUSTOM GAME BOARDS
    Publication number: 20160107073
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, JR., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor
  • Custom game boards
    Patent number: 9254443
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing custom features in a game is provided. A themed game board associated with a first set of rules of a computer-implemented game is generated. The first set of rules relates to a theme of the themed game board and is different than a second set of rules associated with a game board without a theme. Game board display data is provided to a first client device of a first player to display the themed game board. A move on the themed game board is received from the first client device, and a score associated with the move is generated. The score is based on the first set of rules relating to the theme, where the score is different than a score associated with the move on the game board without a theme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ian Graham, Ya-Bing Chu, Randall William Allred, Jr., Christopher Delbuck, Jonathan Sheng Chao, Vladimir Loktev, Amanda Carrico Schloss, Seth Alexander Allison, Andres Cantor