Patents by Inventor Shannon Ray Michael

Shannon Ray Michael 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).

  • Balancing multiple team based games
    Patent number: 10421017
    Abstract: Dynamically balancing imbalanced teams in a multiple team game, including: generating at least three teams, each team comprising members belonging to a first type or a second type; applying a first growth pattern to members of the first type and a second growth pattern to members of the second type, converting at least one member of the first type to the second type; and adjusting the first and second growth patterns based on the conversion of the at least one member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Anthony William Morton, Jason Allen Stone, Shannon Ray Michael, Jose Roberto Green, Blaine Edward Smith
  • BALANCING MULTIPLE TEAM BASED GAMES
    Publication number: 20170157518
    Abstract: Dynamically balancing imbalanced teams in a multiple team game, including: generating at least three teams, each team comprising members belonging to a first type or a second type; applying a first growth pattern to members of the first type and a second growth pattern to members of the second type, converting at least one member of the first type to the second type; and adjusting the first and second growth patterns based on the conversion of the at least one member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony William Morton, Jason Allen Stone, Shannon Ray Michael, Jose Roberto Green, Blaine Edward Smith