Patents by Inventor Spencer Tucker

Spencer Tucker 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 segmented collection mechanics
    Patent number: 10022630
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for playing a video game in which a user is associated with a particular gaming level in a plurality of gaming levels and is subjected to one or more challenges. The user responds to the challenges. The user is provided with a first mechanism for acquiring a first subpart, from among a plurality of subparts, at a time when the user has collected none of the subparts. The subparts collectively define a virtual composite item that has functional value within the game and the subparts do not have functionality within the game until the user has collected the entire plurality of subparts. Subsequently, the user is provided with a second mechanism for acquiring a second subpart from among the plurality of subparts. Use of a virtual composite item is enabled when the user has collected all the subparts of the composite item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Tucker, Dennis Sullivan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTED COLLECTION MECHANICS
    Publication number: 20170144070
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for playing a video game in which a user is associated with a particular gaming level in a plurality of gaming levels and is subjected to one or more challenges. The user responds to the challenges. The user is provided with a first mechanism for acquiring a first subpart, from among a plurality of subparts, at a time when the user has collected none of the subparts. The subparts collectively define a virtual composite item that has functional value within the game and the subparts do not have functionality within the game until the user has collected the entire plurality of subparts. Subsequently, the user is provided with a second mechanism for acquiring a second subpart from among the plurality of subparts. Use of a virtual composite item is enabled when the user has collected all the subparts of the composite item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Spencer Tucker, Dennis Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for segmented collection mechanics
    Patent number: 9597595
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for playing a video game in which a user is associated with a particular gaming level in a plurality of gaming levels and is subjected to one or more challenges in an action format. The user responds to the challenges. The user is provided with a first mechanism for acquiring a first subpart, from among a plurality of subparts, at a time when the user has collected none of the subparts. The subparts collectively define a virtual composite item that has functional value within the game and the subparts do not have functionality within the game until the user has collected the entire plurality of subparts. Subsequently, the user is provided with a second mechanism for acquiring a second subpart from among the plurality of subparts. Use of the virtual composite item is enabled when the user has collected all the subparts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Tucker, Dennis Sullivan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTED COLLECTION MECHANICS
    Publication number: 20160256782
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for playing a video game in which a user is associated with a particular gaming level in a plurality of gaming levels and is subjected to one or more challenges in an action format. The user responds to the challenges. The user is provided with a first mechanism for acquiring a first subpart, from among a plurality of subparts, at a time when the user has collected none of the subparts. The subparts collectively define a virtual composite item that has functional value within the game and the subparts do not have functionality within the game until the user has collected the entire plurality of subparts. Subsequently, the user is provided with a second mechanism for acquiring a second subpart from among the plurality of subparts. Use of the virtual composite item is enabled when the user has collected all the subparts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Spencer Tucker, Dennis Sullivan
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1017617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TELETRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Havranek, Yujie Cong, Thomas Perry, David Seger, Henok Wondem, Raja Chava, Spencer Jameson, Russell Tucker