Patents by Inventor Steve Udd

Steve Udd 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).

  • Publication number: 20070243919
    Abstract: A computer implemented puzzle constructed using a source image. The puzzle includes a scrambled image creator that creates a scrambled image having a number of regions. The scramble image is created by subdividing the source image into the number of regions having an initial arrangement, rearranging the source regions into a scrambled arrangement, and displaying a portion of the source image within each of the source regions in the regions of the scrambled image according to the scrambled arrangement. The puzzle includes a scrambled image editor configured to allow the user to select a pair of regions of the scrambled image and swap their locations within the scrambled arrangement. The puzzle includes a scrambled image monitor configured to detect when the puzzle is solved which occurs when the scrambled arrangement is identical the initial arrangement. The puzzle displays a reward after the puzzle is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Thelen, Adrian Woods, Carl Chavez, Steve Udd