Patents by Inventor Victor Blanco

Victor Blanco 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating and playing soundtracks in a gaming system
    Publication number: 20050064935
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a game console that executes an application that creates and plays soundtracks through the gaming system. The application allows a user to create soundtracks by copying audio tracks from one or more audio sources. A user-created soundtrack can be associated with a particular game such that the user-created soundtrack is played during execution of the game instead of the game's default soundtrack. During execution of a game, a user may change the soundtrack being played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Victor Blanco
  • Method and apparatus for creating and playing soundtracks in a gaming system
    Publication number: 20050026686
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a game console that executes an application that creates and plays soundtracks through the gaming system. The application allows a user to create soundtracks by copying audio tracks from one or more audio sources. A user-created soundtrack can be associated with a particular game such that the user-created soundtrack is played during execution of the game instead of the game's default soundtrack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Victor Blanco
  • Uniform media portal for a gaming system
    Publication number: 20050026700
    Abstract: A uniform media portal model for a gaming system promotes a consistent user experience among various entertainment areas. The media portal model offers a convenient way to access content from multiple different media types—game data, audio data, and video data—regardless of what media type is inserted into the gaming system's portable media drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Victor Blanco