Patents by Inventor Victoria Webb

Victoria Webb 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).

  • Game simulation based on current events
    Patent number: 8277315
    Abstract: A video game includes: (i) a graphic user interface that presents a user a simulation of real-life events; (ii) a content database containing a collection of actual photos and videos of real-life events; (iii) a simulation engine that, presents a plurality of possible actions to the user, receives a selection of at least one of the actions from the user, identifies at least one photo or video in the database that is associated with the user-selected action, and presents the user with a result in response to the selection, wherein the result includes the identified photo or video; (iv) a content update module that receives updated photo or video content from one or more content distributors, creates an association element for the updated content and an available action in the game, and includes the updated content and association element in the content database; and (v) a scoring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Hybrid Learning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Asi Burak, Eric W. Brown, Eric Keylor, Victoria Webb, Wang-Ling Lin, Tim Sweeney, Ross Popoff
  • Game Simulation Based on Current Events
    Publication number: 20070207846
    Abstract: A video game includes: (i) a graphic user interface that presents a user a simulation of real-life events; (ii) a content database containing a collection of actual photos and videos of real-life events; (iii) a simulation engine that, presents a plurality of possible actions to the user, receives a selection of at least one of the actions from the user, identifies at least one photo or video in the database that is associated with the user-selected action, and presents the user with a result in response to the selection, wherein the result includes the identified photo or video; (iv) a content update module that receives updated photo or video content from one or more content distributors, creates an association element for the updated content and an available action in the game, and includes the updated content and association element in the content database; and (v) a scoring module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Asi Burak, Eric Brown, Eric Keylor, Victoria Webb, Wang-Ling Lin, Tim Sweeney, Ross Popoff