Patents by Inventor W. Howard
W. Howard 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).
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Publication number: 20250150786Abstract: A mobile communication device operates to: pair with a remote device, generate first control data to control an auxiliary device coupled to a home automation device also paired to the mobile communication device; establish a group of the plurality of home automation devices; generate second control data corresponding to the group of auxiliary devices associated with the group of the home automation devices; establish tasks, via user interaction with the graphical user interface, the tasks each having an associated action to be performed by one or more of the home automation devices; display a menu of the tasks; receive selection of a selected task; and generate third control data in response to selection of the selected task, transmits the third control data to the one or more of the home automation devices associated with the selected task to perform the associated action corresponding to the selected task.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: THL Holding Company, LLCInventors: John W. Howard, Richard Cutler, Robert M. Kennard
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Patent number: 12290755Abstract: A game system operates by: receiving character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database; generating, based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character; facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character; and preventing use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12257502Abstract: A game system operates by: receiving character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a unique subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database; generating, based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character; facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character; and preventing use of the unique subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12250305Abstract: A game system operates by receiving a start game request for a game corresponding to a game application having a player token NFT associated therewith; generating launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to a wallet associated with a user of a client device, the wallet containing a private key associated with the player token NFT; receiving, from the wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, based on the launch response, ownership check data; sending the ownership check data to a blockchain system that stores the player token NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; enabling, via the game application, play of the multiplayer game associated with the game application when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the player token NFT is verified; and preventing, via the game application, the play of the multiplayer game when the ownership validation response indicates the ownership of the player token NFT is not verType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12239912Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250061778Abstract: A client operates by receiving a start game request for game corresponding to a game application having a player token NFT associated therewith corresponding to a game character of the user, generating launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to a wallet associated with a user of a client device, the wallet containing a private key associated with the player token NFT; receiving, from the wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, based on the launch response, ownership check data; sending the ownership check data to a blockchain system that stores the player token NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; enabling play of a game associated with the game application when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the player token NFT is verified; and/or preventing the play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates the ownership of the player token NFT is not verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250061779Abstract: A client device operates by receiving a start game request for game corresponding to a game application having a player token NFT associated therewith; generating launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to a wallet associated with a user of the client device, the wallet containing a private key associated with the player token NFT; receiving, from the wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, based on the launch response, ownership check data; sending the ownership check data to a blockchain system that stores the player token NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; enabling play of a game associated with the game application when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the player token NFT is verified; and/or preventing the play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates the ownership of the player token NFT is not verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12226703Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12231991Abstract: A mobile communication device operates to: pair with a remote device, generate first control data to control an auxiliary device coupled to a home automation device also paired to the mobile communication device; establish a group of the plurality of home automation devices; generate second control data corresponding to the group of auxiliary devices associated with the group of the home automation devices; establish tasks, via user interaction with the graphical user interface, the tasks each having an associated action to be performed by one or more of the home automation devices; display a menu of the tasks; receive selection of a selected task; and generate third control data in response to selection of the selected task, transmits the third control data to the one or more of the home automation devices associated with the selected task to perform the associated action corresponding to the selected task.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: THL Holding Company, LLCInventors: John W. Howard, Richard Cutler, Robert M. Kennard
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Publication number: 20250050227Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250041730Abstract: An NFT game platform operates by: generating display data associated with a customized collection display that contains the plurality of game NFT; sending the display data associated with a customized collection display to the client device for display via a graphical user interface associated with the client device; receiving a selection of one the plurality of game NFTs for play of the associated game, wherein the one of the plurality of game NFTs includes a playable instance of the associated game; facilitating play of the associated game via the client device when ownership of the game NFT is authenticated; and updating the game NET associated with the associated game based on the play of the associated game by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250010203Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250001310Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250001311Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Publication number: 20250001309Abstract: An NFT system operates by receiving an application launch request for a game application having a game non-fungible token (NFT) associated therewith; generating, via the game application and in response to the application launch request, launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to an NFT wallet, the NFT wallet containing a private key associated with the game NFT; receiving, from the NFT wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, via the game application and based on the launch response, an ownership check; sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores the game NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; and enabling, via the game application, play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the game NFT is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12172076Abstract: A game system operates by: receiving character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a unique subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database; generating, based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character; facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character; and preventing use of the unique subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters. Facilitating play of a game when the player token NFT is validated.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12175838Abstract: A game system operates by receiving a start game request for game corresponding to a game application having a player token NFT associated therewith; generating launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to a wallet associated with a user of a client device, the wallet containing a private key associated with the player token NFT; receiving, from the wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, based on the launch response, ownership check data; sending the ownership check data to a blockchain system that stores the player token NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; enabling, via the game application, play of a game associated with the game application when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the player token NFT is verified; and preventing, via the game application, the play of the game when the ownership validation response indicates the ownership of the player token NFT is not verified.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12138545Abstract: A non-fungible token (NFT) platform operates by: accessing, via a network interface, a plurality of game NFTs, each of the plurality of game NFTs including a playable instance of an associated game that is accessible by a user of a client device; generating, via a processor, display data associated with a customized collection display that contains the plurality of game NFTs; sending, via the network interface, the display data associated with a customized collection display to the client device for display via a graphical user interface associated with the client device; receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of one the plurality of game NFTs for play of the associated game; and facilitating, via the network interface, play of the associated game in conjunction with the client device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12138546Abstract: A non-fungible token (NFT) platform operates by: accessing, via a network interface, a plurality of game NFTs, each of the plurality of game NFTs including a playable instance of an associated game that is accessible by a user of a client device; generating, via a processor, display data associated with a customized collection display that contains the plurality of game NFTs; sending, via the network interface, the display data associated with a customized collection display to the client device for display via a graphical user interface associated with the client device; receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of one the plurality of game NFTs for play of the associated game; and facilitating, via the network interface, play of the associated game in conjunction with the client device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 12138544Abstract: A non-fungible token (NFT) platform operates by: accessing, via a network interface, a plurality of game NFTs, each of the plurality of game NFTs including a playable instance of an associated game that is accessible by a user of a client device; generating, via a processor, display data associated with a customized collection display that contains the plurality of game NFTs; sending, via the network interface, the display data associated with a customized collection display to the client device for display via a graphical user interface associated with the client device; receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of one the plurality of game NFTs for play of the associated game; and facilitating, via the network interface, play of the associated game in conjunction with the client device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador