Patents by Inventor William Kuper

William Kuper 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: 20040048642
    Abstract: A media game that employs a method for randomly shuffling through a large set of video and/or audio clips stored on readable media using a media player, such as a DVD player, is disclosed. In addition to the readable media, the game also includes a game board, moveable play pieces, trivia question cards, random name cards, a numbered die, and a challenge die. The game board can be converted from long play to short play by lifting the endmost sections of the game board and placing them next to each other on top of intermediate sections of the game board. A path circumnavigates the game board and appears to be continuous in both long and short play modes. The begin and end regions reside at least partially on the endmost sections and appear as unbroken shapes when configured for both long and short play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Screenlife, LLC.
    Inventors: Craig E. Kinzer, David Long, William Kuper, Trevor Steinthal, Mathew J. Griesse, John Hendricks, William J. Patterson, Michael J. Ausich
  • Publication number: 20040022520
    Abstract: A method for randomly shuffling through a large set of video and/or audio clips using a media player and related readable media is disclosed. In one form, the total number of entries in the set of clips is a prime number. An initial current clip value is randomly generated between one and the total number of entries in the set. A jump value is randomly generated between one and the total number of entries in the set minus one. To select a subsequent current clip, the current clip value and the jump value are added together. This sum is divided by the number of entries in the set. The remainder from this division is saved as the subsequent current clip value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Screenlife, LLC.
    Inventors: Craig E. Kinzer, David Long, William Kuper, John Hendricks, William J. Patterson