Ryan L Cooper, 38Venice, CA

2009019, Aug 6, 2009

Jan 31, 2008

12/023391

Ryan B. Cooper - Kirkland WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30

707201

Techniques for recognizing the accomplishments of a game player are disclosed herein. In particular, a user identification profile is provided so that digital items awarded to the user for meeting specified performance criteria in a video game or some other event may be associated with such user identification profile. The digital item may be something that is usable within the current video game title, in a later version or the next generation of a particular video game title, or even in a different video game by the same developer. One technique involves receiving an identification representative of the digital item awarded to the user, associating the digital item with the user identification profile corresponding to the user, and storing an indication that the digital item is associated with the user identification profile. In this way, the indication may be utilized to display the digital item in the user identification profile.

2009032, Dec 31, 2009

Jun 30, 2008

12/165399

Jean-Emile Elien - Bellevue WA, US
Ling Tony Chen - Bellevue WA, US
Ryan B. Cooper - Kirkland WA, US
Shyam Krishnamoorthy - Kirkland WA, US
Gennady Medvinsky - Redmond WA, US
Gregory D. Hartrell - Sammamish WA, US
Ramesh Nagarajan - Seattle WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

G06Q 30/00
G06F 21/00

705 26, 726 3

A platform (e.g. game console) and application (e.g. game title) independent ecosystem for the creation, consumption and trade of user generated digital content permits any application operating on any platform to participate in a market driven economy for user generated digital objects (UGDOs). The trading system is independent of (i.e. external to) all participating applications. A metadata attribution method for UGDOs in combination with heterogeneous application support through well-defined interfaces facilitates unlimited participation. Attributed metadata may be understood and consumed across platforms and applications. Flexible UGDO rights enforcement techniques in combination with a flexible fair exchange service for those rights support all manner of UGDOs and commercial transactions therefore. Participating application may provide rights enforcement in some instances. The nature of enforcement may rest on the nature of UGDO content, rights in UGDOs or author preferences. The trading system assures that all transactions in the UGDO economy are secure, fault tolerant and atomic, providing integrity and confidence in the UGDO economy.

2010005, Mar 4, 2010

Sep 4, 2008

12/204236

Thomas A. Langan - Seattle WA, US
Vipul Hingne - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Ross Cooper - Redmond WA, US
Tian Lim - Seattle WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

A63F 9/24
G06F 19/00

463 42, 463 43

A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming environment. The party system exposes an API providing a plurality of function calls that may be integrated seamlessly with game play. A first player may indicate desired notification events to be received from a second player associated with the same party as the first player. Upon detection of a desired notification event on the video game console of the second player, an event notification may be communicated to a video game console of the first player causing an action to be performed on the first player's video game console. Actions may include event notifications via text and/or sound, which may be displayed to the first player while engaged in any game session and without requiring the first player to exit the current game session.

2018000, Jan 4, 2018

Sep 18, 2017

15/707968

- Redmond WA, US
Vipul Hingne - Hyderabad, IN
Ryan Ross Cooper - Redmond WA, US
Tian Lim - Seattle WA, US
Andrew Murphy - Seattle WA, US

A63F 13/795
A63F 13/79
A63F 13/85
H04L 29/06

A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming environment. The party system exposes an API providing a plurality of function calls that may be integrated seamlessly with game play. A first player may indicate desired notification events to be received from a second player associated with the same party as the first player. Upon detection of a desired notification event on the video game console of the second player, an event notification may be communicated to a video game console of the first player causing an action to be performed on the first player's video game console. Actions may include event notifications via text and/or sound, which may be displayed to the first player while engaged in any game session and without requiring the first player to exit the current game session.

2014010, Apr 10, 2014

Dec 12, 2013

14/104297

- Redmond WA, US
Ryan B. Cooper - Kirkland WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

A63F 13/30

463 42

Techniques for recognizing the accomplishments of a game player are disclosed herein. In particular, a user identification profile is provided so that digital items awarded to the user for meeting specified performance criteria in a video game or some other event may be associated with such user identification profile. The digital item may be something that is usable within the current video game title, in a later version or the next generation of a particular video game title, or even in a different video game by the same developer. One technique involves receiving an identification representative of the digital item awarded to the user, associating the digital item with the user identification profile corresponding to the user, and storing an indication that the digital item is associated with the user identification profile. In this way, the indication may be utilized to display the digital item in the user identification profile.