Allan Robert Jones

US Patent:

8037540, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Jan 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/009241

Inventors:

Andrew Rapo - Studio City CA, US
Christopher Thomes - Encino CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steven Parkis - Valencia CA, US
Paul Yanover - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G06F 21/22

US Classification:

726 27, 726 3, 713182, 380200, 709206, 709204

Abstract:

There is provided a method of protecting a virtual community visitor from unauthorized social interaction comprising receiving a request from the virtual community visitor seeking access to a virtual community content, determining whether the virtual community content includes at least one social interaction opportunity, prompting the virtual community visitor to provide a visitor identity if the virtual community content includes at least one social interaction opportunity, associating the visitor identity with a socialization level, and utilizing the socialization level in one or more permission database to regulate social interaction. In one embodiment, a system for protecting a virtual community visitor from unauthorized social interaction comprises a virtual community content server, and a processor configured to execute instructions included in a social interaction control software to associate a socialization level with the virtual community visitor and utilize the socialization level in one or more permission database.

US Patent:

8151198, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Apr 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/387267

Inventors:

Jason Everett - Calabasas CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Jesse Schell - Carnegie PA, US
Richard Colvin - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

715757, 715764, 705 271, 705 35, 463 1

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for an item-based economy in a virtual world. There is provided a server for providing an item exchange for a virtual world lacking a common currency for item valuation, comprising a processor configured to receive a request from a client having an inventory to initiate the item exchange, present a user interface on a display of the client for the item exchange, receive a selection of either a second quantity of second items or a third quantity of third items for the item exchange from the client, remove from the inventory of the client a first quantity of tradable items defined by a first exchange value or a second exchange value based on the selection, and add the second quantity of second items or the third quantity of the third items to the inventory of the client based on the selection.

US Patent:

8471863, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/009227

Inventors:

Andrew Rapo - Studio City CA, US
Christopher Thomes - Encino CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steven Parkis - Valencia CA, US
Paul Yanover - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345581, 715758

Abstract:

There is provided a method of producing a rich multimedia interaction comprising identifying a theme of the rich multimedia interaction, determining its dynamic display attributes based on the theme, determining a cooperation protocol governing interplay amongst the dynamic display attributes, and designating a background. The method further comprises selecting a display motif of the rich multimedia interaction, and generating the rich multimedia interaction for display, using one or more sub-applications configured to apply the cooperation protocol to the dynamic display attributes to produce enhanced dynamic display attributes and to adapt the enhanced dynamic display attributes to the display motif and integrate the enhanced dynamic display attributes with the background. A system for producing a rich multimedia interaction comprises a rich multimedia interaction host server, a publication database storing elements suitable for use by an interaction software application, and the interaction software application stored on a data storage unit.

US Patent:

8614718, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

May 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/894287

Inventors:

Christopher Thomes - Encino CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steven Parkis - Valencia CA, US
Paul Yanover - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345581, 715719

Abstract:

There is provided a method of producing a rich multimedia interaction comprising identifying a theme of the rich multimedia interaction, determining its dynamic display attributes based on the theme, determining a cooperation protocol governing interplay amongst the dynamic display attributes, and designating a background. The method further comprises selecting a display motif of the rich multimedia interaction, and generating the rich multimedia interaction for display, using one or more sub-applications configured to apply the cooperation protocol to the dynamic display attributes to produce enhanced dynamic display attributes and to adapt the enhanced dynamic display attributes to the display motif and integrate the enhanced dynamic display attributes with the background. A system for producing a rich multimedia interaction comprises a rich multimedia interaction host server, a publication database storing elements suitable for use by an interaction software application, and the interaction software application stored on a data storage unit.

US Patent:

20090187834, Jul 23, 2009

Filed:

Jan 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/009240

Inventors:

Andrew Rapo - Studio City CA, US
Christopher Thomes - Encino CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steven Parkis - Valencia CA, US
Paul Yanover - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715758, 715753

Abstract:

There is provided a method of implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session comprising receiving a request to access the single user computer application, opening a first multi-user session, tolling a pre-run phase of the first multi-user session, and initiating a run phase during which concurrent running of the single user computer application by each user in a multi-user pool is monitored and data corresponding to a performance of every user is provided to each user. A system for implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session comprises a multi-user implementation server, a single user computer application database including the single user computer application, a multi-user shell application configured to provide an interface between the single user computer application and a multi-user control application capable of coordinating concurrently running the single user computer application by every user in a multi-user pool.

US Patent:

20090187838, Jul 23, 2009

Filed:

Jan 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/009956

Inventors:

Christopher Thomes - Encino CA, US
Andrew Rapo - Studio City CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steven Parkis - Valencia CA, US
Paul Yanover - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. - BURBANK CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715764

Abstract:

There is provided a method of managing content within a rich multimedia interaction comprising identifying a set of content objects associated with the rich multimedia interaction, determining a display subset and a reserve subset from the set of content objects, displaying the display subset, activating the reserve content objects in a minimized state, and providing a content control virtual tool configured to group and present a count of the reserve content objects according to their content object classes. The content control virtual tool is further configured to enable a user of the rich multimedia interaction to reassign content objects between the display subset and the reserve subset. A system for managing content within a rich multimedia interaction comprises a content server, a content object database, and a content management software application stored on a data storage unit.

US Patent:

20110047486, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/583756

Inventors:

Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Steve Parkis - Valencia CA, US

Assignee:

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. - BURBANK CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715757, 709203, 709206

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for inducing a reply from a first client connected to a virtual world to facilitate a social interaction using a second client connected to the virtual world. There is provided a method for inducing a reply from a first client connected to a virtual world to facilitate a social interaction using a second client connected to the virtual world, the method comprising locating, in the virtual world, an avatar of the second client in a proximity of an avatar of the first client, executing a social action using the avatar of the second client such that the social action is observable by the first client but not observable by the second client, receiving the reply from the first client in response to the social action, and rendering the reply from first client using the avatar of the first client.

US Patent:

20120159352, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Feb 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/402713

Inventors:

Jason Everett - Calabasas CA, US
Allan Jones - Valencia CA, US
Jesse Schell - Carnegie PA, US
Richard Colvin - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715753

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for an item-based economy in a virtual world. There is provided a server for providing an item exchange for a virtual world lacking a common currency for item valuation, comprising a processor configured to receive a request from a client having an inventory to initiate the item exchange, present a user interface on a display of the client for the item exchange, receive a selection of either a second quantity of second items or a third quantity of third items for the item exchange from the client, remove from the inventory of the client a first quantity of tradable items defined by a first exchange value or a second exchange value based on the selection, and add the second quantity of second items or the third quantity of the third items to the inventory of the client based on the selection.