Chandra Mohan Janakiraman

US Patent:

20140031129, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

May 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/875266

Inventors:

Chandra Janakiraman - San Francisco CA, US
Brian Crowder - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/12

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

Software at an online game website assigns to a player game tasks in a conditional series of game tasks based at least in part on a measure of difficulty associated with the each game task. The measure of difficulty of each game task depends on a profile associated with the player. At least one of the game tasks in the conditional series of game tasks is a social game task. Then the software provides a reward to the player upon termination of the conditional series of game tasks. The reward depends at least in part on the game tasks in the conditional series of game tasks that are completed by the player.

US Patent:

20160045830, Feb 18, 2016

Filed:

Oct 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/923407

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Chandra Janakiraman - San Francisco CA, US
Brian Crowder - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/795
A63F 13/79
A63F 13/44
A63F 13/67
A63F 13/95

Abstract:

Software at an online game website assigns to a player of a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game a first game task in a conditional series of game tasks. The assignment is based at least in part on a measure of difficulty associated with the first game task. The measure of difficulty depends on a profile associated with the player that includes an Active Social Network (ASN) metric as determined by data that has been read from an in-memory database and that has been retrieved from a social networking website through an application programming interface (API) exposed by the social networking website. Then the software provides a reward to the player upon termination of the conditional series of game tasks. The reward depends at least in part on the game tasks in the conditional series of game tasks that were completed by the player.

US Patent:

20140364237, Dec 11, 2014

Filed:

May 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/271849

Inventors:

Matthew Robert Read - Encinitas CA, US
Chandra Janakiraman - Carlsbad CA, US
Mark Turmell - Encinitas CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/5375
A63F 13/335
A63F 13/87

US Classification:

463 40

Abstract:

A game system may receive an attack by a first player against a second player. The game system may notify a third player of the attack and provide the third player the option to intervene. The game system may notify the second player of the attack and provide the second player the option to mitigate damage from the attack. The game system may notify the third player based on their status as guildmates, neighbors, or connection in a social network with the first player or the second player. The option to intervene or mitigate may be available for a limited period of time. Responding to the attack may add units to the battle, reduce damage taken, or generate other benefits.