Andrew G Francis

US Patent:

20210406481, Dec 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/916869

Inventors:

- San Mateo CA, US
Peter John Phillips - San Francisco CA, US
Craig Collins - San Carlos CA, US
Pengfei Gao - San Mateo CA, US
Xiaochen Xu - Foster City CA, US
Alex Quartulli - Branford CT, US
Andrew Li - San Francisco CA, US
Andrew Gilmore Francis - Saratoga CA, US
Jovanni Antonio Cutigni - San Mateo CA, US
Shreya Ramamurthy - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Roblox Corporation - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 40/58
A63F 13/87
G06F 40/263
G06F 40/30
A63F 13/79

Abstract:

Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media to localize dynamic content. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving visual content associated with a game from a first client locale, the visual content including text being represented at the first client locale by a first language, converting the text to generate translated text in at least a second language associated with a second client locale, and storing the translated text in a database in association with the visual content.

US Patent:

20170319967, Nov 9, 2017

Filed:

May 3, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/145489

Inventors:

Deepak Murali Chandrasekaran - San Mateo CA, US
Guruprasath Krishnamurthy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Andrew Gilmore Francis - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Roblox Corporation - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/795
A63F 13/792
A63F 13/35

Abstract:

A video game method has steps for receiving, at a network-connected server providing video games, a request from a first player to enter a particular game, determining by software executing on a processor on the network-connected server, from a non-transitory medium, instances of the particular game already in progress, accessing stored information regarding friends of the first player, determining if one or more friends of the first player are engaged in one or more of the games already in progress, and directing the first player to a particular one of the games already in progress wherein one or more friends of the first player are engaged.

US Patent:

20170296929, Oct 19, 2017

Filed:

Apr 13, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/097650

Inventors:

Deepak Murali Chandrasekaran - San Mateo CA, US
Guruprasath Krishnamurthy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Andrew Gilmore Francis - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Roblox Corporation - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/795
A63F 13/87
A63F 13/35

Abstract:

A VIP gaming service is provided through one or more servers providing games to players as members of the service, with one or more interactive interfaces executing on a web server, whereby players connected to the web server may select and configure games to play. Players connected to the server and logged in to the service are enabled by an interactive interface to purchase an ability to privatize an instance of playing a game, if a game developer has enabled the game to be hosted on a private server, and wherein privatizing the game selected as a VIP game enables the purchasing player to control entry of other players into the game in a specific instance of play, to alter circumstances and interactions in playing the game in the specific instance of play, and to lead the other players in the instance of playing the game.