Barry J Pellas from Buford, GA, age 44

Us Patents

Method, System, And Storage Medium For Substituting Media Preview Items For Suppressed Media Preview Items
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US Patent:

8140407, Mar 20, 2012
Filed:

Aug 6, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/537206
Inventors:

Andrew J. Ivory - Wake Forest NC, US
Barry J. Pellas - Durham NC, US
Matthew T. Pellas - Raleigh NC, US
Matthew K. Thomas - Raleigh NC, US
Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30
US Classification:

705 268, 705 261, 705 267, 705 271, 705307, 725 60, 725 61, 725 86
Abstract:

A user viewing a preview of a media title using a media player can elect to add that media title to a list for future use, such as a future rentals list maintained by a rental media provider. The media player communicates with the rental media provider for updating a list for the user which is stored at (or accessible to) the provider. Optionally, a filtering capability may be provided to suppress viewing of particular previews which are stored on media inserted into the media player (for example, because the user has already rented the previewed media title, because the preview does not match filtering criteria such as parental controls, etc. ). The filtering may comprise preventing media titles from being added to the future rentals list. Optionally, substitute previews may be provided for the previews which are suppressed by the filtering.

Method, System And Computer Program Product For Creating Custom Tutorials Based On Interactive Gameplay
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US Patent:

8298059, Oct 30, 2012
Filed:

Jun 9, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/797242
Inventors:

Andrew Ivory - Wake Forest NC, US
Barry Joseph Pellas - Durham NC, US
Matthew Thomas Pellas - Raliegh NC, US
Matthew Kevin Thomas - Raleigh NC, US
Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00
US Classification:

463 1, 463 4
Abstract:

The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for creating a custom tutorial comprising the controller inputs associated with the controller manipulations that cause an action observed by a player during game play. Controller inputs are saved during game play. In response to a first player performing an action to create a tutorial, controller inputs from a tagged player are captured. A custom tutorial is created for performing game actions performed by the tagged player's avatar comprising the captured controller inputs. The tutorial is sent to a memory device accessible by the first player.

Automatic Retrieval Of Object Interaction Relationships
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US Patent:

8467613, Jun 18, 2013
Filed:

Sep 28, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/568426
Inventors:

Nathan A. Baker - Durham NC, US
James D. Creasman - Apex NC, US
Barry J. Pellas - Durham NC, US
Adrian P. Vrouwenvelder - Chapel Hill NC, US
Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:

G06K 9/56
US Classification:

382205
Abstract:

A method for automatically retrieving interaction information between objects, including: with a server, transforming a first image and a second image submitted to said server from a source into first and second sets of parameters, respectively; searching a database for an interaction relationship between the first and second images using the first and second sets of parameters; and returning a representation of the interaction relationship to the source.

Coherency Of Related Objects
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US Patent:

8543531, Sep 24, 2013
Filed:

Jul 27, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/509966
Inventors:

Nathan A. Baker - Raleigh NC, US
James D. Creasman - Apex NC, US
Barry J. Pellas - Durham NC, US
Adrian P. Vrouwenvelder - Chapel Hill NC, US
Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:

G06N 7/04
US Classification:

706 54, 3405721, 340 101
Abstract:

A service, which in one embodiment is a fashion social network, applies pre-defined criteria to items proposed for selection by a user, in order to determine if the proposed items are compatible with descriptive attributes and/or current possessions of the user.

Connecting External Devices To A Gaming Voice Chat Service
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US Patent:

20090276529, Nov 5, 2009
Filed:

May 1, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/113610
Inventors:

Andrew J. Ivory - Wake Forest NC, US
Barry J. Pellas - Durham NC, US
Matthew T. Pellas - Raleigh NC, US
Matthew K. Thomas - Raleigh NC, US
Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:

G06F 15/16
US Classification:

709227
Abstract:

Voice chat enhances the game playing experience by allowing gamers in different locations to have conversations within the gaming environment. Functionality can be implemented within a gaming system to send an external invitation a user who is logged out of the game system to participate in a voice chat and/or multiplayer game session. The user can choose to accept the invitation and participate in the voice chat session on a device such as a mobile phone. Automatically generating external requests improves convenience for players, especially when inviting several other players to a voice chat session, because they do not have to find external contact information for each player who is not logged in.

Renderable Content Partitioning And Portability
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US Patent:

20110052158, Mar 3, 2011
Filed:

Sep 1, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/551905
Inventors:

Nathan A. Baker - Raleigh NC, US
James D. Creasman - Apex NC, US
Barry J. Pellas - Durham NC, US
Adrian P. Vrouwenvelder - Chapel Hill NC, US
Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:

H04N 5/765
H04N 9/80
H04N 5/783
US Classification:

386349, 386E05002, 386241
Abstract:

A storable duration of renderable content, based upon available memory for storage of renderable content associated with a mobile device, is determined in response to detecting a request for a portion of renderable content via an input device. The request for the portion of the renderable content based upon the storable duration is sent to a renderable content storage device, where the renderable content is identified by a content identifier. A content partition identifier and the portion of the renderable content having a duration less than or equal to the storable duration is received at the mobile device in response to the request. The content identifier, the content partition identifier, and the portion of the renderable content are stored within the available memory for storage of renderable content associated with the mobile device.

Integrating A User Browsing Feed Into A Co-Browsing Session
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US Patent:

20120047449, Feb 23, 2012
Filed:

Aug 17, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/857957
Inventors:

Erik John Burckart - Raleigh NC, US
Andrew Ivory - Wake Forest NC, US
Barry Joseph Pellas - Durham NC, US
Matthew Thomas Pellas - Raleigh NC, US
Matthew Kevin Thomas - Raleigh NC, US
Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY
International Classification:

G06F 3/01
US Classification:

715753
Abstract:

A method for integrating a user browsing feed into a co-browsing session may include allowing a computing device of a user in a co-browsing session to independently navigate a network from each other user in the co-browsing session. The method may also provide an indication of content being viewed by each other user in the co-browsing session on the computing device of the user.

Suggesting Game Roles For Different Players Based On A Player's Gaming Statistics From Other Games
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US Patent:

20120172098, Jul 5, 2012
Filed:

Dec 29, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/981069
Inventors:

NATHAN A. BAKER - RALEIGH NC, US
JAMES D. CREASMAN - APEX NC, US
BARRY J. PELLAS - DURHAM NC, US
ADRIAN P. VROUWENVELDER - CHAPEL HILL NC, US
Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY
International Classification:

A63F 9/24
US Classification:

463 1, 463 43
Abstract:

In one embodiment of the invention, game specific statistics for previously played games are obtained for each player of a game. Weights and corresponding generic attributes are associated with each game specific statistic. For each game specific statistics, a generic attribute score is computed based on the corresponding weight and generic attribute. In response to a request to play a game, generic attributes are determined for each role of the game. For each generic attribute of each role of the game, the generic attribute scores of each player are compared and a specific role is suggested for each player. If all the players accept their respective and suggested roles, then those roles are assigned to the players. If one or more players rejects a suggested role, that player may request a different role and another role will be suggested for that player.