Thomas E Baxter

US Patent:

20220370923, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

Aug 3, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/880312

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Byung Gon YOO - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas BAXTER - Millbrae CA, US
Dylan SWIFT - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/798
H04L 67/10

Abstract:

A system and method configured to provide limited-time events to users in an online game. The system and method may include executing an instance of an online game and effectuating presentation of offers to users to activate a limited-time event within the online game. Activation of the limited-time event may enable users to perform event runs through the limited-time event for a duration. The execution of event runs through the limited-time event in response to user commands received from a client computing platform associated with the user may deplete the virtual resource in an inventory of the user. The system and method may maintain inventories of the users and recharge the virtual resource as a function of time. The performance of users may be assessed and awards may be distributed to the users based on the assessment of their performance during the event runs. The system and method may include effectuating exchanges by the users of virtual items for the first virtual resource.

US Patent:

20210275916, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Apr 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/241028

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Baxter - Millbrae CA, US
Henry Rull - Concord CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/45
A63F 13/69
G06Q 30/06
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A system and method configured to enhance gameplay between users in an online game and to provide enhanced interest in virtual goods associated with collections of virtual goods through the ability to rotate drop rates associated with these virtual goods from time to time. The system and method includes the provision of functionality which allows providers of online games to periodically rotate drop rates associated with mystery boxes in order to maintain and/or generate additional interest in specific mystery boxes. As a result, it is possible for game operators to enhance revenue opportunities associated with these boxes even in the case where such boxes have been available for a relatively lengthy period of time and/or where players would have otherwise lost interest in specific boxes.

US Patent:

20210245058, Aug 12, 2021

Filed:

Apr 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/241021

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Dylan ORTIZ - San Francisco CA, US
Luc PIERON - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas BAXTER - Millbrae CA, US
Henry RULL - Concord CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/69
A63F 13/35

Abstract:

Systems and methods for incentivizing user participation in gameplay events that take place in an online game are presented herein. The gameplay events may include one or more time intervals that take place during the duration of the gameplay event. The time intervals may be associated with incentivizing one or more actions and/or activities by the users during the intervals. The users may be distributed awards based on their performance during the intervals. The awards associated with time interval performance may impact awards distributed based on final ranking in the gameplay event.

US Patent:

20210060441, Mar 4, 2021

Filed:

Nov 17, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/950563

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Byung Gon YOO - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas BAXTER - Millbrae CA, US
Dylan SWIFT - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/798
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A system and method configured to provide limited-time events to users in an online game. The system and method may include executing an instance of an online game and effectuating presentation of offers to users to activate a limited-time event within the online game. Activation of the limited-time event may enable users to perform event runs through the limited-time event for a duration. The execution of event runs through the limited-time event in response to user commands received from a client computing platform associated with the user may deplete the virtual resource in an inventory of the user. The system and method may maintain inventories of the users and recharge the virtual resource as a function of time. The performance of users may be assessed and awards may be distributed to the users based on the assessment of their performance during the event runs. The system and method may include effectuating exchanges by the users of virtual items for the first virtual resource.

US Patent:

20200356600, Nov 12, 2020

Filed:

Jul 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/937192

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Thomas David Baxter Alcorn - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 16/9035
G06N 3/04
G06F 12/0802
G06F 9/30

Abstract:

Disclosed are systems and methods for a compiler, which can receive a computation workload, and a description of the computation graph of the workload and compile a circuit layout of the workload. In one embodiment, an RTL generator assigns the node operations of the computation graph to a first or second type. In the first type, the workload is loaded and processed in tiles equal to a compute filter width. In the second type, the workload is loaded in tiles larger in size than the width of the compute filter, allowing the compute filter to process more operations in parallel and reach the data needed for the underlying operations more efficiently.

US Patent:

20200047072, Feb 13, 2020

Filed:

Oct 21, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/658451

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Dylan ORTIZ - San Francisco CA, US
Luc PIERON - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas BAXTER - Millbrae CA, US
Henry RULL - Concord CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/69
A63F 13/35

Abstract:

Systems and methods for incentivizing user participation in gameplay events that take place in an online game are presented herein. The gameplay events may include one or more time intervals that take place during the duration of the gameplay event. The time intervals may be associated with incentivizing one or more actions and/or activities by the users during the intervals. The users may be distributed awards based on their performance during the intervals. The awards associated with time interval performance may impact awards distributed based on final ranking in the gameplay event.

US Patent:

20190321734, Oct 24, 2019

Filed:

Jul 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/504064

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Byung Gon YOO - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas BAXTER - Millbrae CA, US
Dylan SWIFT - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/798
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A system and method configured to provide limited-time events to users in an online game. The system and method may include executing an instance of an online game and effectuating presentation of offers to users to activate a limited-time event within the online game. Activation of the limited-time event may enable users to perform event runs through the limited-time event for a duration. The execution of event runs through the limited-time event in response to user commands received from a client computing platform associated with the user may deplete the virtual resource in an inventory of the user. The system and method may maintain inventories of the users and recharge the virtual resource as a function of time. The performance of users may be assessed and awards may be distributed to the users based on the assessment of their performance during the event runs. The system and method may include effectuating exchanges by the users of virtual items for the first virtual resource.

US Patent:

20190275422, Sep 12, 2019

Filed:

May 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/425773

Inventors:

- San Frncisco CA, US
Thomas Baxter - Millbrae CA, US
Henry Rull - Concord CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/35
G06Q 30/02
A63F 13/69
G06Q 30/00

Abstract:

A system and method configured to enhance gameplay between users in an online game and to provide enhanced interest in virtual goods associated with collections of virtual goods through the ability to rotate drop rates associated with these virtual goods from time to time. The system and method includes the provision of functionality which allows providers of online games to periodically rotate drop rates associated with mystery boxes in order to maintain and/or generate additional interest in specific mystery boxes. As a result, it is possible for game operators to enhance revenue opportunities associated with these boxes even in the case where such boxes have been available for a relatively lengthy period of time and/or where players would have otherwise lost interest in specific boxes.