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App. No. 18/978,236
· Confirmation No. 2158
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS BASED ON CONTROL PARAMETERS IN VIDEO GAMING
Inventors:
Michael de Plater, Christopher Herman Hoge, Robert Kenyon Hull Roberts, Daniel Paul Valerius, Rocky Albert Newton, Kevin Leslie Stephens
Applicant:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Inventors
Michael de Plater
Seattle, WA
Christopher Herman Hoge
Kirkland, CA
Robert Kenyon Hull Roberts
Redmond, WA
Daniel Paul Valerius
Duvall, WA
Rocky Albert Newton
Seattle, WA
Kevin Leslie Stephens
Redmond, WA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
463/23
A63F13/67
A63F13/58
A63F13/69
A63F13/798
Prosecution
- Examiner
- PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH
- Art Unit
- 3715
- Customer No.
- 108449
- Docket No.
- 00055-0084-05000
- Confirmation No.
- 2158
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20250108303A1
- Pub. Date
- 2025-04-03
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 18/144,798
· US 12,201,908
Filed 2023-05-08
· Patented Case
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 17/182,239
· US 11,660,540
Filed 2021-02-23
· Patented Case
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 15/081,732
· US 10,926,179
Filed 2016-03-25
· Patented Case
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/303,738
Filed 2016-03-04
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/138,920
Filed 2015-03-26
· Provisional Application Expired
from
CNN INTERACTIVE GROUP, INC.,
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
DISCOVERY.COM LLC,
HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.,
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.,
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.,
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.,
WARNER MEDIA, LLC,
WARNERMEDIA DIRECT LLC
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2025-10-01
from
DE PLATER, MICHAEL,
HOGE, CHRISTOPHER HERMAN,
STEPHENS, KEVIN LESLIE,
ROBERTS, ROBERT KENYON HULL,
VALERIUS, DANIEL PAUL,
NEWTON, ROCKY ALBERT
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2024-12-16
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/978,236
- Filed
- 2024-12-12
- Pub. No.
- US20250108303A1
- Examiner
- PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH
- Art Unit
- 3715
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