Elissa A Cahill

US Patent:

20130260887, Oct 3, 2013

Filed:

Mar 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/432886

Inventors:

Jason Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
John Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Elissa Cahill - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

463 42, 463 40

Abstract:

A game interface having multiple game-object locations is constructed by removing a remaining game-object from a pool of game-objects and loading that removed game-object into an empty game-object location for each of the game-object locations. A candidate game interface that is fully loaded with game-objects is compared to a rule set. A candidate game interface is rejected if it violates the rule set. If a candidate game interface does not violate the rule set, the candidate game interface is deployed to a gaming environment as an approved game interface.

US Patent:

20130260848, Oct 3, 2013

Filed:

Mar 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/432441

Inventors:

Elissa Ann Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Jason M. Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
John M. Thornton - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 9

Abstract:

Techniques for implementing a guessing threshold for a game challenge are described. In at least some embodiments, a guessing threshold can specify a number of “guesses” that a player is permitted to make during a particular period of time. For example, a guess can be an incorrect solution to a game challenge, a correct solution to a game challenge that was previously provided during a game session, an incorrect solution to a game challenge that is not a legitimate solution attempt, and so on. In implementations, if a player exceeds the guessing threshold during a particular period of time, the player can be warned and/or penalized. For example, the player can be locked out of gameplay for a penalty period and/or the player can be docked a number of points.

US Patent:

20130260849, Oct 3, 2013

Filed:

Mar 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/432900

Inventors:

Jason Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
John Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Elissa Cahill - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 9

Abstract:

Word-commonness is identified for each word of a set of words of a language within a corpus of electronic documents. The set of words are sorted according to the word-commonness of each word relative to the other words of the set to obtain a sorted list. The sorted list defines an order of the words of the set that is based, at least in part, on the word-commonness of each word relative to the other words of the set.