Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Activision Publishing, Inc.

310Patents
291Active
310Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 9, 2001 → Dec 22, 2023 · 28 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9682324B2 System and method for enabling players to participate in asynchronous, competitive challenges Human Necessities 138 Active
US8692835B2 Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe Physics 134 Active
US8911296B2 Social network system and method for use with and integration into a video game Human Necessities 134 Active
US8425326B2 Social network system and method for use with and integration into a video game Human Necessities 133 Active
US8626836B2 Providing context for an automated agent to service multiple avatars within a virtual universe Electricity 133 Active
US9364746B2 System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame Human Necessities 132 Active
US9808722B2 Determining whether object is genuine or fake in Metaverse Human Necessities 131 Active
US8554841B2 Dialog server for handling conversation in virtual space method and computer program for having conversation in virtual space Electricity 130 Active
US8514249B2 Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources Physics 130 Active
US8849917B2 Use of information channels to provide communications in a virtual environment Electricity 129 Active
US8624903B2 Modifying a display quality of an area in a virtual universe according to avatar characteristics Physics 129 Active
US8721412B2 System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame Human Necessities 128 Active
US8607356B2 Detecting a phishing entity in a virtual universe Physics 127 Active
US9583109B2 Dialog server for handling conversation in virtual space method and computer program for having conversation in virtual space Electricity 127 Active
US8838640B2 Media playlist construction for virtual environments Physics 127 Active
US8506372B2 System and method configured to provide a location-based vehicular racing videogame Human Necessities 127 Active
US9789406B2 System and method for driving microtransactions in multiplayer video games Human Necessities 127 Active
US9299080B2 Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe system Physics 127 Active
US8442946B2 Controlling and using virtual universe wish lists Physics 127 Active
US9286731B2 Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources Physics 127 Active
US8992316B2 Allowing an alternative action in a virtual world Human Necessities 127 Active
US8827816B2 Avatar protection within a virtual universe Human Necessities 126 Active
US9525746B2 Media playlist construction for virtual environments Physics 126 Active
US9764244B2 Videogame system and method that enables characters to earn virtual fans by completing secondary objectives Human Necessities 126 Active
US9152914B2 Automatic increasing of capacity of a virtual space in a virtual world Electricity 126 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.