Inventor
HANKE JOHN V
US12 patents
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NIANTIC INC
9 patentsUS9782668B1Oct 10, 2017
Placement of virtual elements in a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC72 citations97
US9669296B1Jun 6, 2017
Linking real world activities with a parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC93 citations95
US9539498B1Jan 10, 2017
Mapping real world actions to a virtual world associated with a location-based game
NIANTIC INC38 citations93
US10486059B1Nov 26, 2019
Placement of virtual elements in a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC9 citations83
US9604131B1Mar 28, 2017
Systems and methods for verifying player proximity within a location-based game
NIANTIC INC17 citations83
US10646783B1May 12, 2020
Linking real world activities with a parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC11 citations82
US11167205B2Nov 9, 2021
Placement of virtual elements in a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC1 citations72
US10471358B1Nov 12, 2019
Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC2 citations72
US12005343B2Jun 11, 2024
Placement of virtual elements in a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
NIANTIC INC0 citations61
GOOGLE INC
3 patentsUS8968099B1Mar 3, 2015
System and method for transporting virtual objects in a parallel reality game
GOOGLE INC104 citations95
US9426232B1Aug 23, 2016
Geo-location based content publishing platform
GOOGLE INC7 citations80
US10250703B2Apr 2, 2019
Geo-location based content publishing platform
GOOGLE INC0 citations48