Dean M Pachosa

7509290, Mar 24, 2009

Apr 16, 2002

10/125281

Timothy P. McKee - Seattle WA, US
Arlie L. Davis - Seattle WA, US
Dean M. Pachosa - Kenmore WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04K 1/00
H04L 9/00

705 56, 705 50, 705 51, 705 55

A server device is connected to at least one client device over at least one network. The server device hosts a website having entry controller logic that accesses a cookie on a client device that is seeking access to the hosted website. The entry controller logic is configured to: (1) initiate authenticating logic if there is a registered user cookie; (2) grant the client device entry to the hosted website if there is no cookie and provide the client device with a new guest user cookie; (3) grant the client device entry to the hosted website if there is a valid guest user cookie; or, (4) initiate validating logic if the guest user cookie is invalid for some reason.

20020115488, Aug 22, 2002

Feb 22, 2001

09/789635

Nicholas Berry - Redmond WA, US
Lucinda Jones - Woodinville WA, US
G. Tomlin - Bellevue WA, US
Dean Pachosa - Kenmore WA, US

G06F017/00

463/042000

Ranking based online competition system and method in which online game players and sports fans can compete directly with one another and have the results of their games processed into rankings. The competition comprises a season or tour of an extended time duration. Each season or tour is comprised of a number of events or tournaments, which in turn are comprised of one or more rounds or games. The system tracks the results of multiple online events and ranks the players depending on the points they score or the purses they win. The system electronically mimics an actual competition season such as a professional golf tour or a sports season comprised of a number of events. The players are ranked based on the cumulative prizes or points they have won in each of the games. Players need not be entered in all of the events to qualify for an entry on a master scoreboard that displays the rankings of players from the start of the season to a point in time. The top ranked players at the end of the season may be awarded prizes or compete in a finalist championship.

7421395, Sep 2, 2008

Feb 18, 2000

09/506767

Craig A. Link - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Berry - Redmond WA, US
Dean M. Pachosa - Kenmore WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06Q 40/00

705 1

A system and method are provided for producing one or more unique account names in response to a user request, or in response to a user attempting to adopt another name that is unavailable. When performed in response to a user request, the method includes the steps of combining a randomly selected word element, such as an affix or adjective, and a randomly selected stem, such as a noun, to produce a random account name, and comparing the name with a list of existing account names to determine if it is unique. If so, the unique name is provided to the user for acceptance. Additional unique names can be produced by the same or a different method so that the user is presented with a plurality of unique names for consideration. For example, if the user attempts to adopt a name that is unavailable, a unique modified account name can be produced that is based on the name entered by the user. The modified name is produced by combining the requested name or a stem thereof with a randomly generated word element or a numerical seed to produce an alternate account name, comparing the name with the list of existing account names to determine if it is unique and, if so, providing it to the user for acceptance.