| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 705260440 | Neutral agent | 31 |
| 20110258079 | Systems and Methods for Transaction Authorization and Dynamic Memberhips to Facilitate E-Commerce - A method for managing an e-commerce system comprising: accepting an order to sell one or more goods or services from a seller to a buyer; charging the buyer an amount according to the order; holding the amount in an intermediary; receiving a first signal from the buyer upon the seller's delivery of said one or more goods or services; retrieving a second signal; verifying the first signal against the second signal; and making at least a portion of the amount available to the seller if the first signal and the second signal satisfy a predetermined relationship. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120036045 | Methods and Systems for Reserving and Completing Purchases - A method of reserving and completing purchases includes transmitting, by a first computing device, a payment authorization code to a second computing device, the payment authorization code associated with an order placed by a user of the second computing device. The method includes receiving, by a transaction management component executing on a third computing device, the payment authorization code from the second computing device. The method includes requesting, by the transaction management component, from the user, a payment to complete the order within a time period. The method includes determining, by the transaction management component, that the user provided the requested payment within the time period. The method includes instructing, by the transaction management component, a retailer transaction management component executing on the first computing device to fulfill the order, responsive to the determination. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120265642 | AUTOMATED CREATION OF MULTIPLE PROVIDER SERVICES - A method may include receiving, at a service server, a request for services from a requesting device. The service server may identify one or more service options responsive to the request and send a list of the identified service options to the requesting device. The service server may receive a selected service option from the requesting device. The service server may collect payment information for the selected service option from the requesting device and providing accounting information to a service provider of the selected service option based on the payment information | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130060661 | MANAGING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS - Techniques are provided for managing access to a digital content item (such as an ebook, music, movie, software application) to be transferred from one user to another. The transferor is prevented from accessing the digital content item after the transfer occurs. The entity that sold the digital content item to the transferor enforces the access rights to the digital content item by storing data that establishes which user currently has access to the digital content item. After the change in access rights, only the transferee is allowed access to the digital content item. As part of the change in access rights, the transferee may pay to obtain access to the digital content item. A portion of the proceeds of the “resale” may be paid to the creator or publisher of the digital content item and/or the entity that originally sold the digital content item to the original owner. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130103548 | SENDING AND RECEIVING DIGITAL GOODS THROUGH A SERVICE PROVIDER - A service facilitates purchases of digital goods in which the purchaser may receive the purchased goods or send them on to another person, e.g., as a gift or as a purchase made on another's behalf. The service may be needed in a situation where a buyer has made on online purchase of an item of digital goods but then finds that it is difficult to share or transfer the purchased goods due to copyright protection or digital rights management (DRM) protection. Using the service a purchaser may send digital goods after payment to the seller via the service in such a way that copyright protection and other digital goods rights are maintained. Embodiments include: communicating with a buyer and a seller as an intermediary; making payment via the intermediary for an item of digital goods; and making a delivery for the item via the intermediary for disposal by the buyer. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130166412 | CREATION OF EXPORT FILE TO FACILITATE CREATING AND UPDATING OF AFFILIATE WEBSITE - The present disclosure is directed to techniques for creating an export file comprised of product codes retrieved from a Vendor Website. A search of the Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search. A unique identification code is inserted into the product codes, which are stored in a products database and displayed along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow the registered affiliate to edit the products database. The edited products database forms the export file to be used in creating and/or updating an affiliate website. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130166413 | TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING AND UPDATING OF AFFILIATE WEBSITE - The present disclosure is directed to techniques for retrieving a large number of product codes from one or more Vendor Websites. A search of a Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search. A unique identification code is inserted into the product codes, which are stored in a products database and displayed along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow the registered affiliate to edit the products database. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130198039 | CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PLATFORM - A method and system for providing location based assistance. The method and system including hosting a database of information regarding a customer, hosting a database of information regarding sale associate availability, and receiving a customer assistance request. The system determines the location of the customer and determines the availability of at least one sale associate within a predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer to service the customer assistance request. The customer assistance request is then routed to the at least one sale associate within the predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer for assistance. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130275266 | UNIVERSAL CONSUMER CARD OFFER AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - Methods and associated systems related to generating, managing, and accessing data related to contractual obligations of a consumer and a plurality of different merchants in a universal consumer card redemption system are disclosed. A universal consumer card redemption system may comprises a universal software platform including a network of linked databases configured to store data associated with contractual relationships between at least one consumer and a plurality of different merchants, and at least one web-based interface configured to communicate with at least one universal consumer card associated with a consumer and at least one web-enabled device associated with a merchant. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130297453 | System and Method for Listing Items Online - A system and method are provided for listing an item online. The system provides a user interface comprising a first pane for entering information pertaining to the item and a second pane for viewing said information while it is being entered. The user is provided, in the second pane, an upload tool for uploading one or more photos of the item to assist in describing the item during the listing process. Upon entering one or more characters in a field in the first pane for identifying the item, the system searches a database of items being either parts or components and displays possible choices for said item such that the user can simply type in what their item is and the system provides possible category choices to facilitate and speed up the listing process. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140025536 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SALE OF GOODS BY PRIVATE SELLERS OVER THE INTERNET - A method of selling and buying online, the method comprising: receiving from sellers information for creating sale listings for goods; displaying the sale listings to potential buyers; at sale, automatic purchasing and printing by the web platform of a first, prepaid and seller-addressed shipping label based on the shipping-from information previously provided to the web platform by the seller and the weight of an appropriately sized shipping box for the purchased good, and of a second, prepaid, and buyer-addressed shipping label based on the shipping-from information provided by the seller, the shipping-to information provided by the buyer, the weight of the purchased good, and the size of the appropriately sized shipping box; shipping to the seller of the purchased good, using the first shipping label, the appropriately sized shipping box and the second shipping label, for the seller to place the purchased good in the appropriately sized shipping box and ship it to the buyer using the second shipping label. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140052577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVEL AND PLANNING AND TRIP INFORMATION AGGREGATION - The present disclosure relates generally to coordinating travel plans in a networked environmental. More particularly, the disclosure relates to providing a dashboard of aggregated travel information. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140074656 | BARTERING USING INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE PROCESSES - A method of facilitating bartering includes receiving a first input from a first user, a second input from a second user, and entering the inputs into a database to create a listing for each user. The first input includes a first item for trade and a criteria for trade. The second input includes a second item and a category of items or subcategory of items to be obtained that satisfies the criteria for trade. The method further includes searching and filtering items within the database to identify a match, generating an electronic message including information related to the match and sending the electronic message to at least one of the first user and the second user, and enabling the first and second users to respond to the electronic message and share contact information. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140074657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FRAUD - Techniques are presented for detecting fraud while facilitating an online transaction. Sale information from a seller and payment information from a buyer are received and analyzed for fraud. If no fraud is detected, the transaction proceeds and payment from the buyer is facilitated. If fraud is detected, the transaction is terminated and a fraud investigator is notified. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140089141 | SEARCHING IN AN ON-LINE TRADING SYSTEM - A method of identifying potential trades within a database holding details of individuals and items that these individuals are willing to give away, “Haves”, and/or to receive, “Wants”. The database is searched to identify matching Haves and Wants and to define a directed edge linking the each match. An edge weight can be determined for the directed edge defined for each match and, for one of said individuals possessing a Have, identifying potential n-way trades for the individual by identifying a directed edge or directed edges originating at the individual's Have and/or by connecting two or more directed edges including at least a directed edge originating at the individual's Have, where n is an integer greater than 1. A trade weight is determined on the basis of the or each associated link weight and the potential trades ranked according to the respective trade weights. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140195379 | Technology Alternative to Money for Enabling Equitable Trade - Technology, alternative to money, for enabling equitable trade between users. The technology embodies chiralkine money and chiralkine property rights created as vectors through chiralkine contracts made by a recorder that maintains an open register and a trading pair of two users. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140214615 | Virtual Purchasing Assistant - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for an intelligent, continuously active purchasing assistant. The method may include receiving at least one customer specification from at least one potential customer of an expression of an interest in a purchase, the expression of the interest in the purchase comprising at least an interest lifetime; receiving a customer geolocation; receiving at least one supplier specification from at least one supplier of an inventory item; creating a continuous, real-time distribution channel comprising at least one match of the at least one customer specification and the at least one supplier specification of the inventory item, wherein the real-time distribution channel is sustained during the interest lifetime; and conducting an exchange wherein the inventory item is made available to the at least one potential customer. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140279240 | DECOUPLED MARKETING OFFER AND PAYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A decoupled marketing offer and payment verification system is disclosed. The system communicates with a client and a 3rd party billing provider in connection with the purchase of a product. The system includes a marketing agent configured to receive a context from the client and generate one or more eligible offers, each offer representing the terms of purchase of a product and having associated offer Id. The system also includes a billing agent configured to receive payment information and a selected offer Id and issue a payment request to the 3rd party billing provider. On condition of successful payment, the billing agent is configured to generate a ticket comprising the selected offer Id, the ticket binding the successful payment to the selected offer Id. The billing agent is configured to verify that the ticket is eligible for redemption and record that the ticket is redeemed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140330676 | System And Method For Preserving Land Through An Independent Trust Organization - The present invention discloses a method for preserving any natural land through an independent trust organization. The organization must buy natural land in a plurality of countries all around the world land through a company. The trust organization shall then divides the land in smaller tiles and sells to clients the right to use the land without transferring the actual property title. The clients then become the beneficiaries of the trust organization. The organization keeps control over the ownership of the parcel of land in order to avoid inappropriate or undesired uses of the land, such as cutting the trees, harvesting the land or any type of human exploitation. The method shall be realized by a web-based system allowing the clients to buy titles from the owned land through a web-browser. The client, or user of the system, may envision the parcel of land through online maps and may buy merchandize related to the owned tiles of land. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150310517 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING MARKETING CHANNEL OF APPLICATION - A method and system for tracking a marketing channel of an application is disclosed. A marketing channel tracking method includes generating identification information for identifying an editor and an application corresponding to the editor that provides a marketing channel of the application, transferring the identification information from the editor through a user terminal, and storing the identification information corresponding to a user terminal in response to the user terminal downloading the application through the marketing channel. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150339748 | RADIO CHANNEL CONTROL METHOD, TRAFFIC PACKAGE TRADING AND RECOMMENDING METHODS, AND RELATED DEVICE - A radio channel control method includes: collecting a real-time user experience index for access to a media service by a user terminal, and collecting a media service transmission parameter of the media service provided by a server; determining whether the real-time user experience index is less than a user experience index defined in a user experience level of an ordered traffic package of the user terminal, and if the real-time user experience index is less than the user experience index defined in the user experience level of the ordered traffic package of the user terminal, calculating, by using the real-time user experience index and the media service transmission parameter, a radio channel parameter that is required by the user experience index; and transmitting the radio channel parameter to a core network device. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348167 | Electronic Commerce Social Gifting - A method for facilitating electronic commerce social gifting, wherein an initial user can select a specific gift to be given to a gift recipient. A plurality of vendors and a plurality of gifts from which the initial user selects the specific gift are presented to the initial user through an initial user account. The initial user then provides recipient information, gifting medium, and gift acceptance time period. The gifting medium defines the method in which a gift redemption code is sent to the gift recipient (e.g. text message, email, social media website), while the recipient information provides the personal data for sending the gift redemption code through the gifting medium. If the specific gift is not accepted by the gift recipient within the gift acceptance time period, then the gift redemption code is cancelled. If accepted, the specific gift or a gift value can be redeemed by the gift recipient. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160005092 | METHOD AND DEVICE UTILIZING POLYMORPHIC DATA IN E-COMMERCE - An aspect of the present invention includes a protocol for conveying data during an e-commerce session with a polymorphic response, comprising initiating a session with a message from a buyer application to a broker application and a session identifier assigned by the broker application; conducting the session between the buyer application and a supplier application; and concluding the session with a additional message which includes a schema identifier for the additional message, resolvable in a context of a system identifier, and a polymorphic response comprising a type and a version, wherein the polymorphic response includes additional data elements corresponding to values assigned to the type and version. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160110789 | Cumulative Evaluation and Review System and Methods - The present invention is generally directed to a cumulative rating system for generating accurate and unbiased evaluations of products, performances, and/or services, thereby improving the reliability of information provided to a consumer and improving their purchasing decision. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160140519 | AGGREGATING SYSTEM - A method of facilitating an on-line transaction, the method comprising determining a first format of transaction details as required by a merchant server for the processing of the transaction; acquiring user information relating to the transaction from a user in a second format; and transmitting the user information relating to the transaction to the merchant server in the first format. An associated apparatus is also described. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160180284 | ESTIMATION OF THIRD PARTY INVENTORY | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160253727 | COOPERATION SERVER, COOPERATION PROGRAM, AND EC SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253728 | COOPERATION SERVER, COOPERATION PROGRAM, AND EC SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253729 | COOPERATION SERVER, COOPERATION PROGRAM, AND EC SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160253730 | COOPERATION SERVER, COOPERATION PROGRAM, AND EC SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20180025403 | ENABLING A MULTIPLE STORAGE MARKETPLACE THROUGH SELECTIVE PERMUTATION OF INHERITED STORAGE | 01-25-2018 |
