Patents by Inventor Amjad Hanif

Amjad Hanif has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110125612
    Abstract: A system to receive a request to cancel a comment pertaining to an event in a network-based facility, cancel said comment by marking said comment pertaining to said event as non-scored, generate a user interface that presents a plurality of comments; said plurality of comments includes said comment pertaining to said event presented as non-scored and other comments presented as scored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Burke, Amjad Hanif, Jonathan Mark Logan
  • Patent number: 7885850
    Abstract: A request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility is generated when a user submitting the feedback has not participated in a dispute resolution process or other process of the facility. In another embodiment, a request to cancel such feedback is generated when a user submitting the feedback has been suspended from the facility within a certain time period of that user's initial use of the facility, or indefinitely suspended within a certain time period of leaving the feedback. In yet another embodiment, a user is required to view a tutorial before leaving his first negative or neutral feedback. In another embodiment, a user is presented with an interstitial page reminding him of the effects of leaving negative or neutral feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Burke, Amjad Hanif, Jonathan Mark Logan
  • Publication number: 20100287064
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for canceling feedback in a network-based transaction facility are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility from a first party to the transaction, determining whether feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied, and canceling the feedback pertaining to the transaction if the feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Amjad Hanif, Brian Burke, Jeff Taylor
  • Patent number: 7716079
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for canceling feedback in a network-based transaction facility are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility from a first party to the transaction, determining whether feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied, and canceling the feedback pertaining to the transaction if the feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Amjad Hanif, Brian Burke, Jeff Taylor
  • Publication number: 20080162296
    Abstract: Embodiments of configuring elements of a server of a product or server sales architecture in mechanisms are described generally herein including a server that may enable a seller to specify information about an item offered for purchase or bid and may display information to potential buyers about the item along with an indication of a repeat transaction rating for the seller based on transactions conducted by the server for the seller. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Amjad Hanif, Brian Burke, Jerry T. Chong, Dan L. Pritchett, Marc Delingat, Snezana Sahter
  • Publication number: 20080140683
    Abstract: Techniques for forming and operating a virtual community dispute resolution board are presented. A virtual community dispute resolution board is custom formed, in response to predefined criteria, to handle disputes that arise between members of a virtual community. Further, the dispute resolution board renders decisions on virtual community disputes in response to operating criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Amjad Hanif, Brian Burke, Jerry T. Chong, Dan L. Pritchett, Marc Delingat, Robert C. Chesnut
  • Publication number: 20060271460
    Abstract: A system to identify a relationship network in a commerce system includes a first transaction identification module automatically to identify a first and a second party in a commerce network between whom a transaction has been at least partially successfully completed and to identify such parties as having a first degree relationship with one another. A network transaction identification module automatically identifies for the first party, at least one second degree party within the commerce network with whom the second party has at least partially successfully completed a transaction and automatically to identify such a party as having a second degree relationship with the first party. A network compiling module stores, in a memory network, data identifying the relationship network comprised of the first party and second party as having a first degree relationship and the at least one second degree party as having a second degree relationship with the first party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Amjad Hanif
  • Publication number: 20060064343
    Abstract: A request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility is generated when a user submitting the feedback has not participated in a dispute resolution process or other process of the facility. In another embodiment, a request to cancel such feedback is generated when a user submitting the feedback has been suspended from the facility within a certain time period of that user's initial use of the facility, or indefinitely suspended within a certain time period of leaving the feedback. In yet another embodiment, a user is required to view a tutorial before leaving his first negative or neutral feedback. In another embodiment, a user is presented with an interstitial page reminding him of the effects of leaving negative or neutral feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Burke, Amjad Hanif, Jonathan Logan
  • Publication number: 20050114199
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for canceling feedback in a network-based transaction facility are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to cancel feedback pertaining to a transaction in a network-based transaction facility from a first party to the transaction, determining whether feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied, and canceling the feedback pertaining to the transaction if the feedback cancellation criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Amjad Hanif, Brian Burke, Jeff Taylor