Patents by Inventor Barry S. Major

Barry S. Major 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).

  • Digital delivery system and method
    Patent number: 9076169
    Abstract: A digital delivery system and method. The method includes receiving identification information related to at least one digital book, and generating an anonymous receipt that has a single access code that represents the at least one digital book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major
  • Automatic item-purchasing and consolidation system
    Patent number: 8234178
    Abstract: A system and method that includes several automatic purchasing features. The method includes establishing purchasing criteria for items to be purchased, and automatically searching marketplaces for availability of the items to be purchased. The method also includes identifying available items, of the items to be purchased, that meet the established purchasing criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major
  • Automatic book purchasing and consolidation method
    Patent number: 7958017
    Abstract: A system and method that includes several automatic purchasing features. The method includes establishing purchasing criteria for items to be purchased, and automatically searching marketplaces for availability of the items to be purchased. The method also includes identifying available items, of the items to be purchased, that meet the established purchasing criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major
  • Hierarchical referral system
    Publication number: 20070265921
    Abstract: A hierarchical referral system. The system includes a user interface configured to enable a referrer to create an electronic message. The system also includes a computation component that generates a unique electronic coupon and a unique electronic enrollment invitation. A message handling component attaches both the electronic coupon and the electronic enrollment invitation, generated by the computation component, to the electronic message and dispatches the electronic message to a referree. The attached electronic coupon represents a purchase incentive at a participating merchant and the electronic invitation represents an offer to enroll in a referral network of the referrer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Nebraska Book Company
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major