Patents by Inventor Brian Alan Grove

Brian Alan Grove 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: 20150363845
    Abstract: A method and system to generate a portable contract document are provided. The system may include a description module, a price module and a contract document generator. The description module may be configured to receive, from a potential buyer, identification information associated with a sale item. The price module may be configured to receive, from the potential buyer, a price information associated with the sale item. The contract document generator may be configured to respond to a request by the potential buyer by automatically generating a contract document for a sale of the sale item, utilizing the identification information and the price information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Brian Alan Grove
  • Patent number: 8751326
    Abstract: A method and systems for auction price-setting for a listing using a fixed price-setting process are disclosed. A seller is provided with an option to offer the listing in the fixed price-setting process or the auction price-setting process. A fixed price offer for the listing is published based on a criterion. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Publication number: 20140089127
    Abstract: An auction price-setting method to present an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process to provide a fixed price offer for an item and to publish the fixed price offer on a listing based on a criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zachary James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Patent number: 8005719
    Abstract: An auction method presents an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller is provided with a mechanism to adjust and publish a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zachary James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Patent number: 8001007
    Abstract: A auction system includes an auction price-setting purchase process and a fixed price purchase process for purchasing a buyer's proxy bid during an auction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Patent number: 7904346
    Abstract: An auction method includes an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Publication number: 20110022490
    Abstract: An auction mechanism that would allow a buyer to submit a question to a seller, and optionally have the seller post the relevant question as well as a response for inclusion within a listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Patent number: 7853486
    Abstract: Methods and systems including an auction method including an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process. Various embodiments include a network-based commerce system including, a processor coupled to a memory through a bus; and a fixed price-setting process executed from the memory by the processor to facilitate a request for an adjustment of a fixed price offer associated with a listing for an item, the request to be sent to a seller of the listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: ebay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Patent number: 7831484
    Abstract: An auction mechanism that would allow a buyer to submit a question to a seller, and optionally have the seller post the relevant question as well as a response for inclusion within a listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Publication number: 20100049622
    Abstract: A method and systems for auction price-setting for a listing using a fixed price-setting process are disclosed. A seller is provided with an option to offer the listing in the fixed price-setting process or the auction price-setting process. A fixed price offer for the listing is published based on a criteria. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler
  • Publication number: 20080208716
    Abstract: Product information may be structured using a product hierarchy so that products may be uniquely identified. A first level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product make and model information. A second level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product year information. A third level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product generation information. The product hierarchy may also include additional levels to accommodate other product detail information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Chris Rice, Suzanne Shultz
  • Publication number: 20080065501
    Abstract: Embodiments of configuring elements of a publication server of a product or server sales architecture in mechanisms are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Erik Anderson Stuart, Brian Alan Grove
  • Publication number: 20080059322
    Abstract: A method and system to generate a portable contract document are provided. The system may include a description module, a price module and a contract document generator. The description module may be configured to receive, from a potential buyer, identification information associated with a sale item. The price module may be configured to receive, from the potential buyer, a price information associated with the sale item. The contract document generator may be configured to respond to a request by the potential buyer by automatically generating a contract document for a sale of the sale item, utilizing the identification information and the price information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Brian Alan Grove
  • Publication number: 20040215527
    Abstract: An auction method presents an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller is provided with a mechanism to adjust and publish a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Zachary James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh Sandler