Patents by Inventor James Gregory Allen

James Gregory Allen 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).

  • CONSUMPTION BASED SUBSCRIPTION FREQUENCY RECOMMENDATIONS
    Publication number: 20170286977
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for consumption based subscription frequency recommendations. A system configured to practice the example method first evaluates purchase statistics for an item to determine a consumption frequency. The system receives from a user a request for the item, and presents to the user a subscription recommendation based on the consumption frequency. The system can also provide recommendations for accessories by evaluating purchase statistics for an item to determine an accessory for the item, wherein a number of times the accessory is purchased with the item exceeds a threshold, receiving from a user a request for a subscription for recurring purchases of the item, and presenting to the user a recommendation to include the accessory as part of the subscription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: James Gregory Allen, Jason E. Dishlip, Steven F. Toth, Ming-Hsiu Wang, Michael J. Beenen, Laura E. Ford, Kevin Alexander Lee
  • Consumption based subscription frequency recommendations
    Patent number: 9659310
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for consumption based subscription frequency recommendations. A system configured to practice the example method first evaluates purchase statistics for an item to determine a consumption frequency. The system receives from a user a request for the item, and presents to the user a subscription recommendation based on the consumption frequency. The system can also provide recommendations for accessories by evaluating purchase statistics for an item to determine an accessory for the item, wherein a number of times the accessory is purchased with the item exceeds a threshold, receiving from a user a request for a subscription for recurring purchases of the item, and presenting to the user a recommendation to include the accessory as part of the subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Gregory Allen, Jason E. Dishlip, Steven F. Toth, Ming-Hsiu Wang, Michael J. Beenen, Laura E. Ford, Kevin Alexander Lee