Patents by Inventor Jennifer L. HINDS

Jennifer L. HINDS 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).

  • Remediating unauthorized sharing of account access to online resources
    Patent number: 8856955
    Abstract: A number of effective alternatives for discouraging unauthorized online-resource sharing are discussed. An anti-sharing strategy can be built by applying one or more of the alternatives in response to possible, strongly-suspected or virtually certain unauthorized sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: ServiceSource International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Hinds, Matthew R. Shanahan, Mark B. Upson
  • Method and Apparatus for Visualizing and Analyzing Unit Pricing for Digital Product Purchases to Determine Revenue Optimization Opportunities for Service Provider
    Publication number: 20120259794
    Abstract: Customers who purchase a digital service under a subscription-like payment model are grouped according the value each receives, which is computed from stored transaction data as the amount the customer pays divided by the benefit the customer receives. Customers who pay more or less than a mid-range “normal” price may be given price adjustments to bring the value they receive closer to the normal price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew R. SHANAHAN, Jennifer L. Hinds, Mechthild R. Kellas-Dicks
  • Method and Apparatus for Remediating Unauthorized Sharing of Account Access to Online Resources
    Publication number: 20110289597
    Abstract: A number of effective alternatives for discouraging unauthorized online-resource sharing are discussed. An anti-sharing strategy can be built by applying one or more of the alternatives in response to possible, strongly-suspected or virtually certain unauthorized sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer L. HINDS, Matthew R. Shanahan, Mark B. Upson