Patents by Inventor Matt Lee Giger

Matt Lee Giger 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).

  • Patent number: 10554714
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing media bandwidth usage are disclosed. One disclosed method includes determining a network connection state of a computing device, receiving a request that requests media content, altering the request to request a synthetic representation of the media content instead of the media content in response to the network connection state being one of a set of predefined network connection states and the media content violating one or more restrictions of the network connection state, and requesting the media content in response to a user selecting the synthetic representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Matt Lee Giger
  • Patent number: 10019751
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: John Tapley, Krystal Rose Higgins, Matt Lee Giger, David W. Goldman
  • Publication number: 20170331870
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing media bandwidth usage are disclosed. One disclosed method includes determining a network connection state of a computing device, receiving a request that requests media content, altering the request to request a synthetic representation of the media content instead of the media content in response to the network connection state being one of a set of predefined network connection states and the media content violating one or more restrictions of the network connection state, and requesting the media content in response to a user selecting the synthetic representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Matt Lee Giger
  • Publication number: 20150324891
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: John Tapley, Krystal Rose Higgins, Matt Lee Giger, David W. Goldman
  • Patent number: 9117238
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: John Tapley, Krystal Rose Higgins, Matt Lee Giger, David W. Goldman
  • Publication number: 20130282520
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: John Tapley, Krystal Rose Higgins, Matt Lee Giger, David W. Goldman