Patents by Inventor Rick Spitz

Rick Spitz 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).

  • Peer-assisted shopping
    Patent number: 10726458
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for peer-assisted shopping, the method includes initiating, on a first endpoint corresponding to a first user, a display of media content. The method also includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an interactive feature configured to allow the first user to interact with the first endpoint in response to the display of media content. The method further includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an option for the first user to invoke a communication request with at least a second user corresponding to at least a second endpoint. Moreover, the method includes, upon selection of the option, initiating a connection request with the at least a second endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: AiBUY, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Spitz, Sergey Sundukovskiy, Delfino Galindo, Jr., Todd Downing, Christian Briggs
  • PEER-ASSISTED SHOPPING
    Publication number: 20180018724
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for peer-assisted shopping, the method includes initiating, on a first endpoint corresponding to a first user, a display of media content. The method also includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an interactive feature configured to allow the first user to interact with the first endpoint in response to the display of media content. The method further includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an option for the first user to invoke a communication request with at least a second user corresponding to at least a second endpoint. Moreover, the method includes, upon selection of the option, initiating a connection request with the at least a second endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Rick SPITZ, Sergey SUNDUKOVSKIY, Delfino GALINDO, JR., Todd DOWNING, Christian BRIGGS
  • PEER-ASSISTED SHOPPING
    Publication number: 20140032366
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for peer-assisted shopping, the method includes initiating, on a first endpoint corresponding to a first user, a display of media content. The method also includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an interactive feature configured to allow the first user to interact with the first endpoint in response to the display of media content. The method further includes initiating, on the first endpoint, an option for the first user to invoke a communication request with at least a second user corresponding to at least a second endpoint. Moreover, the method includes, upon selection of the option, initiating a connection request with the at least a second endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Cinsay, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Spitz, Sergey Sundukovskiy, Delfino Galindo, JR., Todd Downing, Christian Briggs