Patents by Inventor Russell C. Grandinetti

Russell C. Grandinetti 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).

  • Managing items in a networked environment
    Patent number: 9904439
    Abstract: A system, methods and interfaces are provided for managing items in a networked environment. A set of items, such as publications or other works, can be embodied in tangible media that are mutually exclusive. In response to a selection of an item, a prioritized order of the tangible media corresponding to the selected item is provided. Each tangible media can be further subdivided into a prioritized order of physical attributes of the respective tangible media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Callies, Stephenie Landry, Russell C. Grandinetti, Aaron M. Donsbach, Julie Todaro, Devraj Varadhan, Smita Joshi, Ganesh Rao
  • Systems and methods for managing product list subscriptions
    Patent number: 9792641
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing product list subscriptions. In one embodiment, a method may be provided. The method may include determining, by a server comprising one or more processors, user profile information for a user, the user profile information indicating a book list to which the user is subscribed. The method may also include accessing the book list, wherein the book list comprises one or more book identifiers, a creator identifier for a creator of the book list, and a genre identifier. Furthermore, the method may include generating a recommendation for the user to purchase a book that that is classified by the genre identifier. Additionally, the method may include transmitting, to the user, the recommendation to purchase the book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell C. Grandinetti, Jeffrey Paul Helbling, Ozgur Dogan, Melissa K. Eamer, Michael Schleif Pesce, Deepak Kaushik
  • Content revenue allocation
    Patent number: 9576109
    Abstract: Revenue generated through electronic book sales (and other transactions, such as rental, sample, leasing, etc.) is allocated among rights holders and other parties based on a ranking of common work distributed in electronic book form or any other form (e.g., paperback, hardcover, audio). As the ranking changes, the revenue allocated to the rights holder changes. The changes may be made in real-time as revenue and metric data is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell C. Grandinetti, Gregory M. Hart, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Melissa C. Kirmayer
  • Managing items in a networked environment
    Patent number: 8429539
    Abstract: A system, methods and interfaces are provided for managing items in a networked environment. A set of items, such as publications or other works, can be embodied in tangible media that are mutually exclusive. In response to a selection of an item, a prioritized order of the tangible media corresponding to the selected item is provided. Each tangible media can be further subdivided into a prioritized order of physical attributes of the respective tangible media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Callies, Stephenie Landry, Russell C. Grandinetti, Aaron M. Donsbach, Julie Todaro, Devraj Varadhan, Smita Joshi, Ganesh Rao