Patents by Inventor Sitaram Iyer

Sitaram Iyer 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).

  • Methods and systems for creating monetary accounts for members in a social network
    Patent number: 9189820
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods of creating monetary accounts for members in a social network. One aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data associated with at least one member of a social network, associating a first member of the social network with a trust factor, associating a second member of the social network with another trust factor, and determining whether to create an account between the first member and second member, based at least in part on the trust factor of the first member and the trust factor of the second member. Another aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data from a plurality of members of a social network, wherein each member has an associated trust factor, and resolving the transaction data based at least in part on the trust factors associated with the plurality of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Sitaram Iyer
  • Methods and systems for creating monetary accounts for members in a social network
    Patent number: 8826022
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods of creating monetary accounts for members in a social network. One aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data associated with at least one member of a social network, associating a first member of the social network with a trust factor, associating a second member of the social network with another trust factor, and determining whether to create an account between the first member and second member, based at least in part on the trust factor of the first member and the trust factor of the second member. Another aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data from a plurality of members of a social network, wherein each member has an associated trust factor, and resolving the transaction data based at least in part on the trust factors associated with the plurality of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Sitaram Iyer
  • Methods and systems for creating monetary accounts for members in a social network
    Patent number: 8621215
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods of creating monetary accounts for members in a social network. One aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data associated with at least one member of a social network, associating a first member of the social network with a trust factor, associating a second member of the social network with another trust factor, and determining whether to create an account between the first member and second member, based at least in part on the trust factor of the first member and the trust factor of the second member. Another aspect of one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving transaction data from a plurality of members of a social network, wherein each member has an associated trust factor, and resolving the transaction data based at least in part on the trust factors associated with the plurality of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Sitaram Iyer