Patents by Inventor Thomas Murcko

Thomas Murcko 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).

  • Method and apparatus for post-transaction pricing system
    Patent number: 6578014
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for effectuating post-transaction-priced transactions of information, goods, and services in exchange for money or its equivalent (such as credits). The invention allows prospective sellers of information, goods and services to offer those items globally to potential buyers, for buyers to make item requests of sellers, for sellers and buyers conveniently to search for relevant buyer and seller information, for sellers to provide items to buyers without any guarantee of a specific payment amount, and for buyers to decide how much to pay for those items after having received them. The method and apparatus of the present invention have applications on the internet as well as conventional communications systems such as voice telephony.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Murcko, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for post-transaction pricing system
    Publication number: 20030055743
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for effectuating post-transaction-priced transactions of information, goods, and services in exchange for money or its equivalent (such as credits). The invention allows prospective sellers of information, goods and services to offer those items globally to potential buyers, for buyers to make item requests of sellers, for sellers and buyers conveniently to search for relevant buyer and seller information, for sellers to provide items to buyers without any guarantee of a specific payment amount, and for buyers to decide how much to pay for those items after having received them. The method and apparatus of the present invention have applications on the internet as well as conventional communications systems such as voice telephony.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Murcko