Patents Assigned to Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9076169
    Abstract: A digital delivery system and method. The method includes receiving identification information related to at least one digital book, and generating an anonymous receipt that has a single access code that represents the at least one digital book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major
  • Patent number: 8433624
    Abstract: A remote item-purchasing device and method. The method includes entering identification information for a physical item for sale by a seller into a mobile item-purchasing device. The method also includes, in response to entering the identification information for the item for sale into the mobile item-purchasing device, electronically obtaining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a purchase price for the item for sale. The electronically obtained purchase price is utilized as a guide price for purchasing the item for sale from the seller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan D. Rempe
  • Patent number: 8234178
    Abstract: A system and method that includes several automatic purchasing features. The method includes establishing purchasing criteria for items to be purchased, and automatically searching marketplaces for availability of the items to be purchased. The method also includes identifying available items, of the items to be purchased, that meet the established purchasing criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe, Barry S. Major