Patents Examined by James B Dunham
  • Intelligent and firm currency conversion
    Patent number: 7747475
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to techniques for intelligent selection of a currency preference for a user and conversion of monetary values to the preferred currency for transactions entered into by the user. The conversion is performed using a firm exchange rate that is derived from a market exchange rate, but guaranteed for a period of time during which the transaction is anticipated to be completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Kay Bowman, Eileen Tracey Quenin, Thomas L. Kovarik, Srinivas K. Rao, Rohit Jain, Nitesh Goyal