Patents by Inventor Allan B. Shaver

Allan B. Shaver 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 system for constructing price structures for complex products and services
    Patent number: 7343325
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for constructing and maintaining a price structure for an e-commerce transaction relating to a complex product or service. A pricing tree is built of “price components” which include discrete revenues, price adjustments, taxes, and disbursements (such as royalties). Separate revenue streams, which may be allocated to different service providers, may have independent adjustment, tax, and disbursement treatments. Attributes may also be used in the calculation of separate components. Time-date adjustments and rate package adjustments are also supported. The system allows both automated calculation and accounting using the pricing tree. Transactions are supported by a modular e-commerce back-end platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Teranet Enterprises Ltd.
    Inventors: Allan B. Shaver, Cameron Conville, Mike Kostoff, John Krasnay, Dov Goldberg
  • Method and system for constructing price structures for complex products and services
    Publication number: 20030158784
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for constructing and maintaining a price structure for an e-commerce transaction relating to a complex product or service. A pricing tree is built of “price components” which include discrete revenues, price adjustments, taxes, and disbursements (such as royalties). Separate revenue streams, which may be allocated to different service providers, may have independent adjustment, tax, and disbursement treatments. Attributes may also be used in the calculation of separate components. Time-date adjustments and rate package adjustments are also supported. The system allows both automated calculation and accounting using the pricing tree. Transactions are supported by a modular e-commerce back-end platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Teranet Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: Allan B. Shaver, Cameron Conville, Mike Kostoff, John Krasnay, Dov Goldberg