Patents by Inventor Ariel Wada
Ariel Wada 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).
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Patent number: 8244597Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine and interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network and adapted to enable subscriptions from users using a protocol, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon retrieval of content by a viewing user who previously subscribed to the content source using the protocol, at least one of the content-specific code and the product-specific code is also provided to the viewing user via the protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Pure Verticals, Inc.Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Patent number: 8244593Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine, a first interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network and adapted to enable subscriptions from users using a protocol, and a second interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more merchants to receive information about products, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the first interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information provided by merchants, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon retrieval of content by a viewing user who previously subscribed to the content source using the protocol, at least one of the content-specific code and the product-specific code is also provided to the viewing user via the protocol.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Pure Verticals, Inc.Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Patent number: 8244596Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine and interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network. In an embodiment, the interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon activation of the content-specific code by a viewing user, the viewing user is connected to the selected content and is able to view the selected content, and upon activation of the product-specific code by a viewing user, the viewing user is connected to a network-connected shopping cart, and is thereby enabled to buy the product.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Pure VerticalsInventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20120116897Abstract: A system for enabling interactive online advertisements, comprising a merchant interface software adapted to receive requests over a network, an advertising server software coupled to one or more networks, a shopping cart software adapted to receive requests over a network, is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Patent number: 8175928Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising a master console software application executing on a first network-connected server and accessible to a plurality of external systems used by merchants, a shopping cart software application executing on a second network-connected server and coupled to the first server, and interface software executing on the second server for interacting with content associated with a first user is disclosed, wherein a merchant interacts with the master console software application to load information about a product available for promotion and sale by the first user, the master console software application makes that information available to the shopping cart software application, and the interface software provides information and code related to the specific product to the content, the code compatible with the content, and upon the code being activated in the content by a second user, the second user is connected to the shopping cart software application, and is thereby enabled to buy the pType: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Pure Verticals Inc.Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20100332312Abstract: A system for analysis of endorsement networks, comprising a data collection server adapted for collecting event data over a data network from a plurality of components associated with an endorsement network, one or more database servers coupled to the data collection server and adapted to store event data pertaining to the endorsement network, and an analysis module coupled to at least one of the database servers, and wherein the analysis module retrieves data pertaining to the endorsement network from at least one of the databases and conducts analysis of said data sufficient at least to determine the graph structure of a significant portion of the endorsement network, is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090271289Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising a clone server coupled via a data network to an endorsement network comprising at least a shopping cart adapted to manage endorsements and wherein the clone server, upon receiving a request from a user of an endorsement network to clone an endorsement, retrieves from the shopping cart a copy of the endorsement to be cloned, replaces at least information pertaining to an identity of a prior endorser in the retrieved endorsement with information pertaining to the requesting user, and sends the modified endorsement to the requesting user, is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090265257Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine, a first interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network and adapted to enable subscriptions from users using a protocol, and a second interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more merchants to receive information about products, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the first interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information provided by merchants, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon retrieval of content by a viewing user who previously subscribed to the content source using the protocol, at least one of the content-specific code and the product-specific code is also provided to the viewing user via the protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090182646Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine and interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network and adapted to enable subscriptions from users using a protocol, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon retrieval of content by a viewing user who previously subscribed to the content source using the protocol, at least one of the content-specific code and the product-specific code is also provided to the viewing user via the protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090171806Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine and interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network. In an embodiment, the interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon activation of the content-specific code by a viewing user, the viewing user is connected to the selected content and is able to view the selected content, and upon activation of the product-specific code by a viewing user, the viewing user is connected to a network-connected shopping cart, and is thereby enabled to buy the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090132341Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising a shopping cart executing on a network-connected server, product information available at the shopping cart, and software executing on the server for interacting with user-generated content associated with a first user, is disclosed. In the system, the software provides product information and code related to a specific product to the user-generated content in a form compatible with the user-generated content, such that upon the code being activated in the user-generated content by a second user, the second user is connected to the shopping cart at the server, and enabled to buy the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090132389Abstract: An e-commerce system, comprising a master console software application executing on a first network-connected server and accessible to a plurality of external systems used by merchants, a shopping cart software application executing on a second network-connected server and coupled to the first server, and interface software executing on the second server for interacting with content associated with a first user is disclosed, wherein a merchant interacts with the master console software application to load information about a product available for promotion and sale by the first user, the master console software application makes that information available to the shopping cart software application, and the interface software provides information and code related to the specific product to the content, the code compatible with the content, and upon the code being activated in the content by a second user, the second user is connected to the shopping cart software application, and is thereby enabled to buy the pType: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090132342Abstract: An e-commerce system includes a master console software application executing on a first network-connected server and accessible to a merchant, a shopping cart software application executing on a second network-connected server and coupled to the first server, and interface software executing on the second server for interacting with content associated with a first user. According to the invention, the merchant interacts with the master console software application to load information about a product available for promotion and sale by the first user, the master console software application makes that information available to the shopping cart software application, and the interface software provides information and code related to the specific product to the content, the code compatible with the content, and upon the code being activated in the user-generated content by a second user, the second user is connected to the shopping cart software application, and is thereby enabled to buy the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada
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Publication number: 20090132311Abstract: An e-commerce system includes software executing on a network-connected server and displayable promotional material provided by individual businesses, stored in a data repository accessible to the software. The software enables a first member of a virtual community to select promotional material from a specific business, and to incorporate that material as interactive in displayable content generated by the member, to be posted accessible by second members of the virtual community.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Theresa Klinger, Ariel Wada