Patents by Inventor Ben Balsley

Ben Balsley 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, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction transport services
    Patent number: 9911156
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction services are provided. A reverse auction request for transportation or a reverse auction request for delivery is received from a communications device. Geographical location information of an origination location and a destination location for the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is received from the communications device. The reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is transmitted. Bids to the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery are received. The bids to the request for transportation or delivery are transmitted to the communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Cavanaugh, Ben Balsley
  • METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REVERSE AUCTION TRANSPORT SERVICES
    Publication number: 20140025526
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction services are provided. A reverse auction request for transportation or a reverse auction request for delivery is received from a communications device. Geographical location information of an origination location and a destination location for the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is received from the communications device. The reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is transmitted. Bids to the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery are received. The bids to the request for transportation or delivery are transmitted to the communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. via transfer from AT&T BLS Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Cavanaugh, Ben Balsley
  • Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction transport services
    Patent number: 8566214
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction services are provided. A reverse auction request for transportation or a reverse auction request for delivery is received from a communications device. Geographical location information of an origination location and a destination location for the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is received from the communications device. The reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is transmitted. Bids to the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery are received. The bids to the request for transportation or delivery are transmitted to the communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Cavanaugh, Ben Balsley
  • METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REVERSE AUCTION TRANSPORT SERVICES
    Publication number: 20090099953
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing reverse auction services are provided. A reverse auction request for transportation or a reverse auction request for delivery is received from a communications device. Geographical location information of an origination location and a destination location for the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is received from the communications device. The reverse auction request for transportation or delivery is transmitted. Bids to the reverse auction request for transportation or delivery are received. The bids to the request for transportation or delivery are transmitted to the communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Cavanaugh, Ben Balsley