Patents by Inventor Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling
Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling 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: 8615447Abstract: A search engine communicates with a broker to identify search result content associated with merchants that support purchases through an electronic commerce system provided by the broker. The results of a search can include some content associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker, some content associated with merchants that do not support purchases through the broker, and some content not associated with any merchant. The search engine visually distinguishes content in the search results associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker by displaying a badge, such as a graphical icon, with the content. The search engine can use different types of badges to indicate different characteristics of the merchants.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Wendy Tobagus, Robert Brown, Eric Lange, Adam Douglas Smith
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Publication number: 20130006812Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
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Patent number: 8335726Abstract: A search engine communicates with a broker to identify search result content associated with merchants that support purchases through an electronic commerce system provided by the broker. The results of a search can include some content associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker, some content associated with merchants that do not support purchases through the broker, and some content not associated with any merchant. The search engine visually distinguishes content in the search results associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker by displaying a badge, such as a graphical icon, with the content. The search engine can use different types of badges to indicate different characteristics of the merchants.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Wendy Tobagus, Robert Brown, Eric Lange, Adam Douglas Smith
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Patent number: 8290867Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alan Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
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Publication number: 20120130855Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
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Patent number: 8108306Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alan Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
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Publication number: 20110307351Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
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Patent number: 8078497Abstract: A search engine communicates with a broker to identify search result content associated with merchants that support purchases through an electronic commerce system provided by the broker. The results of a search can include some content associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker, some content associated with merchants that do not support purchases through the broker, and some content not associated with any merchant. The search engine visually distinguishes content in the search results associated with merchants that support purchases through the broker by displaying a badge, such as a graphical icon, with the content. The search engine can use different types of badges to indicate different characteristics of the merchants.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Wendy Tobagus, Robert Brown, Eric Lange, Adam Douglas Smith
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Patent number: 8027918Abstract: A micro-payment system has buyers, sellers, and a broker. The buyers establish accounts with the broker and provide payment information allowing the broker to invoice the buyers. The sellers establish accounts with the brokers and specify terms for accessing items, including electronic content, available from the sellers. The sellers also provide payment information that allows the broker to credit the sellers for sales of the items. The broker aggregates the buyers' micro-payment purchases and invoices the buyers. The broker also aggregates the sellers' micro-payment sales and credits the sellers.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik