Patents by Inventor Benjamin G. Hills

Benjamin G. Hills 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).

  • Publication number: 20180174178
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for providing service access control. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, systems and methods are provided to receive, from a device of a first user, a service access request provided through a graphical user interface. The systems and methods can generate a first unique access token including multiple parts representing coded information identifying a second user, a first service to be shared with the second user, and a set period of time during which access to the first service by the second user is valid. The systems and methods can embed the first unique access token into a uniform resource locator string (URL), send the URL to a service provider system, and provide instructions to a device of the second user to generate a landing page for the first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Hills, Umesh S. Chhatre, George F. Fletcher, Joyce R. Cruickshank
  • Patent number: 9558333
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for allowing a primary user to share a digital service, in a bundle of services implemented by a plurality of different service providers, with a secondary user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes receiving a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user. The method also includes generating, using at least one processor, a first token that associates the secondary user with the first service. The method further includes sending the first token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service. Additionally, the method includes modifying a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service by the primary user while the first service is being shared with the secondary user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AOL INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Hills, Umesh S. Chhatre, George F. Fletcher, Joyce R. Cruickshank
  • Publication number: 20140123314
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for allowing a primary user to share a digital service, in a bundle of services implemented by a plurality of different service providers, with a secondary user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes receiving a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user. The method also includes generating, using at least one processor, a first token that associates the secondary user with the first service. The method further includes sending the first token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service. Additionally, the method includes modifying a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service by the primary user while the first service is being shared with the secondary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Hills, Umesh S. Chhatre, George F. Fletcher, Joyce R. Cruickshank
  • Publication number: 20140122204
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating digital services in a bundle for a user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes displaying, on a device of the user, a plurality of available digital services, the plurality of available digital services being implemented by more than one service provider. The method also includes receiving, from the user, a selection of a set of services from the plurality of available digital services. In addition, the method includes providing, by at least one processor, a bundle to enable the user to access and use the set of selected services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Hills, Umesh S. Chhatre, George F. Fletcher, Joyce R. Cruickshank
  • Publication number: 20140122217
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for bundling digital services for users. In accordance with one implementation, a method comprises storing, in a memory device, information related to a set of digital services, the set digital services being implemented by a plurality of different service providers. The method also includes aggregating, based on the stored information, the set of digital services into a bundle and providing, to a user, access to the bundle of digital services through a graphical user interface. The method may also include generating, with at least one processor, a set of tokens, each token associating the user with at least one digital service in the bundle. Additionally, the method may include providing at least one token, from the set of tokens, to one of the plurality of different service providers in order to activate one of the digital services for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin G. HILLS, Umesh S. Chhatre, George F. Flecher, Joyce R. Cruickshank