Patents by Inventor Benjamin Joseph Black

Benjamin Joseph Black 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).

  • DISPLAYING ACTIVE RECENT BIDDERS IN A BIDDING FEE AUCTION
    Publication number: 20110270701
    Abstract: In one embodiment, active recent bidders in a bidding fee auction are displayed in a region of a graphical bidder interface. Each bidder in the set of active recent bidders is displayed in a single graphical bidder element, or avatar, in the region. In response to receiving an event, an activity level and a recency measure for each bidder in the bidding fee auction are generated. Bidders are removed or added to the set of active recent bidders based on the activity levels and recency measures of the bidders. Avatars corresponding to the bidders are added or removed from the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Joseph Black, Maxwell Robert Newbould, Andrew Frame, Babe Elliott Baker