Patents by Inventor Bin LING

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).

  • MICRO-PAYMENT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20110307351
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik
  • Distinguishing search results associated with an electronic commerce system
    Patent number: 8078497
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Wendy Tobagus, Robert Brown, Eric Lange, Adam Douglas Smith
  • Micro-payment system architecture
    Patent number: 8027918
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Nielsen, John Dominick Piscitello, Arturo E. Crespo, Louis Vincent Perrochon, Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling, Georges Harik