Patents by Inventor Brian J. Reistad

Brian J. Reistad 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).

  • ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140229257
    Abstract: An electronic commerce system includes a client computer and a server computer interconnected by a public packet switched communications network. The client computer is programmed to transmit to the server computer an order acceptance request terms or conditions of a proposed offer for a purchase, including multiple options of at least one of the terms or conditions of the offer. The server computer is programmed to process the order acceptance request based on pre-programmed criteria and based on the processing of the order acceptance request to transmit to the client computer an order acceptance response. The order acceptance response includes a plurality of amendments to the proposed offer for the purchase, including selection of an option of the at least one of the terms or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Soverain Software LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Reistad, Eswar Priyadarshan, Michael P. Mitchell, James W. O'Toole, Andrew C. Payne, Durval M. Vieira, Lawrence C. Stewart
  • Electronic commerce system
    Patent number: 8554591
    Abstract: An electronic commerce system includes a client computer and a server computer interconnected by a public packet switched communications network. The client computer is programmed to transmit to the server computer an order acceptance request that includes a plurality of terms or conditions of a proposed offer for a purchase, including multiple options of at least one of the terms or conditions of the offer. The server computer is programmed to process the order acceptance request based on pre-programmed criteria and, based on the processing of the order acceptance request, to transmit to the client computer an order acceptance response that includes a plurality of amendments to the proposed offer for the purchase, including selection of an option of the at least one of the terms or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Soverain Software LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Reistad, Eswar Priyadarshan, Michael P. Mitchell, Jim W. O'Toole, Andrew C. Payne, Durval M. Vieira, Larry C. Stewart
  • Computer system for accessing instrumentation information
    Patent number: 7676562
    Abstract: To maintain and manage a computer network, a system administrator may monitor a large number and variety of components, each component comprising a variety of resources. The instrumentation of a resource may be monitored and/or manipulated by receiving a Simple Object Accessing Protocol (SOAP) message comprising an operation identifier for accessing instrumentation information and a resource identifier associated with a computer system resource. The management system may resolve the resource identifier into an address for a local handler associated with the resource, and may send a local request to the local handler at the resolved address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Reistad, Raymond W. McCollum, Alan S. Geller, Paul Allen
  • Electronic commerce system for offer and acceptance negotiation with encryption
    Patent number: 7668782
    Abstract: An electronic commerce system includes a client computer and a server computer interconnected by a public packet switched communications network. The client computer is programmed to transmit to the server computer an order acceptance request that includes a plurality of terms or conditions of a proposed offer for a purchase, including multiple options of at least one of the terms or conditions of the offer. The server computer is programmed to process the order acceptance request based on pre-programmed criteria and, based on the processing of the order acceptance request, to transmit to the client computer an order acceptance response that includes a plurality of amendments to the proposed offer for the purchase, including selection of an option of the at least one of the terms or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Soverain Software LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Reistad, Eswar Priyadarshan, Michael P. Mitchell, Jim W. O'Toole, Andrew C. Payne, Durval M. Vieira, Larry C. Stewart
  • Electronic Commerce System
    Publication number: 20090307143
    Abstract: An electronic commerce system includes a client computer and a server computer interconnected by a public packet switched communications network. The client computer is programmed to transmit to the server computer an order acceptance request that includes a plurality of terms or conditions of a proposed offer for a purchase, including multiple options of at least one of the terms or conditions of the offer. The server computer is programmed to process the order acceptance request based on pre-programmed criteria and, based on the processing of the order acceptance request, to transmit to the client computer an order acceptance response that includes a plurality of amendments to the proposed offer for the purchase, including selection of an option of the at least one of the terms or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Brian J. Reistad, Eswar Priyadarshan, Michael P. Mitchell, Jim W. O'Toole, Andrew C. Payne, Durval M. Vieira, Larry C. Stewart