Patents by Inventor Colin Bryar

Colin Bryar 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).

  • Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews
    Patent number: 10467614
    Abstract: A method and system is described to facilitate variable pricing for electronically viewable content. Consumers pay different amounts to view portions of electronically viewable content obtained from a work, where the amount paid may be based on a characteristic of the work (e.g., the genre or publisher), the consumer's past viewing behavior or purchases, including the portions of content (e.g., the number of pages or chapters) previously viewed from the same or other work, or the number or amount of purchases made of other works or products, or the aggregated viewing behavior or purchases of a number of consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Bryar, Udi Manber, Jeffrey P. Bezos
  • Technique for modifying presentation of information displayed to end users of a computer system
    Patent number: 8645813
    Abstract: A first portion of content relating to a first markup document may be displayed to a user of the client system. Information relating to the first portion of content is stored at a server system. An action to display a current version of the first markup document on the client system is received. A current version of content for the first markup document is retrieved from the host server. The stored information relating to the first portion of content may be used to identify a third portion of content associated with the first markup document which has not previously been displayed to the user. The display of markup document content associated with the first markup document may then be modified in a manner which facilitates the user in identifying the third portion of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Bryar, Jonathan Leblang, Udi Manber
  • TECHNIQUE FOR MODIFYING PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION DISPLAYED TO END USERS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130073948
    Abstract: A first portion of content relating to a first markup document may be displayed to a user of the client system. Information relating to the first portion of content is stored at a server system. An action to display a current version of the first markup document on the client system is received. A current version of content for the first markup document is retrieved from the host server. The stored information relating to the first portion of content may be used to identify a third portion of content associated with the first markup document which has not previously been displayed to the user. The display of markup document content associated with the first markup document may then be modified in a manner which facilitates the user in identifying the third portion of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Bryar, Jonathan Leblang, Udi Manber
  • Technique for modifying presentation of information displayed to end users of a computer system
    Patent number: 8302011
    Abstract: A technique is described for facilitating a display of markup document content retrieved from a host server on a computer network including a client system and a server system. A first portion of content relating to a first markup document may be displayed to a user of the client system, wherein the first markup document has a URL associated therewith. Information relating to the first portion of content is stored at the server system. An action to display a current version of the first markup document on the client system is received. A current version of content for the first markup document is retrieved from the host server. The stored information relating to the first portion of content may be used to identify a third portion of content associated with the first markup document which has not previously been displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Bryar, Jonathan Leblang, Udi Manber
  • Technique for modifying presentation of information displayed to end users of a computer system
    Publication number: 20060168510
    Abstract: A technique is described for facilitating a display of markup document content retrieved from a host server on a computer network including a client system and a server system. A first portion of content relating to a first markup document may be displayed to a user of the client system, wherein the first markup document has a URL associated therewith. Information relating to the first portion of content is stored at the server system. An action to display a current version of the first markup document on the client system is received. A current version of content for the first markup document is retrieved from the host server. The stored information relating to the first portion of content may be used to identify a third portion of content associated with the first markup document which has not previously been displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Colin Bryar, Jonathan Leblang, Udi Manber