Patents by Inventor Dan Elias Kolkowitz

Dan Elias Kolkowitz 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).

  • Apparatus and method for secure fulfillment of transactions involving virtual items
    Patent number: 9043245
    Abstract: A computer implemented method to exchange virtual goods in a virtual environment includes receiving funds at a trading platform from a buyer. The buyer is provided with a first secret that the buyer can decrypt and a second secret that the buyer cannot decrypt. The buyer is authenticated to a seller using the first secret. A virtual item is delivered from the seller to the buyer in response to authenticating. The buyer delivers to the seller the second secret for decryption by the seller. The seller is authenticated at the trading platform with the second secret. The seller is supplied with the funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Kaushal N. Mehta, Dan Elias Kolkowitz
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURE FULFILLMENT OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING VIRTUAL ITEMS
    Publication number: 20150050991
    Abstract: A computer implemented method to exchange virtual goods in a virtual environment includes receiving funds at a trading platform from a buyer. The buyer is provided with a first secret that the buyer can decrypt and a second secret that the buyer cannot decrypt. The buyer is authenticated to a seller using the first secret. A virtual item is delivered from the seller to the buyer in response to authenticating. The buyer delivers to the seller the second secret for decryption by the seller. The seller is authenticated at the trading platform with the second secret. The seller is supplied with the funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kaushal N. Mehta, Dan Elias Kolkowitz
  • Apparatus and method for secure fulfillment of transactions involving virtual items
    Patent number: 8924308
    Abstract: A computer implemented method to exchange virtual goods in a virtual environment includes receiving funds at a trading platform from a buyer. The buyer is provided with a first secret that the buyer can decrypt and a second secret that the buyer cannot decrypt. The buyer is authenticated to a seller using the first secret. A virtual item is delivered from the seller to the buyer in response to authenticating. The buyer delivers to the seller the second secret for decryption by the seller. The seller is authenticated at the trading platform with the second secret. The seller is supplied with the funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Playspan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaushal N. Mehta, Dan Elias Kolkowitz
  • Transaction systems and methods for virtual items of massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds
    Patent number: 8888598
    Abstract: Systems and methods for trading, exchanging, and/or valuating virtual items that exist in MMOGs or other types of virtual worlds. According to various embodiments, the present invention utilizes a homogenous database to store virtual objects and their attributes across different MMOGs and virtual worlds. The items in the database are indexed and searchable. Using the system, users can trade, exchange, sell and/or valuate their virtual objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Playspan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaushal N. Mehta, Dan Elias Kolkowitz, Subramanian V. Peruvemba
  • Transaction systems and methods for virtual items of massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds
    Publication number: 20080220876
    Abstract: Systems and methods for trading, exchanging, and/or valuating virtual items that exist in MMOGs or other types of virtual worlds. According to various embodiments, the present invention utilizes a homogenous database to store virtual objects and their attributes across different MMOGs and virtual worlds. The items in the database are indexed and searchable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Kaushal N. Mehta, Dan Elias Kolkowitz, Subramanian V. Peruvemba