Patents by Inventor Eric Rannala

Eric Rannala 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROMOTE A PUBLICATION
    Publication number: 20130246196
    Abstract: A method and a system to promote a publication are provided. In example embodiments, data is received from a user that is used to create a publication for placement on a networked-based system. An indication to promote the publication on the networked-based system is received. A user interface through which the user selects an option to promote the publication on the network-based system is presented. The publication is published on the network-based system, whereby the publication is promoted based on the option selected to promote the publication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew John Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Eric Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam