Patents by Inventor Joshua B Sandbulte

Joshua B Sandbulte 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 computer-readable medium for automated dynamic pricing of products with parameter-driven state transitions
    Patent number: 8533058
    Abstract: The pricing of a product is programmatically managed by defining a plurality of pricing states for the product. Each pricing state has a pricing mechanism associated therewith. A pricing mechanism can be a variable pricing mechanism such as an auction. It can also be a fixed pricing mechanism for the sale, rental, or subscription of the product. One or more triggers are defined, each of which may include one or more trigger parameters, to enable the pricing of the product to transition from one pricing state to another pricing state. In this manner, an automated, systematic approach to pricing management is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Agarwal, B. Anthony Joseph, Sean M. O'Neill, Joshua B. Sandbulte
  • Method and computer-readable medium for automated dynamic pricing of products with parameter-driven state transitions
    Patent number: 8224708
    Abstract: The pricing of a product is programmatically managed by defining a plurality of pricing states for the product. Each pricing state has a pricing mechanism associated therewith. A pricing mechanism can be a variable pricing mechanism such as an auction. It can also be a fixed pricing mechanism for the sale, rental, or subscription of the product. One or more triggers are defined, each of which may include one or more trigger parameters, to enable the pricing of the product to transition from one pricing state to another pricing state. In this manner, an automated, systematic approach to pricing management is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Agarwal, B. Anthony Joseph, Sean M. O'Neill, Joshua B. Sandbulte
  • Method and computer-readable medium for automated dynamic pricing of products with parameter-driven state transitions
    Patent number: 7447646
    Abstract: The pricing of a product is programmatically managed by defining a plurality of pricing states for the product. Each pricing state has a pricing mechanism associated therewith. A pricing mechanism can be a variable pricing mechanism such as an auction. It can also be a fixed pricing mechanism for the sale, rental, or subscription of the product. One or more triggers are defined, each of which may include one or more trigger parameters, to enable the pricing of the product to transition from one pricing state to another pricing state. In this manner, the invention provides a seller with an automated, systematic approach to pricing management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Agarwal, B Anthony Joseph, Sean M O'Neill, Joshua B Sandbulte