Patents by Inventor Keith Bentrup

Keith Bentrup 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).

  • Patent number: 10134078
    Abstract: There is provided systems and method for completion of item purchases without merchant interaction. A payment provider may generate a purchase request for a first user, where the purchase request includes a sale of an item to the first user. The purchase request may be generated by first receiving a purchase of an item from another user, where the other user designates that a purchase request should be transferred to the first user. However, the purchase request may also be generated based on purchasing preferences of the first user, such as a specific item that was previously unavailable at a merchant. Once the purchase request is received by the first user, the first user may select a purchase option, which transmits acceptance to the payment provider. The payment provider may then complete the purchase request with the merchant without the first user interacting with the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Publication number: 20180121400
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods for providing visual state comparisons is provided. In example embodiments, parameters are received from a user device of a user. The parameters indicate different browser/operating system combinations for a visual comparison of screenshots of a state for the different browser/operating system combinations. Based on the different browser/operating system combinations indicated by the parameters, the screenshots along with corresponding metadata for each indicated browser/operating system combination are retrieved. A user interface that visually compares at least two retrieved screenshots is provided to the user device. The user interface includes a display of the corresponding metadata for the at least two retrieved screenshots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Patent number: 9805007
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods for providing visual state comparisons is provided. In example embodiments, parameters are received from a user device of a user. The parameters indicate different browser/operating system combinations for a visual comparison of screenshots of a state for the different browser/operating system combinations. Based on the different browser/operating system combinations indicated by the parameters, the screenshots along with corresponding metadata for each indicated browser/operating system combination are retrieved. A user interface that visually compares at least two retrieved screenshots is provided to the user device. The user interface includes a display of the corresponding metadata for the at least two retrieved screenshots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Publication number: 20150161711
    Abstract: There is provided systems and method for completion of item purchases without merchant interaction. A payment provider may generate a purchase request for a first user, where the purchase request includes a sale of an item to the first user. The purchase request may be generated by first receiving a purchase of an item from another user, where the other user designates that a purchase request should be transferred to the first user. However, the purchase request may also be generated based on purchasing preferences of the first user, such as a specific item that was previously unavailable at a merchant. Once the purchase request is received by the first user, the first user may select a purchase option, which transmits acceptance to the payment provider. The payment provider may then complete the purchase request with the merchant without the first user interacting with the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Publication number: 20150135100
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods for providing visual state comparisons is provided. In example embodiments, parameters are received from a user device of a user. The parameters indicate different browser/operating system combinations for a visual comparison of screenshots of a state for the different browser/operating system combinations. Based on the different browser/operating system combinations indicated by the parameters, the screenshots along with corresponding metadata for each indicated browser/operating system combination are retrieved. A user interface that visually compares at least two retrieved screenshots is provided to the user device. The user interface includes a display of the corresponding metadata for the at least two retrieved screenshots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Patent number: 8938683
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods for providing visual state comparisons is provided. In example embodiments, parameters are received from a user device of a user. The parameters indicate different browser/operating system combinations for a visual comparison of screenshots of a state for the different browser/operating system combinations. Based on the different browser/operating system combinations indicated by the parameters, the screenshots along with corresponding metadata for each indicated browser/operating system combination are retrieved. A user interface that visually compares at least two retrieved screenshots is provided to the user device. The user interface includes a display of the corresponding metadata for the at least two retrieved screenshots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup
  • Publication number: 20140075344
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods for providing visual state comparisons is provided. In example embodiments, parameters are received from a user device of a user. The parameters indicate different browser/operating system combinations for a visual comparison of screenshots of a state for the different browser/operating system combinations. Based on the different browser/operating system combinations indicated by the parameters, the screenshots along with corresponding metadata for each indicated browser/operating system combination are retrieved. A user interface that visually compares at least two retrieved screenshots is provided to the user device. The user interface includes a display of the corresponding metadata for the at least two retrieved screenshots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Bentrup