Patents by Inventor Kevin Patrick Thill

Kevin Patrick Thill 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: 9607309
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that can include monitoring of activities of potential customer users, for example, on an e-commerce Web site. Based at least in part on the monitored activities, a notification or alert may be provided to a merchant or a merchant administrator, regarding a potential customer, such as by being sent to a mobile device of the merchant or merchant administrator. Real-time communications may be facilitated or initiated between the merchant or the merchant administrator and the potential customer, such as with regard to a potential purchase, which communications can include the use of mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Rajat Mukherjee, Andrew Pariser, Kevin Patrick Thill
  • Publication number: 20140297362
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that can include monitoring of activities of potential customer users, for example, on an e-commerce Web site. Based at least in part on the monitored activities, a notification or alert may be provided to a merchant or a merchant administrator, regarding a potential customer, such as by being sent to a mobile device of the merchant or merchant administrator. Real-time communications may be facilitated or initiated between the merchant or the merchant administrator and the potential customer, such as with regard to a potential purchase, which communications can include the use of mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Rajat Mukherjee, Andrew Pariser, Kevin Patrick Thill