Patents by Inventor Lisa Maureen Oda

Lisa Maureen Oda 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).

  • Publication number: 20130117093
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to discharge a liability owed to a buyer and stored in a first proprietary currency. The apparatus receives authorization from the buyer to tender the first proprietary currency to pay for an offering that is listed by a seller on a network-based marketplace. The apparatus transmits a national currency to the seller who receives the national currency as payment for the offering. The transmission at least partially discharges the liability owed to the buyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Maureen Oda, Todd Kurie
  • Publication number: 20040199421
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to discharge a liability owed to a buyer and stored in a first proprietary currency. The apparatus receives authorization from the buyer to tender the first proprietary currency to pay for an offering that is listed by a seller on a network-based marketplace. The apparatus transmits a national currency to the seller who receives the national currency as payment for the offering. The transmission at least partially discharges the liability owed to the buyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Lisa Maureen Oda, Todd Kurie