Patents by Inventor Mehmet A. Elicin

Mehmet A. Elicin 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).

  • Facilitating transactions involving items by notifying selected users of demand for items
    Patent number: 8719109
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways, including by selecting appropriate users to receive opportunities to sell items available from those users, such as in a manner to balance supply and demand for items, and by notifying the selected users of those opportunities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet A. Elicin, Pierre Galin, Chien-Chung Huang, Vijay Kumar, Jonathan D. Phillips, Brian J. Saltzman
  • Facilitating transactions involving buying items from and selling items to users
    Patent number: 8392276
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways via interactions with one or more external item marketplaces, such as by automatically obtaining and using information related to users of the IT system from those marketplaces, and/or by acquiring additional items from those marketplaces for use by the IT system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips
  • Facilitating transactions involving buying items from and selling items to users
    Patent number: 7895081
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways via interactions with one or more external item marketplaces, such as by automatically obtaining and using information related to users of the IT system from those marketplaces, and/or by acquiring additional items from those marketplaces for use by the IT system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips