Patents by Inventor Michael Gene Scrivner

Michael Gene Scrivner 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: 10169787
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems and methods of communicating between devices in a shopping session. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a session identifier associated with a shopping session of a user, the session identifier being generated based on a hash created from a shopping location and at least one other value associated with the shopping session. The method further includes notifying an electronic shopping system associated with the shopping location about a selected product from the shopping session based on the session identifier. The receiving and the notifying are each performed by a computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Gene Scrivner
  • Publication number: 20160140631
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems and methods of communicating between devices in a shopping session. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a session identifier associated with a shopping session of a user, the session identifier being generated based on a hash created from a shopping location and at least one other value associated with the shopping session. The method further includes notifying an electronic shopping system associated with the shopping location about a selected product from the shopping session based on the session identifier. The receiving and the notifying are each performed by a computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Gene Scrivner
  • Patent number: 9262739
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a commercial transaction. In one aspect, the method of shopping includes receiving user information signifying the start of a shopping session; generating an electronic session identifier corresponding to the shopping session and a user identified by the user information; determining a selection of a product of a shopping facility; associating the product with the session identifier in response to the determining of the selection; and notifying the shopping facility of the associating of the product with the session. The receiving, the generating, the determining, the associating, and the notifying are each performed by a computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Gene Scrivner
  • Publication number: 20140006206
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of conducting a commercial transaction. In one aspect, the method of shopping includes receiving user information signifying the start of a shopping session; generating an electronic session identifier corresponding to the shopping session and a user identified by the user information; determining a selection of a product of a shopping facility; associating the product with the session identifier in response to the determining of the selection; and notifying the shopping facility of the associating of the product with the session. The receiving, the generating, the determining, the associating, and the notifying are each performed by a computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Gene Scrivner