Patents by Inventor Paul Luther Brightbill

Paul Luther Brightbill 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).

  • Methods, system, and computer-readable medium for recommending an auction structure
    Patent number: 7433843
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for recommending a structure for an online auction. One method prompts a user to input details of the auction and suggests a reverse auction for sourcing goods and services in a telecommunications environment. If the market price for the auctioned goods/services is stable, then the method establishes a reserve price less than or equal to a contract price. A rank-only Vickery structure may be suggested in which each bidder is only informed of the ranking of the bidder's bid. Each bidder is not informed of a monetary value of the winning bid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Paul Luther Brightbill