Patents by Inventor Peter S. Ng

Peter S. Ng 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).

  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUBSCRIBING TO CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140207602
    Abstract: A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an additional amount of scrip corresponding to each subscription fee, and (c) enabling the subscriber to obtain items of content in amounts and at times determined arbitrarily by the subscriber in exchange for amounts of scrip in the subscriber's account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua A. STRICKON, Peter S. NG, Clayton D. Hill, Harry B. Kargman
  • Subscribing to content
    Patent number: 8712376
    Abstract: A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an additional amount of scrip corresponding to each subscription fee, and (c) enabling the subscriber to obtain items of content in amounts and at times determined arbitrarily by the subscriber in exchange for amounts of scrip in the subscriber's account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua A. Strickon, Peter S. Ng, Clayton D. Hill, Harry B. Kargman
  • Subscribing To Content
    Publication number: 20100094717
    Abstract: A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an additional amount of scrip corresponding to each subscription fee, and (c) enabling the subscriber to obtain items of content in amounts and at times determined arbitrarily by the subscriber in exchange for amounts of scrip in the subscriber's account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Joshua A. Strickon, Peter S. Ng, Clayton D. Hill, Harry B. Kargman
  • Subscribing to content
    Patent number: 7542754
    Abstract: A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an additional amount of scrip corresponding to each subscription fee, and (c) enabling the subscriber to obtain items of content in amounts and at times determined arbitrarily by the subscriber in exchange for amounts of scrip in the subscriber's account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua A. Strickon, Peter S. Ng, Clayton D. Hill, Harry B. Kargman