Patents by Inventor Philip Defay Wu

Philip Defay Wu 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: 20130085891
    Abstract: A system is described for facilitating purchase of copyrighted works, in particular, works that may be offered for variable prices depending on the purchaser's characteristics. A server interacts with multiple digital content repositories as well as users. The server stores user characteristics information in user accounts, and uses such information to obtain best prices for users for the contents they request. If additional user characteristics information is request by some repositories before offering a price, the server interacts with the user to obtain such information. The server automatically selects the best price among those offered by the repositories, and completes the purchase transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Barber, Philip Defay Wu