Patents by Inventor Salvotore J. Stolfo

Salvotore J. Stolfo 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).

  • Electronic purchase of goods over a communications network including physical delivery while securing private and personal information of the purchasing party
    Patent number: 7536360
    Abstract: E-commerce which may include delivery of a good ordered or purchased over a network (e.g., the Internet) to a purchaser/user, and/or arranging for electronic payment of the good is accomplished while securing private and personal information of purchasers/users, which may include the user's identity and address(and those of the user's computer), and financial information. Proxy software is provided for user computers, one or more proxy computers, or both, for users to communicate with vendors anonymously over the network, provide for delivery of an ordered good and provide for electronic payment, while securing the user's private information. The proxy software provides for a proxy party to deal with a vendor and arrange payment from a bank or credit card company to the vendor based on an account that the proxy party has with the bank. The proxy party is not required where the purchaser/user is provided with a transaction identity that masks the true identity of the purchaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: iPrivacy, LLC
    Inventors: Salvotore J. Stolfo, Yechiam Yemini, Leonard P. Shaykin
  • Electronic purchase of goods over a communications network including physical delivery while securing private and personal information of the purchasing party
    Patent number: 7069249
    Abstract: E-commerce which may include delivery of a good ordered or purchased over a network (e.g., the Internet) to a purchaser/user, and/or arranging for electronic payment of the good is accomplished while securing private and personal information of purchasers/users. Proxy software is provided for user computers, one or more proxy computers, or both, for users to communicate with vendors anonymously over the network, provide for delivery of an ordered good and provide for electronic payment, while securing the user's private information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: iPrivacy, LLC
    Inventors: Salvotore J. Stolfo, Yechiam Yemini, Leonard P. Shaykin