Patents by Inventor Scott Leahy
Scott Leahy 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).
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Publication number: 20130268386Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: EBAY INC.Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
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Publication number: 20130268387Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: EBAY INC.Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
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Patent number: 8463653Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
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Publication number: 20130073415Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Alex D. Poon, Scott Leahy, Mike Wilson
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Patent number: 8332275Abstract: Method and apparatus to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network. The method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2001Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Alex D. Poon, Scott Leahy, Mike Wilson
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Publication number: 20120297065Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule, An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Patent number: 8239533Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Publication number: 20120079114Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Patent number: 8108518Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Patent number: 7930284Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin H Embree, Jeffrey L. King, Andy Brown, Mathew Gene Henley
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Publication number: 20100269161Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin H. Embree, Jeffrey L. King, Andy Brown, Mathew Gene Henley
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Patent number: 7769737Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin H Embree, Jeffrey L. King, Andy Brown, Mathew Gene Henley
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Publication number: 20100017865Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin H. Embree, Jeffrey L. King, Andy Brown, Mathew Gene Henley
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Patent number: 7606821Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin H Embree, Jeffrey L. King, Andy Brown, Mathew Gene Henley
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Publication number: 20080046279Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Patent number: 7305469Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen
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Publication number: 20070133477Abstract: A base station has a processor to generate a Code Division Multiple Access (“CDMA”) data frame. The CDMA data frame comprises a plurality of Basic Frames. At least one of the plurality of Basic Frames comprises a vendor-specific field. A modem transports the CDMA data frame over a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (“UMTS”)-compatible link between the base station and a remote head having a transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2005Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Roman Ebert, Warren Berryman, Fredrick Bontemps, William Bucher, Scott Leahy, Peter Novak, William Walsh
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Publication number: 20060149655Abstract: A system to alert a user of a network-based marketplace event. The system receives the network-based marketplace event and determines if the network-based marketplace event is associated with a network-based marketplace alert that has been requested by the user. If so, the system communicates the network-based marketplace alert to the client machine over a persistent connection, the network-based marketplace alert to alert the user of the network-based marketplace event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2004Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Scott Leahy, Carl Ferreira
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Publication number: 20060021031Abstract: A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Scott Leahy, Jeffrey Taylor, Chris Lalonde, Ajay Agrawal, Kevin Embree, Jeffrey King, Andy Brown, Mathew Henley
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Publication number: 20040133478Abstract: Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2001Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Scott Leahy, Alon Cohen