Patents by Inventor Sherril McCahon

Sherril McCahon 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).

  • Method of conducting transactions using a distributed computer network such as the internet
    Publication number: 20020069139
    Abstract: In the method of the present invention a purchaser of goods uses a client computer to order goods from a site hosted by a host computer. The host computer is linked to a payment processing computer. In the method the host computer sends to the payment processing computer an identifier identifying a classification of the ordered goods. The client computer also sends an identifier to the payment processor computer. The payment processor compares the identifiers to determine whether the purchaser is authorised to purchase the ordered goods having regard to the classification of the goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Jared Bernstein, Caroline Green, Joseph Haim, Sherril McCahon, Gareth Creaney, Gary Wotherspoon