Patents by Inventor Steven M. Kremer

Steven M. Kremer 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 and system for promotion of a search service
    Patent number: 8078608
    Abstract: A method and system for viral marketing is described. Using the method and system, recruiters may be associated with recruits. Recruiters may be compensated based on activities of recruits. The traceability of a recruit to a recruiter permits analysis of efficacy of the recruiter and recruitment techniques employed. The improved traceability is achieved due to the ability to trace any recruited user associated with an identifier of the recruiter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chacha Search, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Jones, Steven M. Kremer, Jared D. Brown
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING A PURCHASE
    Publication number: 20100010912
    Abstract: A system and method of facilitating a purchase including using assistance of a search service and redacting data is described. A user may link an account of a search service with an account of a vendor and may use the linked accounts to purchase an item and/or service from the vendor. A human assistant may select information of an item and/or service from a vendor associated with a user and may provide information of the item to the search system in order that an offer for the item and/or service may be provided to a user and a purchase of the item and/or service may be completed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: ChaCha Search, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Jones, Thomas E. Cooper, Steven M. Kremer