Patents by Inventor Steven S. Kan

Steven S. Kan 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: 20070299734
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and a computer system of synchronized clearing for online group deal via electronic communications network involve the steps, various means, and associated processing logic to register participants' transaction items of online group deals, aggregate a plurality of transaction measures of said deals, provide a plurality of online group deal clearing conditions for said participants to select, receive at least a designated online group deal clearing condition from each of said participants, confirme said participants' binding deals, establish at least an effective online group deal clearing condition, activate the clearing of said deal, synchronize the clearing of said participants' transactions conforming to said effective online group deal clearing condition, and execute binding deals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: He-Sung Lee, Steven S. Kan
  • Patent number: 7149717
    Abstract: A method and system to effectuate multiple transaction prices for a commodity in a market of many buyers and sellers matches buyers and sellers only when they submit the same prices in their trading requests. The method and system can enhance trading transparency and reduce monitoring and regulation costs by disclosing corresponding transaction types prices, submitted quantities, and matched and unmatched results to buyers and sellers in a spot, securities or futures market through a network computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Steven S. Kan
  • Patent number: 7080047
    Abstract: The present invention involves the creation of a website-specific electronic signature containing a personalized logo via a mechanism for on-line assembly of image parts to obtain personalized image. The present invention provides two applications of the website-specific electronic signature containing a personalized logo, a virtual payment card and an on-line binding purchase order. The present invention further provides two methods and a system for e-commerce use of the virtual payment card and the on-line binding purchase order. The safer and less costly on-line transaction methods and the more trustable on-line seller-buyer agreements offered by the present invention can help promote the trustworthiness and the brand value of an e-store or a payment institution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventor: Steven S. Kan
  • Publication number: 20040243521
    Abstract: The present invention involves the creation of a website-specific electronic signature containing a personalized logo via a mechanism for on-line assembly of image parts to obtain personalized image. The present invention provides two applications of the website-specific electronic signature containing a personalized logo, a virtual payment card and an on-line binding purchase order. The present invention further provides two methods and a system for e-commerce use of the virtual payment card and the on-line binding purchase order. The safer and less costly on-line transaction methods and the more trustable on-line seller-buyer agreements offered by the present invention can help promote the trustworthiness and the brand value of an e-store or a payment institution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Steven S. Kan
  • Publication number: 20040181465
    Abstract: A method for on-line outsourcing of customized merchandise containing at least a personalized logo. An on-line remote customer personalizes preferred logo image and customizes preferred merchandise image by selecting image parts and part elements stored, respectively, in logo image and merchandise image databases. The server generates a customized merchandise image containing at least a personalized logo image after receiving the remote customer's indication of the location(s) and size(s) of the personalized logo image to be incorporated with the customized merchandise image. Outsourcing and customization order databases store, respectively, information of outsourcing invoice and customization order records. The server transmits the customized merchandise image containing at least a personalized logo and outsourcing invoice to a supplier to bind the production of the tangible, customized merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Steven S. Kan