Patents by Inventor Valerie Johns

Valerie Johns 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).

  • Sales system with buyer price selection
    Patent number: 8108277
    Abstract: A networked sales method is disclosed that includes presenting price choices to a user for an item on a sales screen via a network. Available supply and sales activity level information about actions by other users for the item for which the price choices are presented can be converted into a feedback indication, and this indication can be conveyed to the user on the sales screen. A variable price schedule for the item can also be communicated to the user, and a reminder command associated with an entry in the schedule can be received from the user, with the reminder command including a price selection for the item. The user can then be notified when the entry in the schedule is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Chin, Valerie Johns, Rick Simpson, David Traynor
  • Sales system with buyer price selection
    Patent number: 7860776
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a networked sales method. The method includes presenting, via a first network, item information associated with an item on a sales screen to a user. The method also includes communicating a variable price schedule for the item to the user. The variable price schedule includes a plurality of price selections for the item. The method includes receiving a reminder command associated with a selection of an entry in the variable price schedule from the user. The reminder command includes a price selection from the plurality of the price selections for the item. The method includes notifying the user when the entry in the variable price schedule is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Chin, Valerie Johns, Rick Simpson, David Traynor
  • Sales system with buyer price selection
    Publication number: 20060129476
    Abstract: A networked sales method is disclosed that includes presenting price choices to a user for an item on a sales screen via a network. Available supply and sales activity level information about actions by other users for the item for which the price choices are presented can be converted into a feedback indication, and this indication can be conveyed to the user on the sales screen. A variable price schedule for the item can also be communicated to the user, and a reminder command associated with an entry in the schedule can be received from the user, with the reminder command including a price selection for the item. The user can then be notified when the entry in the schedule is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Jeff Chin, Valerie Johns, Rick Simpson, David Traynor