Patents by Inventor Vishay S. Nihalani

Vishay S. Nihalani 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).

  • Patent number: 10198764
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishay S. Nihalani, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang, Philip Yuen, Howard B. Gefen, Gerald Yuen
  • Publication number: 20140012702
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: VISHAY S. NIHALANI, DIWAKAR GUPTA, CHIH-JEN HUANG, PHILIP YUEN, HOWARD B. GEFEN, GERALD YUEN
  • Patent number: 8533059
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishay S. Nihalani, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang, Philip Yuen, Howard B. Gefen, Gerald Yuen
  • Publication number: 20120303482
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Vishay S. Nihalani, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang, Philip Yuen, Howard B. Gefen, Gerald Yuen
  • Patent number: 8244592
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishay S. Nihalani, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang, Philip Yuen, Howard B. Gefen, Gerald Yuen
  • Publication number: 20090248543
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Vishay S. Nihalani, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang, Philip Yuen, Howard B. Gefen, Gerald Yuen