Patents by Inventor Zachary Abraham Apter

Zachary Abraham Apter 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).

  • OMAHA - USER PRICE INCENTIVE MODEL
    Publication number: 20080114651
    Abstract: The claimed subject invention presents a system and method to compensate a user of a service platform in return for information regarding the user's intent. The compensation comprises rewards points and direct payments, which can be used to claim rewards online and offline. The compensation is securely maintained in compensation accounts. The user can benefit from third-party content and services through partnerships with the service platform. The intent-compensation proposition of the service platform creates a price incentive to use the service platform over its competitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamal Jain, Zachary Abraham Apter, Jody D. Biggs, Brian Burdick, Nishant V. Dani, Gary W. Flake, Marcel Gavriliu, Randall F. Kern, David Lawrence Kiker, Arun K. Sacheti, Brian James Utter, Polina Veksler