James Philip Currier, 57558 Hawthorne Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

2005000, Jan 6, 2005

Jul 15, 2003

10/619948

Stan Chudnovsky - Brisbane CA, US
James Currier - San Francisco CA, US
Adrian Darnell - San Francisco CA, US

G06F017/60

705039000, 705001000

The present invention teaches a variety of techniques and mechanisms for controlling and monetizing networking transactions among users of a computer network. At least some of these techniques and mechanisms come about as a result of several new paradigms contemplated by the present invention. One paradigm of the present invention involves monetizing user transactions as a function of relational patterns and connections between different users. Another paradigm of the present invention introduces a “virtual network” as a set of user having some predefined relational pattern. Once virtual networks are defined for a plurality of users, decisions regarding transactions can then be made based on the characteristics of the virtual network.

2005001, Jan 20, 2005

Sep 25, 2003

10/673094

Stan Chudnovsky - Brisbane CA, US
James Currier - San Francisco CA, US
Adrian Danieli - San Francisco CA, US

G06F015/16

709204000

The present invention teaches a variety of techniques and mechanisms for controlling and monetizing networking transactions among users of a computer network. At least some of these techniques and mechanisms come about as a result of several new paradigms contemplated by the present invention. One paradigm of the present invention involves monetizing user transactions as a function of relational patterns and connections between different users. These relational connections may have a type attribute such as family, business, competitor, etc. Another paradigm of the present invention introduces a “virtual network” as a set of user having some predefined relational pattern. Once virtual networks are defined for a plurality of users, decisions regarding transactions can then be made based on the characteristics of the virtual network.

2011008, Apr 14, 2011

Dec 14, 2010

12/968238

Stan Chudnovsky - Burlingame CA, US
Adrian B. Danieli - San Francisco CA, US
James P. Currier - Mill Valley CA, US

G06Q 30/00

705 1423

In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes providing an offer to a connector. The method also includes receiving responses from users to the offer, the users having received the offer from the connector. The method further includes completing the transaction with the users.In another embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a set of profiles of users. The apparatus further includes a database of connectors, connectors of the database selected from the users based on the profiles associated with the users. The apparatus also includes an interface between vendors and the database. The interface is to receive queries from the vendors and to return connector identities responsive to the queries.In yet another embodiment, the invention is a machine-readable medium embodying instructions. The instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method. The method includes providing an offer to a connector. The method also includes receiving responses from users to the offer, the users having received the offer from the connector. The method further includes completing the transaction with the users.In still another embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes receiving an offer as a connector from a vendor. The method also includes propagating the offer to associated users through a network.