Emily Bentley Anderson

US Patent:

8635277, Jan 21, 2014

Filed:

Mar 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/075013

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Redmond WA, US
Tom Killalea - Seattle WA, US
Emily Margaret Anderson - Seattle WA, US
Valeria A. Pakhomova - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204, 705 141, 705 261, 709205

Abstract:

Digital items may be lent from one user to another. A lending system may facilitate matching users that have a digital item to lend with users that wish to borrow a digital item. Each user may have a reputation associated with his or her lending behavior that is represented as a lending metric. The lending metric may show whether a given user is primarily a lender or borrower of digital items. Heavy borrowers that do not engage in commensurate lending may be penalized. Multiple users that lend and borrow digital items from one another may be connected in a social network. The nature of a relationship in the social network may and the lending metrics of users are factors used to make lending decisions.

US Patent:

20120253893, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/075054

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Redmond WA, US
Emily Margaret Anderson - Seattle WA, US
Tom Killalea - Seattle WA, US
Valeria A. Pakhomova - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 141, 705 261, 709204

Abstract:

Digital items may be lent from one user to another. A lending system may facilitate matching users that have a digital item to lend with users that wish to borrow a digital item. Each user may have a reputation associated with his or her lending behavior that is represented as a lending metric. The lending metric may show whether a given user is primarily a lender or borrower of digital items. Heavy borrowers that do not engage in commensurate lending may be penalized. Multiple users that lend and borrow digital items from one another may be connected in a social network. The nature of a relationship in the social network may and the lending metrics of users are factors used to make lending decisions.

US Patent:

20120254304, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/075036

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Redmond WA, US
Emily Margaret Anderson - Seattle WA, US
Tom Killalea - Seattle WA, US
Valeria A. Pakhomova - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

Digital items may be lent from one user to another. A lending system may facilitate matching users that have a digital item to lend with users that wish to borrow a digital item. Each user may have a reputation associated with his or her lending behavior that is represented as a lending metric. The lending metric may show whether a given user is primarily a lender or borrower of digital items. Heavy borrowers that do not engage in commensurate lending may be penalized. Multiple users that lend and borrow digital items from one another may be connected in a social network. The nature of a relationship in the social network may and the lending metrics of users are factors used to make lending decisions.