Stephen Scott Tompkins

US Patent:

8278083, Oct 2, 2012

Filed:

Mar 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/225551

Inventors:

Yossef Raviv - Rockville MD, US
Mathias Viard - Frederick MD, US
Robert Blumenthal - Bethesda MD, US
Robert J. Hogan - Athens GA, US
Stephen Mark Tompkins - Watkinsville GA, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Washington DC
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. - Athens GA

International Classification:

A61K 39/145
C12N 13/00

US Classification:

4351733, 4242091, 4242351

Abstract:

The invention provides compositions of inactivated influenza virus that can be used as vaccines and immunological compositions useful for inhibiting, preventing and treating influenza.

US Patent:

8577737, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/164655

Inventors:

Matthew W. Amacker - Santa Clara CA, US
Stephen S. Tompkins - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

A9.com, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are techniques, including systems and methods, for enabling a lending user to lend an application to a borrowing user. The borrowing user may use the application for a trial period, and, once the trial period lapses, the borrowing user may be given an opportunity to purchase the application. If the borrowing user purchases the application, then the lending user may be credited with a commission. According to some embodiments, in addition to or instead of lending the application, the lending user may lend or sell a status/stake in the application to the borrowing user. For example, if the application is a game, the status/stake may unlock certain levels or features of the game.

US Patent:

20160117487, Apr 28, 2016

Filed:

Jan 7, 2016

Appl. No.:

14/990643

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Stephen S. Tompkins - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/10
G06F 17/30
G06K 19/06
G06K 7/14

Abstract:

A user can share digital content with another user or device using dynamically-generated barcodes. A user might request to share an electronic book (“e-book”), stored on a first device, with another user having a second device. The first device can generate a barcode that includes not only information about the identity of the e-book, but also information about the user or the first device, which can help to determine rights and/or access restrictions for the content. The second device can capture an image of the barcode generated on a display of the first device, and use information extracted from that image to attempt to obtain a copy of the e-book. Other types of barcodes can be generated based at least in part upon the context, such as where a user is attempting to locate a physical copy of a type of digital content in a retail location.