William W Allocca

US Patent:

7672874, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Mar 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/074137

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Bezos - Greater Seattle WA, US
Maryam S. Mohit - Seattle WA, US
Walker L. Lockhart - Seattle WA, US
Ericka N. Lock - Issaquah WA, US
William W. Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Suguna Subramaniam - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon.com, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 705 28, 705 29

Abstract:

An electronic catalog system, which may be implemented as a web site or another type of interactive system, presents context-sensitive account information to customers during browsing of an electronic catalog of products. In one embodiment, when a customer accesses a detail page for a particular product, the detail page is supplemented with information, such as status information, about a related order placed by the customer. The related order may be an order for the product represented in the detail page or may be for a related product. Information about related orders may additionally or alternatively be added to other types of pages, such as product category pages and shopping cart pages. In one embodiment, a customer's related order information is maintained in a cache during the customer's browsing session, and the cache is updated in real time to reflect actions performed by the customer.

US Patent:

7720712, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Apr 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/547540

Inventors:

William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Jordan Hay - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan A. Leblang - Seattle WA, US
Colleen McQueen - Seattle WA, US
James Prudente - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon.com, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 705 22, 705400, 705410, 709200, 235379, 707 10, 725 60

Abstract:

A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a user at a client system and received by a server system. The client system can display information identifying the item and, for each of multiple procurement options having information related to ordering the identified item, can display an indication of the procurement option such that selection of the displayed indication represents an ordering of the identified item using the information of the procurement option. In response to selection of a displayed indication, the client system can send to a server computer a request to order the identified item using the information of the procurement option for the selected indication.

US Patent:

8027884, Sep 27, 2011

Filed:

Feb 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/700615

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Bezos - Greater Seattle WA, US
Maryam S. Mohit - Seattle WA, US
Walker L. Lockhart - Seattle WA, US
Ericka N. Lock - Issaquah WA, US
William W. Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Suguna Subramaniam - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon.com, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 2661, 705 2662, 705 2663, 705 2664, 705 267, 705 271, 705 272

Abstract:

An electronic catalog system, which may be implemented as a web site or another type of interactive system, presents context-sensitive information to customers reflective of their prior orders. In one embodiment, when a customer requests an item detail page for a particular item, the system may supplement the item detail page with information reflective of one or more related orders previously placed by the customer. This information may include, for example, an indication that the customer previously ordered this item or a related item, and may include information, such as status information, regarding such previously placed order(s). If the customer previously ordered a related item, the information provided on the item detail page may include an indication of whether the previously ordered item is compatible or interoperable with the item being viewed.

US Patent:

8165923, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/244061

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Bezos - Greater Seattle WA, US
Maryam S. Mohit - Seattle WA, US
Walker L. Lockhart - Seattle WA, US
Ericka N. Lock - Issaquah WA, US
William W. Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Suguna Subramaniam - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon.com, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 2661, 705 2662, 705 2663, 705 2664, 705 267, 705 271, 705 272

Abstract:

An interactive system personalizes pages of an electronic catalog with information reflective of related orders placed by the user. In one embodiment, when a user requests a category page (such as a browse node page, author page, or artist page) of an electronic catalog, the system determines whether the user previously ordered any items falling within the associated category. If any such orders are identified, information regarding the prior order(s) is incorporated into the requested category page. This information may include, for example, an indication of the particular item(s) ordered, and the order date and/or status of each such order. The system may also personalize item detail pages with information regarding any orders placed for the corresponding items and/or similar items.

US Patent:

8543462, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Nov 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/555958

Inventors:

William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan A. Leblang - Seattle WA, US
Colleen M. McQueen - Seattle WA, US
James Paul Prudente - Seattle WA, US
Jordan Hay - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon.com, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261

Abstract:

A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a user at a client system and received by a server system. The client system can display information identifying the item and, for each of multiple procurement options having information related to ordering the identified item, can display an indication of the procurement option such that selection of the displayed indication represents an ordering of the identified item using the information of the procurement option. In response to selection of a displayed indication, the client system can send to a server computer a request to order the identified item using the information of the procurement option for the selected indication.

US Patent:

20050154651, Jul 14, 2005

Filed:

Mar 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/073508

Inventors:

Jeffrey Bezos - Greater Seattle WA, US
Maryam Mohit - Seattle WA, US
Walker Lockhart - Seattle WA, US
Ericka Lock - Issaquah WA, US
William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Suguna Subramaniam - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

An electronic catalog system, which may be implemented as a web site or another type of interactive system, presents context-sensitive information to customers about their prior transactions during browsing of an electronic catalog of products. In one embodiment, when a customer accesses a detail page for a particular product, the detail page is supplemented with information, such as status information, about a related order placed by the customer. The related order may be an order for the product represented in the detail page or may be for a related product. Information about related orders may additionally or alternatively be added to other types of pages, such as search results pages and shopping cart pages. In one embodiment, a customer's related order information is maintained in a cache during the customer's browsing session, and the cache is updated in real time to reflect actions performed by the customer.

US Patent:

20060036504, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Aug 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/916772

Inventors:

William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Girish Lakshman - Issaquah WA, US
Leilehua Maly - Bellevue WA, US
Michael McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Sangeetha Ranganath - Bellevue WA, US
Jay Skeer - Seattle WA, US
Kristin Toth - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for assisting in automatically classifying items with respect to one or more predefined classification systems is described, such as for items to be delivered internationally. In some situations, the items are classified so as to select an appropriate import tax code for a destination country and/or to select an appropriate export tax code for an origination country, such as to allow calculation of estimated taxes for the items before the items are delivered. Moreover, in some such situations the automatic classifying is performed dynamically at the time an item order is being placed or considered by a customer. The estimated costs for the items can further in some situations be used to estimate total costs for delivering an item internationally, such as dynamically during the ordering process for the items so that those costs can be collected before delivering the items.

US Patent:

20100185532, Jul 22, 2010

Filed:

Apr 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/754565

Inventors:

William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Jordan Hay - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan A. Leblang - Seattle WA, US
Colleen McQueen - Seattle WA, US
James Prudente - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 20/00
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

705 27, 715856

Abstract:

A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a user at a client system and received by a server system. The client system can display information identifying the item and, for each of multiple procurement options having information related to ordering the identified item, can display an indication of the procurement option such that selection of the displayed indication represents an ordering of the identified item using the information of the procurement option. In response to selection of a displayed indication, the client system can send to a server computer a request to order the identified item using the information of the procurement option for the selected indication.