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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Dutch, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0185 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, process, and system for multi-tier resale is discussed here. Acceptance proxies may be distributed to downstream resellers and customers. The acceptance proxies may be registered with a producer who provides a service. The acceptance proxies may be registers directly, or anonymously. Escrow services may ensure each party has fulfilled its contractual obligations before access to the service is granted.