Daniel P Ross

Address:

8021 Dockal Rd, Houston, TX 77028

VIN:

1G1ZT58F77F192280

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

MALIBU

Year:

2007

US Patent:

6629135, Sep 30, 2003

Filed:

Sep 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/398268

Inventors:

Daniel D. Ross - Dunwoody GA
Joseph R. Michaels - Marietta GA
William R. May - Atlanta GA
Richard A. Anderson - Powder Springs GA

Assignee:

DDR Holdings, LLC - Dunwoody GA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709218, 7155011, 345744

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to an e-commerce outsourcing system and method that provides hosts with transparent, context sensitive e-commerce supported pages. The look and feel of a target host is captured for future use. The look and feel is captured by receiving the identification of an example page on the target host, retrieving the page, identifying the look and feel elements of the identified page and storing the identified elements. The host is provided with links correlating the host with a link for inclusion within a page on the host website for serving to a visitor computer, wherein the provided link correlates the host website with a selected commerce object contextually related to material in the page. The commerce object can be a product, a product category or a dynamic selection indicator. Upon activation of the provided link, the visitor computer is served with an e-commerce supported page with the look and feel of the host website associated with the activated link and with content based upon the commerce object associated with the activated link.

US Patent:

6993572, Jan 31, 2006

Filed:

Jun 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/461997

Inventors:

Daniel D. Ross - Dunwoody GA, US
Joseph R. Michaels - Marietta GA, US
William R. May - Atlanta GA, US
Richard A. Anderson - Powder Springs GA, US

Assignee:

DDR Holdings, LLC - Dunwoody GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/21

US Classification:

709218, 7155011

Abstract:

An e-commerce outsourcing system and method provides hosts with transparent, context-sensitive e-commerce supported pages. The look and feel of a target host is captured for future use. The host is provided with one or more links for inclusion within a page on the host website that correlates with a selected commerce object, which may be contextually related to material in the page. The commerce object can be a product, a product category, or a dynamic selection indicator. Upon activation of the provided link, a visitor computer is served with a page with the look and feel of the host website and with content based upon the associated commerce object. Where the commerce object is a dynamic selection indicator, the content is selected at the time of activation based upon an analysis of the page containing the activated link.

US Patent:

7818399, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/343464

Inventors:

Daniel D. Ross - Dunwoody GA, US
Joseph R. Michaels - Marietta GA, US
William R. May - Atlanta GA, US
Richard A. Anderson - Powder Springs GA, US

Assignee:

DDR Holdings, LLC - Dunwoody GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709218, 709215

Abstract:

An e-commerce outsourcing system and method provides hosts with transparent, context-sensitive e-commerce supported pages. A plurality of visually perceptible elements associated with and identifying a source of a host's web page are stored in the form of data in a computer database for future use. The host includes one or more links within a page on the host website that correlate with a selected commerce object, which may be contextually related to material in the page. The commerce object can be a buying opportunity for a product of a third-party merchant, a product category containing a plurality of products of third-party merchants, or a dynamic selection indicator of a merchant's product. A plurality of hosts may choose to link to the same commerce object. Upon activation of the link displayed by a particular host website, a visitor computer is served with a page displaying the visually perceptible elements associated with that specific host's website and information associated with the commerce object correlated to the link.

US Patent:

8515825, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Oct 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/906979

Inventors:

Daniel D. Ross - Dunwoody GA, US
Joseph R. Michaels - Marietta GA, US
William R. May - Atlanta GA, US
Richard A. Anderson - Powder Springs GA, US

Assignee:

DDR Holdings, LLC - Dunwoody GA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 2641, 709200, 709218, 705 268, 705 146

Abstract:

An e-commerce outsourcing system and method provides hosts with transparent, context-sensitive e-commerce supported pages. The look and feel of a target host is captured for future use. The host is provided with one or more links for inclusion within a page on the host website that correlates with a selected commerce object, which may be contextually related to material in the page. The commerce object can be a product, a product category, or a dynamic selection indicator. Upon activation of the provided link, a visitor computer is served with a page with the look and feel of the host website and with content based upon the associated commerce object. Where the commerce object is a dynamic selection indicator, the content is selected at the time of activation based upon an analysis of the page containing the activated link.

US Patent:

20050234775, Oct 20, 2005

Filed:

Apr 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/106020

Inventors:

Eric Pearson - Atlanta GA, US
Michael Menis - Dunwoody GA, US
Daniel Ross - Norcross GA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705014000

Abstract:

A self-funded commission management system is described. The system has a memory storage element for storing commission management software that assigns an affiliate identifier for an affiliate. A user-initiated transaction is received, which is associated with the affiliate identifier. A confirmation that the user-initiated transaction produced a consumed transaction associated with the affiliate identifier is received. A commission associated with the consumed transaction is also received from the entity which ultimately delivered the final product or service to the user and derived the economic value from the user-initiated transaction. The commission is deposited by the advertiser or primary beneficiary of the advertisement into a central fund from which disbursements of all payments are made. The memory element generates a payment signal in response to determining the payment for the affiliate. A microprocessor operatively coupled to receive the payment signal from the memory element. The microprocessor transmits a payment to the affiliate in response to receiving the payment signal.