IP Library Granted Patent US 9,558,333
Granted Patent B2
US 9,558,333 · App. 13/887,255 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Systems and methods for facilitating the sharing of digital bundles of services between users

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Patent No.
US 9,558,333
App. No.
13/887,255
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for allowing a primary user to share a digital service, in a bundle of services implemented by a plurality of different service providers, with a secondary user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes receiving a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user. The method also includes generating, using at least one processor, a first token that associates the secondary user with the first service. The method further includes sending the first token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service. Additionally, the method includes modifying a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service by the primary user while the first service is being shared with the secondary user.

Claims (42)

1. A bundler system for allowing a primary user to share a digital service in a bundle of services with a secondary user, the bundler system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device that stores a set of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the bundler system to:

receive a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user, the bundle of services being implemented by a plurality of different service providers;

generate a first token that associates the secondary user with the primary user, the first token comprising coded information identifying the secondary user and the first service to be shared;

modify a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service while the first service is being shared with the secondary user as a lendee;

receive a request from the secondary user to access the first service;

send the first token, via a URL request, including the modified status of the primary user, to one of the plurality of different service providers to enable access to the first service by the secondary user; and

render a landing page for the first service on a device of the secondary user.

2. The system in claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive a request from the primary user to reclaim the first service from the secondary user; and

modify a status of the primary user to allow the primary user to reclaim and access the first service.

3. The system in claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

generate a second token that associates the secondary user with the first service, wherein the second token provides the secondary user with limited access to the first service; and

send the second token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service.

4. The system in claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

modify a status of the secondary user to limit access to the first service by the secondary user; and

send the modified status of the secondary user to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service.

5. The system in claim 1 , wherein the digital services in the bundle comprise at least one of a service subscription, a redeemable coupon, or an exclusive discount.

6. The system in claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

send an electronic notification to the secondary user that the first service is shared.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first token comprises multiple parts, one of the multiple parts identifying the secondary user as the lendee.

8. A computer-implemented method for sharing a digital service in a bundle of services with a secondary user, the method comprising:

receiving, by a bundler system from a device of a primary user, a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user, the bundle of services being implemented by a plurality of different service providers;

generating, by the bundler system, a first token that associates the secondary user with the primary user, the first token comprising coded information identifying the secondary user and the first service to be shared;

modifying a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service while the first service is being shared with the secondary user as a lendee;

receiving, by the bundler system from a device of the secondary user, a request from the secondary user to access the first service;

sending, by the bundler system via a URL request, the first token including the modified status of the primary user, to one of the plurality of different service providers to enable access to the first service by the secondary user; and

rendering a landing page for the first service on the device of the secondary user.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a request from the primary user to reclaim the first service from the secondary user; and

modifying a status of the primary user to allow the primary user to reclaim and access the first service.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

generating a second token that associates the secondary user with the first service, wherein the second token provides the secondary user with limited access to the first service; and

sending the second token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

modifying a status of the secondary user to limit access to the first service by the secondary user; and

sending the modified status of the secondary user to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the digital services in the bundle comprise at least one of a service subscription, a redeemable coupon, or an exclusive discount.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

sending an electronic notification to the secondary user that the first service is shared.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first token comprises multiple parts, one of the multiple parts identifying the secondary user as the lendee.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 059471/0863 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: AOL INC.
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 043672/0369 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS -RELEASE OF 030936/0011 Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: AOL ADVERTISING INC.; AOL INC.; BUYSIGHT, INC.; MAPQUEST, INC.; PICTELA, INC.
Reel/Frame 036042/0053 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 2, 2013
From: AOL INC.; AOL ADVERTISING INC.; BUYSIGHT, INC.; MAPQUEST, INC.; PICTELA, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 030936/0011 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2013
From: HILLS, BENJAMIN G.; CHHATRE, UMESH S.; FLETCHER, GEORGE F.; CRUICKSHANK, JOYCE R.
To: AOL INC.
Reel/Frame 030356/0800 →