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priceline.com LLC

55Patents
28Active
55Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 8, 1997 → Sep 23, 2019 · 10 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5897620A Method and apparatus for the sale of airline-specified flight tickets Physics 599 Expired
US6085169A Conditional purchase offer management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 455 Expired
US6240396A Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets Physics 381 Expired
US6108639A Conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system for collectibles Physics 332 Expired
US6041308A System and method for motivating submission of conditional purchase offers Physics 326 Expired
US6553346B1 Conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system for packages Physics 272 Expired
US6134534A Conditional purchase offer management system for cruises Physics 266 Expired
US6418415B1 System and method for aggregating multiple buyers utilizing conditional purchase offers (CPOS) Physics 260 Expired
US6510418B1 Method and apparatus for detecting and deterring the submission of similar offers in a commerce system Physics 195 Expired
US6484153B1 System and method for managing third-party input to a conditional purchase offer (CPO) Physics 171 Expired
US6332129A Method and system for utilizing a psychographic questionnaire in a buyer-driven commerce system Physics 118 Expired
US6356878B1 Conditional purchase offer buyer agency system Physics 112 Expired
US6466919B1 System and method for aggregating multiple buyers utilizing conditional purchase offers (CPOS) Physics 112 Expired
US6345090B1 Conditional purchase offer management system for telephone calls Physics 111 Expired
US7333941B1 System and method for optimizing revenue and/or bookings from collected demand data in a buyer driven commerce system Physics 77 Expired
US7472074B1 Method and apparatus for a commercial network system designed to facilitate buyer-driven conditional purchase offers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US7664672B1 Conditional purchase offer management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US8712920B2 Method and apparatus for a cryptographically assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate buyer-driven conditional purchase offers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US6993503B1 System and method for allocating a conditional purchase offer for a travel related services reservation to one of a plurality of entities in a buyer driven electronic commerce system Physics 38 Expired
US7188176B1 Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network Physics 31 Expired
US7769612B1 System and method for facilitating the sale of a travel product Physics 29 Expired
US7848940B1 Method, system and apparatus to facilitate conditional purchase orders with bounce back functionality Physics 28 Expired
US7617491B1 Apparatus, system, and method for validating network communications data Electricity 20 Expired
US7386508B1 Method and apparatus for facilitating a transaction between a buyer and one seller Physics 19 Expired
US7203660B1 Apparatus, system, and method for dynamic demand reporting and affectation Physics 13 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.