Patents by Inventor Corey C. Snook

Corey C. Snook has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer system configuration and method for a store
    Patent number: 7085731
    Abstract: Disclosed are computer system configurations and methods for a retail store. In an exemplary system, a CPU and program in a checkout station make a list of the products selected by the customer. The CPU and program processes paper coupon information in the context of the selected products to determine discount eligibility. Another CPU and program in the checkout station perform electronic coupon redemption, by processing the selected products in the context of electronic coupon information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: SoftCard Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken R. Powell, Kevin W. Hartley, Eleanor B. Maxwell, Corey C. Snook
  • System and method employing portable cards to send data between systems
    Publication number: 20030136830
    Abstract: A system and method employing portable cards, carried by consumers, to send data between system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Ken R. Powell, Kevin W. Hartley, Thomas M. Hintz, Eleanor B. Maxwell, Corey C. Snook
  • System and method employing a portable card to configure a store for product promotion
    Patent number: 6354492
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods employing a portable card to configure a commercial system. An exemplary system acts to read from the card at a first location in the store, to process a signal corresponding to a first promotion set stored on the card. The exemplary system also acts to read from the card at a second location in the store, to process a signal corresponding to a second promotion set stored on the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: SoftCard Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken R. Powell, Eleanor B. Maxwell, Corey C. Snook
  • System and method employing portable cards to monitor a commercial system
    Patent number: 6317650
    Abstract: A system and method employing portable cards, carried by consumers, to monitor a commercial system. In one exemplary embodiment, when a consumer uses a card at a vending machine, the vending machine may write data, reflecting a condition of the vending machine, onto the card. Subsequently, when the consumer uses the card at another machine, the other machine may read the condition data from the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: SoftCard Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken R. Powell, Kevin W. Hartley, Thomas M. Hintz, Eleanor B. Maxwell, Corey C. Snook