Patents by Inventor Jane Wallace Schneider

Jane Wallace Schneider 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).

  • Method and apparatus for product selection assistance
    Patent number: 7246087
    Abstract: A method for product selection assistance includes receiving a product category selection, matching the product category selection against a product database to determine a plurality of matched products, and displaying a product matrix. The product matrix includes a product entry for each of the matched products. The product entries include a model identifier, a model price, and at least one product configuration parameter associated with the matched products. The method also includes presenting a product configuration question, receiving a product configuration answer, and responsively updating the product matrix based on the product configuration answer to eliminate at least one product entry in the product matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Ruppelt, Leslie A. Curran, Martha Mayer Davis, Jane Wallace Schneider, Ellen Diane Evans