Patents by Inventor José A. Sobrado

José A. Sobrado 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).

  • Guided buying decision support in an electronic marketplace environment
    Patent number: 6980966
    Abstract: A system (10) for providing guided buying decision support within an electronic marketplace environment includes a server (42) that interacts with buyers (12) to receive procurement parameters for items. An option generator (50) receives procurement parameters for a particular item needed by a particular buyer (12), determines one or more acceptable item-supplier combinations consistent with the procurement parameters for the item, and generates one or more recommended options for communication to the buyer (12), each recommended option specifying a service through which it is possible to procure the item consistent with the procurement parameters. The server (42) further interacts with the buyer (12) to receive a selection of a particular recommended option. A manager application (46) automatically initiates the service specified in the selected recommended option in an attempt to procure the item consistent with the procurement parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventors: José A. Sobrado, Shridhar Mittal, Tares S. Burghli, Harsha Chaturvedi