Patents by Inventor Leena Munjal

Leena Munjal 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).

  • Publication number: 20150339625
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a pickup process for items purchased from stores of allied merchants. In some embodiments, a customer may place an order via an e-commerce storefront that includes products from multiple merchants in a geographic region. In response to receiving the order, a merchandise pickup system may assign associates to collect the ordered products from the allied merchants and return the collected products to a pickup location. The merchandise pickup system may send a pickup notification to the customer indicating the products are ready for pickup from the pickup location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Sears Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Varun Reddy Agasti, Leena Munjal
  • Publication number: 20150302474
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically selecting products for presentation to consumers in a hands-on environment of a merchant, based upon social signals acquired from consumers in an online environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Edward S. Lampert, Leena Munjal, Varun Reddy Agasti
  • Publication number: 20150254666
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a merchandise return and/or exchange process for items purchased from brick-and-mortar and/or e-commerce stores. In some embodiments, a mobile computing device of a customer may determine whether the mobile computing device and therefore the customer are in a defined zone for a store. In response to determining that the mobile computing device is in the defined zone, the mobile computing device may notify the customer and request whether the customer wishes to initiate a return and/or exchange of purchased items to the store. The mobile computing device may notify a merchandise pickup system of the customer's desire to return the purchased items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Varun Reddy Agasti, Leena Munjal, Sneha Narahalli
  • Publication number: 20140379529
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a pickup process for items purchased from a store. In some embodiments, a mobile computing device of a customer may determine whether the mobile computing device and therefore the customer are in a pickup zone for a store. In response to determining that the mobile computing device is in the pickup zone, the mobile computing device may notify the customer and request whether the customer wishes to initiate pickup of purchased items from the store. The mobile computing device may notify a merchandise pickup system of the customer's desire to pickup the purchased items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Varun Reddy Agasti, Leena Munjal
  • Publication number: 20140379532
    Abstract: A method for scan, try and/or buy may include receiving, from a mobile device, information that is representative of a clothing outfit. The clothing outfit may include a plurality of merchandise items available for purchase through a store. The information may be obtained by the mobile device by scanning a single code associated with the clothing outfit. The obtained information may be used to cause at least one user interface element associated with the clothing outfit to be displayed on the mobile device. In response to receiving a selection from the mobile device of the at least one user interface element, the plurality of merchandise items associated with the clothing outfit may be delivered to a merchandise check-out location within the store. The merchandise check-out location may be operable to receive payment from the user for the clothing outfit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Varun Reddy Agasti, Leena Munjal, Tara Stewart, Scott Multer, Catherine Michalski, Mark Mahurin
  • Publication number: 20140052517
    Abstract: A retailer computer system receives from a first computing device a shopping recap Having data indicative of one or more products that were shown to a customer by the sales associate while the customer was within a retail establishment. The received shopping recap is stored within a data repository where it is linked to a customer identifier that is associated with the customer and an associate identifier that is associated with the sale associate. If the customer later purchases a product, data indicative of the product being purchased is compared against data within any shopping recap that is linked to that customer to determine if a sales associate that is also linked to any shopping recap linked to that customer is to be awarded a commission for the product being purchased. The purchase of the product by the customer may further generate a digital receipt where the digital receipt includes a notice that the customer is being awarded an incentive, such as a coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Leena Munjal
  • Publication number: 20140038703
    Abstract: A system and method that supports activities such as contests and sweepstakes within a social network environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Edward S. Lampert, Leena Munjal, Scott H. Multer, Varun Reddy Agasti, Frederick W. Skoler, Sundaresan Chandrasekaran
  • Patent number: 8566167
    Abstract: A retailer computer system receives from a first computing device a shopping recap having data indicative of one or more products that were shown to a customer by the sales associate while the customer was within a retail establishment. The received shopping recap is stored within a data repository where it is linked to a customer identifier that is associated with the customer and an associate identifier that is associated with the sale associate. If the customer later purchases a product, data indicative of the product being purchased is compared against data within any shopping recap that is linked to that customer to determine if a sales associate that is also linked to any shopping recap linked to that customer is to be awarded a commission for the product being purchased. The purchase of the product by the customer may further generate a digital receipt where the digital receipt includes a notice that the customer is being awarded an incentive, such as a coupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Leena Munjal
  • Publication number: 20130231990
    Abstract: A method and system for providing personal shopping assistance via a computing device includes hosting a database of information regarding a customer, hosting a database of information regarding a personal shopper, and associating the customer with the personal shopper. The personal shopper is provided the ability to recommend at least one of a product or a service relevant to the customer and receiving an indication of the purchase of the recommended product or service by the customer. An incentive system may provide a reward to the personal shopper based upon the purchased product or service, including a commission or other reward. The system may be implemented on a desktop and/or mobile device as desired to provide flexibility in implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Leena Munjal, Eddie Lampert, Eric Jaffe
  • Publication number: 20130117151
    Abstract: A social gift registry provides tools to aid those planning for major milestones in life to engage a network of friends, family, and others in communicating information about the life event, helping to identify and track gifts for the celebrants, and enabling the management of the activities involved in the celebration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Marie Basa Macaisa, Katherine Susan Schneider, Varun Reddy Agasti, Sundaresan Chandrasekaran, Sadish Inbasekaran, Jose David Zayas, Gregory Drogaline, Leena Munjal
  • Publication number: 20130030879
    Abstract: A retailer computer system receives from a first computing device a shopping recap having data indicative of one or more products that were shown to a customer by the sales associate while the customer was within a retail establishment. The received shopping recap is stored within a data repository where it is linked to a customer identifier that is associated with the customer and an associate identifier that is associated with the sale associate. If the customer later purchases a product, data indicative of the product being purchased is compared against data within any shopping recap that is linked to that customer to determine if a sales associate that is also linked to any shopping recap linked to that customer is to be awarded a commission for the product being purchased. The purchase of the product by the customer may further generate a digital receipt where the digital receipt includes a notice that the customer is being awarded an incentive, such as a coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventor: Leena Munjal