Patents by Inventor Leslie Dean Cansler

Leslie Dean Cansler 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).

  • Computationally efficient process and apparatus for configuring a product over a computer network
    Patent number: 6725257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for configuring a product using a server and a client connected by a computer network, wherein the product has multiple possible configurations, and wherein each configuration is defined by a set of standard attributes and a set of optional attributes. The process comprises receiving from the client a request for a base configuration comprising the set of standard attributes, transmitting to the client the standard attribute set for the base configuration, and transmitting to the client a plurality of Web pages containing an option data set including all possible optional attributes and a set of commands, the set of commands being executed on the client and allowing a user to select the set of optional attributes using the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Chrome Data Corporation
    Inventors: Leslie Dean Cansler, Stephen A. Feiner