Patents by Inventor Martin L. Gronberg

Martin L. Gronberg 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 commerce item information homogenization in electronic commerce system
    Patent number: 7324964
    Abstract: A system for use in an online merchant system which includes a system for homogenizing the format of received commerce item information from at least two distinct online entities, an aggregate database for storing the homogenized commerce item information, and a user interface that accesses the aggregate database for query and retrieval of competitive commerce item information from the online entities and displays it within a user's Web browser window. The system comprises a method and apparatus for associating a commerce item information tag with each separate unit of commerce item information that is received to the online merchant system, the commerce item information tag enabling recording and reporting commerce metrics related to the commercial activity of a commerce item for sale through the online merchant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: America Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin L. Gronberg, C. Wade Chambers
  • Method and apparatus for commerce item information homogenization in electronic commerce system
    Publication number: 20030126026
    Abstract: A system for use in an online merchant system which includes a system for homogenizing the format of received commerce item information from at least two distinct online entities, an aggregate database for storing the homogenized commerce item information, and a user interface that accesses the aggregate database for query and retrieval of competitive commerce item information from the online entities and displays it within a user's Web browser window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Martin L. Gronberg, C. Wade Chambers