Patents by Inventor Phillip S. Burkum

Phillip S. Burkum 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).

  • System and method for electronically assisting a customer at a product retail location
    Patent number: 9575558
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for electronically assisting a customer through a buying cycle at a product retail location having a product oriented display. The method includes sensing an amount of time the customer is interested in the display. Another operation is determining the customer's stage in a product buying cycle based on the amount of time the customer is interested in the display and displaying product detail based on the customer's stage in the buying cycle. The display can be changed to a subsequent stage in the buying cycle having more time and interaction between the customer and the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Almen, Ronald Tippetts, Phillip S. Burkum, David P. Markel
  • System and Method for Electronically Assisting a Customer at a Product Retail Location
    Publication number: 20100094681
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for electronically assisting a customer through a buying cycle at a product retail location having a product oriented display. The method includes sensing an amount of time the customer is interested in the display. Another operation is determining the customer's stage in a product buying cycle based on the amount of time the customer is interested in the display and displaying product detail based on the customer's stage in the buying cycle. The display can be changed to a subsequent stage in the buying cycle having more time and interaction between the customer and the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin D. Almen, Ronald Tippetts, Phillip S. Burkum, David P. Markel