Patents by Inventor Sara Hicks

Sara Hicks 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).

  • Self-service catalog manager for stores implemented on a communications network
    Patent number: 7359873
    Abstract: A computerized self-service platform assists merchants in creating and managing stores on a computer network. In one aspect, a system for managing a store includes a product database and an ecommerce storefront, with the ecommerce storefront referencing information in the product database. A product administration module (e.g., a catalog manager) allows the merchant to manage the product database on a self-serve basis. Separating the storefront from the product database can yield numerous advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Yahoo, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Roberts, Jyh-Herng Chow, Sara Hicks, Jimmy R. Duvall
  • Self-service catalog manager for stores implemented on a communications network
    Publication number: 20050065856
    Abstract: A computerized self-service platform assists merchants in creating and managing stores on a computer network. In one aspect, a system for managing a store includes a product database and an ecommerce storefront, with the ecommerce storefront referencing information in the product database. A product administration module (e.g., a catalog manager) allows the merchant to manage the product database on a self-serve basis. Separating the storefront from the product database can yield numerous advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Roberts, Jyh-Herng Chow, Sara Hicks, Jimmy Duvall