Patents by Inventor Troy Nece

Troy Nece 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).

  • Systems and method for generating planogram images
    Patent number: 7957998
    Abstract: A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colleen Riley, Troy Nece, Roger Burgess
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND RECOMMENDING PLANOGRAMS
    Publication number: 20090043676
    Abstract: A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Colleen Riley, Troy Nece, Roger Burgess
  • System and method for evaluating and recommending planograms
    Patent number: 7440903
    Abstract: A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Colleen Riley, Troy Nece, Roger Burgess
  • On-line planogram system
    Publication number: 20060190341
    Abstract: A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Colleen Riley, Troy Nece, Roger Burgess