Patents Assigned to Eruggallery.com
  • Methods and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce in area rugs
    Patent number: 6381510
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating the sale and distribution of handmade rugs. High resolution images are obtained of rugs in the inventories of many rug merchants. The rugs are classified based on their age, size, color, condition, layout, pattern, the type of pile and foundation materials, the knot, their overall design, and where they were made. Then the images and attribute data are stored in a database. The database may be searched based on the attributes. Alternatively, searches may be performed graphically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Eruggallery.com
    Inventors: Rahim Amidhozour, Hooshyar F. Naraghi