Patents Examined by Rob E. Rhode, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for providing a shopping list service
    Patent number: 7136829
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: America Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Faten Fay Hellal, Fletcher Jones, Kamal Acharya, Peter Gremett, Jai-Jen Chang, Matthew Crampton