Patents by Inventor Andrew Hefele

Andrew Hefele 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).

  • Patent number: 7016864
    Abstract: A web-based online store user interface enables custom configuration of a computer system according to identification of a user belonging to a prescribed customer set. A configurator configures a computer system with options selected according to a desired user input, and presents the options and a respective pricing for each option on a configurator web page. A database dynamically supplies configuration options to the configurator in accordance with identification of the user belonging to the customer set. A cart temporarily stores a configured computer system and presents the configured system on a cart web page. Lastly, an interactive upsell advisor operatively couples to the configurator, the database, and the cart, wherein the advisor selectively provides an upsell recommendation to the cart as a user selectable cart option on the cart web page, further as a function of the customer set, the configured computer system, and upsell advisor business rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventors: John W. Notz, Andrew Hefele