Patents by Inventor Barbara August

Barbara August 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).

  • Publication number: 20220122150
    Abstract: Systems and methods for guided vehicle matching are disclosed. In order to generate vehicle recommendations for a user of an electronic vehicle listing service, a plurality of vehicle-related lifestyle options are presented to the user, and a user selection received. Additional data regarding the user's vehicle preferences, requirements, or usage may be obtained. Based upon such information, a set of example vehicles is generated and presented to the user. Each example vehicle has characteristics representing a plurality of other vehicles. Based upon user ratings or selections of at least some of the example vehicles, a plurality of vehicle recommendations for specific available vehicles are generated and presented to the user. In some embodiments, further user interaction with such recommendations is used to refine the vehicle recommendations and identify additional vehicle recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Barbara August, Leena Ansari, Bree J. Radloff, William Ryan Page, David Matthew Krell, Michael N. Morgan, Sainaga Srikantham, Samantha Volker, Addhyan Pandey, Michael D. Heinley, Chirag S. Patel, Greg Heidorn, Seth Goldberg, Dennis R. Sherman
  • Patent number: 11244373
    Abstract: Systems and methods for guided vehicle matching are disclosed. In order to generate vehicle recommendations for a user of an electronic vehicle listing service, a plurality of vehicle-related lifestyle options are presented to the user, and a user selection received. Additional data regarding the user's vehicle preferences, requirements, or usage may be obtained. Based upon such information, a set of example vehicles is generated and presented to the user. Each example vehicle has characteristics representing a plurality of other vehicles. Based upon user ratings or selections of at least some of the example vehicles, a plurality of vehicle recommendations for specific available vehicles are generated and presented to the user. In some embodiments, further user interaction with such recommendations is used to refine the vehicle recommendations and identify additional vehicle recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CARS.COM, LLC
    Inventors: Barbara August, Leena Ansari, Bree J. Radloff, William Ryan Page, David Matthew Krell, Michael N. Morgan, Sainaga Srikantham, Samantha Volker, Addhyan Pandey, Michael D. Heinley, Chirag S. Patel, Greg Heidorn, Seth Goldberg, Dennis R. Sherman
  • Publication number: 20200098032
    Abstract: Systems and methods for guided vehicle matching are disclosed. In order to generate vehicle recommendations for a user of an electronic vehicle listing service, a plurality of vehicle-related lifestyle options are presented to the user, and a user selection received. Additional data regarding the user's vehicle preferences, requirements, or usage may be obtained. Based upon such information, a set of example vehicles is generated and presented to the user. Each example vehicle has characteristics representing a plurality of other vehicles. Based upon user ratings or selections of at least some of the example vehicles, a plurality of vehicle recommendations for specific available vehicles are generated and presented to the user. In some embodiments, further user interaction with such recommendations is used to refine the vehicle recommendations and identify additional vehicle recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Barbara August, Leena Ansari, Bree J. Radloff, William Ryan Page, David Matthew Krell, Michael N. Morgan, Sainaga Srikantham, Samantha Volker, Addhyan Pandey, Michael D. Heinley, Chirag S. Patel, Greg Heidorn, Seth Goldberg, Dennis R. Sherman