Patents by Inventor Bob Whiting

Bob Whiting 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing custom error pages for retail applications
    Patent number: 9704166
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for providing custom error pages for retail applications are disclosed. In general, the disclosed example systems provide error pages which are presented after a user attempts to access an inactive, unavailable, or nonexistent website address. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the system provides an error page which is customized, for example, based upon the website address that the user was attempting to access; based upon the user's history; based upon the system's most popular products and/or categories; and/or based upon some combination of those criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michelle Bohannon, Daran Redenbaugh, Jim Williams, Bob Whiting, Laura Lee, John Burger, Kevin Meyer
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOM ERROR PAGES FOR RETAIL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130332272
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for providing custom error pages for retail applications are disclosed. In general, the disclosed example systems provide error pages which are presented after a user attempts to access an inactive, unavailable, or nonexistent website address. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the system provides an error page which is customized, for example, based upon the website address that the user was attempting to access; based upon the user's history; based upon the system's most popular products and/or categories; and/or based upon some combination of those criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Bohannon, Daran Redenbaugh, Jim Williams, Bob Whiting, Laura Lee, John Burger, Kevin Meyer