Patents by Inventor Carlos R. Eberhardt

Carlos R. Eberhardt 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).

  • Using alerts to bring attention to in-store information
    Patent number: 8600817
    Abstract: A method and system is provided that uses alerts to bring in-store information that is of interest to the attention of team members working in a retail store. To send an alert to a team member logged in to a device data, data from a source is evaluated against business rules. An event is generated when a piece of data satisfies the business rules. The event indicates that the piece of data is of interest. A task is activated for the event and assigned to the team member acting in a role associated with the source of the event. An alert is sent to the device that the team member is logged in to indicating that the team member has been assigned the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Whitsitt, Stephanie W. Lund, Eric P. Busch, Carlos R. Eberhardt, Robb S. Neuenschwander, Donald L. Sawyer, Ryan R. Tetter, Lucas W. Van Epern
  • Using Alerts to Bring Attention to In-Store Information
    Publication number: 20110125541
    Abstract: A method and system is provided that uses alerts to bring in-store information that is of interest to the attention of team members working in a retail store. To send an alert to a team member logged in to a device data, data from a source is evaluated against business rules. An event is generated when a piece of data satisfies the business rules. The event indicates that the piece of data is of interest. A task is activated for the event and assigned to the team member acting in a role associated with the source of the event. An alert is sent to the device that the team member is logged in to indicating that the team member has been assigned the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael S. Whitsitt, Stephanie W. Lund, Eric P. Busch, Carlos R. Eberhardt, Robb S. Neuenschwander, Donald L. Sawyer, Ryan R. Tetter, Lucas W. Van Epern
  • Using alerts to bring attention to in-store information
    Patent number: 7890370
    Abstract: A method is provided that uses alerts to bring in-store information that is of interest to the attention of team members working in a retail store. To send an alert to a team member logged in to a device data, data from a source is evaluated against business rules. An event is generated when a piece of data satisfies the business rules. The event indicates that the piece of data is of interest. A task is activated for the event and assigned to the team member acting in a role associated with the source of the event. An alert is sent to the device that the team member is logged in to indicating that the team member has been assigned the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Whitsitt, Stephanie W. Lund, Eric P. Busch, Carlos R. Eberhardt, Robb S. Neuenschwander, Donald L. Sawyer, Ryan R. Tetter, Lucas W. Van Epern
  • Using Alerts to Bring Attention to In-Store Information
    Publication number: 20090276280
    Abstract: A method is provided that uses alerts to bring in-store information that is of interest to the attention of team members working in a retail store. To send an alert to a team member logged in to a device data, data from a source is evaluated against business rules. An event is generated when a piece of data satisfies the business rules. The event indicates that the piece of data is of interest. A task is activated for the event and assigned to the team member acting in a role associated with the source of the event. An alert is sent to the device that the team member is logged in to indicating that the team member has been assigned the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael S. Whitsitt, Stephanie W. Lund, Eric P. Busch, Carlos R. Eberhardt, Robb S. Neuenschwander, Donald L. Sawyer, Ryan R. Tetter, Lucas W. Van Epern