Patents by Inventor Charles L. Smiley

Charles L. Smiley 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: 4984155
    Abstract: In a system for enabling a customer to operate a data terminal for placing an order for goods or services from a supplier, the data terminal displays information about the goods or services being ordered to complete, correct or update information available from the supplier's catalog. The system has a product file including records having a unique product code for each product, and a catalog number index for indexing the product records. A catalog number supplied by the customer is recognized as invalid when it is not found in the catalog number index. To provide catalog assistance, the customer is permitted to enter an invalid catalog number that is used as a key to random access the product file and display the product code, catalog number and other information such as product availability, product description or product change history for each of a series of products having catalog numbers similar to the catalog number entered by the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Raymond R. Geier, Charles L. Smiley, Robert L. Stanger