Patents by Inventor Christine M. Dye

Christine M. Dye 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: 8392263
    Abstract: A method and system selects and conveys relevant and personalized gifts using an online personal gift profile having personal preference data. The method includes providing, by a conveying user, the identity of a receiving user. The method includes selecting, by the conveying user, a gift-class. The method includes identifying the personal gift profile of the receiving user from the identity of the receiving user and retrieving the personal preference data of the receiving user from the personal gift profile. The method includes sending the selected gift item to the receiving user's physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: What Now, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Sanguinetti, Dave T. Sanguinetti, Jeffrey S. Ploetner, Christine M. Dye
  • Publication number: 20130024325
    Abstract: A method and system selects and conveys relevant and personalized gifts using an online personal gift profile having personal preference data. The method includes providing, by a conveying user, the identity of a receiving user. The method includes selecting, by the conveying user, a gift-class. The method includes identifying the personal gift profile of the receiving user from the identity of the receiving user and retrieving the personal preference data of the receiving user from the personal gift profile. The method includes sending the selected gift item to the receiving user's physical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas V. Sanguinetti, Dave T. Sanguinetti, Jeffrey S. Ploetner, Christine M. Dye
  • Publication number: 20090216653
    Abstract: A method and system selects and conveys relevant and personalized gifts using an online personal gift profile having personal preference data. The method includes providing, by a conveying user, the identity of a receiving user. The method includes selecting, by the conveying user, a gift-class. The method includes identifying the personal gift profile of the receiving user from the identity of the receiving user and retrieving the personal preference data of the receiving user from the personal gift profile. The method includes sending the selected gift item to the receiving user's physical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas V Sanguinetti, Dave T. Sanguinetti, Jeffrey S. Ploetner, Christine M. Dye