Patents by Inventor Daniel Heithoff

Daniel Heithoff 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).

  • Recommending an offering based on inventory data
    Publication number: 20050060226
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment recommend an offering to a client based on inventory data received from a client, a condition, and a threshold. The client provides the inventory data, which in various embodiments may be an inventory of hardware and/or software installed at the client and/or an inventory of data that describes performance characteristics and/or a trend of the client. In this way, an offering, such as an offer to provide goods or services, can be targeted to the client based on the specific needs of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Heithoff, R. Holcomb, Satheesh Krishnamoorthy, David Nusbaum, Van Sammons, Kurt Thompson, Paul Wertzler, Michael Wiley