Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Ferrell

Daniel R. Ferrell 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).

  • Handheld scanner device with display location database
    Patent number: 9135542
    Abstract: A method of managing inventory may include using a handheld scanning device to locate one or more inventory items on a retail display. The method may further include scanning the identification symbols of inventory items on a retail display to determine the type of the scanned item. An associated apparatus may include a communication interface to receive information from a remote database and to send information to a remote server. The received information may include predetermined information about proper locations for individual inventory items on the retail display, thereby reducing the need to manually determine the proper locations of multiple inventory items, which may be, for example, greeting cards on a retail store display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gregory S. O'Dell, Daniel R. Ferrell, David E. Caldwell
  • Handheld scanner device with display location database
    Patent number: 8190497
    Abstract: A method of managing inventory may include using a handheld scanning device to locate one or more inventory items on a retail display. The method may further include scanning the identification symbols of inventory items on a retail display to determine the type of the scanned item. An associated apparatus may include a communication interface to receive information from a remote database and to send information to a remote server. The received information may include predetermined information about proper locations for individual inventory items on the retail display, thereby reducing the need to manually determine the proper locations of multiple inventory items, which may be, for example, greeting cards on a retail store display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory S. O'Dell, Daniel R. Ferrell, David E. Caldwell