Patents by Inventor David G. Bakken

David G. Bakken 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: 7890387
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration program enabling each respondent to select a single subfeature, or multiple (zero, one, or more) different subfeature attributes or levels, for each of the features of a product. Each of the subfeatures for each feature has a price value and the combination of selected subfeatures for the features of the product provides a total price value of the product. The total price value is displayed and updated as subfeatures for the features are selected or changed by the respondent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard R. Bayer, Andrew P. Jeavons, David G. Bakken
  • Patent number: 7822632
    Abstract: A system is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a sever computer over a network, and receive a configuration program enabling each respondent to select for each feature of a product one or multiple subfeature attributes or levels. Each subfeature for each feature has a price value and the combination of selected subfeatures for the features provides a total price of the product. The total price value is displayed and updated as subfeatures for the features are selected or changed. When the total price of the product is acceptable to the respondent, and subfeatures have been selected for each feature of the product, the program returns information to the computer server having data representing the subfeatures selected, the total price, the time taken, and each subfeature selected or changed in arriving at the configured product. The configuration program may be part of a survey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard R. Bayer, Andrew P. Jeavons, David G. Bakken
  • Publication number: 20080243645
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration program enabling each respondent to select for each of the features of a product one of multiple subfeature attributes or levels for that feature. Each of the subfeatures for each feature has a price value and the combination of selected subfeatures for the features of the product provides a total price value of the product. The total price value is displayed and updated as subfeatures for the features are selected by the respondent or the selection of subfeatures are changed by the respondent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Leonard R. Bayer, Andrew P. Jeavons, David G. Bakken
  • Patent number: 7398233
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration program enabling each respondent to select for each of the features of a product one of multiple subfeature attributes or levels for that feature. Each of the subfeatures for each feature has a price value and the combination of selected subfeatures for the features of the product provides a total price value of the product. The total price value is displayed and updated as subfeatures for the features are selected by the respondent or the selection of subfeatures are changed by the respondent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard R. Bayer, Andrew P. Jeavons, David G. Bakken
  • Publication number: 20030200161
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for enabling respondents at their computer systems to connect with a server computer over a network, such as the Internet, and receive an executable configuration program enabling each respondent to select a single subfeature, or multiple (zero, one, or more) different subfeature attributes or levels, for each of the features of a product. Each of the subfeatures for each feature has a price value and the combination of selected subfeatures for the features of the product provides a total price value of the product. The total price value is displayed and updated as subfeatures for the features are selected or changed by the respondent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Leonard R. Bayer, Andrew P. Jeavons, David G. Bakken