Patents by Inventor Doug Egan

Doug Egan 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: 8049621
    Abstract: A system for remotely reading embedded RFID tags may generally facilitate the retail facility planogram auditing process. A set of RFID tags embedded with products displayed for sale at a retail facility may be provided and configured to store associated product information. An array configured to read the stored associated product data and triangulate the positions of the embedded tags may be located within range of the retail facility. The collected product data and triangulated positions may then be used by the system to audit the retail facility's compliance with a predetermined planogram. The audit results may be thereafter stored in a computer medium, aggregated in accordance with a predetermined format, communicated to personnel, and provided in a reviewable format via a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventor: Doug Egan
  • Publication number: 20090259589
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating a redemption of a benefit provided by an organization for the purchase of non-prescription items from a retail store including associating a plurality of non-prescription items with a list; linking a plurality of members with the list, receiving a request for an account balance check of a member for one or more non-prescription items on the list that were presented for purchase by the member; determining if an account balance for the member has sufficient funds to cover the non-prescription items on the list that were presented for purchase by the member; and transmitting to the retail store an approval for the purchase by the member of the one or more non-prescription items on the list if the retrieved account balance for the member had sufficient funds to cover the non-prescription items on the list that were presented for purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Michael Agostino, Scott A. McArthur, Doug Egan
  • Patent number: 7566000
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating a redemption of benefits for a customer with the use of a benefit card is provided that includes associating an identification code with the customer, the identification code being stored on the benefit card, accessing an account record associated with the identification code, and determining if an item presented for purchase by the customer is eligible for a benefit discount. Also included is calculating an appropriate discount for the item if it is determined that the item was eligible for a benefit discount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Michael Agostino, Scott A. McArthur, Doug Egan
  • Publication number: 20050178828
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating a redemption of benefits for a customer with the use of a benefit card is provided that includes associating an identification code with the customer, the identification code being stored on the benefit card, accessing an account record associated with the identification code, and determining if an item presented for purchase by the customer is eligible for a benefit discount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Michael Agostino, Scott McArthur, Doug Egan