Patents by Inventor Edmund McGill

Edmund McGill 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).

  • Integrated household management system and method
    Patent number: 6678685
    Abstract: The invention provides an Internet-based integrated household management system. Each user or household has a unique account with the provider of the system to manage their personal data within system. The provider uses this data to make available information that is relevant to the shopping and organizational tasks. This information may include promotional offers, product information and new product announcements for consumer products and services. The data structure can display information that is relevant to a user's specific needs, providing an efficient system of delivering highly targeted information to consumers. A directory format is included which enables users to search for specific types of information or browse available information that may have been filtered out based on the user's data. The user can be provided with purchase information and purchase incentives based on a user's profile and buying patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Familytime.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund McGill, John Hawkins, Kurt Soderlund, Patrick O'Brien
  • Integrated household management system and method
    Publication number: 20020016734
    Abstract: The invention provides an Internet-based integrated household management system. Each user or household has a unique account with the provider of the system to manage their personal data within system. The provider uses this data to make available information that is relevant to the shopping and organizational tasks. This information may include promotional offers, product information and new product announcements for consumer products and services. The data structure can display information that is relevant to a user's specific needs, providing an efficient system of delivering highly targeted information to consumers. A directory format is included which enables users to search for specific types of information or browse available information that may have been filtered out based on the user's data. The user can be provided with purchase information and purchase incentives based on a user's profile and buying patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Edmund McGill, John Hawkins, Kurt Soderlund, Patrick O'Brien