Patents by Inventor Gary Kenneth Ziegler

Gary Kenneth Ziegler 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).

  • Publication number: 20230326306
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for comparing orders placed online with items scanned or entered into the merchants point of sale system in-store, the system comprising of (a) one or more point of sale agents linkable to one or more point of sale systems; (b) an order manager linked directly or through an API to the one or more point of sale agents; (c) a database to store order information for orders that were placed online; (d) a unique identifier that links the order that was placed online with the Picker and with items that have been entered into the POS system; (e) a rules engine that compares orders placed online with the items that have been scanned and/or entered into the point of sale system; and (f) a reporting system that distributes order details to the necessary parties after the in-store transaction is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Kenneth Ziegler, James John Hume
  • Patent number: 10460363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and computer program for integrating point of sale systems by providing a common data model. A system of the invention may include one or more point of sale agents linkable to one or more diverse point of sale systems. The system may also include an order manager linked to the point of sale agents. The one or more point of sale agents are operable to communicate point of sale data between the one or more diverse point of sale systems and the order manager by mapping the point of sale data to a common data model. The present invention also provides a system, method and computer program for enabling dissemination of promotions to consumers based on point of sale data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ETHOR MEDIA LTD.
    Inventors: Gary Kenneth Ziegler, Andrew Finall
  • Publication number: 20120054050
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and computer program for integrating point of sale systems by providing a common data model. A system of the invention may include one or more point of sale agents linkable to one or more diverse point of sale systems. The system may also include an order manager linked to the point of sale agents. The one or more point of sale agents are operable to communicate point of sale data between the one or more diverse point of sale systems and the order manager by mapping the point of sale data to a common data model. The present invention also provides a system, method and computer program for enabling dissemination of promotions to consumers based on point of sale data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Ethor Media Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Kenneth Ziegler, Andrew Finall