Patents by Inventor Joanne O'Lear

Joanne O'Lear 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: 8818908
    Abstract: A system for providing a fee associated with a location for an ordered object. In response to receiving an order for an object from a customer that includes a location for where to ship the object, it is determined whether the location requires a fee for the object. The fee for the object for the location is requested from a fee service in response to determining that the location does require the fee for the object. The fee for the object for the location is received from the fee service. The fee for the object for the location is added to a customer price and a first customer response. Then, the first customer response that includes the fee for the object for the location is sent to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad M. Altice, Anandakrishnan Narayanan, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly
  • Patent number: 8032417
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a computer system for tracking inventory values. Multiple physical storage locations, within a plant, are defined where inventory items can be stored. An indication that an inventory item is being physically moved from a first storage location to a second storage location is received. In response to the receipt of the indication, a financial value of the inventory item is determined and an indication is provided that the financial value was transferred from the first physical storage location to the second physical storage location, wherein the financial value of the inventory item is tracked as the inventory item is physically moved within the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anjan Marella, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly
  • Patent number: 8019651
    Abstract: A network Web service indirect channel distribution system, method and computer program that ensures purchasers are charged the most favored prices. An implementation enabling a system host to negotiate prices for vendor registered goods and services, means for modifying the host negotiated prices and means enabling a purchaser to negotiate a special price for registered goods and services in a specific purchase transaction. An entitled price repository independent of the above-described indirect channel distribution system is associated with this entitled price repository for tracking a plurality of price affecting factors selected from a group of such factors comprising the host negotiated prices, the above-described modified prices, and the specific purchase transaction prices. The entitled price repository correlates all of these price affecting factors to produce a most favored price for the customer/purchaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mikhail Ivanovich Kaniushko, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly, Marco Wahler
  • Publication number: 20100161497
    Abstract: A network Web service indirect channel distribution system, method and computer program that ensures purchasers are charged the most favored prices. An implementation enabling a system host to negotiate prices for vendor registered goods and services, means for modifying the host negotiated prices and means enabling a purchaser to negotiate a special price for registered goods and services in a specific purchase transaction. An entitled price repository independent of the above-described indirect channel distribution system is associated with this entitled price repository for tracking a plurality of price affecting factors selected from a group of such factors comprising the host negotiated prices, the above-described modified prices, and the specific purchase transaction prices. The entitled price repository correlates all of these price affecting factors to produce a most favored price for the customer/purchaser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mikhail I. Kaniushko, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly, Marco Wahler
  • Publication number: 20080208771
    Abstract: A system for providing a fee associated with a location for an ordered object. In response to receiving an order for an object from a customer that includes a location for where to ship the object, it is determined whether the location requires a fee for the object. The fee for the object for the location is requested from a fee service in response to determining that the location does require the fee for the object. The fee for the object for the location is received from the fee service. The fee for the object for the location is added to a customer price and a first customer response. Then, the first customer response that includes the fee for the object for the location is sent to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Brad M. Altice, Anandakrishnan Narayanan, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly
  • Publication number: 20080140545
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a computer system for tracking inventory values. Multiple physical storage locations, within a plant, are defined where inventory items can be stored. An indication that an inventory item is being physically moved from a first storage location to a second storage location is received. In response to the receipt of the indication, a financial value of the inventory item is determined and an indication is provided that the financial value was transferred from the first physical storage location to the second physical storage location, wherein the financial value of the inventory item is tracked as the inventory item is physically moved within the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Anjan Marella, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly