Patents by Inventor Kerry Alan Ortega

Kerry Alan Ortega 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).

  • Price check assistant
    Patent number: 6510989
    Abstract: A method for assisting the recall of retail good information in a point of sale (POS) system can include the steps of scanning an identifier associated with a retail good; searching a translation table for retail good information corresponding to the scanned identifier; and, if the retail good information cannot be found in the translation table in the searching step, displaying a list of retail good information previously assigned to the scanned identifier. In a preferred embodiment, the retail good information can be a purchase price corresponding to the retail good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kerry Alan Ortega