Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Hoar

Kevin G. Hoar 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability
    Patent number: 7233909
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that an item will be available at a particular location at an expected time of transaction for the item. Variances for both reported and unreported sales rates of the item may be calculated. Probability distributions may be generated for these sales rates and a convolution performed to obtain the probability that the item will be available at the expected time of transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Storesight Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Smith, Kevin G. Hoar, David B. Callender
  • Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability
    Patent number: 7027999
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that an item will be available at a particular location at an expected time of transaction for the item. Variances for both reported and unreported sales rates of the item may be calculated. Probability distributions may be generated for these sales rates and a convolution performed to obtain the probability that the item will be available at the expected time of transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: FMS, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Smith, Kevin G. Hoar, David B. Callender
  • Method of and apparatus for determining item availability
    Publication number: 20020147651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that a consumer will find a particular product in stock at a particular store location at the time when the consumer makes a trip to the store. Various data from stores may be aggregated for performing the probability analysis. A product availability engine may be used to calculate and display the store-level, in-stock information to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin G. Hoar, Stephen A. Smith, David B. Callender
  • Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability
    Publication number: 20020147631
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that an item will be available at a particular location at an expected time of transaction for the item. Variances for both reported and unreported sales rates of the item may be calculated. Probability distributions may be generated for these sales rates and a convolution performed to obtain the probability that the item will be available at the expected time of transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen A. Smith, Kevin G. Hoar, David B. Callender
  • Method of and apparatus for determining item availability through a network
    Publication number: 20020147657
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for determining the probability that a consumer will find a particular product in stock at a particular store location at the time when the consumer makes a trip to the store. Data from stores may be aggregated for performing the probability analysis. Parameters may be received from a client by a server and used to calculate store-level, in-stock information that is displayed to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: David B. Callender, Stephen A. Smith, Kevin G. Hoar