Patents by Inventor Mark F. Cotton

Mark F. Cotton 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: 7860757
    Abstract: A unified online marketplace storefront may be used to sell items from multiple vendors. Managing a multi-vendor online sales channel may involve receiving, from each of a number of sellers, information describing one or more items for sale. The items for sale may be presented to potential buyers through a unified storefront on an online marketplace. The unified storefront can mask identities of the sellers and present a consistent interface to the potential buyers. The managing of the online sales channel also may involve receiving an order from a buyer to purchase an item through the unified storefront, and taking flash title to the sold item prior to fulfilling the buyer's order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Mark F. Cotton, Stacy W. Liddicoat
  • Patent number: 7707074
    Abstract: Facilitating access to an online sales channel may involve receiving information describing one or more items for sale by each of multiple sellers, facilitating a sale of the items through one or more online sales channels, and facilitating fulfillment of sold items through one or more fulfillment centers controlled by a connection provider. At least one fulfillment center is operated with respect to the sold items according to one or more parameters tailored to a common feature of the sold items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Mark F. Cotton, Allen J. Delattre, Kevin P. Reedy, Chris L. Remy
  • Publication number: 20080262865
    Abstract: A unified online marketplace storefront may be used to sell items from multiple vendors. Managing a multi-vendor online sales channel may involve receiving, from each of a number of sellers, information describing one or more items for sale. The items for sale may be presented to potential buyers through a unified storefront on an online marketplace. The unified storefront can mask identities of the sellers and present a consistent interface to the potential buyers. The managing of the online sales channel also may involve receiving an order from a buyer to purchase an item through the unified storefront, and taking flash title to the sold item prior to fulfilling the buyer's order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Mark F. Cotton, Stacy W. Liddicoat