Patents by Inventor Mark J. S. Schunzel

Mark J. S. Schunzel 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).

  • System and method for interactive marketing to consumers
    Patent number: 8636209
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive marketing to consumers and, more particularly, to a system and method for marketing merchandise to consumers in an interactive retail environment. The method includes detecting a disturbance in an area and sending information related to the disturbance to a back end merchandising system. The method further includes retrieving relevant information related to the detected disturbance from the back end merchandising system and displaying the relevant information ——————on a display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Dennard, Mark J. S. Schunzel, Matthew B. Trevathan
  • System and method for interactive marketing to consumers
    Patent number: 8376226
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive marketing to consumers and, more particularly, to a system and method for marketing merchandise to consumers in an interactive retail environment. The method includes detecting a disturbance in an area and sending information related to the disturbance to a back end merchandising system. The method further includes retrieving relevant information related to the detected disturbance from the back end merchandising system and displaying the relevant information on a display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Dennard, Mark J. S. Schunzel, Matthew B. Trevathan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MARKETING TO CONSUMERS
    Publication number: 20130013452
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive marketing to consumers and, more particularly, to a system and method for marketing merchandise to consumers in an interactive retail environment. The method includes detecting a disturbance in an area and sending information related to the disturbance to a back end merchandising system. The method further includes retrieving relevant information related to the detected disturbance from the back end merchandising system and displaying the relevant information on a display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark D. DENNARD, Mark J. S. SCHUNZEL, Matthew B. TREVATHAN
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MARKETING TO CONSUMERS
    Publication number: 20080245862
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive marketing to consumers and, more particularly, to a system and method for marketing merchandise to consumers in an interactive retail environment. The method includes detecting a disturbance in an area and sending information related to the disturbance to a back end merchandising system. The method further includes retrieving relevant information related to the detected disturbance from the back end merchandising system and displaying the relevant information on a display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark D. DENNARD, Mark J. S. SCHUNZEL, Matthew B. TREVATHAN