Patents by Inventor MICHAEL MCPHIE

MICHAEL MCPHIE 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).

  • Publication number: 20110060663
    Abstract: A system for providing online merchants with purchase propensity information is provided. The system includes a processor and a purchase propensity module executable by the processor. The purchase propensity module receives, from an online merchant computer, a message containing a customer identifier that identifies a customer who has established an online browsing session with the online merchant. In response, the purchase propensity module transmits to the online merchant computer purchase propensity data associated with the identified customer while the browsing session is in progress. This allows the online merchant computer to determine a targeted offer for the user while the user is in the online browsing session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Michael McPhie, Manav Gupta, Charles Wilson
  • Publication number: 20100174623
    Abstract: A system for managing wish list items from a plurality of online merchants is provided. The system includes a memory, processor and item management module executed by the processor. The memory stores data regarding the wish list items that have been selected by a user while browsing online merchant websites. The item management module has a receive-advice feature that sends an electronic message to user-selected contacts. The electronic message contains a request for feedback on one or more selected items of interest. When the contacts submit feedbacks, they are stored in the memory for viewing by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: MICHAEL MCPHIE, CARIN WATSON, AMY MICHAEL, CALEB WATSON, RAMA KANTIPUDI, COREY COUCH, CRAIG KELLOGG, GEORGE WILLIAM COOMBES, IV, CHARLES WILSON