Patents by Inventor Michael Shawn Whitsitt

Michael Shawn Whitsitt 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: 20240029076
    Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
  • Patent number: 11816675
    Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
  • Publication number: 20210406910
    Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
  • Patent number: 11138611
    Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
  • Publication number: 20200402033
    Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
  • Publication number: 20110153406
    Abstract: In one example, a stored value card system is modified to process discount cards that are capable of providing varying percentage discounts on an array of products or services that can be purchased by a consumer. Implementations of the stored value card system can include modifications that allow a transaction using the discount card to pass through as an authorized transaction in spite of, for instance, application software logic that otherwise rejects transactions for stored value cards having a zero balance. For example, when the modified stored value card system detects a transaction involving a discount card, an authorization system within the modified stored value card system can generate an alternative error code that prevents the point of sale system from rejecting the transaction due to a zero balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Terrence Christian Mackin, Sarah Piket, Elizabeth Maria Henrich, Michael Shawn Whitsitt