Patents by Inventor Norbert P.J. Gilbert

Norbert P.J. Gilbert 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: 20080077477
    Abstract: Systems and methods for trading-in and selling merchandise using electronic commerce are disclosed herein. A system for trading-in and selling a product includes a dynamic pricing guide that determines an initial value of a trade-in product; a product profiler that provides product intelligence; a product profile manager tool that delivers real-time access to product information and collects product information; a trade-in manager tool that accepts, processes and manages the trade-in of the trade-in product; an automatic merchandising agent for locating at least one marketplace to sell the trade-in product; a smart syndicator for syndicating a product catalog of trade-in product profiles across multiple online channels; and a multi-channel merchandising manager tool that manages collection of metadata regarding sales cycle and marketplace performance for the trade-in product and updates the product catalog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: James P. McElhiney, Rousseau Aurelien, Shari D. Silvers, Robert Buffone, Robert J. McCarthy, Norbert P.J. Gilbert, Israel Y. Ganot, John Matthew Garron