Patents by Inventor Ollin B. Sykes

Ollin B. Sykes 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 permitting customers to order products from multiple participating merchants
    Patent number: 6850901
    Abstract: A universal automated order processing system represents multiple (e.g., hundreds or thousands) participating merchants who offer their products through the system. Customers become qualified for using the system by supplying a set of information (e.g., name, credit card number, shipping address) that is stored in a customer database. When a customer wishes to order a product, the customer calls the system, customer identity is automatically confirmed, the customer enters a product order number and the complete order is routed to the appropriate merchant with the information necessary for the merchant to fulfill the order. Available credit verification and other aspects of credit card transactions may be handled by either the system operator or the merchant. The system operator may offer revolving credit. The system may also be used to provide potential customers of the merchants with free product information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: World Theatre, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., Robert D. Summer, Kelly C. Sparks, Ollin B. Sykes, John H. Hebrank
  • System and method permitting customers to order selected products from a vast array of products offered by multiple participating merchants and related security applications
    Publication number: 20020095357
    Abstract: A universal automated order processing system represents multiple (e.g., hundreds or thousands) participating merchants who offer their products through the system. Customers become qualified for using the system by supplying a set of information (e.g., name, credit card number, shipping address) that is stored in a customer database. When a customer wishes to order a product, the customer calls the system, customer identity is automatically confirmed, the customer enters a product order number and the complete order is routed to the appropriate merchant with the information necessary for the merchant to fulfill the order. Available credit verification and other aspects of credit card transactions may be handled by either the system operator or the merchant. The system operator may offer revolving credit. The system may also be used to provide potential customers of the merchants with free product information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: World Theatre, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou, Robert D. Summer, Kelly C. Sparks, Ollin B. Sykes, John H. Hebrank