Patents by Inventor Praveen Aravamudham

Praveen Aravamudham 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).

  • Patent number: 11205217
    Abstract: A Product location system and method for storing and locating products within an establishment, comprising three main components: a data server, a location updating device, and a searching device. The data server stores the information associated with the products of the establishment and communicates with the location updating and searching devices, the location updating device associates identifying information of a product with identifying information of the location where the product is currently located, and the searching device accepts user parameters and gives a search result comprising all of the products which fall within the given parameters. The searching device also helps guide the user to the location of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: Praveen Aravamudham
  • Publication number: 20200175574
    Abstract: A Product location system and method for storing and locating products within an establishment, comprising three main components: a data server, a location updating device, and a searching device. The data server stores the information associated with the products of the establishment and communicates with the location updating and searching devices, the location updating device associates identifying information of a product with identifying information of the location where the product is currently located, and the searching device accepts user parameters and gives a search result comprising all of the products which fall within the given parameters. The searching device also helps guide the user to the location of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventor: Praveen Aravamudham
  • Publication number: 20140310060
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for indicating customer information having a computer; software executing on the computer for assigning each customer of a plurality of customers a unique customer identifier; software executing on the computer for retrieving product identifiers; software executing on the computer for determining a recent product purchase score, a frequency score, a monetary score, for each customer and each product; software executing on the computer for calculating an overall score for each customer based on criteria selected from the group consisting of a recent product purchase score, a frequency score, a monetary score, and combinations thereof; and software executing on the computer for identifying preferred customers based on the overall score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Francis A. Malsbenden, Praveen Aravamudham
  • Patent number: 8738542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for indicating customer information having a computer, software executing on the computer for assigning each customer of a plurality of customers a unique customer identifier, software executing on the computer for determining an overall score for each customer based on criteria selected from the group consisting of a recent product purchase score, a frequency score, a monetary score, and combinations thereof, and software executing on the computer for displaying a plurality of indicators, each indicator representing a level of return for a product. The invention also includes a gauge directed to at least one indicator of the plurality of indicators, software executing on the computer for calculating returns for the product, and software executing on the computer for automatically adjusting the gauge based on the calculated returns for the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Francis A. Malsbenden, Praveen Aravamudham
  • Publication number: 20080027787
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for indicating customer information having a computer, software executing on the computer for assigning each customer of a plurality of customers a unique customer identifier, software executing on the computer for determining an overall score for each customer based on criteria selected from the group consisting of a recent product purchase score, a frequency score, a monetary score, and combinations thereof, and software executing on the computer for displaying a plurality of indicators, each indicator representing a level of return for a product. The invention also includes a gauge directed to at least one indicator of the plurality of indicators, software executing on the computer for calculating returns for the product, and software executing on the computer for automatically adjusting the gauge based on the calculated returns for the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Francis Malsbenden, Praveen Aravamudham