Patents by Inventor Richard Barber Ainsworth, III

Richard Barber Ainsworth, III 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: 10467672
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for displaying an electronic product page responsive to scanning a retail item a retail item is scanned via a scanning device at a location, wherein the scanning device comprises a display screen, and wherein the location is not a point-of-sale at a retail store. In response to scanning the retail item, an electronic product page of said retail item is automatically displayed on the display screen. A user of the scanning device is enabled to purchase the retail item via the electronic product page displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Christian Billman, Ramesh Korra
  • Patent number: 10354311
    Abstract: In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for determining preferences of an ensemble of items. An ensemble of items is accessed, wherein the ensemble is user created, and wherein the ensemble of items is shared such that the ensemble of items is viewed by others. User activity associated with the ensemble of items is tracked. Preference information of the ensemble of items is determined based on the tracked user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Adam Koltnow
  • Publication number: 20190147519
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for displaying an electronic product page responsive to scanning a retail item a retail item is scanned via a scanning device at a location, wherein the scanning device comprises a display screen, and wherein the location is not a point-of-sale at a retail store. In response to scanning the retail item, an electronic product page of said retail item is automatically displayed on the display screen. A user of the scanning device is enabled to purchase the retail item via the electronic product page displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Christian BILLMAN, Ramesh KORRA
  • Patent number: 10204368
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for displaying an electronic product page responsive to scanning a retail item a retail item is scanned via a scanning device at a location, wherein the scanning device comprises a display screen, and wherein the location is not a point-of-sale at a retail store. In response to scanning the retail item, an electronic product page of said retail item is automatically displayed on the display screen. A user of the scanning device is enabled to purchase the retail item via the electronic product page displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Christian Billman, Ramesh Korra
  • Publication number: 20180308151
    Abstract: A retailer's revenue may be enhanced by recommending items in context of a specific collection built for a customer's specific preferences. Customer input that pertains to their previously purchased items and future preferences is received. The input that pertains to the customer is analyzed. A recommendation for the customer is dynamically generated that includes a collection of coordinated items that provides a personalized ensemble based on the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Christine HARDIN, Thom-Austin YOUNG, Daniel Paul FINKELMAN, Dean Lawrence KOWALSKI
  • Patent number: 9953357
    Abstract: In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for sharing an ensemble of items, access to a plurality of retail items to a user is enabled, wherein an ensemble of items is created from the retail items by the user. The ensemble of items are accessed, and the ensemble of items are shared such that the ensemble of items is able to be viewed by others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Adam Koltnow
  • Patent number: 9710841
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a recommendation of a personalized ensemble. The method includes accessing customer data associated with a customer; enabling display of items on a three-dimensional shape; enabling selection of one of the items; and dynamically generating a recommendation of a personalized ensemble for the customer based on the selection of one of the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Christian Billman, Ben Elbert, Uchenna Chilaka, Kyle Leber, Ramesh Korra, Jonathan Maupin, Diane Meves
  • Publication number: 20160350851
    Abstract: A method for providing clienteling credit suggestion confidence is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining identification information about a client. Next, the present method then utilizes the identification information to prescreen the client for a store credit offer. Then, the present method provides a confidential signal indicating the result of the prescreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Comenity LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Todd ARMSTRONG, Joseph HASH, Joshua SNYDER-HILL
  • Publication number: 20160140639
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for displaying an electronic product page responsive to scanning a retail item a retail item is scanned via a scanning device at a location, wherein the scanning device comprises a display screen, and wherein the location is not a point-of-sale at a retail store. In response to scanning the retail item, an electronic product page of said retail item is automatically displayed on the display screen. A user of the scanning device is enabled to purchase the retail item via the electronic product page displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Christian BILLMAN, Ramesh KORRA
  • Publication number: 20160098775
    Abstract: In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for sharing an ensemble of items, access to a plurality of retail items to a user is enabled, wherein an ensemble of items is created from the retail items by the user. The ensemble of items are accessed, and the ensemble of items are shared such that the ensemble of items is able to be viewed by others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Adam KOLTNOW
  • Publication number: 20160098776
    Abstract: In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for determining preferences of an ensemble of items. An ensemble of items is accessed, wherein the ensemble is user created, and wherein the ensemble of items is shared such that the ensemble of items is viewed by others. User activity associated with the ensemble of items is tracked. Preference information of the ensemble of items is determined based on the tracked user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Adam KOLTNOW
  • Publication number: 20160098784
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for generating a dashboard associated with ensembles of retail items, user activity associated with ensembles of retail items is accessed. A dashboard for displaying the ensembles of retail items associated with the user activity is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Adam KOLTNOW
  • Publication number: 20150262109
    Abstract: A method for gamification based performance tracking is described. The method accesses a leaderboard having a set of participants. The leaderboard is updated to provide motivation to each of the participants in the set of participants. In addition, mobile device notifications are provided to one or more of the participants as the leaderboard is updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, James WALZ, Christian BILLMAN, Uchenna CHILAKA, Adam KOLTNOW
  • Publication number: 20150248716
    Abstract: A collaborative jewelry building method is described. The method accesses a jewelry designing application from an Internet capable device. The jewelry designing application is utilized to design a virtual piece of jewelry. The virtual piece of jewelry is then exposed to a user's social media group for feedback. The feedback about the virtual piece of jewelry from the user's social media group is utilized to finalize a design of the virtual piece of jewelry. After the design is finalized, a jeweler is commissioned, via the jewelry designing application, to build an actual piece of jewelry based on the design of the virtual piece of jewelry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Adam KOLTNOW
  • Publication number: 20150235230
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for prioritizing customer service, personal information of a customer located at a store location is automatically accessed (wherein the accessing of personal information conforms to applicable privacy laws). The personal information is automatically analyzed. Customer service is prioritized for the customer based on the analyzed personal information while the customer is located at the store location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: COMENITY LLC
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, David NACK, James WALZ
  • Publication number: 20140330670
    Abstract: A retailer's revenue may be enhanced by recommending items in context of a specific collection built for a customer's specific preferences. Customer input that pertains to their previously purchased items and future preferences is received. The input that pertains to the customer is analyzed. A recommendation for the customer is dynamically generated that includes a collection of coordinated items that provides a personalized ensemble based on the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Richard Barber AINSWORTH, III, Christine HARDIN, Thom-Austin YOUNG, Daniel Paul FINKELMAN, Dean Lawrence KOWALSKI
  • Publication number: 20140279197
    Abstract: A retailer's revenue may be enhanced by recommending items in context of a specific collection built for a customer's specific preferences. Customer input that pertains to their previously purchased items and future preferences is received. The input that pertains to the customer is analyzed. A recommendation for the customer is dynamically generated that includes a collection of coordinated items that provides a personalized ensemble based on the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Alliance Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Barber Ainsworth, III, Christine Hardin, Thom-Austin Young, Daniel Paul Finkelman, Dean Lawrence Kowalski