Patents by Inventor Robin C. Shawver

Robin C. Shawver 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for integration of online and offline commerce
    Patent number: 7240026
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for integrating online and offline commerce. In one exemplary embodiment, a customer may select a first item from goods or services offered by a web site accessible from a vendor's place of business, select a second item from a source separate from the web site (e.g., from stock maintained at the vendor's place of business), and purchase both the first and second items in a single transaction. The vendor then initiates shipment of the first item from a separate location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Staples the Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Lesa Satchell, Charles Maurice Hall, Keith G. Gregg, Marc F. Schultz, Robin C. Shawver, George Lamson, Scott J. Floeck