Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Fair

Ronald J. Fair 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: 6628307
    Abstract: A graphical user interface arranged according to buildings commonly found in a town. A number of icons representing buildings are displayed, the buildings being arranged in a fashion according to a generic town to create the village map. When a user, such as an on-line shopper, selects a building, a sub-menu of provider sites is shown on a display. The provider sites are logically related to the selected building. In a further embodiment, the user can select goods or services from several different provider sites from one or more buildings, placing each of the selections into an electronic shopping cart and paying for all selections with a single command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald J. Fair