Patents by Inventor Sharon Evelyn Carter

Sharon Evelyn Carter 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate and enhance personal shopping
    Patent number: 7908175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate personal shopping are provided. A shopping list is generated for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network. The shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase. The personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, including information about products previously purchased by each customer. The shopping list is transmitted to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list. Product information is received for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network and communicated to the customer via the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: E-Lee Chang, Shiejye Geoffrey Lin, Sharon Evelyn Carter
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate and enhance personal shopping
    Publication number: 20080059323
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate personal shopping are provided. A shopping list is generated for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network. The shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase. The personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, including information about products previously purchased by each customer. The shopping list is transmitted to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list. Product information is received for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network and communicated to the customer via the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: E-Lee Chang, Shiejye Geoffrey Lin, Sharon Evelyn Carter