Patents by Inventor Stacy Bongrazio

Stacy Bongrazio 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).

  • Virtual grocery shopping
    Publication number: 20060259369
    Abstract: A method and system that allows an on-line shopper to be assigned a queue number for each department in a store is presented. Each time the shopper's number comes up in a queue in a specific store department, a real-time audio/video session is initiated between the shopper and a personal assistant who is physically located in that specific department. Thus, the shopper is able to seamlessly and instantly move from department to department with minimal waiting down-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stacy Bongrazio, Hye Chi, Paul Kangas, Robert Myers, Jeff Thomas