Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Carter, III

Thomas J. Carter, 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: 10373214
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Patent number: 9519907
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Publication number: 20120158458
    Abstract: In one embodiment, various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations are organized based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). In one embodiment, various purchasing organizations and products are organized into respective organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. In one embodiment, the price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization and the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Patent number: 8095421
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Versata Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Publication number: 20090327166
    Abstract: A method of generating a price is disclosed. The method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Publication number: 20090307154
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Publication number: 20090307153
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on “who” (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing “what” (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the “who” to the “what” using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III
  • Patent number: 7584155
    Abstract: A method includes generating a delta price and generating a final price using the delta price. A process and system provide an ability to determine a product's final price with a selected set of features in which multiple configurations are to be generated. The ability to determine such final prices can be based on the ability to determine the change in price between one configuration of a product and that of another product configuration (e.g. the product configured with the desired feature(s)). A customer is able to select one or more features, and so view the effect on the product's final price, as well as compare the prices (and incremental price differences) between various configurations of a given product. This increases the likelihood of the purchase being made, because it provides the potential purchaser with the final price earlier in the sales cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carter, III, Meetesh M. Karia, August R. Buerkle, Boris Motik, Ramanathan Ramadass, Reuben Swartz
  • Patent number: 5878400
    Abstract: The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on "who" (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing "what" (i.e. which product). The invention utilizes a denormalized table to relate the "who" to the "what" using denormalized numbers. The invention further organizes various purchasing organizations and products into hierarchical tables. These hierarchical tables are called organizational groups and product groups. Various price adjustments may be specified for each level of the organizational groups and product groups hierarchies. The price adjustments for a particular purchasing organization are determined by retrieving the price adjustments for that particular purchasing organization as well as the price adjustments for organizational groups above the particular purchasing organization in the organizational groups hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Trilogy Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carter, III