Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Cozad

Thomas Michael Cozad 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).

  • Publication number: 20150006321
    Abstract: Techniques for managing product location information are described. Managing product location information may include generating store location information, including information that represents the layout of areas, aisles, sections, sides, and/or shelves within a given store or other establishment. Store location information can be used to represent the location of items within a given store. Some embodiments provide a mobile device configured to facilitate the generation of a store layout based on inputs received from a user who provides inputs regarding the areas, aisles, sides, sections, and shelves of the store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Michael Cozad
  • Publication number: 20130173435
    Abstract: Techniques for managing product location information are described. Managing product location information may include collecting, storing, generating, and synthesizing information about the location of products or other items in a store, retail location, warehouse, or other location. In one embodiment, a user operates a mobile device (e.g., scanner, smart phone) to efficiently scan item identifiers corresponding to items on the shelves of a store. In some cases, the user need only scan a single item identifier in a section or shelf, which is then used to obtain information about other items in that section, such as based on a planogram or other store inventory information. In some embodiments, shelves, sections, and/or aisles include location identifiers that can be scanned in order to reset, save, and/or initialize a record that stores information about products located at that shelf, section, or aisle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Michael Cozad, JR.