Patents by Inventor Traci N. Schweiger

Traci N. Schweiger 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).

  • Product management using electronic price labels
    Patent number: 9245292
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing item placement in a store. A count of electronic price labels (EPLs) is sent, by a processor, to a handheld device indicating a quantity of EPLs needed in a select portion of a planogram. An EPL identifier is received, by the processor, from the handheld device for each of the quantity of EPLs equal to the count. An item in the portion of the planogram is linked, by the processor, to each EPL. Placement information is sent, by the processor, to each electronic price label. The placement information corresponds with the linked item and is configured to be rendered on a display of each EPL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Traci N. Schweiger, Jill S. Runquist, Itti Jindani, Lew Price
  • PRODUCT MANAGEMENT USING ELECTRONIC PRICE LABELS
    Publication number: 20140279126
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing item placement in a store. A count of electronic price labels (EPLs) is sent, by a processor, to a handheld device indicating a quantity of EPLs needed in a select portion of a planogram. An EPL identifier is received, by the processor, from the handheld device for each of the quantity of EPLs equal to the count. An item in the portion of the planogram is linked, by the processor, to each EPL. Placement information is sent, by the processor, to each electronic price label. The placement information corresponds with the linked item and is configured to be rendered on a display of each EPL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Traci N. Schweiger, Jill S. Runquist, Itti Jindani, Lew Price