Gerald E Freeman

US Patent:

20160035015, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Jul 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/813815

Inventors:

Gerald Thomas Freeman - Highland Park IL, US
Tamara Davis - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 20/40
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A system for generating design sample palettes over a network includes a database storing design products related to a plurality of categories of commercial products from a plurality of manufacturers. Interface circuitry displays the plurality of categories of commercial products and filtering criteria on a user interface and a sample palette server in operative communication with the database and the interface circuitry receives a user selection of one or more filtering criteria specifying one or more requested design features and updates the user interface to display a subset of the design products sharing at least one feature in common with the requested design features. Palette generating circuitry receives a second selection of a plurality of design products from the displayed subset of design products and generates a graphical representation of a sample palette including graphical images of the plurality of design products on the user interface. Authorization circuitry receives a user request to order samples of the plurality of design products in the sample palette and determines whether the user's account is authorized to order design product samples from the plurality of manufacturers.

US Patent:

20150348161, Dec 3, 2015

Filed:

Jun 2, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/728725

Inventors:

Gerald Thomas Freeman - Highland Park IL, US
Tamara Davis - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

The present embodiments provide systems for generating sample(s) requests, pricelists, technical data, and sample books orders over a network. In one embodiment, a database stores design products related to a plurality of categories of commercial products from a plurality of manufacturers. Interface circuitry displays the plurality of categories of commercial products along with filtering criteria that may be selected by a user. A sample palette server is in operative communication with the database and the interface circuitry and receives a user selection of one or more filtering criteria specifying one or more requested design features. The sample palette server generates a subset of the design products sharing at least one design feature in common with the requested design features. Filtering circuitry filters the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products to include only design products from the subset of design products and causes the interface circuitry to display a second set of filtering criteria for the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products. Sample palette generating circuitry receives a user selection of a plurality of commercial products from the displayed subset of design products and generates a sample palette including graphical images of the plurality of commercial products.

US Patent:

20140108942, Apr 17, 2014

Filed:

Oct 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/894852

Inventors:

Gerald Thomas Freeman - Highland Park IL, US
Tamara Davis - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484

US Classification:

715738

Abstract:

The present embodiments provide a system for generating design palettes over a network. In one embodiment, the system comprises a database configured to store design product data corresponding to one or more design features of a plurality of design products. A user interface is configured to allow submission of information specifying one or more requested design features. An e-palette server is in operative communication with the database and the user interface. The e-palette server is configured to receive the requested design features and to generate a subset of the design products. Each design product in the subset of the design products shares at least one design feature in common with the requested design features. An e-palette generator is configured to generate a design palette including at least one design product from the subset of design products and to send the design palette to the user interface for display.