James Hang Yu

US Patent:

8015068, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Aug 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/539219

Inventors:

Sanjana Swamy - Aurora IL, US
Karen S. Holtman - Grayslake IL, US
Arnold S. Eroles - Hobart IN, US
James Yu - Glenview IL, US
Robert Mills - Chicago IL, US
Daniel Levine - New York NY, US
Jim Huppert - Crystal Lake IL, US
Daniel S. Grimm - Chicago IL, US
Shailesh Prakash - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

Sears Brands, LLC - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27

Abstract:

A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.

US Patent:

8301504, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Jul 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/194406

Inventors:

Sanjana Swamy - Aurora IL, US
Karen S. Holtman - Grayslake IL, US
Arnold S. Eroles - Hobart IN, US
James Yu - Glenview IL, US
Robert Mills - Chicago IL, US
Daniel Levine - New York NY, US
Jim Huppert - Crystal Lake IL, US
Daniel S. Grimm - Chicago IL, US
Shailesh Prakash - Schaumburg IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27

Abstract:

A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item.

US Patent:

20120072295, Mar 22, 2012

Filed:

Sep 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/886060

Inventors:

James Yu - Glenview IL, US
Matthew Danforth - Chicago IL, US
Cornelius Geer - Evanston IL, US

Assignee:

SEARS BRANDS, LLC - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 16

Abstract:

In a database that is associated with the retailer POS system, inventory is flagged as being FSA-eligible and a retailer POS system is programmed to support FSA debit card auto-adjudication, i.e., the retailer POS system is IIAS certified. The FSA-eligible information that is stored in the retailer POS database is also used to flag for a customer FSA-eligible items presented to the user online, e.g., in an online catalog. When an FSA-eligible item is purchased on-line or at a retailer POS, the FSA debit card information is captured and the purchase transaction is processed by the retailer POS system so the customer has easy access to FSA purchases via either channel.

US Patent:

20120150681, Jun 14, 2012

Filed:

Dec 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/962947

Inventors:

James Yu - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Jason Ruud - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Greg Franczyk - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Robert Roy - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Brian Jordan - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Tony Liu - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Kelly Wical - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C. - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 267

Abstract:

A retailer computer system facilitates the purchase of products that are determined to be useful in the performance of a task by presenting to a consumer a first user interface by which the consumer may select a task from a repository of tasks, each task stored in the repository of tasks having documented instructions, such as a recipe, for performing the task, by presenting in a web page the documented instructions of the selected task, by using one or more keywords within the documented instructions of the selected task to select at least one product from an electronic product catalog, the selected at least one product being one or more of a part, such as a recipe ingredient, and a tool, such as an appliance, usable in performing the task, and by presenting to the consumer a second user interface for allowing the consumer to purchase via use of an online retail channel the selected at least one product.

US Patent:

20120179582, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Jan 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/004331

Inventors:

James Yu - Glenview IL, US
Greg Franczyk - Carpentersville IL, US
Jason Ruud - South Elgin IL, US
Brian Jordan - West Dundee IL, US
Robert Richard Roy - Glen Allen VA, US
Mahesh Bommireddy - Palatine IL, US

Assignee:

SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C. - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 271

Abstract:

Once a purchaser has proceeded through a check out experience with an online retail system, the settings established during that checkout experience will be applied to future checkout experiences by that purchaser. By capturing and thereafter using checkout settings in this manner, a purchaser can proceed from a shopping cart directly to a checkout review page with the checkout review page being pre-populated with such prior established settings. Furthermore, the methodology allows the purchaser to have a virtually unlimited number of goods in their shopping cart and to have multiple different types of order fulfillment options (e.g., shipping, store pickup, delivery to an organization, etc.) automatically established for those goods.

US Patent:

20130339190, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/523050

Inventors:

James Yu - Glenview IL, US
Geoffrey Alan Colbath - Salt Lake City UT, US
Kaunish Patel - Bartlett IL, US

Assignee:

Sears Brands, LLC - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 2662

Abstract:

A user interface for displaying retail search results is disclosed. The system and methods allow users to search for a plurality of retail items while simultaneously viewing a plurality of search results for each of the plurality of retail items. This interface allows users to easily compare the search results for each retail item, and to purchase a plurality of retail items simultaneously. In one example of the present disclosure, users may enter a plurality of retail items into a shopping list. The system may then display multiple results for each item on the shopping list in a carousel-like user interface, so users may view a plurality of results for a plurality of items simultaneously.