Steven E Skiba

US Patent:

20030163399, Aug 28, 2003

Filed:

Mar 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/258848

Inventors:

Gregory Harper - New York NY, US
Steven Skiba - Morris Plains NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/035000

Abstract:

A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.

US Patent:

20070083441, Apr 12, 2007

Filed:

Dec 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/636544

Inventors:

Gregory Harper - New York NY, US
Steven Skiba - Morris Plains NJ, US

Assignee:

Trans World New York LLC - Albany NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling stations also may have the capability of checking store inventory and central warehouse inventory and providing recommendations to the customer in accordance with product availability, and optionally may provide the customer with the ability to place product orders directly through the sampling station. The recommendation system also can be used to tailor product recommendations in accordance with a rule-based model and real-time inventory data from a POS database.

US Patent:

20080015942, Jan 17, 2008

Filed:

Jul 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/772931

Inventors:

Gregory HARPER - New York NY, US
Steven Skiba - Morris Plains NJ, US

Assignee:

Trans World New York LLC - Albany NY

International Classification:

G06Q 20/00
G09G 5/00

US Classification:

705020000, 345156000

Abstract:

A product sampling and recommendation system uses customer profile data and/or real-time information from a point-of-sale system to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer using a sampling station.

US Patent:

20080015953, Jan 17, 2008

Filed:

Jul 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/772923

Inventors:

Gregory HARPER - New York NY, US
Steven Skiba - Morris Plains NJ, US

Assignee:

Trans World New York LLC - Albany NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705027000

Abstract:

A product sampling and recommendation system uses information from a point-of-sale system to select media content to store in the recommendation system.