Thomas John Carroll

US Patent:

8326701, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Aug 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/849909

Inventors:

Geoffry A. Westphal - Park Ridge IL, US
Thomas John Carroll - Algonquin IL, US

Assignee:

W.W. Grainger, Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 267

Abstract:

A dynamic merchandising system creates for each of a plurality of products in a plurality of purchase orders a list of products purchased together. This information is then used to create ordered lists reflecting relationships between various product attributes, e. g. , the relationships between different brand names purchased together, different product categories purchased together, different catalog pages of products purchased together, etc. From these ordered relationship lists information may be selected and presented to the customer for the purpose of directing the customer to additional purchasing opportunities.

US Patent:

20060036510, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Oct 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244965

Inventors:

Geoffry Westphal - Park Ridge IL, US
Thomas Carroll - Algonquin IL, US

Assignee:

W.W. Grainger, Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A dynamic merchandising system creates for each of a plurality of products in a plurality of purchase orders a list of products purchased together. This information is then used to create ordered lists reflecting relationships between various product attributes, e.g., the relationships between different brand names purchased together, different product categories purchased together, different catalog pages of products purchased together, etc. From these ordered relationship lists information may be selected and presented to the customer for the purpose of directing the customer to additional purchasing opportunities.

US Patent:

20080183554, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Jan 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/699147

Inventors:

Geoffry A. Westphal - Park Ridge IL, US
Thomas J. Carroll - Algonquin IL, US

Assignee:

W.W. Grainger, Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 10

Abstract:

Buying patterns and/or characteristics of a target customer are used to discern a reference customer that is characteristically related to the reference customer. Once a reference customer for the target customer is discerned, the system and method uses information regarding the reference customer, alone or further considering information regarding the target customer, to select items and/or item pages from a large, general product catalog and/or items and/or item pages listing products/services of one or more vendors, which selected items and/or item pages may then be aggregated into a customized catalog that is to be made accessible to and/or distributed to the target customer.

US Patent:

20100299204, Nov 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/850149

Inventors:

Geoffry A. Westphal - Park Ridge IL, US
Thomas John Carroll - Algonquin IL, US

Assignee:

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1449

Abstract:

A dynamic merchandising system creates for each of a plurality of products in a plurality of purchase orders a list of products purchased together. This information is then used to create ordered lists reflecting relationships between various product attributes, e.g., the relationships between different brand names purchased together, different product categories purchased together, different catalog pages of products purchased together, etc. From these ordered relationship lists information may be selected and presented to the customer for the purpose of directing the customer to additional purchasing opportunities.