Sarah E Schoeffler

US Patent:

8606652, Dec 10, 2013

Filed:

Dec 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/973871

Inventors:

Michael F. Gonsalves - Minneapolis MN, US
Gregory M. Nations - Minneapolis MN, US
Chad R. Gourley - Elk River MN, US
Sarah E. Schoeffler - Minneapolis MN, US
Joe Stewart - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 267, 705 261

Abstract:

In some implementations, a product category web page includes a middle region with recommend products and topical information. The middle region optionally includes three columns with recommend products in the center column and topical information in the outer columns. In some implementations, the topical information is associated with the product category. The topical information in certain embodiments helps a search engine determine product results for a natural language query and the product results are presented in the product tile array. In one implementation, the product web page is a product specific web page. The product specific web page may include an upper region with a horizontal rotating product carousel. The product carousel optionally permits a user to select and view information relating to products in a product category or products that are related to each other.

US Patent:

20120158551, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Dec 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/973651

Inventors:

Michael F. Gonsalves - Minneapolis MN, US
Gregory M. Nations - Minneapolis MN, US
Chad R. Gourley - Elk River MN, US
Sarah E. Schoeffler - Minneapolis MN, US
Joe Stewart - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

TARGET BRANDS, INC. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

705 272, 715730

Abstract:

In one example a retail webpage displays a product collage and social media content. For example, the social media content includes reviews by a user's social contacts and/or an image of the user, a social contact, and/or a product. Some content of the website, for example, is organized to display content in a predefined layout. In another example, a retail website system collects social information from external social networks. For example, a user's social information is identified and content created by the user's social contacts is identified. The social contact-created content is displayed, for example, with a product or group of products. In another example, the layout of a webpage is organized to encourage a user to explore the webpage. The layout, for example, includes elements in two columns with content adjacent to similar content. For example, elements in descending location relate more or less specifically to a user.

US Patent:

20120191577, Jul 26, 2012

Filed:

Jul 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/176671

Inventors:

Michael F. Gonsalves - Minneapolis MN, US
Gregory M. Nations - Minneapolis MN, US
Chad R. Gourley - Elk River MN, US
Sarah E. Schoeffler - Minneapolis MN, US
Joe Stewart - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 272

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.

US Patent:

20130173431, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Dec 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/339176

Inventors:

Gregory M. Nations - Minneapolis MN, US
Chad R. Gourley - Elk River MN, US
Michael F. Gonsalves - Minneapolis MN, US
Sarah E. Schoeffler - Minneapolis MN, US

Assignee:

TARGET BRANDS, INC. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 2664

Abstract:

Products that have been marked on a display as being selected for comparison with each other are counted. In response to the count being equal to or greater than a trigger number of products, a display is altered to add at least one compare link to the display. The compare link is such that when the user selects the compare link, the display shows a comparison of the products that have been marked on the display.