Donald G McGuire

Title: Donald G. McGuire: Internet Commerce Inventions

Introduction

Donald G. McGuire is an inventor associated with Mount Vernon, Washington, United States. His patent work describes methods for connecting online shopping experiences with merchants’ websites while tracking purchases and services. His portfolio includes 2 patents.

Latest Patents

McGuire’s listed patents, “Method and System for Tracking the Purchase of a Product and Services Over the Internet” and “Method and System for Tracking the Purchase of a Product and Services,” describe a virtual outlet (VO) model for online commerce.

In this model, a VO presents customers with web pages containing product information from one or more merchants. Customers can follow links to a merchant’s website to learn more about a product and place an order, then return to a VO page. The process is designed to appear seamless to customers, as though they completed the purchase within the VO. The merchant credits the VO for the sale, charges the customer, and ships the product.

Career Highlights

The supplied career information associates McGuire with InfoSpace, Inc. and InfoSpace.com, Inc. His patent work focuses on online retail systems that connect virtual outlets and merchants while supporting purchase tracking and fulfillment.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies John R. Bennett and Charles A. Fontaine as McGuire’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patents.

Conclusion

Donald G. McGuire’s listed inventions address a virtual outlet approach to online shopping, linking product discovery, merchant transactions, and purchase tracking in a connected customer experience.