Sears Brands, LLC

Christopher Michael Munoz

Ellen Tave Glassman

Thomas E DeSalvo

Daniel S Grimm

Michael J Kozlowski

Eva Christiansen

Samuel Monnie

Timothy Ray Adkisson

Mark F Schraad

Kevin M Flowers

Jeffrey Vance Klimek

Yu Z Chico

Marisa L McClearn

Martin Edward Olson, Iii

Uki D Lucas

Emil Gentolizo

Michael Kozlowski

Thomas E Desalvo

Martin Edward Olson

Eva Christianson

Daniel Stephen Grimm

Kevin Michael Flowers

Marisa Lynne Mcclearn

Yu Zhang Chico

A method and system for networking a plurality of appliances. The method and system include providing an appliance on a network, controlling operation of the appliance with a microcontroller, storing on a memory coupled with the microcontroller, computer executable instructions for operating the appliance, sensing the operation of the appliance, displaying information regarding the operation of the appliance, and communicating the operational data on a network. Network connectivity includes communication directly with a network, and with another appliance. A host system is connected to the network and adapted to receive the usage data and to transmit data to the appliance to influence operation of the appliance.

Methods and systems for appliance community service management

A coupon service application operated on multiple platforms, including mobile devices, PC/Internet and display screens on home appliances. The application maintains a home inventory defining the consumable products within a user's home and a shopping list defining the consumable products the user wishes to purchase, and compares the home inventory and shopping list against a database of available coupons. Users can share and save coupons, use coupons for online purchases, check their home inventory while away from home, monitor the price of certain products and compare the price against an average price and track historical savings. The application maintains a recipe bank, suggests recipes based on the home inventory, and enables users to select recipes, adding ingredients therefrom to the shopping list, all while identifying coupons for items on the shopping list and the home inventory. Users can input a budget, and tracks spending against the budget.

Methods and systems for coupon service applications

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Christopher Michael Munoz