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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
W.w. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventor:
Geoffry A. Westphal, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0625 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A systems and methods for providing a search refinement tools that incorporate contextual information, such as supply chain information is disclosed. In general, the example methods and systems provide the customer with the ability to refine search results on an e-commerce website using previously stored historical supply chain information. Supply chain information refers to historical information about a purchaser and the purchaser's previous purchases.