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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. 29, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Applicant:
Geoffry A. Westphal, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventor:
Geoffry A. Westphal, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for use in presenting information relevant to a product catalog. The system receives a search request and presents to a user in a two-dimensional format a plurality of iconic images each representative of a page of a product catalog. Each of the iconic images is activatable to cause a display of an image of the page of the product catalog represented by the iconic image. One or more of the presented plurality of iconic images that are linked to a page of the product catalog having a product responsive to the search request are highlighted to the user.