Lisa H Janzer

US Patent:

20080103913, May 1, 2008

Filed:

Oct 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/553092

Inventors:

Brian Robert Leach - Mechanicsville VA, US
Lisa Hendrickson Janzer - Glen Allen VA, US
Hunter Ridgley Shomo - Richmond VA, US
Kevin Mack Leetham - Richmond VA, US
David J. Romero - Midlothian VA, US
Oliver Sulse Cortum - Richmond VA, US
Michael Laskaris - Richmond VA, US
Daniel James Bohn - Midlothian VA, US

Assignee:

CIRCUIT CITY STORES INC. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

A guided sales system provides a sales person and/or a customer with guidance through a sales process including detailed information about products and technologies. The guided sales system allows a user to enter information about the customer and the customer's needs, to identify products matching the customer's needs and to make product recommendations. A user may further use the system to print a recommendation and/or a sales ticket that may be used by a customer to complete a purchase or transaction. The sales system may further provide a free-form drawing application to help visualize product placement and configurations. Various visualization and learning tools may further be integrated into or otherwise included in the guided sales system to aid a customer's understanding of particular products and/or technologies.