Patents by Inventor Benoit Fredette

Benoit Fredette has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230199231
    Abstract: One or more requests to access live multimedia content are received from a plurality of devices over a communication network. Based on the one or more requests, a first subset of the plurality of devices is provided access, over the communication network, to a stream comprising the live multimedia content, the stream generated by a plurality of cameras capturing a live event occurring in a physical location. A second subset of the plurality of devices is iteratively selected among the first subset of devices, a webcam feed signal of each device in the second subset of devices is caused to be rendered, in real-time, at a given position on a screen provided at he physical location, and, as a function of the given position, the second subset of devices is provided access, over the communication network, to a camera feed signal from a selected one of the plurality of cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Benoit Fredette, Venkata Ganesan
  • Patent number: 11488072
    Abstract: There are described herein methods and systems for managing access rights to events. The access rights are allocated through a two-step process, whereby a first step comprises a real-time bidding procedure and a second step comprises a real-time seat allocation procedure. The system grants to users of successful bids an access right and an opportunity to select a seat for the event in accordance with a priority level associated with the successful bid. The priority level may be time related (selection of a seat before users having a lower priority level), seat-category related (selection of seats in a higher seat category than users having a lower priority level), or both, and is set in accordance with a monetary value associated with a given bid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: BenoƮt Fredette
  • Publication number: 20210350290
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing access rights to an event are provided. During a bidding procedure, real-time bidding data comprising one or more bids for acquiring access to the event based on user-specific criteria is received. Historical, current, and future data related to at least one of the event, the venue, and a content provider are obtained. Real-time insights are output based on the bidding data and on the historical, current, and future data. This comprises returning a price to be paid to acquire at least one access right meeting the user-specific criteria and indicating at least one access right that can be acquired immediately in accordance with the one or more bids for optionally bypassing the bidding procedure. User input is received responsive to the insights and, responsive to the user input, access rights are automatically allocated to the event or access to an access rights selection platform is granted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Benoit FREDETTE
  • Publication number: 20180158000
    Abstract: There are described herein methods and systems for managing access rights to events. The access rights are allocated through a two-step process, whereby a first step comprises a real-time bidding procedure and a second step comprises a real-time seat allocation procedure. The system grants to users of successful bids an access right and an opportunity to select a seat for the event in accordance with a priority level associated with the successful bid. The priority level may be time related (selection of a seat before users having a lower priority level), seat-category related (selection of seats in a higher seat category than users having a lower priority level), or both, and is set in accordance with a monetary value associated with a given bid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Benoit Fredette
  • Publication number: 20150302347
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for synchronizing delivery at a venue of at least one product with a live event occurring at the venue, the at least one product offered at the venue by at least one fulfillment facility. An order signal comprising order data indicative of the order for the delivery of the at least one product to a location of the venue is received. An event signal comprising event data indicative of a timing of the live event is received. It is then determined from the event data a desired delivery time at which to deliver the order to the location such that delivery of the order matches the timing of the live event. A control signal is then generated and transmitted to the at least one fulfillment facility for causing the at least one fulfillment facility to prepare and deliver the order to the location by the desired delivery time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Benoit FREDETTE
  • Publication number: 20150287053
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for tracking consumer habits at a venue. First request data indicative of a first request for at least one of a first plurality of products offered at the venue by a first service is received. Second request data indicative of a second request for at one of a second plurality of products offered at the venue by a second service is received. The first request data is correlated with the second request data to determine a relationship between a first consumption of the first plurality of products and a second consumption of the second plurality of products. Correlation data indicative of the relationship is then output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Benoit Fredette
  • Publication number: 20150262200
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for tracking consumption of at least one product offered by a venue service. An event signal comprising event data indicative of an event occurring at the venue is received. A request signal comprising request data indicative of a request for the at least one product is received, the request made during occurrence of the event. The request data is then correlated with the event data to determine at least one activity related to the event and corresponding to the request. A relationship between the at least one activity and the request is established and a control signal indicative of the established relationship is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Benoit Fredette