Patents by Inventor Emilio Spatola

Emilio Spatola 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).

  • Method and system for paperless electronic queue ticketing
    Patent number: 9946977
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola
  • Identifying a seat position with infrared light
    Patent number: 9824551
    Abstract: A seating area system for use in a seating area where the seats have respectively associated radiation emitting devices (for example, infrared light emitting diodes) to help people find their seats through a camera type display on their mobile devices. Upon request from an end user, a server system turns on the radiation emitting device, associated with the end user's request, for a limited time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriele Barboni, Alessandro Baroni, Emilio Spatola, Marta Usai
  • IDENTIFYING A SEAT POSITION WITH INFRARED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20170243449
    Abstract: A seating area system for use in a seating area where the seats have respectively associated radiation emitting devices (for example, infrared light emitting diodes) to help people find their seats through a camera type display on their mobile devices. Upon request from an end user, a server system turns on the radiation emitting device, associated with the end user's request, for a limited time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Gabriele Barboni, Alessandro Baroni, Emilio Spatola, Marta Usai
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAPERLESS ELECTRONIC QUEUE TICKETING
    Publication number: 20170169365
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola
  • Method and system for paperless electronic queue ticketing
    Patent number: 9582952
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola