Patents by Inventor Paul LaFontaine

Paul LaFontaine 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).

  • Apparatus for access control and processing
    Patent number: 8294549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for providing secure access control to a facility. An access control system comprises a scanner located adjacent to a venue entrance. A computer system is coupled to the scanner. The computer system is configured to receive a coded user identification data scanned from an admission ticket from a ticket bearer via the scanner, decode the coded user identification data, and transmit the decoded user identification to a terminal for display to a gate keeper so that the gate keeper can determine whether the ticket bearer is to be admitted. An optional turnstile is coupled to the computer system, wherein the computer system enables the turnstile rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Ticketmaster LLC
    Inventors: Kerry Samovar, David Goldberg, Paul LaFontaine
  • APPARATUS FOR ACCESS CONTROL AND PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20070276944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for providing secure access control to a facility. An access control system comprises a scanner located adjacent to a venue entrance. A computer system is coupled to the scanner. The computer system is configured to receive a coded user identification data scanned from an admission ticket from a ticket bearer via the scanner, decode the coded user identification data, and transmit the decoded user identification to a terminal for display to a gate keeper so that the gate keeper can determine whether the ticket bearer is to be admitted. An optional turnstile is coupled to the computer system, wherein the computer system enables the turnstile rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Ticketmaster
    Inventors: Kerry Samovar, David Goldberg, Paul LaFontaine