Patents by Inventor Robert Bascom

Robert Bascom 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: 20060282835
    Abstract: A supervisor adds to a subordinate's tasks, verifies completion and/or awards incentives upon completion for tasks managed by a task management device. The subordinate can also add tasks and/or reminders. Each task/reminder can have various prompts to the subordinate, a completion time/window, a prompt frequency/interval, a task repetition frequency./interval, and/or a completion incentive. Upon someone approaching the task management device, sensors incorporated into the device activates and identifies active tasks based on data associated with the stored tasks. The subordinate is reminded of each active task, visually and/or audibly. The subordinate can indicate whether an active task has been completed. The supervisor reviews the tasks' status to verify whether a particular task has been completed, and, upon verification, awards an incentive associated with that task to the subordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Bascom