Patents by Inventor SIMON PINK

SIMON PINK 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).

  • Patent number: 11455579
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reservation signaling are described. The systems and methods may determine that a user has entered a location, check whether a reservation for the location is set for a current time period, and provide a sensory signal based on the check. In some cases, the systems and methods may include a smart lighting system configured to provide a plurality of colors of room lighting, and may provide a first lighting color for the room indicating a first time amount remaining; and provide a second lighting color for the room indicating a second time amount remaining. In some cases, the systems and methods may provide a suggestion of a different location for the user, where the suggestion includes an indication of a sensory signal for the new location, and then provide the sensory signal at the new location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat Deluca, Simon Pink
  • Publication number: 20210097450
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reservation signaling are described. The systems and methods may determine that a user has entered a location, check whether a reservation for the location is set for a current time period, and provide a sensory signal based on the check. In some cases, the systems and methods may include a smart lighting system configured to provide a plurality of colors of room lighting, and may provide a first lighting color for the room indicating a first time amount remaining; and provide a second lighting color for the room indicating a second time amount remaining. In some cases, the systems and methods may provide a suggestion of a different location for the user, where the suggestion includes an indication of a sensory signal for the new location, and then provide the sensory signal at the new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: LISA SEACAT DELUCA, SIMON PINK