Patents by Inventor Steven Joel Blachman

Steven Joel Blachman 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: 9111268
    Abstract: In a system for a field asset site having a plurality of field assets, a first transport module interfaces with a first field asset, the first transport module operable to communicate via a first transport with a communication center outside of the field asset site. A second transport module interfaces with the first field asset. A third transport module interfaces with an associated field asset and is operable to communicate via a second transport to the second transport module. Each of a plurality of audit devices interfaces with an associated field asset from which operation data is acquired by the audit device. Each of a plurality of routing modules interfaces between an associated field audit device and at least one of the second transport module and the third transport module, with each routing module operable to provide transport-agnostic communication between its associated audit device and at least one of the communication center and another audit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Joel Blachman, James M. Canter, Jon Sven Knudson
  • Publication number: 20130006416
    Abstract: A vending machine is configured to collect rich customer insight information, including time-based records of the customer interaction with the vending machine during a vend transaction. Customer menu selections, brand information associated with customer payment or product selections, and promotions or displays triggering customer input are logged for analysis to provide further information regarding customer sales and promotion responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Canter, William C. Royal, JR., Steven Joel Blachman, Bryan W. Godwin
  • Patent number: 8275913
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a state of a field asset using a packet capture agent is disclosed. A method may include capturing one or more packets transmitted on a shared bus in a field asset and determining the occurrence of a door event based at least one the one or more captured packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joel Blachman, Jon Sven Knudson
  • Publication number: 20100023651
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a state of a field asset using a packet capture agent is disclosed. A method may include capturing one or more packets transmitted on a shared bus in a field asset and determining the occurrence of a door event based at least one the one or more captured packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Joel Blachman, Jon Sven Knudson
  • Publication number: 20090303982
    Abstract: In a system for a field asset site having a plurality of field assets, a first transport module interfaces with a first field asset, the first transport module operable to communicate via a first transport with a communication center outside of the field asset site. A second transport module interfaces with the first field asset. A third transport module interfaces with an associated field asset and is operable to communicate via a second transport to the second transport module. Each of a plurality of audit devices interfaces with an associated field asset from which operation data is acquired by the audit device. Each of a plurality of routing modules interfaces between an associated field audit device and at least one of the second transport module and the third transport module, with each routing module operable to provide transport-agnostic communication between its associated audit device and at least one of the communication center and another audit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Joel Blachman, James M. Canter, Jon Sven Knudson