Patents Assigned to Tillster, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11935144
    Abstract: A system and method for managing requests for integrating a handheld customer interface with a point of sale (POS) system are disclosed. In one aspect, an integrated customer interface module is configured to communicate with a wireless mobile computing device of a customer and a POS system associated with a restaurant chain. The integrated customer interface module is configured to receive a request from the customer to check in to one of the chain's restaurants, automatically generate an order in the POS system, receive information regarding the customer from the remote database, and send at least a portion of the information regarding the customer to the POS system so as to be used as identification in the ordering and purchasing at the restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Garrett, Yevgeniy Medynskiy
  • Patent number: 10783595
    Abstract: A system and method for managing requests for integrating a handheld customer interface with a point of sale (POS) system are disclosed. In one aspect, an integrated customer interface module is configured to communicate with a wireless mobile computing device of a customer and a POS system associated with a restaurant chain. The integrated customer interface module is configured to receive a request from the customer to check in to one of the chain's restaurants, automatically generate an order in the POS system, receive information regarding the customer from the remote database, and send at least a portion of the information regarding the customer to the POS system so as to be used as identification in the ordering and purchasing at the restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Garrett, Yevgeniy Medynskiy
  • Patent number: 10355877
    Abstract: A kiosk system which is capable of maintaining kiosk devices online without physical manipulation is disclosed. The kiosk system capable of forcing a programmatic re-initialization of kiosk devices when necessary. Individual devices in the kiosk system can be initialized and re-initialized in parallel with normal operation of the kiosk system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edward Silva, Suzanne Grace Arena, Anthony J. K. Kua
  • Patent number: 10109026
    Abstract: A mobile ordering system for a restaurant configured to request processing of an order made by a customer with a mobile device when the customer enters a predetermined geographic region associated with the restaurant as determined by a server configured to process global positioning satellite (“GPS”) data received from the mobile device. A user associated with the restaurant uses the mobile restaurant ordering system to define the predetermined geographic region. The server may be configured to dynamically alter the predefined geographic region associated with the restaurant based on certain factors associated with the restaurant, the order, and/or the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Garrett, Ryan Connelly
  • Patent number: 10102596
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ordering systems and, more specifically, to a proximity based ordering system are disclosed herein. A computer-implemented method, according to some implementations of the present disclosure, includes receiving, in a computer system, a selection of an order by a user of a user device, the order including a selection of a restaurant and at least one item to purchase from the restaurant, determining, by the computer system, if the user is within a geofence defined in regard to the restaurant, upon determining that the user is not within the geofence, holding, by the computer system, the order from being prepared at the restaurant, and upon determining that the user is within the geofence, releasing, by the computer system, the order to be prepared at the restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Garrett, Ryan Connelly
  • Patent number: 9805401
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide the ability to create a single customer-operated kiosk quick service restaurant ordering system menu application which may be easily integrated with any number of different back office point of sale system implementations without compromising menu design and the customer user interface experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventor: John Silva
  • Patent number: 9600813
    Abstract: A point of sale computer system that allows a customer to select and consummate a sale himself. The system may include graphics storage media configured to store two- and three-dimensional graphics data relating to the sale, as well as business rules storage media, configured to store business rules that specify the graphics that should be displayed during the selection and consummation process based on input received from the customer. The technology allows a presentation to be made to the customer that is entertaining and that maintains the attention of the customer throughout the sale selection and consummation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sidlo, William Kovacs, Philip J. Brock, John O'Keefe, Jonathan Humpherys, Andrew Whiddett, Simon Feltman, Amar Kurani
  • Patent number: 9444932
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for managing digital media content within a quick service restaurant environment to provide a consistent visual experience and accurate, timely data across various digital media displays to QSR customers. In some embodiments, a digital media management appliance (“DMMA”) is used to manage the distribution of digital media data which is used to drive various display devices present in the QSR environment. The DMMA may be configured to extract data from a point of sale (“POS”) system and/or other data sources within the QSR environment in order to generate display data for the digital media devices in the store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Patrick Ravenel, Trevor Chong, John Silva
  • Publication number: 20150317663
    Abstract: A loyalty server enables customers to use a merchant's mobile loyalty and payment program by pairing a customer's loyalty account through use of temporary codes. A customer may login to the customer's loyalty and payment account using a loyalty application installed on a mobile device. The customer can request a temporary code from the loyalty server, and provide it to a POS system associated with a merchant. The POS system can send a request to the loyalty server to retrieve customer information corresponding to the temporary code. The POS system can receive the customer's information, and the customer then earns rewards for transactions conducted with the merchant. In some embodiments, the POS system conducts a transaction using rewards or coupons. In some embodiments, the loyalty server obtains and utilizes the geolocation of the mobile device and the merchant as a portion of the means for pairing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: Bilal A. Chinoy, Anthony Kua
  • Publication number: 20140249938
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ordering systems and, more specifically, to a proximity based ordering system are disclosed herein. A computer-implemented method, according to some implementations of the present disclosure, includes receiving, in a computer system, a selection of an order by a user of a user device, the order including a selection of a restaurant and at least one item to purchase from the restaurant, determining, by the computer system, if the user is within a geofence defined in regard to the restaurant, upon determining that the user is not within the geofence, holding, by the computer system, the order from being prepared at the restaurant, and upon determining that the user is within the geofence, releasing, by the computer system, the order to be prepared at the restaurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Tillster, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Garrett, Ryan Connelly