Patents Assigned to Vail Resorts, Inc.
  • System and method for automated identification of a photographed subject at a resort area
    Patent number: 9195867
    Abstract: A system and method monitor skier behavior. An identifier is read from a lift access product when the lift access product is in the vicinity of a lift boarding area and a scan record containing the identifier, location information of the lift boarding area and a time stamp if generated. The scan record is processed to generate a location event record that is stored within a location database. The location database is processed to determine skier behavior based upon the location event records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Vail Resorts, Inc.
    Inventors: Sayan Chakraborty, Logan Bruns, Robert Urwiler, Tim April, Stephen Younge
  • RFID skier monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 8933808
    Abstract: A system and method monitor skier behavior. An identifier is read from a lift access product when the lift access product is in the vicinity of a lift boarding area and a scan record containing the identifier, location information of the lift boarding area and a time stamp if generated. The scan record is processed to generate a location event record that is stored within a location database. The location database is processed to determine skier behavior based upon the location event records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Vail Resorts, Inc.
    Inventors: Sayan Chakraborty, Logan Bruns, Robert Urwiler, Tim April, Stephen Younge
  • RFID skier monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 8669845
    Abstract: A system and method monitor skier behavior. An identifier is read from a lift access product when the lift access product is in the vicinity of a lift boarding area and a scan record containing the identifier, location information of the lift boarding area and a time stamp if generated. The scan record is processed to generate a location event record that is stored within a location database. The location database is processed to determine skier behavior based upon the location event records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Vail Resorts, Inc.
    Inventors: Sayan Chakraborty, Logan Bruns, Robert Urwiler, Tim April, Stephen Younge