Patents by Inventor Adrian McGrath

Adrian McGrath 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: 10204502
    Abstract: A baggage delivery notification system and method which alerts passengers when their baggage arrives. An example method includes obtaining a baggage identifier on a bag at a baggage claim carousel from a reader, determining a passenger associated with the baggage identifier, and alerting the passenger that the bag is at the baggage claim carousel. The method may further include determining a time of arrival of the bag at the baggage claim carousel and alerting the passenger to the time of arrival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Adrian McGrath
  • Publication number: 20140210623
    Abstract: A baggage delivery notification system and method which alerts passengers when their baggage arrives. An example method includes obtaining a baggage identifier on a bag at a baggage claim carousel from a reader, determining a passenger associated with the baggage identifier, and alerting the passenger that the bag is at the baggage claim carousel. The method may further include determining a time of arrival of the bag at the baggage claim carousel and alerting the passenger to the time of arrival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adrian McGrath
  • Publication number: 20050233288
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of learner-directed education comprising the steps of storing in computer memory one or more pedagogies representing topics to be mastered by a learner one or more of the pedagogies comprising one or more pedagogy items relating to sub-topics of the pedagogy; for one or more of the pedagogy items, storing in computer memory a plurality of instructional approaches to the pedagogy item, the instructional approaches comprising one or more locally stored media items and/or one or more links to remote media items; maintaining in computer memory a learner profile for each learner; providing the learner with a leaning interface to the one or more pedagogies stored in computer memory; updating the learner profile for a learner based on the interaction of the learner with the one or more media items; and displaying to the learner an indication of their mastery of pedagogical items as the learner profile for that learner is updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Adrian McGrath