Patents by Inventor Andrew E. MALINOFSKY

Andrew E. MALINOFSKY 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).

  • Publication number: 20230394383
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for facilitating interaction between a ticket holder and a self-service function related to a ticket. Using a mobile device, a machine-readable code is scanned associated with the self-service function to retrieve an identifier of the self-service function and to activate an application or a web session on the mobile device. A first connection session can be established between the mobile device and a cloud broker service. A second connection session can be established between the self-service function and the cloud broker service. The cloud broker service can generate an end to end session via the first connection session and the second connection session by mapping an identifier of the mobile device with the identifier of the self-service function. The self-service function can communicate through the cloud broker service to the application of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew E. MALINOFSKY, Reinout VANDER MEULEN, Bart René Yvonne HOULLEBERGHS, Rico Andreas BARANDUN
  • Patent number: 11769083
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating interaction between a ticket holder and a self-service function related to a ticket are described herein. A mobile device can detect proximity to a self-service function. The mobile device can activate an application related to the self-service function. The mobile device can communicate with a beacon to retrieve an identifier of the self-service function. A first connection session can be established between the mobile device and a cloud broker service while a second connection session can be established between the self-service function and the cloud broker service. The cloud broker service can generate an end to end session using the first and second connection sessions by mapping an identifier of the mobile device with the identifier of the self-service function. Communications can be sent from the self-service function to the application of the mobile device through the cloud broker service including directional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew E. Malinofsky, Reinout Vander Meulen, Bart René Yvonne Houlleberghs, Rico Andreas Barandun
  • Publication number: 20220366325
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating interaction between a ticket holder and a self-service function related to a ticket are described herein. A mobile device can detect proximity to a self-service function. The mobile device can activate an application related to the self-service function. The mobile device can communicate with a beacon to retrieve an identifier of the self-service function. A first connection session can be established between the mobile device and a cloud broker service while a second connection session can be established between the self-service function and the cloud broker service. The cloud broker service can generate an end to end session using the first and second connection sessions by mapping an identifier of the mobile device with the identifier of the self-service function. Communications can be sent from the self-service function to the application of the mobile device through the cloud broker service including directional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew E. MALINOFSKY, Reinout VANDER MEULEN, Bart René Yvonne HOULLEBERGHS, Rico Andreas BARANDUN
  • Patent number: 11410088
    Abstract: Ticket information, such as an airline boarding pass may be stored on a mobile device. The presence of a geolocation device such as a Bluetooth beacon is detected by the mobile device in a departure location such as an airport. On detection by the mobile device of a further geolocation device when the mobile device is proximate a self-service function an application on the mobile device is triggered which directs the mobile device to a self-service function such as a bag drop and instructs the mobile device user how to use the self-service function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew E. Malinofsky, Reinout Vander Meulen, Bart René Yvonne Houlleberghs, Rico Andreas Barandun
  • Publication number: 20190139017
    Abstract: Ticket information, such as an airline boarding pass may be stored on a mobile device. The presence of a geolocation device such as a Bluetooth beacon is detected by the mobile device in a departure location such as an airport. On detection by the mobile device of a further geolocation device when the mobile device is proximate a self-service function an application on the mobile device is triggered which directs the mobile device to a self-service function such as a bag drop and instructs the mobile device user how to use the self-service function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew E. MALINOFSKY, Reinout VANDER MEULEN, Bart René Yvonne HOULLEBERGHS, Rico Andreas BARANDUN
  • Publication number: 20190138949
    Abstract: Ticket information, such as an airline boarding pass may be stored on a mobile device. The presence of a geolocation device such as a Bluetooth beacon is detected by the mobile device in a departure location such as an airport. On detection by the mobile device of a further geolocation device when the mobile device is proximate a self-service function an application on the mobile device is triggered which directs the mobile device to a self-service function such as a bag drop and instructs the mobile device user how to use the self-service function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew E. MALINOFSKY, Reinout VANDER MEULEN, Bart René Yvonne HOULLEBERGHS, Rico Andreas BARANDUN