Patents by Inventor Brandon R. Birtcher

Brandon R. Birtcher 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).

  • Virtual receptionist method and system
    Patent number: 8446281
    Abstract: A method of reception includes detecting that an object has entered a first region of a space at a first time. A time period is measured around the first time. A determination is made whether any object has entered a second region of the space within the time period. Thereafter, a determination is made that the object needs attention when no object is detected entering the second region within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Brandon Reid Birtcher Family Trust
    Inventors: Brandon R. Birtcher, Andrew R. Shelansky, Brandon B. Stuut
  • Notification in a virtual receptionist method and system
    Patent number: 7796022
    Abstract: A method of notification in a virtual receptionist system. The method begins by determining that a guest has arrived. The guest is determined without active participation from the guest. An alert is activated for each greeter in a plurality of greeters designated to greet guests. It is determined whether any greeter has acknowledged a corresponding alert. Thereafter, alerts corresponding to each greeter are de-activated when there is an acknowledgment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventors: Brandon R. Birtcher, Andrew R. Shelansky, Brandon B. Stuut