Patents by Inventor Brett Cowell

Brett Cowell 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: 20190320286
    Abstract: Managing an access device associated with a controlled area at a place of hospitality is described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A controlled area that the user is authorized to access is determined. The location of the device of the user is monitored, and when the location of the device of the user is within a first area proximate to the controlled area, a first signal is transmitted to an access device associated with the controlled area. The first signal is used to manage an operation of the access device. An additional location of the device of the user may be determined. When the additional location of the device of the user is within a second area proximate to the controlled area, a second signal used to enable access to the controlled area is transmitted to the access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Patent number: 10382887
    Abstract: Managing an access device associated with a controlled area at a place of hospitality is described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A controlled area that the user is authorized to access is determined. The location of the device of the user is monitored, and when the location of the device of the user is within a first area proximate to the controlled area, a first signal is transmitted to an access device associated with the controlled area. The first signal is used to manage an operation of the access device. An additional location of the device of the user may be determined. When the additional location of the device of the user is within a second area proximate to the controlled area, a second signal used to enable access to the controlled area is transmitted to the access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hyatt Corporation
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Patent number: 10181229
    Abstract: Providing access to one or more services at a place of hospitality is described. Initially, information regarding a user is received from a medium, where the medium includes a plurality of sectors and the information regarding the user is stored on one or more dedicated sectors. An identity of the user is determined based on the information regarding the user. A service reserved for the user is identified based on the identity of the user, where the service is provided by a service provider at the place of hospitality. One or more dedicated sectors of the plurality of sectors of the medium assigned to the service provider are then identified. Finally, the one or more dedicated sectors assigned to the service provider are configured to enable access to the service reserved for the user and provided by the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Hyatt Corporation
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Publication number: 20180139575
    Abstract: Managing an access device associated with a controlled area at a place of hospitality is described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A controlled area that the user is authorized to access is determined. The location of the device of the user is monitored, and when the location of the device of the user is within a first area proximate to the controlled area, a first signal is transmitted to an access device associated with the controlled area. The first signal is used to manage an operation of the access device. An additional location of the device of the user may be determined. When the additional location of the device of the user is within a second area proximate to the controlled area, a second signal used to enable access to the controlled area is transmitted to the access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Patent number: 9888346
    Abstract: Managing an access device associated with a controlled area at a place of hospitality is described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A controlled area that the user is authorized to access is determined. The location of the device of the user is monitored, and when the location of the device of the user is within a first area proximate to the controlled area, a first signal is transmitted to an access device associated with the controlled area. The first signal is used to manage an operation of the access device. An additional location of the device of the user may be determined. When the additional location of the device of the user is within a second area proximate to the controlled area, a second signal used to enable access to the controlled area is transmitted to the access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hyatt Corporation
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Publication number: 20170084098
    Abstract: Providing access to one or more services at a place of hospitality is described. Initially, information regarding a user is received from a medium, where the medium includes a plurality of sectors and the information regarding the user is stored on one or more dedicated sectors. An identity of the user is determined based on the information regarding the user. A service reserved for the user is identified based on the identity of the user, where the service is provided by a service provider at the place of hospitality. One or more dedicated sectors of the plurality of sectors of the medium assigned to the service provider are then identified. Finally, the one or more dedicated sectors assigned to the service provider are configured to enable access to the service reserved for the user and provided by the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell
  • Publication number: 20170086019
    Abstract: Managing an access device associated with a controlled area at a place of hospitality is described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A controlled area that the user is authorized to access is determined. The location of the device of the user is monitored, and when the location of the device of the user is within a first area proximate to the controlled area, a first signal is transmitted to an access device associated with the controlled area. The first signal is used to manage an operation of the access device. An additional location of the device of the user may be determined. When the additional location of the device of the user is within a second area proximate to the controlled area, a second signal used to enable access to the controlled area is transmitted to the access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Armand Rabinowitz, Brett Cowell