Patents by Inventor Bruce Bell

Bruce Bell 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: 10423298
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for dynamically modifying a user interface on a computing device of a point-of-sale (POS) system based on a location of the computing device. The location can be associated with a functionality of the user interface. The user interface can include one or more icons corresponding to selectable items that correspond to the functionality. A modification to the user interface can include an adjustment to a visual appearance of an icon and/or a replacement of an icon with another icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, James Lintern, Matthew T. Kursmark, Logan Johnson, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida
  • Patent number: 10366381
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for enabling more efficient tipping by providing a merchant the ability to reduce the time used on manually entering tip amounts. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically generating, by a point-of-sale (POS) system, a transaction receipt that indicates a plurality of selectable tip options, wherein said automatically generating the transaction receipt is based on one or more rules specified by a user of the POS system. The method further includes causing the transaction receipt to be printed as a printed receipt. The method further includes identifying, by the POS system, a one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt. Among other benefits, the disclosed techniques reduce the time and effort the merchant needs to spend on collating the tipping at end of the business day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Mathew Wilson, Gerard Knight
  • Publication number: 20190205857
    Abstract: A system and environment to enable entities to utilize delivery services provided by a service provider are described herein. In some examples, the service provider exposes the delivery services to a computing device associated with a merchant, buyer, and/or others using one or more Applicant Programming Interfaces (APIs) provided by the service provider. The one or more APIs may enable merchants and/or others to automatically integrate the delivery services into technologies used by the merchants and/or others in order to facilitate delivery of items that are offered for acquisition by the merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Kevin Yien, Karl Westman
  • Publication number: 20190205856
    Abstract: A system and environment to enable entities to utilize delivery services provided by a service provider are described herein. In some examples, the service provider exposes the delivery services to a computing device associated with a merchant, buyer, and/or others using one or more Applicant Programming Interfaces (APIs) provided by the service provider. The one or more APIs may enable merchants and/or others to automatically integrate the delivery services into technologies used by the merchants and/or others in order to facilitate delivery of items that are offered for acquisition by the merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Kevin Yien, Karl Westman
  • Publication number: 20190205834
    Abstract: A system and environment to enable entities to utilize delivery services provided by a service provider are described herein. In some examples, the service provider exposes the delivery services to a computing device associated with a merchant, buyer, and/or others using one or more Applicant Programming Interfaces (APIs) provided by the service provider. The one or more APIs may enable merchants and/or others to automatically integrate the delivery services into technologies used by the merchants and/or others in order to facilitate delivery of items that are offered for acquisition by the merchants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Kevin Yien, Karl Westman
  • Patent number: 10311420
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for facilitating synchronization of open ticket functionality utilized by point-of-sale (POS) devices with kitchen display systems. In some example, a POS device receives customer orders associated with a transaction between a merchant and a customer. Based on individual customer orders, the POS device adds information associated with the individual customer orders to an open ticket, and then sends data associated with the open ticket to a kitchen display system. The kitchen display system can receive the data associated with the open ticket, create an order ticket for the individual customer orders using the data, and then provide order tickets using a user interface. In some examples, the kitchen display system then synchronizes with a counter device to provide and update order tickets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Nelson Crespo, Mathew Wilson, William Rocklin
  • Patent number: 10289992
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for providing kitchen display interfaces with in flight capabilities. In some examples, a kitchen display system presents, via a kitchen display user interface, a first order ticket associated with a first transaction between a merchant and a first customer and a second order ticket associated with a second transaction between the merchant and a second customer. The kitchen display system can then generate a list of items based at least in part on the first order ticket and the second order ticket. In some examples, the list of items includes items from the first order ticket and the second order ticket that are in an in progress state. After generating the list of items, the kitchen display system presents the list of items via the kitchen display user interface. In some examples, the kitchen display system further sends the list of items to another merchant device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, William Rocklin, Nelson Crespo, Mathew Wilson
  • Patent number: 10168860
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for dynamically modifying a user interface on a computing device of a point-of-sale (POS) system based on contextual data. The contextual data can include one or more contextual factors surrounding the use of the computing device. The user interface can include one or more icons corresponding to selectable items based on the contextual data. A modification to the user interface can include an adjustment to a visual appearance of an icon and/or a replacement of an icon with another icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, James Lintern, Matthew T. Kursmark, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Logan Johnson, Brian Partridge
  • Publication number: 20180364887
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for dynamically modifying a user interface on a computing device of a point-of-sale (POS) system based on a location of the computing device. The location can be associated with a functionality of the user interface. The user interface can include one or more icons corresponding to selectable items that correspond to the functionality. A modification to the user interface can include an adjustment to a visual appearance of an icon and/or a replacement of an icon with another icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, James Lintern, Matthew T. Kursmark, Logan Johnson, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida
  • Publication number: 20180365663
    Abstract: Described herein is a centralized order computing system that is configured to receive orders from a plurality of sources. The plurality of sources can include delivery applications, remote customer computing devices, and/or service computing devices associated with a merchant. The centralized order computing system may be configured to receive a plurality of orders from the plurality of sources, send the plurality of orders to a kitchen computing system associated with the merchant, receive a notification of order completion, and process the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Matthew T. Kursmark, James Lintern, Logan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180364886
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for dynamically modifying a user interface on a computing device of a point-of-sale (POS) system based on contextual data. The contextual data can include one or more contextual factors surrounding the use of the computing device. The user interface can include one or more icons corresponding to selectable items based on the contextual data. A modification to the user interface can include an adjustment to a visual appearance of an icon and/or a replacement of an icon with another icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, James Lintern, Matthew T. Kursmark, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Logan Johnson, Brian Partridge
  • Publication number: 20180308082
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for analyzing sensor data to identify a bottleneck location within a physical establishment, and then providing a recommendation based on the bottleneck location. For instance, a payment service may analyze a layout of a physical establishment using sensor data representing movements of users within the physical establishment. Based on the analysis, the payment service can identify a location within the physical establishment in which movements of the users correspond to one another. For instance, the payment service can identify that the users are located at a similar location within the physical establishment at a given time period. The payment service can then generate and provide a message that indicates a location for moving an object such that users can utilize new routes through the physical establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Amar Dhingra, Alfred Bautista, Kevin Yien
  • Publication number: 20180308186
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, an enhanced user interface that presents indications based on sensor data. For instance, a merchant device may present a user interface to a merchant, where the user interface includes at least a layout of a floor plan of a physical establishment and a graphical element corresponding to an object located within the physical establishment. The merchant device may then present a first indication associated with the object based on determining that a user has been outside of a predetermined distance of the object for a threshold period of time, and present a second indication associated with the object based on determining that the user is within the predetermined distance. In some instances, the merchant device makes the determinations using data received from at least one of an electronic device associated with the table, an electronic device associated with the user, or an image capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Amar Dhingra, Alfred Bautista, Kevin Yien
  • Patent number: 10103334
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, a composition is provided and comprises a Compound 1 shown below: For Compound 1, R1 through R24 are the same or different. R1 through R24 each is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, and NR?2. R? is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl; wherein two or more of adjacent R1 to R24 may optionally form one or more ring structures. The Component Z is selected from the group consisting Group Z-1, Group Z-2, Group Z-3, Group Z-4, Group Z-5, Group Z-6 and Group Z-7 shown below: For Compound 1, one or more hydrogen atoms may optionally be substituted with deuterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Kyoung moo Koh, Liam Spencer, David Devore, Dean Welsh, Timothy De Vries, Bruce Bell, Matthias Ober, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay
  • Publication number: 20180150817
    Abstract: A point of sale system includes a merchant terminal and a customer terminal. The merchant terminal is configured to display a user interface (UI) window on the merchant terminal. The UI window on the merchant terminal displays a merchant-specific version of a screen displayed on the customer terminal. The merchant terminal receives updates from the customer terminal regarding the status of the payment portion for a transaction. The merchant terminal can provide an input to the UI window which is sent as a message to the customer terminal. Control of state for the point of sale system is shared such that when the system is in a first state, the merchant terminal is the state control terminal, and when the point of sale system is in a second state, the customer terminal is the state control terminal and has control of state for the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Koun Han, Nicholas Dower, Raymond Ryan, Bruce Bell, Jared Travis Marr, Alexey Kalinichenko, Tien Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180089658
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for dynamically modifying a user interface on a computing device of a point-of-sale (POS) system based on a merchant inventory. The user interface can include one or more icons corresponding to selectable items provided by the merchant, such as those available in the merchant inventory. A modification to the user interface can include an adjustment to a visual appearance of an icon and/or a replacement of an icon with another icon based on an analysis of the merchant inventory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Matthew T. Kursmark, James Lintern, Logan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180039965
    Abstract: A point of sale system includes a merchant terminal and a customer terminal. The merchant terminal is configured to display a user interface (UI) window on the merchant terminal. The UI window on the merchant terminal displays a merchant-specific version of a screen displayed on the customer terminal. The merchant terminal receives updates from the customer terminal regarding the status of the payment portion for a transaction. The merchant terminal can provide an input to the UI window which is sent as a message to the customer terminal. Control of state for the point of sale system is shared such that when the system is in a first state, the merchant terminal is the state control terminal, and when the point of sale system is in a second state, the customer terminal is the state control terminal and has control of state for the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Koun Han, Nicholas Dower, Raymond Ryan, Bruce Bell, Jared Travis Marr, Alexey Kalinichenko, Tien Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9881288
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for utilizing an enhanced user interface to create interactive layouts. For instance, a merchant device may present a user interface to a merchant, where the merchant can use the user interface to create a layout of a physical establishment. The merchant device can then receive inputs indicating respective locations of designated sections and objects within the physical establishment, and update the layout to include graphical elements corresponding to the designated sections and the objects at the respective locations. After creating the layout, the merchant device can send data corresponding to the layout to a payment service. The payment service can analyze the layout to determine locations within the physical establishment for placing designated sections and objects. Additionally, the payment service can send the merchant device messages that indicate the locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Bell, Brian Partridge, Ghassan Abu-Ghaida, Alfred Bautista, Amar Dhingra, Kevin Yien
  • Publication number: 20180006225
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, a composition is provided and comprises a Compound 1 shown below: For Compound 1, R1 through R24 are the same or different. R1 through R24 each is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, and NR?2. R? is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl; wherein two or more of adjacent R1 to R24 may optionally form one or more ring structures. The Component Z is selected from the group consisting Group Z-1, Group Z-2, Group Z-3, Group Z-4, Group Z-5, Group Z-6 and Group Z-7 shown below: For Compound 1, one or more hydrogen atoms may optionally be substituted with deuterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Kyoung moo Koh, Liam Spencer, David Devore, Dean Welsh, Timothy De Vries, Bruce Bell, Matthias Ober, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay
  • Patent number: D832344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Bell