Patents by Inventor Charles Norman McCullough

Charles Norman McCullough 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: 20190354905
    Abstract: A system for managing a restaurant comprises a restaurant server including a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface comprises a display and an input interface. The display displays reservation information for the restaurant. The reservation information includes a colored indicator of a status. The input interface receives an indication to display the reservation information for the restaurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Norman McCullough, Elizabeth Suzanne Casey, Paul John Higgins, John Francis Donohoe
  • Patent number: 10395186
    Abstract: A system for managing a restaurant comprises a restaurant server including a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface comprises a display and an input interface. The display displays reservation information for the restaurant. The reservation information includes a colored indicator of a status. The input interface receives an indication to display the reservation information for the restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: OpenTable, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Norman McCullough, Elizabeth Suzanne Casey, Paul John Higgins, John Francis Donohoe
  • Publication number: 20130013350
    Abstract: A system for offer based restaurant reservations comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to: receive a request for a reservation including a set of attributes such as a date or date range, a time range, a location, a cuisine, and a party size; determine a set of available reservations based on an actual table availability for the date, time, and the party size; determine one or more offers based on the date, time, and the party size; determine an overlapping subset between the set of available reservations and the one or more offers; and provide an indication of the overlapping subset. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: OPENTABLE, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Norman McCullough, Elaine Teoh, Edgard Valdivia
  • Publication number: 20110246247
    Abstract: A system for inventory management comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive restaurant reservation information. The processor is further configured to determine a first list of combinations and permutations of possible reservations available for one or more time periods based at least in part on the restaurant table configuration information. The processor is further configured to determine a second list of combinations and permutations of possible reservations available for the one or more time periods, wherein the second list removes combinations and permutations that are not available due to a selection of a reservation from the list. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Charles Norman McCullough, Paul Higgins
  • Publication number: 20080077454
    Abstract: Verifying a transaction evaluation is disclosed. A transaction request is received from a user. A verification of the user's utilization of a good or service is received. The verification of use is received from a provider of the requested transaction. The user is qualified to provide an evaluation based at least in part on the verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Ann Elizabeth Shepherd, Thomas H. Layton, Michael William Xenakis, Charles Norman McCullough, Jocelyn Collins Morneau, Scott McCarthy