Patents by Inventor Craig W. Chaney

Craig W. Chaney 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: 7983452
    Abstract: The current invention discloses a solution for using a surface based computing device for verification of an identification document, such as a driver's license. A surface based computing device can be a device capable of scanning an identification document, comparing the scanned document against a set of conditions for a valid document, and reporting comparison results. A secured resource can be granted based at least in part upon identity verifications conducted by the surface based computing device. The surface based computing device can include a MICROSOFT SURFACE device or any other computing device able to scan an identification document and to process scanned results. In one embodiment, the surface based computing device can be used in conjunction with a human agent for added security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig W. Chaney, Travis M. Grigsby, Christopher M. Laffoon, Kathryn J. Lemanski, Viswanath Srikanth
  • Patent number: 7463147
    Abstract: Identifying abandoned shopping carts, including: providing shopping carts with locators; associating store areas with zone identifications, and providing store aisles with readers for the locators; associating carts with at least one zone; identifying carts and determining that carts entered new zones; determining an amount of time carts are in zones, and when carts are in an unassociated zone for a specified time, designating carts as abandoned and alerting personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Laffoon, Travis M. Grigsby, Viswanath Srikanth, Craig W. Chaney, Kathryn J. Lemanski