Patents by Inventor Dale Gillis

Dale Gillis 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: 20160078791
    Abstract: A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector; a screen attached or supported by a base, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a virtualized greeter onto the screen, wherein the virtualized greeter is adapted to interact with one or more proximate users; and a speaker adapted to provide sound of the virtualized greeter coincident with the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: ROCKPORT ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee HELMS, Dale GILLIS
  • Patent number: 9225929
    Abstract: A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector housed in a tower; a screen attached or supported by a base coupled to the tower, the screen including projection film thereon, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a person onto the projection film; a processor communicatively coupled to the projector, a network interface, a data store, input/output interfaces, and memory; and instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: display video from the projector onto the screen, the video including a virtual person with hand, eye, and mouth movements; and provide audio coincident with the video from the virtual person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Rockport Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Helms, Dale Gillis
  • Patent number: 9083931
    Abstract: Sanitary handle cover and dispenser systems and methods include a sanitary cover for shopping carts and/or other handled devices along with a corresponding dispensing system and method. In an exemplary embodiment, the sanitary handle cover includes two layers with a first layer including static polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and a second layer disposed thereon with a plurality of imprintable coupons. In use, the PVC layer may be a wrapper around a shopping cart handle providing a sanitary cover therein with the second layer optionally adhesively and removably attached to the PVC layer for a user to remove and redeem coupons on the second layer. In another exemplary embodiment, the sanitary handle cover includes a single layer of static PVC with a plurality of imprintable coupons disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Rockport Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Helms, Dale Gillis
  • Publication number: 20130321716
    Abstract: A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector housed in a tower; a screen attached or supported by a base coupled to the tower, the screen including projection film thereon, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a person onto the projection film; a processor communicatively coupled to the projector, a network interface, a data store, input/output interfaces, and memory; and instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: display video from the projector onto the screen, the video including a virtual person with hand, eye, and mouth movements; and provide audio coincident with the video from the virtual person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKPORT ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Helms, Dale Gillis