Patents by Inventor John Mars, JR.

John Mars, JR. 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).

  • Techniques for automatic real-time calculation of user wait times
    Patent number: 10902441
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: WaitTime, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, Jr., Doyle Mosher
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME CALCULATION OF USER WAIT TIMES
    Publication number: 20200327561
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: WaitTime, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, JR., Doyle Mosher
  • Techniques for automatic real-time calculation of user wait times
    Patent number: 10706431
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: WaitTime, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, Jr., Doyle Mosher
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME CALCULATION OF USER WAIT TIMES
    Publication number: 20190325460
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: WaitTime, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, JR., Doyle Mosher
  • Techniques for automatic real-time calculation of user wait times
    Patent number: 10339544
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: WAITTIME, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, Jr., Doyle Mosher
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME CALCULATION OF USER WAIT TIMES
    Publication number: 20160005053
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can process overhead images of users in a line at a venue to obtain a user wait time for the line. The processing can include (a) identifying a user of the group of users that is second in the line to obtain a target user, (b) detecting when the target user becomes first in the line to obtain a start time, (c) after the target user becomes first in the line, detecting when the target user leaves the line to obtain an end time, (d) determining a period from the start time to the end time, and (e) calculating the user wait time by calculating a product of (i) the determined period and (ii) a quantity of the group of users in the line after the target user leaves the line. The calculated user wait time can then be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: WAITTIME, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Klima, Thomas Sterling, John Mars, JR., Doyle Mosher