Patents by Inventor Joseph Budano
Joseph Budano 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).
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Publication number: 20240104582Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11928694Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11887131Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20230289823Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11726576Abstract: A system for allowing an individual to request assistance in a retail environment, the system comprising: (a) providing a physical device comprising at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is capable of recognizing a set of gestures; (b) providing software to distinguish unwanted gestures from desired gestures within the set of gestures; (c) providing a means of communicating a notification to store associates within the retail environment; and (d) providing a means of resetting or canceling the request for assistance. Alternatively, the device may house a low power secondary sensor that is capable of detecting motion and/or the heat signature of a human hand.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20230153831Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11631089Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11599891Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20230008200Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20220391019Abstract: A system for allowing an individual to request assistance in a retail environment, the system comprising: (a) providing a physical device comprising at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is capable of recognizing a set of gestures; (b) providing software to distinguish unwanted gestures from desired gestures within the set of gestures; (c) providing a means of communicating a notification to store associates within the retail environment; and (d) providing a means of resetting or canceling the request for assistance. Alternatively, the device may house a low power secondary sensor that is capable of detecting motion and/or the heat signature of a human hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20220374917Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20220198472Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11216827Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: 11182803Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20210192542Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Publication number: 20210042762Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: D970943Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: INDYME SOLUTIONS, LLC, GREAT NORTHERN INSTORE, LLCInventors: Max Filice, Roman Piekosz, Joseph Budano
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Patent number: D1013691Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: D1025063Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
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Patent number: D1027957Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal