Patents by Inventor Mark LOCKER

Mark LOCKER 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).

  • Virtual queuing system
    Patent number: 12505388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a virtual queuing system for managing a virtual queue for a resource, the system comprising a plurality of user devices and a virtual queue management unit, where each user device is configured to: allow a user to join a virtual queue for the resource by creating a virtual queue entry associated with the user device; wherein the virtual queue management unit is configured to: maintain a virtual queue comprising a sequence of virtual queue entries; and manage the virtual queue by sequentially removing virtual queue entries from the virtual queue and providing each user device associated with a removed virtual queue entry with an access pass allowing the user to access the resource; wherein the virtual queue management unit is further configured to: receive user behaviour data associated with one or more virtual queue entries that are within the virtual queue or that have been removed from the virtual queue; and vary the management of the virtual queue in response to the received user b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: ATTRACTION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Mark Locker, Peter O'Dare, Robert Pugh
  • VIRTUAL QUEUING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240242133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a virtual queuing system for managing a virtual queue for a resource, the system comprising a plurality of user devices and a virtual queue management unit, where each user device is configured to: allow a user to join a virtual queue for the resource by creating a virtual queue entry associated with the user device; wherein the virtual queue management unit is configured to: maintain a virtual queue comprising a sequence of virtual queue entries; and manage the virtual queue by sequentially removing virtual queue entries from the virtual queue and providing each user device associated with a removed virtual queue entry with an access pass allowing the user to access the resource; wherein the virtual queue management unit is further configured to: receive user behaviour data associated with one or more virtual queue entries that are within the virtual queue or that have been removed from the virtual queue; and vary the management of the virtual queue in response to the received user b
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: ATTRACTION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Mark LOCKER, Peter O'DARE, Robert PUGH