Patents by Inventor Matt DuLeone

Matt DuLeone 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: 10121170
    Abstract: A method for minimizing a physical queue for a first guest attraction, the method including storing a guest identifier corresponding to a guest in a first virtual queue, wherein a position of the guest within the first virtual queue is associated with an estimated wait time for the first guest attraction, updating the first virtual queue when the position of the guest within the first virtual queue is changed, providing a notification to the guest to enter the physical queue when the position of the guest in the first virtual queue is less than or equal to a threshold position of the first virtual queue, removing the guest identifier from the first virtual queue in response to an indication to dequeue the guest from the first virtual queue, storing the guest identifier in a second virtual queue corresponding to the physical queue, and removing the guest identifier from the second virtual queue in response to an indication that the guest is exiting the physical queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Matt DuLeone, Azfar Inayatullah
  • Publication number: 20160180412
    Abstract: A method for minimizing a physical queue for a first guest attraction, the method including storing a guest identifier corresponding to a guest in a first virtual queue, wherein a position of the guest within the first virtual queue is associated with an estimated wait time for the first guest attraction, updating the first virtual queue when the position of the guest within the first virtual queue is changed, providing a notification to the guest to enter the physical queue when the position of the guest in the first virtual queue is less than or equal to a threshold position of the first virtual queue, removing the guest identifier from the first virtual queue in response to an indication to dequeue the guest from the first virtual queue, storing the guest identifier in a second virtual queue corresponding to the physical queue, and removing the guest identifier from the second virtual queue in response to an indication that the guest is exiting the physical queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Matt DuLeone, Azfar Inayatullah
  • Publication number: 20160180512
    Abstract: Passive content presentation systems and methods are provided herein. The provided systems and methods provide a depth-ranked presentation of content, enabling provision of a multitude of content in a manner that is easy to consume by passive consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Myers, Matt DuLeone, Samuel J. Harrell