Patents by Inventor Michael F. Hoffman

Michael F. Hoffman 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: 20200349839
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for that: receives image data from at least one provider such as a drone, on-board vision system, fixed camera, satellite, wearable, smart phone, etc.; processes the image data to identify congestion-based information such as parking spot availability, standby location information, traffic flow information, and line waiting time information; and outputs the information to devices and applications, such as user apps, vehicle fleets, event operators, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Elie Kaloyeros, Michael F. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10162519
    Abstract: A virtual wheel interface. The interface includes: a display area for displaying an edge-on view of a plurality of adjacent content frames located about an outer edge of a rotatable n-sided polygonal prism; a system for rendering a three dimensional rotation of the outer edge about a central axis of the n-sided polygonal prism in response to an input signal; and a system for dynamically reorienting content items appearing in the plurality of adjacent content frames in response to a switch between a landscape mode and a portrait mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Michael F. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20150277755
    Abstract: A virtual wheel interface. The interface includes: a display area for displaying an edge-on view of a plurality of adjacent content frames located about an outer edge of a rotatable n-sided polygonal prism; a system for rendering a three dimensional rotation of the outer edge about a central axis of the n-sided polygonal prism in response to an input signal; and a system for dynamically reorienting content items appearing in the plurality of adjacent content frames in response to a switch between a landscape mode and a portrait mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Michael F. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20150126227
    Abstract: A zone-based social media application (SMA) system, program product and method. A system is disclosed having a zone management system that employs a computerized process for managing a plurality of predefined geospatial zones, wherein the plurality of predefined geospatial zones include overlapping zones; a client management system that employs a computerized process for managing sessions with remote SMA clients; a locator system that employs a computerized process to associate each remote SMA client engaged in an active session with a predefined geospatial zone, wherein the locator system includes a process for selecting the predefined geospatial zone from a set of overlapping zones in response to an SMA client being located in an area predefined with overlapping zones; and a content information sharing infrastructure that employs a computerized process to deliver distinguishable sets of content to remote SMA clients based on an associated geospatial zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Michael F. Hoffman