Patents by Inventor MICHEL AZAR

MICHEL AZAR 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: 11288606
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
  • Patent number: 10706821
    Abstract: One example includes a mission monitoring system. The system includes a data store configured to store map data associated with a geographic region of interest and a plurality of graphical elements corresponding to at least one mission asset and to mission constraints. Each of the plurality of graphical elements includes a layer assignment associated with one of a plurality of graphical layers. The system also includes a human-machine interface (HMI) configured to facilitate user inputs to selectively activate the plurality of graphical layers associated with the plurality of graphical elements and to display a graphical rendering of the selectively activated graphical layers superimposed over a graphical virtual environment of the geographic region of interest via a display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henry H. Fung, Wayne S. Kim, Devang R. Parekh, Louis A. Oddo, Feng Cao, Michel Azar, Benjamin J. Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20200210935
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
  • Patent number: 10572843
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
  • Publication number: 20190066027
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
  • Patent number: 10083409
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn
  • Publication number: 20170243567
    Abstract: One example includes a mission monitoring system. The system includes a data store configured to store map data associated with a geographic region of interest and a plurality of graphical elements corresponding to at least one mission asset and to mission constraints. Each of the plurality of graphical elements includes a layer assignment associated with one of a plurality of graphical layers. The system also includes a human-machine interface (HMI) configured to facilitate user inputs to selectively activate the plurality of graphical layers associated with the plurality of graphical elements and to display a graphical rendering of the selectively activated graphical layers superimposed over a graphical virtual environment of the geographic region of interest via a display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: HENRY H. FUNG, WAYNE S. KIM, DEVANG R. PAREKH, LOUIS A. ODDO, FENG CAO, MICHEL AZAR, BENJAMIN J. MONTGOMERY
  • Publication number: 20150235161
    Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for tracking customers and employees in a commercial environment such as a retail store are described herein. Customer devices that are operated by an associated customer may be tracked to determine customer shopping activities in a retail store, and to obtain promotions or affect targeted results based on the customer's activity and a profile associated with the customer. Employee devices that are operated by an associated employee also may be tracked to identify employee activities and manage the interactions that occur with customers in the retail environment. In-store activities and interactions accordingly may be enhanced as a result of advertising, marketing, and analytics derived from the tracked activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Michele Azar, Lisa Hake, Andrew Marble, Brent Shiely, William Don Wortley, Michael Zorn