Patents by Inventor Nizar Allibhoy
Nizar Allibhoy 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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Patent number: 10818115Abstract: A guest management system configured to facilitate the provision of services to guest. A guest's personal computing device, and provided computing devices, are used to request and receive products and services. The services provided may be tacked and scored based on either feedback from guests and/or objective measurements of the performance of service providers. Services are optionally dependent on an automatically determined location of a guest and may include access to third party accounts of the guests.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Intelity, Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Justin Leung, Roman Mazur
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Patent number: 10521988Abstract: A guest management system configured to facilitate the provision of services to guest. A guest's personal computing device, and provided computing devices, are used to request and receive products and services. The services provided may be tacked and scored based on either feedback from guests and/or objective measurements of the performance of service providers. Services are optionally dependent on an automatically determined location of a guest and may include access to third party accounts of the guests.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Intelity, Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Justin Leung, Roman Mazur
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Patent number: 10062232Abstract: Systems of the present invention allow individuals to make and change reservations, check into accommodations, and gain access to their accommodations using their own mobile devices as well as mobile devices provided with the rooms. Room access can be through an entry control system comprising two modules that are mounted to a door and to a proximate wall, or similar fixed surface. One module communicates with an electronically controlled locking mechanism of the door lock, the other module wirelessly receives a room code from the user's mobile device. When the room code is correct, the second module communicates a signal to the first module which unlocks the lock.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Project Cloudkey, Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Joel Fabrice Chlodnik, Kristofer David Shinn, Sabir Sadruddin Jaffer, Mark Richard Anderson, Justin Leung
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Publication number: 20170221290Abstract: Systems of the present invention allow individuals to make and change reservations, check into accommodations, and gain access to their accommodations using their own mobile devices as well as mobile devices provided with the rooms. Room access can be through an entry control system comprising two modules that are mounted to a door and to a proximate wall, or similar fixed surface. One module communicates with an electronically controlled locking mechanism of the door lock, the other module wirelessly receives a room code from the user's mobile device. When the room code is correct, the second module communicates a signal to the first module which unlocks the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Joel Fabrice Chlodnik, Kristofer David Shinn, Sabir Sadruddin Jaffer, Mark Richard Anderson, Justin Leung
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Patent number: 9619954Abstract: Systems of the present invention allow individuals to make and change reservations, check into accommodations, and gain access to their accommodations using their own mobile devices as well as mobile devices provided with the rooms. Room access can be through an entry control system comprising two modules that are mounted to a door and to a proximate wall, or similar fixed surface. One module communicates with an electronically controlled locking mechanism of the door lock, the other module wirelessly receives a room code from the user's mobile device. When the room code is correct, the second module communicates a signal to the first module which unlocks the lock.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Project Cloudkey, Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Joel Fabrice Chlodnik, Kristofer David Shinn, Sabir Sadruddin Jaffer, Mark Richard Anderson, Justin Leung
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Publication number: 20160232728Abstract: Systems of the present invention allow individuals to make and change reservations, check into accommodations, and gain access to their accommodations using their own mobile devices as well as mobile devices provided with the rooms. Room access can be through an entry control system comprising two modules that are mounted to a door and to a proximate wall, or similar fixed surface. One module communicates with an electronically controlled locking mechanism of the door lock, the other module wirelessly receives a room code from the user's mobile device. When the room code is correct, the second module communicates a signal to the first module which unlocks the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Joel Fabrice Chlodnik, Kristofer David Shinn, Sabir Sadruddin Jaffer, Mark Richard Anderson, Justin Leung
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Publication number: 20130054700Abstract: A system and method that allows a user viewing an offer to send the offer to another of the user's network enabled devices is presented. The system and method also allows the user to send the viewed offer to one or more other persons known by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: TELEPOP, INC.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Karim Moti
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Patent number: 8301758Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 8032905Abstract: In a system and method for providing a television broadcast that displays different content for different viewers, a pool of content items, or particular items from a pool of content items, is integrated with a signal for a television program. The combined signal is transmitted or broadcast in any suitable way, such as by satellite, antenna, cable, or the like. Once the combined signal has been transmitted, or while the signal is being transmitted, different items from the pool of content items are displayed to different viewers. The items may be displayed to viewers during a broadcast of a pre-recorded television program. Rules may be integrated into the combined signal governing how and when items from the pool of content items are displayed. The rules may also govern which items from the pool of content items are displayed. A return channel may be provided so that a viewer may communicate to a content provider.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Nicholas Cross Wodtke
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Patent number: 7996565Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7962414Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7949749Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7908618Abstract: A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content is disclosed. The system includes an interactive enabling device for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program and commercial triggers for retrieving interactive program and commercial content. An interactive content server communicates with a control application in the interactive enabling device. The interactive enabling device executes the control application to manage retrieval of interactive program and commercial content from the content server in response to the interactive program and commercial triggers. The interactive control application includes a gatekeeper function for selectively retrieving interactive program and commercial content in response to recognized interactive program and commercial triggers.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertaiment Inc.Inventors: John Anthony Bruckner, Nizar Allibhoy
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Publication number: 20100199304Abstract: In a system and method for providing a television broadcast that displays different content for different viewers, a pool of content items, or particular items from a pool of content items, is integrated with a signal for a television program. The combined signal is transmitted or broadcast in any suitable way, such as by satellite, antenna, cable, or the like. Once the combined signal has been transmitted, or while the signal is being transmitted, different items from the pool of content items are displayed to different viewers. The items may be displayed to viewers during a broadcast of a pre-recorded television program. Rules may be integrated into the combined signal governing how and when items from the pool of content items are displayed. The rules may also govern which items from the pool of content items are displayed. A return channel may be provided so that a viewer may communicate to a content provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Nicholas Cross Wodtke
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Patent number: 7725910Abstract: In a system and method for providing a television broadcast that displays different content for different viewers, a pool of content items, or particular items from a pool of content items is/are integrated with a signal for a television program. The combined signal is transmitted or broadcast in any suitable way, such as by satellite, antenna, cable, or the like. Once the combined signal has been transmitted, or while the signal is being transmitted, different items from the pool of content items are displayed to different viewers. The items may be displayed to viewers during a broadcast of a pre-recorded television program. Rules may be integrated into the combined signal governing how and when items from the pool of content items are displayed. The rules may also govern which items from the pool of content items are displayed. A return channel may be provided so that a viewer may communicate to a content provider.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, Nicholas Cross Wodtke
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Publication number: 20100036945Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliot, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7631072Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7606883Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson
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Patent number: 7584491Abstract: A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content includes an interactive enabling device which is coupled for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program triggers and interactive commercial triggers for retrieving the interactive program and commercial content. At least one interactive content server is coupled to the interactive enabling device for communicating with an interactive control application in the interactive enabling device. The interactive enabling device executes the interactive control application to manage the retrieval of the interactive program and commercial content from the at least one interactive content server in response to the interactive program and commercial triggers. In addition, the interactive control application includes a gatekeeper function for selectively retrieving interactive program and commercial content in response to recognized interactive program and commercial triggers.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: John Anthony Bruckner, Nizar Allibhoy
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Publication number: 20090055463Abstract: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING LLCInventors: Nizar Allibhoy, L. Dane Elliott, Joaquin Fernandez-Silva, Stephen M. Johnson