Patents by Inventor Paul G Bergman

Paul G Bergman 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: 11954650
    Abstract: The described techniques relate generally to managing in-person access of users to physical properties based at least in part on tracking geographical locations of devices of the users, such as by using one or more geofences created around a physical property to provide authorized users with temporary access to the physical property based at least in part on tracked geographical locations of devices of the users. In some situations, a specialized server provides information to a user's mobile device about the geofence(s), and the mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches one or more of the geofences. The specialized server may perform further related activities, such as perform tracking of locations of users as they move around a physical property, and further analyzing the tracked location information to determine associated information and initiate corresponding additional automated activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MFTB Holdco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Caputo, Scott E. Woodard, Paul G. Bergman, David C. Bernhard
  • Patent number: 11676227
    Abstract: A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created. At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. The specialized server determines that the showing has started when the notification and the beginning time of the showing appointment are within a predetermined time range. The specialized server then notifies property electronic devices to turn on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MFTB Holdco, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Woodard, Michael P. Caputo, Paul G. Bergman, David C. Bernhard
  • Publication number: 20230140029
    Abstract: The described techniques relate generally to managing in-person access of users to physical properties based at least in part on tracking geographical locations of devices of the users, such as by using one or more geofences created around a physical property to provide authorized users with temporary access to the physical property based at least in part on tracked geographical locations of devices of the users. In some situations, a specialized server provides information to a user's mobile device about the geofence(s), and the mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches one or more of the geofences. The specialized server may perform further related activities, such as perform tracking of locations of users as they move around a physical property, and further analyzing the tracked location information to determine associated information and initiate corresponding additional automated activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Michael P. Caputo, Scott E. Woodard, Paul G. Bergman, David C. Bernhard
  • Patent number: 11580503
    Abstract: A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created. At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. When a showing agent is late for a showing appointment, the specialized server automatically reschedules a subsequent showing appointment by an adjusted rescheduling time. The subsequent showing appointment is for the same listing by a different showing agent or a different listing by the same showing agent. Notifications about the rescheduled subsequent showing appointment are also sent to parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MFTB Holdco, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, Paul G Bergman, David C Bernhard
  • Publication number: 20220335549
    Abstract: A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created. At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. The specialized server determines that the showing has started when the notification and the beginning time of the showing appointment are within a predetermined time range. The specialized server then notifies property electronic devices to turn on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Scott E. Woodard, Michael P. Caputo, Paul G. Bergman, David C. Bernhard
  • Patent number: 11379938
    Abstract: A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created, At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. The specialized server determines that the showing has started when the notification and the beginning time of the showing appointment are within a predetermined time range. The specialized server then notifies property electronic devices to turn on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ShowingTime.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, Paul G Bergman, David C Bernhard
  • Patent number: 10885596
    Abstract: A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created. At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. A key controller also notifies the specialized server when the showing agent opens the key controller to retrieve a key to the listing from the key controller. The specialized server determines that the showing has started when the two notifications and the beginning time of the showing appointment are within a predetermined time range. The specialized server then notifies property electronic devices to turn on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ShowingTime.com Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, Paul G Bergman, David C Bernhard