Patents by Inventor Phillip Easter

Phillip Easter 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).

  • Mobile check-in and user verification for access to secured areas such as lounges
    Patent number: 11915333
    Abstract: A method of verifying that a user is authorized to access a secured area via an entry point includes receiving at a first computer and from a user device associated with the user, check-in request information that includes: a membership number associated with the user and a travel event; and a lounge location. The method also includes generating a time stamp for the receipt of the check-in request; verifying that the membership number is a valid membership number; and verifying that the time stamp is within a predetermined window of time. The method also includes sending, in response to the verification, instructions from the first computer to a second computer positioned near the entry point to display a window that includes user information associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Venkatasubramanian Ganesan, Krishna Reddy Jeereddy, Alyson Jones, Paul Pacheco, Phillip Easter, Basil Higgins, John Praveen Caleb Francis
  • Mobile check-in and user verification for access to secured areas such as lounges
    Patent number: 11501399
    Abstract: A method of verifying that a user is authorized to access a secured area via an entry point includes receiving at a first computer and from a user device associated with the user, check-in request information that includes: a membership number associated with the user and a travel event; and a lounge location. The method also includes generating a time stamp for the receipt of the check-in request; verifying that the membership number is a valid membership number; and verifying that the time stamp is within a predetermined window of time. The method also includes sending, in response to the verification, instructions from the first computer to a second computer positioned near the entry point to display a window that includes user information associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Venkatasubramanian Ganesan, Krishna Reddy Jeereddy, Alyson Jones, Paul Pacheco, Phillip Easter, Basil Higgins, John Praveen Caleb Francis