Patents by Inventor Robert Bach

Robert Bach 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: 20260094127
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a workspace that includes a workspace device. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A portal controls operation of the workspace and panel. The portal receives a user request to reserve a workspace for a predetermined period, reserves the workspace based on the user request, including generating a two-dimensional barcode unique to the reserved workspace and that reservation, and transmits the 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display. The portal transmits information about the reserved workspace to a user device, receives from the user device data generated from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, activates the reserved workspace and the workspace device. The user is thereby supplied with the reserved workspace by merely providing the user request and then scanning the 2D code using the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20260044833
    Abstract: A system provides a user with access to a smart locker. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A smart locker portal controls operation of the smart locker and the panel, receives a user-initiated request to access a smart locker reserved for the user, generates a 2D code that is unique to the reserved smart locker, transmits the generated 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display, transmits information about the reserved smart locker to a user device, receives from the user device data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, checks in the user into the reserved smart locker and transmits a signal to the reserved smart locker that instructs the smart locker to open so that the user may access the smart locker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20260037929
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a personalized workspace from at least one workspace having at least one workspace device connected to at least one power port and at least one data port of at least one docking station. A portal controls operation and configuration of the workspace, docking station, and panel. The portal receives a user-initiated request to reserve the workspace for a predetermined period and specifying one or more workspace devices required by the user. The portal generates a 2D code, transmits the 2D code to the panel, and transmits information to a user device. The portal receives, from the user device, data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code on the display, and in response, checks in the user into the workspace, and activates and configures the docking station according to the user request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Patent number: 12462225
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a personalized workspace. A workspace includes a workspace device. A panel includes a display. A docking station includes at least one power port and at least one data port connected to the workspace device. A portal controls operation and configuration of the workspace, docking station, and panel. The portal receives a user-initiated request to reserve the workspace for a predetermined period and specifying one or more workspace devices required by the user. The portal generates a 2D code, transmits the 2D code to the panel, and transmits information to a user device. The portal receives, from the user device, data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code on the display, and in response, checks in the user into the workspace, and activates and configures the docking station according to the user request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20250086597
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a personalized workspace. A workspace includes a workspace device. A panel includes a display. A docking station includes at least one power port and at least one data port connected to the workspace device. A portal controls operation and configuration of the workspace, docking station, and panel. The portal receives a user-initiated request to reserve the workspace for a predetermined period and specifying one or more workspace devices required by the user. The portal generates a 2D code, transmits the 2D code to the panel, and transmits information to a user device. The portal receives, from the user device, data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code on the display, and in response, checks in the user into the workspace, and activates and configures the docking station according to the user request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Patent number: 12198106
    Abstract: A hot-desking system includes a hot-desking station, including a hot-desking station device, and a hot-desking panel configured to display information regarding status of the hot-desking station and a 2D code associated with the hot-desking station. A docking station associated with the at least one hot-desking station includes input and output ports connected to the hot-desking station device. A hot-desking portal controls operation of and configuration of the hot-desking station, the docking station, and the hot-desking panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20240320695
    Abstract: A system that comprises retrieving a plurality of factors from a real estate database. Each of the plurality of factors affect a momentum of a real estate market. A statistical model is applied to determine a set of factors that provide a greatest influence on an industrial momentum index. The set of factors are inputted into a formula in order to generate the industrial momentum index. The industrial momentum index is used to predict future real estate activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Bach
  • Publication number: 20240177117
    Abstract: Badge data is read by a local workspace access system associated with a local workspace. An organization associated with the badge data is located, and the badge data is transmitted to the organization. A server associated with the organization receives the badge data, locates a member of the organization associated with the badge data, and transmits the workspace configuration associated with the member. A keyable code is transmitted to a messaging service device of the member, and the keyable code and the workspace configuration are transmitted to the local workspace access system. Member input of the keyable code is received by the local workspace access system which verifies that the inputted keyable code matches the keyable code received. In response to the verification, the workspace configuration is requested and received, the local workspace is configured based on the received workspace configuration and is activated for use by the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, Philip Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 11941585
    Abstract: A local workspace access system is associated with a local workspace, reads badge data, and transmits the badge data. A workspace personalization management system receives the badge data, locates an organization associated with the badge data, and transmits the badge data to its associated organization. A server associated with the organization receives the badge data, locates a member of the organization who is associated with the badge data, and transmits the workspace configuration associated with the member to the workspace personalization management system. The workspace personalization management system transmits a keyable code to a messaging service device of the member and transmits the keyable code and the workspace configuration associated with the member to the local workspace access system. The local workspace access system receives member input of the keyable code, and verifies that the inputted keyable code matches the keyable code received from the workspace personalization management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, Philip Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20230289834
    Abstract: A system that comprises retrieving a plurality of factors from a real estate database. Each of the plurality of factors affect a momentum of a real estate market. A statistical model is applied to determine a set of factors that provide a greatest influence on an industrial momentum index. The set of factors are inputted into a formula in order to generate the industrial momentum index. The industrial momentum index is used to predict future real estate activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Bach
  • Publication number: 20220350770
    Abstract: A method for personalizing operation of a building control system of a workspace management system including a user communication device, a hot-desking station, a workstation phone having a first graphical display device. The workstation phone may be communicatively coupled to a workspace management server, the method including receiving, over a communication network, from the workspace management server a first message including an identification of the workspace to be displayed as a QR code on the first graphical display device of the workstation phone. The user communication device may include a camera having a first interface for a first communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20220327493
    Abstract: A local workspace access system is associated with a local workspace, reads badge data, and transmits the badge data. A workspace personalization management system receives the badge data, locates an organization associated with the badge data, and transmits the badge data to its associated organization. A server associated with the organization receives the badge data, locates a member of the organization who is associated with the badge data, and transmits the workspace configuration associated with the member to the workspace personalization management system. The workspace personalization management system transmits a keyable code to a messaging service device of the member and transmits the keyable code and the workspace configuration associated with the member to the local workspace access system. The local workspace access system receives member input of the keyable code, and verifies that the inputted keyable code matches the keyable code received from the workspace personalization management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, Philip Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20220327438
    Abstract: A hot-desking system includes a hot-desking station, including a hot-desking station device, and a hot-desk panel configured to display information regarding status of the hot-desking station and a 2D code associated with the hot-desking station. A docking station associated with the at least one hot-desking station includes input and output ports connected to the hot-desking station device. A hot-desking portal controls operation of and configuration of the hot-desking station, the docking station, and the hot-desk panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20220027928
    Abstract: A system that comprises retrieving a plurality of factors from a real estate database. Each of the plurality of factors affect a momentum of a real estate market. A statistical model is applied to determine a set of factors that provide a greatest influence on an industrial momentum index. The set of factors are inputted into a formula in order to generate the industrial momentum index. The industrial momentum index is used to predict future real estate activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Bach