Patents by Inventor Simon G. Abernethy

Simon G. Abernethy 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).

  • MAP GUIDANCE FOR THE STAFF OF A SERVICE-ORIENTED BUSINESS
    Publication number: 20120066144
    Abstract: Guidance is provided to a staff of a service-oriented business when catering to a guest on the premises of the service-oriented business. A signal is received from a presence detector on the premises. The signal is representative of a presence of the guest at a pre-determined location on the premises. A length of a time period is determined, during which the guest has been present at the pre-determined location. On a display monitor, a visual indication is generated of the presence at the pre-determined location. The visual indication has an attribute that changes with the passing of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Jonathan David Mason, Evert Jan Van Loenen, Alexander Sinitsyn, Simon G. Abernethy