Patents by Inventor Stefan Hradetzky

Stefan Hradetzky 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).

  • Personalized advertising at a point of sale unit
    Patent number: 8983137
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to deliver advertisements personalized for customers proximate a point of sale unit, e.g., a fuel dispenser. A visual information capturing unit captures visual information of an object, e.g., an image, a shape, etc., disposed in a specified range of the point of sale unit, e.g., within 6 feet of the point of sale unit. A processor determines a visually perceptible characteristic of the object based on the visual information, selects an advertisement based on the determined characteristic, and outputs the selected advertisement from an advertisement unit proximate the point of sale unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Stefan Hradetzky
  • Personalized Advertising at a Point of Sale Unit
    Publication number: 20140095318
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to deliver advertisements personalized for customers proximate a point of sale unit, e.g., a fuel dispenser. A visual information capturing unit captures visual information of an object, e.g., an image, a shape, etc., disposed in a specified range of the point of sale unit, e.g., within 6 feet of the point of sale unit. A processor determines a visually perceptible characteristic of the object based on the visual information, selects an advertisement based on the determined characteristic, and outputs the selected advertisement from an advertisement unit proximate the point of sale unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventor: Stefan Hradetzky
  • Personalized Advertising at a Point of Sale Unit
    Publication number: 20140093125
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to deliver advertisements personalized for customers proximate a point of sale unit, e.g., a fuel dispenser. An image capturing unit captures at least one image of an object disposed in a specified range of the point of sale unit, e.g., within 6 feet of the point of sale unit. A processor determines a visually perceptible characteristic of the object based on the captured image(s), selects an advertisement based on the determined characteristic, and outputs the selected advertisement from an advertisement unit proximate the point of sale unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventor: Stefan Hradetzky