Patents by Inventor Stephen Van Till

Stephen Van Till 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).

  • System and method for providing access to an unattended storage
    Patent number: 6404337
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for access to an unattended storage device is described. The system includes a first transmitter for placing an order for an item with a merchant; a second transmitter for transmitting a request for a pick-up of the item; a tracking information generator for generating tracking information in response to a request for a pick-up of the item; a transceiver for receiving and transmitting the tracking information; a memory for storing the tracking information; a third transmitter for transmitting the tracking information to a storage device a comparator for comparing the tracking information transmitted to the storage device to the tracking information stored in the memory; and a digital signature generator for creating a digital signature. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing remote access to a storage device is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Brivo Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Van Till, Stephen Ezell