Patents by Inventor Stuart Bercun

Stuart Bercun 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).

  • Method and system of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant
    Patent number: 9488723
    Abstract: A method of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant (QSR) includes detecting using a range finding device, when a vehicle enters a drive-thru proximity zone of the QSR; measuring a plurality of range data of the vehicle entering the drive-thru proximity zone; transmitting simultaneously the plurality of range data to a controller device; calculating at the controller device, a dwell time of the vehicle based on the plurality of range data; determining at the controller device, whether the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds a pre-set dwell time threshold; transmitting the dwell time of the vehicle to a cloud server when a violation occurs; and instructing a central station from the cloud server to send a notification message to the QSR when the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds the pre-set threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Atlantic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Elkins, Stuart Bercun
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING A DRIVE-THRU OPERATION OF A QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANT
    Publication number: 20150331094
    Abstract: A method of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant (QSR) includes detecting using a range finding device, when a vehicle enters a drive-thru proximity zone of the QSR; measuring a plurality of range data of the vehicle entering the drive-thru proximity zone; transmitting simultaneously the plurality of range data to a controller device; calculating at the controller device, a dwell time of the vehicle based on the plurality of range data; determining at the controller device, whether the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds a pre-set dwell time threshold; transmitting the dwell time of the vehicle to a cloud server when a violation occurs; and instructing a central station from the cloud server to send a notification message to the QSR when the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds the pre-set threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL ATLANTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott R. Elkins, Stuart Bercun