Patents by Inventor Taylor M. SMITH

Taylor M. SMITH 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).

  • Methods and systems employing time and/or location data for use in transactions
    Patent number: 9898737
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data from a portable electronic device in which the data regards information obtained using the portable electronic regarding the transaction, and information obtained using the portable electronic regarding at least one of a physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction, and processing the transaction based on the data regarding the information regarding the transaction and the at least one of the information regarding the physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction. The method may be employed in a point-of-sale transaction for the purchase of products at checkout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: Taylor M. Smith
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING TIME AND/OR LOCATION DATA FOR USE IN TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20150051992
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data from a portable electronic device in which the data regards information obtained using the portable electronic regarding the transaction, and information obtained using the portable electronic regarding at least one of a physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction, and processing the transaction based on the data regarding the information regarding the transaction and the at least one of the information regarding the physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction. The method may be employed in a point-of-sale transaction for the purchase of products at checkout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Taylor M. Smith
  • Methods and systems employing time and/or location data for use in transactions
    Patent number: 8880426
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data from a portable electronic device in which the data regards information obtained using the portable electronic regarding the transaction, and information obtained using the portable electronic regarding at least one of a physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction, and processing the transaction based on the data regarding the information regarding the transaction and the at least one of the information regarding the physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction. The method may be employed in a point-of-sale transaction for the purchase of products at checkout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: Taylor M. Smith
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING TIME AND/OR LOCATION DATA FOR USE IN TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20130198019
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data from a portable electronic device in which the data regards information obtained using the portable electronic regarding the transaction, and information obtained using the portable electronic regarding at least one of a physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction, and processing the transaction based on the data regarding the information regarding the transaction and the at least one of the information regarding the physical location of the portable electronic device when obtaining the information regarding the transaction and the time of the day when obtaining the information regarding the transaction. The method may be employed in a point-of-sale transaction for the purchase of products at checkout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc. d/b/a Honeywell Scanning & Mobility
    Inventor: Taylor M. SMITH