Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Boessel

Thomas Michael Boessel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087059
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a seat occupancy system may include at least one sensor configured to output sensor data indicative of a guest occupancy parameter for each seat of a plurality of seats within a dining environment, at least one processor, and memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor may receive the sensor data and a map indicative of a first layout of the dining environment comprising locations for each seat of the plurality of seats and for a show effect. The processor may also determine that the guest occupancy parameter for at least one seat does not match a target guest occupancy parameter over a period of time for the first layout of the dining environment and in response, generate a second layout comprising a new location for at least one seat, a new location for the show effect, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Shellman Hall, Jaimee Helene Rowan, Thomas Michael Boessel
  • Publication number: 20230386205
    Abstract: A delivery system may include one or more processors and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to identify one or more attributes of a user in one or more images and associate the one or more attributes of the user with an order placed by the user. The delivery system may also track the one or more attributes of the user in the one or more images over time to identify movement of the user within an environment and in response to the one or more attributes of the user in the one or more images remaining at a location for more than a threshold time, create an association between the one or more attributes of the user and the location. The delivery system may then provide an instruction to deliver items in the order to the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy Seth Scheinberg, Thomas Michael Boessel, Robert Michael Jordan, Thomas Owen Williams, Modesto Alcala
  • Publication number: 20230370755
    Abstract: A foodware system includes an identifier coupled to a utensil configured to be used by a user to engage a food item. The foodware system also includes a detector configured to generate data indicative of a location of the utensil, a movement of the utensil, or both based on detection of the identifier. The foodware system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the detector and configured to instruct a speaker to generate audio data based on the location of the utensil, the movement of the utensil, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Boessel, Gregory Shellman Hall