Patents by Inventor Walter Klappert

Walter Klappert 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).

  • Patent number: 11532245
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for configuring a customized tour includes providing a list of tour subject indicators with a relevance value for locations to be toured, receiving user selection data regarding the subject indicators, and configuring a tour route based on an aggregate relevance score calculated for the tour subject indicators and locations indicated by one or more users. The method and apparatus may further include defining at least one tour route record comprising an ordered list of locations that satisfies at least a minimum aggregate relevance score constraint and a maximum tour duration constraint and saving information defining the at least one tour route record in a computer memory for use in delivering a corresponding tour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Walter Klappert, Daniel Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20210097893
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for configuring a customized tour includes providing a list of tour subject indicators with a relevance value for locations to be toured, receiving user selection data regarding the subject indicators, and configuring a tour route based on an aggregate relevance score calculated for the tour subject indicators and locations indicated by one or more users. The method and apparatus may further include defining at least one tour route record comprising an ordered list of locations that satisfies at least a minimum aggregate relevance score constraint and a maximum tour duration constraint and saving information defining the at least one tour route record in a computer memory for use in delivering a corresponding tour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Walter Klappert, Daniel Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20140095358
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for providing a storefront administration application which provides improved design and review capabilities for the makers of virtual storefronts. The storefront administration application receives, stores, and processes information associated with virtual storefronts and product listings to allow sellers the ability to inspect and modify the appearance of their virtual storefronts at a past, current, and/or future date based on the products that are, or will be, available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sivakumar Chandrasekharan, James Roth, Michael Nichols, Walter Klappert