Patents by Inventor William Braaf

William Braaf 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: 20250086597
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a personalized workspace. A workspace includes a workspace device. A panel includes a display. A docking station includes at least one power port and at least one data port connected to the workspace device. A portal controls operation and configuration of the workspace, docking station, and panel. The portal receives a user-initiated request to reserve the workspace for a predetermined period and specifying one or more workspace devices required by the user. The portal generates a 2D code, transmits the 2D code to the panel, and transmits information to a user device. The portal receives, from the user device, data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code on the display, and in response, checks in the user into the workspace, and activates and configures the docking station according to the user request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Patent number: 12198106
    Abstract: A hot-desking system includes a hot-desking station, including a hot-desking station device, and a hot-desking panel configured to display information regarding status of the hot-desking station and a 2D code associated with the hot-desking station. A docking station associated with the at least one hot-desking station includes input and output ports connected to the hot-desking station device. A hot-desking portal controls operation of and configuration of the hot-desking station, the docking station, and the hot-desking panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20220350770
    Abstract: A method for personalizing operation of a building control system of a workspace management system including a user communication device, a hot-desking station, a workstation phone having a first graphical display device. The workstation phone may be communicatively coupled to a workspace management server, the method including receiving, over a communication network, from the workspace management server a first message including an identification of the workspace to be displayed as a QR code on the first graphical display device of the workstation phone. The user communication device may include a camera having a first interface for a first communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20220327438
    Abstract: A hot-desking system includes a hot-desking station, including a hot-desking station device, and a hot-desk panel configured to display information regarding status of the hot-desking station and a 2D code associated with the hot-desking station. A docking station associated with the at least one hot-desking station includes input and output ports connected to the hot-desking station device. A hot-desking portal controls operation of and configuration of the hot-desking station, the docking station, and the hot-desk panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivosky, William Braaf