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: 20260094127
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a workspace that includes a workspace device. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A portal controls operation of the workspace and panel. The portal receives a user request to reserve a workspace for a predetermined period, reserves the workspace based on the user request, including generating a two-dimensional barcode unique to the reserved workspace and that reservation, and transmits the 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display. The portal transmits information about the reserved workspace to a user device, receives from the user device data generated from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, activates the reserved workspace and the workspace device. The user is thereby supplied with the reserved workspace by merely providing the user request and then scanning the 2D code using the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20260044833
    Abstract: A system provides a user with access to a smart locker. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A smart locker portal controls operation of the smart locker and the panel, receives a user-initiated request to access a smart locker reserved for the user, generates a 2D code that is unique to the reserved smart locker, transmits the generated 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display, transmits information about the reserved smart locker to a user device, receives from the user device data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, checks in the user into the reserved smart locker and transmits a signal to the reserved smart locker that instructs the smart locker to open so that the user may access the smart locker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Publication number: 20260037929
    Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a personalized workspace from at least one workspace having at least one workspace device connected to at least one power port and at least one data port of at least one docking station. 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: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • Patent number: 12462225
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bach, Mark Slivovsky, William Braaf
  • 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