Patents by Inventor William I. Klearman

William I. Klearman 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).

  • Multi-node customer engagement and ordering system with mobile payment integration
    Patent number: 9959568
    Abstract: A method for delivering advertising content from a central office to customer interfaces positioned at a plurality of remote local stores includes the steps of storing the advertising content on a content control server at the central office and transmitting the advertising content from the central office to customer interface control servers at each of the plurality of remote local stores. The method further includes the step of transferring the advertising content from the customer interface control servers to each of the customer interfaces. The advertising content is displayed at the customer interface in response to a content trigger sent from the customer interface control server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: America's Drive-In Brand Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William I. Klearman
  • MULTI-NODE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND ORDERING SYSTEM WITH MOBILE PAYMENT INTEGRATION
    Publication number: 20140100971
    Abstract: A method for delivering advertising content from a central office to customer interfaces positioned at a plurality of remote local stores includes the steps of storing the advertising content on a content control server at the central office and transmitting the advertising content from the central office to customer interface control servers at each of the plurality of remote local stores. The method further includes the step of transferring the advertising content from the customer interface control servers to each of the customer interfaces. The advertising content is displayed at the customer interface in response to a content trigger sent from the customer interface control server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: America's Drive-In Brand Properties, LLC
    Inventor: William I. Klearman
  • Drive-in restaurant credit-card transaction system
    Patent number: 7343006
    Abstract: A method for conducting credit card transactions at a business having a plurality of remote customer interfaces includes the steps of electronically transmitting a customer's order from one of the plurality of remote customer interfaces to a transaction hub, entering the customer's order into the transaction hub, transmitting payment information for the customer's order from the transaction hub to a credit card interface at the one of the plurality of remote customer interfaces, electronically transmitting credit card information from the credit card interface to the transaction hub and conducting a credit card approval procedure. A presently preferred apparatus includes a system that includes a remote customer interface and a transaction hub. The remote customer interface preferably includes a credit card interface and a radio client. The transaction hub preferably includes a central server and a radio client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Americas's Drive-In Corp.
    Inventors: William I. Klearman, Michael Lee Williams, Richard Ewald