Patents by Inventor William Kellogg
William Kellogg 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).
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Patent number: 10026248Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: ShowingTime.comInventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, William Kellogg
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Publication number: 20180061160Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, William Kellogg
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Patent number: 9761071Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ShowingTime.com, Inc.Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, William Kellogg
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Publication number: 20160364928Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, William Kellogg
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Patent number: 9460480Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: ShowingTime.com, Inc.Inventors: Scott E Woodard, Michael P Caputo, William Kellogg
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Patent number: 8971506Abstract: A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: ShowingTime.com, Inc.Inventors: William Kellogg, Andrew Ofisher, Timothy Perry, Robert Overman, Scott Woodard
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Publication number: 20140236350Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a key from a key kiosk disposed at a realtor's office near a real property based on a showing appointment scheduled with a showing scheduling system. The appointment, including a date and time, as well as an authorized user is communicated from the showing scheduling system to the key kiosk. The user then authenticates herself or himself to the kiosk at the appropriate time, and the key is dispensed. The kiosk authenticates the user by scanning a QR code or using the physical location of the user. The kiosk will not dispense the key if the user has a different key that is checked out, but not returned yet. The key can be returned to the kiosk where it is dispensed, or a different key kiosk. The kiosk also dispenses a single common key when the user shows multiple properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Showing Time.com, Inc.Inventors: Scott E. Woodard, Michael P. Caputo, William Kellogg
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Publication number: 20140122154Abstract: A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: ShowingTimeInventors: William Kellogg, Andrew Ofisher, Timothy Perry, Robert Overman, Scott Woodard
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Patent number: 8649486Abstract: A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: ShowingTimeInventors: William Kellogg, Andrew Ofisher, Timothy Perry, Robert Overman, Scott Woodard
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Publication number: 20100128711Abstract: In a wireless local area network which includes access point having variable transmitter power levels, transmitter power data is sent from the access points to the mobile units and used by the mobile units in order to provide a corresponding variation in the transmitter power of the mobile unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: John Klein, Richard Montgomery, Dong Nguyen, Andrew Werback, William Kellogg, Wayne Ouchida, Graham Melville
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Patent number: 7720500Abstract: In a wireless local area network which includes access point having variable transmitter power levels, transmitter power data is sent from the access points to the mobile units and used by the mobile units in order to provide a corresponding variation in the transmitter power of the mobile unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Klein, Richard Montgomery, Dong Nguyen, Andrew Werback, William Kellogg, Wayne Ouchida, Graham Melville
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Patent number: 7174134Abstract: In a wireless local area network which includes access point having variable transmitter power levels, transmitter power data is sent from the access points to the mobile units and used by the mobile units in order to provide a corresponding variation in the transmitter power of the mobile unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Klein, Richard Montgomery, Dong Nguyen, Andrew Werback, William Kellogg, Wayne Ouchida, Graham Melville
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Publication number: 20070004444Abstract: In a wireless local area network which includes access point having variable transmitter power levels, transmitter power data is sent from the access points to the mobile units and used by the mobile units in order to provide a corresponding variation in the transmitter power of the mobile unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Inventors: John Klein, Richard Montgomery, Dong Nguyen, Andrew Werback, William Kellogg, Wayne Ouchida, Graham Melville
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Publication number: 20030100328Abstract: In a wireless local area network which includes access point having variable transmitter power levels, transmitter power data is sent from the access points to the mobile units and used by the mobile units in order to provide a corresponding variation in the transmitter power of the mobile unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2001Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: John Klein, Richard Montgomery, Dong Nguyen, Andrew Werback, William Kellogg, Wayne Ouchida, Graham Melville