Shanon V Levenherz

US Patent:

20090309748, Dec 17, 2009

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485620

Inventors:

Daniel R. Elgort - New York NY, US
Scott T. Denegre - New York NY, US
Shanon V. Levenherz - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/00
G05B 19/02

US Classification:

3406866, 34082522

Abstract:

Systems and methods display and manage wireless electronic menus that are capable of connecting to a computer terminal, a server and/or a database via one or more communication networks. The systems are capable of managing wireless electronic menus within a single site establishment or within multi-site establishments. The menus have one or more sensors for determining if the menus are in motion, idle, in use not in use or docked to a charging base to define a menu status for each menu. The terminal updates the menu content of the menus based on the menu status of each menu. A proximity sensor determines a location of the menus to define a configuration of the menus with respect a table or a table configuration of tables on a floor plan. Sensors, a user input and/or the computer terminal associate the menus with a menu grouping or with the table in close proximity of the menus so that common menu content may be display by each menu. The menus display menu content for available goods and/or services offered by a provider in one or more languages as selected by users of the menus. Usage of menus is accurately tracked by the proximity sensor and the sensors of the menus to eliminate false counts and to correct for errors generated by multiple uses of the menu by multiple users. The menus provide lists of goods and/or services in a format which is capable of being sorted and/or filtered based on the information and/or multimedia data indicative of the goods and/or services.

US Patent:

20100023404, Jan 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/503133

Inventors:

Daniel R. Elgort - New York NY, US
Scott T. Denegre - New York NY, US
Shanon V. Levenherz - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1464, 705 27

Abstract:

Systems and methods display and manage showroom items of a vendor. A first computer terminal is connected to a wireless communication network and programmed with automatic updating software to update information and/or multimedia data indicative of the showroom items. The systems and methods include a digital line sheet having a display, a memory and a first wireless transducer connected to a microprocessor. The first wireless transducer is connectable to the first communication network such that the digital line sheet communicates with the first computer terminal via the first communication network. The display of the digital line sheet renders the information and/or multimedia data received from the first computer terminal over the wireless communication network. The first computer terminal automatically updates the information and/or multimedia data accessible by the digital line sheet to be indicative of one or more available showroom items of the vendor. The systems and methods enable a buyer to use the digital line sheet in a showroom of a vendor to access information about the showroom items and to record notes and preferences pertaining to the showroom items. An order can be prepared and finalized using the digital line sheet in the showroom or subsequently from a remote computer terminal via a website of the vendor.