Christopher J Devine

US Patent:

20110295418, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/116918

Inventors:

Christopher F. Devine - Winnetka IL, US
Richard J. Bonick - Evanston IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

700235, 705 145, 705 1441, 705 141, 700232

Abstract:

Disclosed embodiments are directed, generally, to a ticket printing and issuing (e.g., vending) system and associated operations for vending such a ticket in conjunction with promotional material in the form of printed, audio and/or video advertising content, and/or electronic data. This enables distribution of promotional material in conjunction with the generation and distribution of a ticket in a manner that also distributes “disruptive promotional material” to a ticket recipient so as to provide an improved advertising effect in association with the distributed promotional material. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the invention, the ticket is a parking ticket issued in conjunction with a recipient's parking of their automotive vehicle.

US Patent:

20120014370, Jan 19, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/245482

Inventors:

Christopher F. DEVINE - Winnetka IL, US
William R. HIEATT - Colleyville TX, US
Richard J. BONICK - Evanston IL, US

Assignee:

LAZER SPOTS, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H04W 4/06
H04W 4/00
H04B 7/212

US Classification:

370347, 455 301

Abstract:

Radio broadcasting equipment is provided that enables targeted radio broadcast advertisement delivery in an radio broadcast area wherein a plurality of radio auxiliary or booster transmitters are used to transmit localized auxiliary information to supplement broadcast area wide content transmitted on the same frequency. Moreover, these auxiliary or booster transmitters are configured to transmit different localized auxiliary information to supplement a plurality of main transmitters transmitted on corresponding specified transmission frequencies using Time Division Multiple Access frame structure.

US Patent:

20160014703, Jan 14, 2016

Filed:

Jul 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/330673

Inventors:

Christopher F. DEVINE - Winnetka IL, US
Richard J. BONICK - Evanston IL, US
William R. HIEATT - Colleyville TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 52/28
H04H 20/42
H04H 20/18

Abstract:

Radio broadcasting equipment along with a system design that provides specified booster transmitter locations, control and adjustment of transmitter power levels, analysis and provisioning of optimized antenna heights and antenna azimuths is provided that enables filling a dead zone in a radio broadcast area with a radio signal synchronized with the main transmitter(s) signal, wherein the radio broadcasting equipment includes a plurality of booster transmitters transmitting at a cumulative power level much higher than that of the main transmitter in the dead zone to which the plurality of booster transmitters are dedicated.