Patents Assigned to Systech Corporation
  • Patent number: 11979947
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces, each assignable to at least one of a plurality of network services, to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces assigned to a first network service as a primary interface and the other assigned to a second network service as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Dean McDaniel, Donald G. Armerding, Andrew Marder, Anderson Wiese, Robert Lutz
  • Patent number: 11457373
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 10820216
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 10652328
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
  • Patent number: 10536295
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
  • Patent number: 10333734
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
  • Patent number: 10250680
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
  • Patent number: 10194340
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 10116461
    Abstract: Control infrastructure. In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
  • Patent number: 9888072
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jr., Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
  • Publication number: 20180013579
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John FAIRWEATHER, Gabriel JACOBO, Robert LUTZ, Jason PERESSINI, Jeff RUCKER, La Vaughn F. WATTS, JR., Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI, Anderson WIESE, Gretchen WIESHUBER
  • Patent number: 9686184
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 9307344
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Publication number: 20140313882
    Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 8812616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for accessing data from one or more remote devices and providing data to remote devices installed behind one or more firewalls are provided. The remote devices are configured to automatically detect network connectivity and to open a network connection to a remote port access (RPA) server. The remote devices initiate the connection with the RPA server enabling the connection to be established through the firewall. A client device establishes a network connection to the RPA server in order to access data from or to provide data to one or more of the remote devices. The RPA server acts as an intermediary between the RPA server and the remote devices that receives data from the client device and sends the data to the remote device and receives data from the remote devices and sends the data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventor: Donald G. Armerding
  • Patent number: 4937815
    Abstract: System and method for regulating the servicing of multiple peripheral devices by a central processing unit. The system and method is highly beneficial where some of the peripheral devices place equal priority demand on the central processing unit. A plurality of link interfaces are interconnected between the peripheral devices and the central processing unit. The link interfaces are interconnected by means of token transmission circuitry. The token transmission circuitry requlates the operation of the link interfaces and thereby the serving of the peripheral devices. The use of the token transmission circuitry substantially increases the efficiency and performance of the link interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventor: L. Eric Lighthart
  • Patent number: D304331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Systech Corporation
    Inventors: Lonnie C. Pogue, Olav Kok
  • Patent number: D769272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
  • Patent number: D848460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
  • Patent number: D916110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber