Patents by Inventor Michael Karns

Michael Karns 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).

  • Publication number: 20210090056
    Abstract: A store checkout verification system is disclosed, including at least one remote server, an integrated autonomous checkout system, at least one checkout verification system including a visual indicator, and at least one beacon. The at least one checkout verification system includes a hand-held tallying device including a scanner, memory, and a hand-held tallying device program encoded in the memory of the hand-held tallying device for recording a tally of items scanned with the scanner. The payment module includes a payment module program configured to receive a price corresponding to the tally and direct an electronic payment from an account associated with a user to a merchant in response to an instruction provided by the user. The checkout verification system activates the visual when the payment module has confirmed the electronic payment and the hand-held tallying device is within the predetermined distance of the at least one beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Cobin DOPKEEN, Paul SCORZA, Jason BREAZEALE, Hank SHEEHAN, Tuly HAZBAR, Michael KARNS, Scott MORRISON
  • Publication number: 20210019723
    Abstract: An integrated autonomous checkout system is disclosed, including a hand-held tallying device, an identity authentication module, and a payment module. The hand-held tallying device includes a scanner, memory, and a hand-held tallying device program encoded in the memory for recording a tally of items scanned with the scanner. The hand-held tallying device is in communication with at least one remote server. The identity authentication module includes an identity authentication module program configured to verify an identity of a user as a first authentication factor. The payment module includes a payment module program configured to receive a price corresponding to the tally and direct an electronic payment from an account associated with the user to a seller in response to an instruction provided by the user. The payment module includes a second authentication factor different from the first authentication factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Michael KARNS, Scott MORRISON, Smitha ARUNKUMAR
  • Publication number: 20090143128
    Abstract: Some example embodiments of the present invention address growing demand by lottery customers for expanded gaming options and new gaming concepts. Example embodiments may include methods and systems for providing a shared centralized gaming host which implements software as a service concepts for lottery and other wagering games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: GTECH Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Charles R. Cautley, Paula Connolly, Paul Distefano, Michael Karns, Chenghui Luo, Stephen Lupo, Thomas Oram, Charles E. Ostiguy, Jennifer Seymour, Mark Truman
  • Publication number: 20080195536
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula
  • Patent number: 7370012
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: GTECH Rhode Island Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula
  • Publication number: 20040267663
    Abstract: An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for representation of user and transaction information via machine-readable indicia. In one embodiment, the machine-readable indicia is a barcode. The present invention is useful in such example applications as credit transactions, lottery system operations, and mobile top up applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Karns, Nigel Beaney, M. John Mathieu, Miroslaw Kula