Patents by Inventor Sally M. Cohen

Sally M. Cohen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for displaying a menu with an interactive retail terminal
    Patent number: 6507352
    Abstract: A method of performing a retail transaction with a retail terminal having (i) a display monitor which includes a touch screen, (ii) a scanner, and (iii) a card reader. The method includes the step of displaying a home display screen with the display monitor. The home display screen has a first plurality of local-navigation touch buttons which are located in a first local navigation area and a first plurality of global-navigation buttons which are located in a first global navigation area. Use of the local-navigation touch buttons and the global-navigation touch buttons facilitates use of the retail terminal by a user to complete a retail transaction. A retail terminal is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Sally M. Cohen, John B. Francis, Mark A. Jacobson, David C. White