Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Sansom

Stephen W. Sansom 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).

  • Advanced decision logic for transit acceptance
    Patent number: 9406064
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining whether to grant a user access at an access control point of a transit system based on information about a user associated with a fare media from one or more information sources. These techniques can include receiving an authorization response after attempting to authorize payment from a fare media, and accessing at least one information source. This can include accessing historical information regarding prior transactions in the transit system made with the fare media. A determination can then be made whether to grant a user access at the access control point of the transit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Philip B. Dixon, Stephen W. Sansom, Christopher Lee Knauft
  • ADVANCED DECISION LOGIC FOR TRANSIT ACCEPTANCE
    Publication number: 20120221381
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining whether to grant a user access at an access control point of a transit system based on information about a user associated with a fare media from one or more information sources. These techniques can include receiving an authorization response after attempting to authorize payment from a fare media, and accessing at least one information source. This can include accessing historical information regarding prior transactions in the transit system made with the fare media. A determination can then be made whether to grant a user access at the access control point of the transit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Philip B. Dixon, Stephen W. Sansom, Christopher Lee Knauft
  • Dual magazine recirculating transport
    Patent number: 6805286
    Abstract: A ticket transport machine accepts fare media cards of various types and dimensions through an input bezel. The card is then fed through entry rollers where it is transported onto a rotating transport carrier and passed under a reader/writer antenna. The reader/writer antenna reads information encoded onto the card and based upon this information, the machine determines if the card can be re-circulated for later use. The card is then deposited into a storage stacker magazine where it can be retrieved at a later date for reissue to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Peter L. Pham, Stephen W. Sansom, Michael McWhirr, Christopher Palmer
  • Dual magazine recirculating transport
    Publication number: 20030010827
    Abstract: A ticket transport machine accepts fare media cards of various types and dimensions through an input bezel. The card is then fed through entry rollers where it is transported onto a rotating transport carrier and passed under a reader/writer antenna. The reader/writer antenna reads information encoded onto the card and based upon this information, the machine determines if the card can be re-circulated for later use. The card is then deposited into a storage stacker magazine where it can be retrieved at a later date for reissue to another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Peter L. Pham, Stephen W. Sansom, Michael McWhirr, Christopher Palmer