Patents by Inventor Terry Patterson

Terry Patterson 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).

  • Enhanced network monitor system for automated banking machines
    Patent number: 6112983
    Abstract: An enhanced network monitor system (30) processes event messages and command response messages from automated banking machines such as ATM terminals (36). Both message types are assigned a single transaction code. The system includes an application program (34) in which the event messages and command response messages are processed in a host computer by parallel message processing regions (52, 54, 56). A modified VTAM communications protocol enables the application to control sequencing of messages generated by the ATM terminals. This enables both event messages and command response messages to be run in a response mode. The transaction processing limit for the parallel message processing regions may be set to a maximum value. The parallel message processing regions run the single transaction repeatedly without reloading which increases the rate at which messages are handled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Craig W. D'Anniballe, Tom Stewart, Terry Patterson