Patents by Inventor William H. Barber
William H. Barber 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).
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Patent number: 10127518Abstract: A kiosk (200) dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media (214) using an interconnected (107) system central server computer (300) through an Internet Service Provider (401). The system central server (300) contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system (410). The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks (200) including credit card and email addresses (105). The central server (300) initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email (105). The central server (300) maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk (200) has the capability to identify a recorded disk (214) for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment (800) of a recorded disk (214). A kiosk (200) may also provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Redbox Automated Retail, LLCInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Patent number: 9542674Abstract: A system for an automated dispensing and retrieval kiosk for recorded media includes a kiosk having a plurality of vertical racks arranged in a circular formation, each vertical rack configured for storing a plurality of recorded media. A customer interface allows a customer to select or return a recorded media. A robotic element delivers the selected recorded media from the vertical racks to a media output, at the customer interface. The element also delivers a returned recorded media from a media input at the customer interface to the vertical racks. A computer controls operation of the kiosk, and an internet interface connects the kiosk to the Internet. The kiosk may communicate with a central server and/or other kiosks of a group, to locate a requested recorded media within a kiosk of the group. Once located within the group, the requested media may be reserved for customer pick-up.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Redbox Automated Retail, LLCInventors: Philip J. Tomasi, Alva D. Cravens, Jens Horstmann, William H. Barber, John Chen
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Publication number: 20160104141Abstract: A system for an automated dispensing and retrieval kiosk for recorded media includes a kiosk having a plurality of vertical racks arranged in a circular formation, each vertical rack configured for storing a plurality of recorded media. A customer interface allows a customer to select or return a recorded media. A robotic element delivers the selected recorded media from the vertical racks to a media output, at the customer interface. The element also delivers a returned recorded media from a media input at the customer interface to the vertical racks. A computer controls operation of the kiosk, and an internet interface connects the kiosk to the Internet. The kiosk may communicate with a central server and/or other kiosks of a group, to locate a requested recorded media within a kiosk of the group. Once located within the group, the requested media may be reserved for customer pick-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Philip J. Tomasi, Alva D. Cravens, Jens Horstman, William H. Barber, John Chen
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Patent number: 8930240Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical media using an interconnected central server, through an Internet Service Provider. The central server has databases and processing capabilities and is connected to a credit verification system. The databases collect inventory administration information and customer data (e.g., credit card information and email addresses) from the kiosks. The central server initiates credit verification, sends receipts to customers via email and maintains databases for remote inventory-control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk may identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. The kiosk may provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisements. The kiosk preferably includes a rotatable carousel with a selection of DVDs. A digital camera captures a digital image of a disk barcode and internal software rotates the image to “read” the barcode, to control inventory and access issues.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Redbox Automated Retail, LLCInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Publication number: 20140089065Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks including credit card and email addresses. The central server initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email. The central server maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk has the capability to identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. A kiosk may also provide publishing-on-demand or-act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, LLCInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Patent number: 8639578Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks including credit card and email addresses. The central server initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email. The central server maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk has the capability to identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. A kiosk may also provide publishing-on-demand or-act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Redbox Automated Retail, LLCInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Patent number: 8626614Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical media using an interconnected central server, through an Internet Service Provider. The central server has databases and processing capabilities and is connected to a credit verification system. The databases collect inventory administration information and customer data (e.g., credit card information and email addresses) from the kiosks. The central server initiates credit verification, sends receipts to customers via email and maintains databases for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk may identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. The kiosk may provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisements. The kiosk preferably includes a rotatable carousel with a selection of DVDs. A digital camera captures a digital image of a disk barcode and internal software rotates the image to “read” the barcode, to control inventory and access issues.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Redbox Automated Retail, LLCInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Publication number: 20100325001Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical media using an interconnected central server, through an Internet Service Provider. The central server has databases and processing capabilities and is connected to a credit verification system. The databases collect inventory administration information and customer data (e.g., credit card information and email addresses) from the kiosks. The central server initiates credit verification, sends receipts to customers via email and maintains databases for remote inventory-control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk may identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. The kiosk may provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisements. The kiosk preferably includes a rotatable carousel with a selection of DVDs. A digital camera captures a digital image of a disk barcode and internal software rotates the image to “read” the barcode, to control inventory and access issues.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Patent number: 7774233Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical media using an interconnected central server, through an Internet Service Provider. The central server has databases and processing capabilities and is connected to a credit verification system. The databases collect inventory administration information and customer data (e.g., credit card information and email addresses) from the kiosks. The central server initiates credit verification, sends receipts to customers via email and maintains databases for remote inventory-control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk may identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. The kiosk may provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisements. The kiosk preferably includes a rotatable carousel with a selection of DVDs. A digital camera captures a digital image of a disk barcode and internal software rotates the image to “read” the barcode, to control inventory and access issues.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Publication number: 20090048932Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks including creditcard and email addresses. The central server initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email. The central server maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk has the capability to identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. A kiosk may also provide publishing-on-demand or-act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventor: William H. Barber
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Patent number: 7444296Abstract: A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks including creditcard and email addresses. The central server initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email. The central server maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk has the capability to identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. A kiosk may also provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: DVDPlay, Inc.Inventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Publication number: 20020046122Abstract: A kiosk (200) dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media (214) using an interconnected (107) system central server computer (300) through an Internet Service Provider (401). The system central server (300) contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system (410). The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks (200) including credit card and email addresses (105). The central server (300) initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email (105). The central server (300) maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk (200) has the capability to identify a recorded disk (214) for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment (800) of a recorded disk (214). A kiosk (200) may also provide publishing-on-demand or act as a portal for remotely served advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: William H. Barber, Philip J. Tomasi
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Patent number: 4341651Abstract: A composition which upon heating generates hydrogen or hydrogen isotopes prises an intimate mixture of a hydride component selected from the group consisting of calcium hydride, magnesium hydride, sodium hydride, lithium hydride and mixtures thereof, and a salt component selected from the group consisting of ammonium salts, hydrazinium salts and mixtures thereof, said hydride component being present in at least a stoichiometric amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1980Date of Patent: July 27, 1982Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Werner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Richard E. Bowen, Ottmar H. Dengel
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Patent number: 4231891Abstract: Solid compositions which, when heated to initiate the reaction between the omponents of the compositions, generate gases containing a high percentage of hydrogen or hydrogen isotopes. The compositions comprise intricate mixtures of certain metal powders and certain ammonium or hydrazinium salts.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1978Date of Patent: November 4, 1980Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Werner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Ottmar H. Dengel
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Patent number: 4022705Abstract: Solid compositions which are stable at ambient temperatures and which, when eated to initiate the reaction between the components of the compositions generate pure or mixed gaseous hydrocarbons which may be isotopically labeled, or pure or mixed hydrogen isotopes, or combinations of the above.The compositions comprise certain ammonium salts such as N(CH.sub.3).sub.4 Cl or NH.sub.4 Cl, and complex hydrides such as LiAlH.sub.4 or NaAlH.sub.4, or certain hydrazine derivatives such as N.sub.2 (CH.sub.3).sub.6 Cl.sub.2 or N.sub.2 H.sub.6 Cl.sub.2 and complex hydrides such as NaBH.sub.4, wherein all components H and C stand for the various isotopes of these elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1975Date of Patent: May 10, 1977Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Werner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Ottmar H. Dengel
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Patent number: 3977990Abstract: The hydrogen gas evolution rates and the gas temperatures of certain hydrn gas generating compositions are modified by adding compounds such as LiAlH.sub.4 which thermally decompose in the reaction zone producing hydrogen while lowering the reaction temperature; and acetonates, metal oxides, and the like which, when added in relatively small amounts accelerate the hydrogen gas evolution rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1974Date of Patent: August 31, 1976Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Werner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Ottmar H. Dengel, Robert A. Robb
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Patent number: 3930448Abstract: A portable, rocket-deployed signaling system for deploying a pin-point loion marker including a tractor rocket propulsion unit and attached payload container launched from a hand-held tube. The payload comprises an inflatable marker balloon, a gas generator for inflating the balloon and a tether line connecting the balloon to the launcher tube. A coupling pin, secured to the tether line at a predetermined length from the end attached to the launcher tube and removably supported on the payload container, is pulled subsequent to launch to permit the container to separate and deploy the balloon. A percussion igniter then actuates the gas generator to inflate the balloon with the generator separating after inflation.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1974Date of Patent: January 6, 1976Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: William H. Barber, Werner F. Beckert, Ottmar H. Dengel