Patents by Inventor William M. Osborne

William M. Osborne 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).

  • Generating a single audit file from multiple sources
    Patent number: 9547950
    Abstract: A vending machine audit system includes a vending machine including a vending machine controller configured to generate device data representative of the operations of the vending machine. At least one peripheral device is operatively coupled to the vending machine and is configured to generate device data representative of the operations of the peripheral device. An audit module includes a data storage component and is operatively coupled to the vending machine controller and the at least one peripheral device. The audit module is configured to receive device data from each of the vending machine controller and the at least one peripheral device and to perform a merging operation to generate a single merged audit data record representative of the operations of the vending machine and the at least one peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Osborne, Carlos Jimenez, Garry M. Knudson
  • GENERATING A SINGLE AUDIT FILE FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
    Publication number: 20130245820
    Abstract: A vending machine audit system includes a vending machine including a vending machine controller configured to generate device data representative of the operations of the vending machine. At least one peripheral device is operatively coupled to the vending machine and is configured to generate device data representative of the operations of the peripheral device. An audit module includes a data storage component and is operatively coupled to the vending machine controller and the at least one peripheral device. The audit module is configured to receive device data from each of the vending machine controller and the at least one peripheral device and to perform a merging operation to generate a single merged audit data record representative of the operations of the vending machine and the at least one peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MEI, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Osborne, Carlos Jimenez, Garry M. Knudson