Patents Assigned to NCR
  • Internet of food
    Patent number: 11058130
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving food quality. The systems and methods include receiving first temperature data from a first food service device, determining when the first temperature data exceeds a predetermined temperature value, and activating a first alarm when the first temperature data exceeds the predetermined temperature value. The first temperature data corresponds to a food temperature of food. The systems and methods may also include discarding the food in response to the first alarm being activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Bradley Duggan, Sanjeev Kumar Singh
  • Virtual currency management in a retail environment
    Patent number: 11062277
    Abstract: A Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal is equipped to process virtual currencies for transactions. A rate checker obtains a real-time conversion rate for the virtual currencies to a government issued currency. The virtual currencies can be held or immediately exchanged for the government issued currency. Analysis of trends in exchange rates and policy drives when the virtual currencies are exchanged for the government issued currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron Lloyd Kelley
  • Image processing for distinguishing individuals in groups
    Patent number: 11055539
    Abstract: Cameras capture time-stamped images of predefined areas. At least one image includes a representation of multiple individuals in a group of individuals. Attributes retained with each individual are combined with a limb and pose recognition to properly identify each individual of the group within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Vance Zucker, Adam Justin Lieberman, Nathan Somavarapu
  • Image processing for tracking actions of individuals
    Patent number: 11055874
    Abstract: Cameras capture time-stamped images of predefined areas. Individuals and item are tracked in the images. A time-series set of images are processed to determine actions taken by the individuals with respect to the items or to determine relationships between the individuals to the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Vance Zucker, Adam Justin Lieberman
  • Transaction authentication
    Patent number: 11057377
    Abstract: A biometric token is generated for a user and provided to a user-operated device. A pre-staged transaction is defined by a user and the user supplies the token for association with the pre-staged transaction. Subsequently, a user visits a transaction terminal and a new candidate token is generated from biometric attributes of the user. The candidate token is matched to the token associated with pre-staged transaction to authenticate the user and the pre-staged transaction is processed at the transaction terminal as a completed transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce McBain, Charlie Harrow, Husameldin M Ali Ibrahim
  • Gestural touch interface
    Patent number: 11054983
    Abstract: A touch-based gesture interface is provided. An initial point of contact for a touch made on a touch-screen surface is associated with a reference value. If the initial contact is sustained before release, directional axis changes for the touch are noted until the contact is released to identify a gesture-based touch input. The directional axis changes associated with the gesture-based touch input are translated into a key entry based on the directional axis changes made relative to the reference value. If the initial contact is released with no directional axis movement/changes, the key entry is assigned to the reference value for the gesture-based touch input. In an embodiment, two successive touches with no directional axis movement/changes made within a threshold period of time is identified as a cancel key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew William Douglas Smith
  • Site information button
    Patent number: 11057518
    Abstract: A local terminal is operable to display a user interface on a display of the terminal. The user interface includes a site information button. The local terminal is operable to receive a user input that corresponds to a user pressing the site information button. The local terminal is further operable to retrieve site information from a memory of the local terminal. The site information includes diagnostic information for the local terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Vernes Medic
  • Self-service terminal (SST) network real-time cloud management
    Patent number: 11055972
    Abstract: Cloud-based methods and systems are presented for aggregating custom groupings of Self-Service Terminals (SSTs) and managing the SSTs through a network. Real-time information for the SSTs are gathered and interfaces are used to direct selective usage of particular SSTs within a grouping. The groupings optimized for reducing media replenishment and service of any particular SST within the grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Yehoshua Zvi Licht, Grant Charles Paton
  • Authenticated self-service terminal (SST) access
    Patent number: 11055682
    Abstract: An SST facilitates authentication of a user through an external service via a mobile device operated by the user. The SST also obtains independent verification of an access command sent from a server through a cryptographic peripheral module integrated into the SST before sending a command to grant authenticated access to the SST in response to the access command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corportation
    Inventors: Charles Harrow, Avril Kidd, Colin Herkes
  • Bunch document recycler
    Patent number: 11055679
    Abstract: A method of processing a mixed bunch of banknotes and checks in a recycling self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: receiving a bunch of documents; recognizing each document from the received bunch; for each banknote recognized from the received bunch, validating the authenticity of that banknote; for each check recognized from the received bunch, extracting financial information from that check; and notifying a customer of the total value of the deposited bunch. A document validator, and a self-service terminal including the document validator, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Inglis, Craig Scott Nicol, Ken Peters
  • Media content proof of play over optical medium
    Patent number: 11057685
    Abstract: Methods and a System are provided for proving media content was played on a display through capturing of audit information presented in watermarks when the content is played on the display. In a method, content watermarks are generated for content that is to be rendered on a display of a display device. An image sensor that is externally affixed to a corner of the display captures the watermarks as the content is rendered on the display, the image sensor captures the watermarks being played with the content from the area associated the corner where the image sensor is affixed. The image sensor captures the watermarks as images and streams the images back to the display device for storage. The stored watermarks are processed to verify that the corresponding content associated with the watermarks was played by the display device (visually rendered on the display of the display device).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Cyle Taylor, Nicholas Caine, David Alan Meier
  • Client application user experience tracking
    Patent number: 11044329
    Abstract: Devices and methods for client application user experience tracking may include generating a user experience score based on tracked operation and user inputs to the client application. The user experience score is transmitted to an experience tracking service (e.g., remote computer server, locally executed application).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corportation
    Inventors: Daniel Weis, Pragya Tripathi, Eric Wang, Isamu Leonard Yamamoto
  • Automatic service linkage based on discovered user activity patterns
    Patent number: 11044332
    Abstract: A pattern of user activity is discovered and linked to a network service. The pattern is populated with information relevant to an expected activity of the user, and the populated pattern is provided in an automated message to the user. When the user accepts the message, the expected activity is performed on behalf of the user by the network service with the populated information or the expected activity is automatically scheduled for future performance on behalf of the user by the network service with the populated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Joseph Lamont Gauld
  • Transaction terminal with vertical weigh scale and methods of operation
    Patent number: 11037412
    Abstract: A transaction terminal includes a vertically integrated bagging weigh scale and a vertically integrated scanner. The scale includes two posts that extend horizontally out from the terminal and upon which a bag hangs. Items placed in the bag cause displacement of the posts and/or pressure detected on the posts resulting in a recorded weight by a weight sensor of the scale. A current recorded weight of the bag is reported from the scale to the terminal during a transaction as each item is placed into the bag. The terminal uses the item weights to record prices for those items sold by weight and to verify that items scanned by the scanner and placed in the bag have expected weights for those items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Rafael Yepez
  • Light-emitting indicator
    Patent number: 11035997
    Abstract: A light-emitting indicator can include a molded, transparent housing formed with a central area shaped as a square that extends in a plane. A plurality of light emitting diodes, optionally formed integrally with the housing, can be positioned along edges of a square that surrounds the central area. The light emitting diodes can emit light to propagate inside the housing toward the central area. A light guide, optionally formed integrally with the housing, can be positioned in a peripheral area shaped to include an area between two concentric squares that surround the central area. The light guide can direct the emitted light out of the plane. Control circuitry can be positioned along the edges of the square that includes the light emitting diodes. The control circuitry can cause the light emitting diodes to blink at a specified frequency, which can draw the attention of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: David Knight Norrie, Mark Robert Forsyth Smith
  • Automated image metadata processing
    Patent number: 11032523
    Abstract: Software executing on a mobile device collects custom metadata for an image taken by a camera of a mobile device. The image with the custom metadata is sent from the software to an external network service. The external network service processes the custom metadata to at least determine a physical location of the image. In an embodiment, the physical location is used to uniquely identify the image and perform an automated transaction on behalf of a user that operates the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Sean Paul Loosli
  • Interlinking cross platform authorization and processing
    Patent number: 11032282
    Abstract: A user authorizes cross-platform interlinking or user data. The cross-platforms are mined for user-authorized data. The data is processed into graph data and metrics data. The graph data is presented as an interactive graph interface to a user that responds to user selections/directions to provide user-defined views and levels of detail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Nagendra Kumar Revanur, Yehoshua Zvi Licht, Girish Narang
  • Techniques for secure mobile payment
    Patent number: 11030627
    Abstract: Techniques for secure mobile payment are provided. A credit or gift card is registered for additional security, such that a secure identifier or personal identification number (PIN) is required for use of the credit or gift card. Registration is not required or even known by the third-party payment service associated with the card. Subsequently, when a consumer attempts to use the card and before payment instructions are sent to the corresponding third-party payment service, the secure identifier or PIN is requested and verified. If properly verified, the payment instructions are forwarded for processing by the third-party payment service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Jarrett Giera, Joel Aaron Miller
  • Updates and support channel through mobile
    Patent number: 11032351
    Abstract: A mobile-based control of maintenance and support for an enterprise services device. A mobile application of a mobile device establishes a connection with a network portal that supplies maintenance and support for enterprise services hosted by the enterprise services device. The mobile application also establishes a connection with the enterprise services device. The mobile application presents a user-facing interfaces for controlling maintenance and support operations delivered from the network portal to the enterprises services device. The user-facing interface also provides options for authorizing and facilitating a remote connection from a portal device to the enterprise services device for performing real-time and remote maintenance and support by a service engineer associated with the network portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Chario Bardoquillo Maxilom, Ferdinand Salarda Acedera, Shalimar Libor Mañacap
  • Scanner with projected human interface
    Patent number: 11030862
    Abstract: Hardware controls associated with features of a scanner are removed, and a combined scanner and transaction terminal is provided without the hardware controls. Operations associated with the removed hardware controls are graphically depicted as selectable window options within scanner-generated windows. The scanner generated windows are provided as a projected human interface for the missing hardware controls. The projected human interface is provided with and accessible from a display that includes transaction windows produced by transaction software of the transaction terminal, such that the selectable window options are always accessible from the display during transaction processing performed by the transaction software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Crooks, Bayapu Reddy Vaddemanu, Chandra Mouli Ayyappa Yellapu