Patents by Inventor Bill E. Brody

Bill E. Brody 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).

  • User adaptable expert system
    Patent number: 5481647
    Abstract: There is disclosed an expert system using an inference engine which allows for user defined rules. The rules are stored as external data to the engine and provide for forward and backward chaining so that the rules operate through each other. The system includes the use of pseudo variables selectable and changeable by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Raff Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill E. Brody, Steven B. Cudd, Ronald M. Rose
  • Currency transfer system and method using fixed limit cards
    Patent number: 5350906
    Abstract: There is disclosed a currency transfer system and method which utilizes the existing ATM network but which provides for the temporary assignment of a PIN number and the temporary establishment of a credit limit within an existing account. Using the system a customer can, by using a temporary PIN at an ATM machine, withdraw an amount equal to or less than the temporary credit limit. The depositing customer purchases temporary ATM cards which have contained within them preprogrammed credit limits which are then read into the system under an assigned temporary PIN number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Inventors: Bill E. Brody, David H. Tannenbaum