Patents by Inventor Charles F. Kerr

Charles F. Kerr 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).

  • Currency system
    Patent number: 7219083
    Abstract: A currency system (10) is described. The system (10) comprises a currency network (12) for handling and distributing currency, an information router (40) for receiving currency information from the currency network (12), a currency analyzer (48) for locating the position of all the currency in the network (12) and for determining how the currency should be located in the network (12) to fulfil a predetermined criterion, and a currency transfer reporter (44) for receiving currency transfer requests from the analyzer (48), for issuing currency transfer instructions to a cash mover (18), for receiving currency transfer confirmations from the cash mover (18), and for automatically reconciling currency transfer instructions with currency transfer confirmations. A method of managing a currency network is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Diane R. Bellucci, Dennis M. Fisher, Charles F. Kerr, James N.T. Doig
  • Currency system
    Publication number: 20020120572
    Abstract: A currency system (10) is described. The system (10) comprises a currency network (12) for handling and distributing currency, an information router (40) for receiving currency information from the currency network (12), a currency analyzer (48) for locating the position of all the currency in the network (12) and for determining how the currency should be located in the network (12) to fulfil a predetermined criterion, and a currency transfer reporter (44) for receiving currency transfer requests from the analyzer (48), for issuing currency transfer instructions to a cash mover (18), for receiving currency transfer confirmations from the cash mover (18), and for automatically reconciling currency transfer instructions with currency transfer confirmations. A method of managing a currency network is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Diane R. Bellucci, Dennis M. Fisher, Charles F. Kerr, James N.T. Doig