Patents by Inventor Colin Drew

Colin Drew 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).

  • Patent number: 9939964
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a scan signal to a plurality of electrode elements of a touchscreen display. The apparatus includes a capacitive sensing module that selectively provides a scan signal at a selected one of a plurality of possible scan frequencies, a noise detection module that determines if a noise a level at the selected one scan frequency satisfies a pre-determined condition and the sensing module provides the scan signal at a further one of the possible scan frequencies if the noise level satisfies the pre-determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Colin Drew
  • Publication number: 20130222322
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a scan signal to a plurality of electrode elements of a touchscreen display. The apparatus includes a capacitive sensing module that selectively provides a scan signal at a selected one of a plurality of possible scan frequencies, a noise detection module that determines if a noise a level at the selected one scan frequency satisfies a pre-determined condition and the sensing module provides the scan signal at a further one of the possible scan frequencies if the noise level satisfies the pre-determined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Colin Drew
  • Patent number: 6360945
    Abstract: An automated teller machine includes a processor on motherboard with BIOS on ROM which allows operation of hard disk via interface. The disk has at least one normal partition but also includes a hidden security partition not accessible under normal system control. Data relating thereto can be encoded for security reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Colin Drew