Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Everhart

Daniel D. Everhart 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).

  • Differential detection coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like
    Patent number: 8899401
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for coin discrimination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for discriminating coins includes obtaining an electromagnetic sensor signal of a coin, generating a contour signal by digitizing the sensor signal, identifying an active interval in the contour signal by eliminating the segments of the contour signal which are close to zero, and detecting the coin approach, pivot and departure points (coin features) from the contour signal in the active interval. The coin features can be compared to known values for different coins to discriminate the coin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Outerwall Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel D. Everhart
  • DIFFERENTIAL DETECTION COIN DISCRIMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSKS AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20140151183
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for coin discrimination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for discriminating coins includes obtaining an electromagnetic sensor signal of a coin, generating a contour signal by digitizing the sensor signal, identifying an active interval in the contour signal by eliminating the segments of the contour signal which are close to zero, and detecting the coin approach, pivot and departure points (coin features) from the contour signal in the active interval. The coin features can be compared to known values for different coins to discriminate the coin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: OUTERWALL INC.
    Inventor: Daniel D. Everhart
  • Discriminant verification systems and methods for use in coin discrimination
    Patent number: 8739955
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for coin discrimination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for discriminating coins includes obtaining an electromagnetic sensor signal of a coin, sampling the sensor signal, generating a fingerprint of the coin from the sampled sensor signal, and calculating an appraisal using the fingerprint and a linear discriminant vector. The appraisal can be compared to a threshold to determine whether the coin is valued or impostor. In some embodiments, the linear discriminant vector can be calculated using the valued and impostor coin populations' covariance and means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Outerwall Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel D. Everhart
  • Differential detection coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like
    Patent number: 8668069
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for coin discrimination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for discriminating coins includes obtaining an electromagnetic sensor signal of a coin, generating a contour signal by digitizing the sensor signal, identifying an active interval in the contour signal by eliminating the segments of the contour signal which are close to zero, and detecting the coin approach, pivot and departure points (coin features) from the contour signal in the active interval. The coin features can be compared to known values for different coins to discriminate the coin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Outerwall Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel D. Everhart
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MUSIC AND/OR OTHER MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS WITH COIN COUNTING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20130189914
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating unique audio and/or video arrangements from coins counted by a coin counting machine are described herein. In one embodiment, the coin counting machine can receive coins and detect one or more properties of each coin. The properties of each coin may be associated with a musical note, graphic, and/or other media component. The media components can be combined to create a media arrangement that can be presented via a speaker, video display, or other media output on the coin counting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas A. Martin, Daniel D. Everhart, Lawrence D. Azzano, Alexander S. Templeton, Michael A. Stoy