Patents by Inventor Gordon A. Forsyth

Gordon A. Forsyth 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: 10504083
    Abstract: A financial services center for use with a remote teller station. The financial services center comprises: a video interface for connecting to the remote teller station; and an ATM operable to dispense funds in response to commands received from (i) the remote teller station, and (ii) a transaction host. The ATM is operable to transmit a transaction update to the transaction host, where the transaction update provides information about funds dispensed in response to authorization from the remote teller station. This ensures that the transaction host receives information about funds dispensed in response to authorization received from each of the transaction host and the remote teller station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20190236561
    Abstract: A Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal is provided. The POS terminal is configured to process government-backed currency transactions. Furthermore, the POS terminal is configured to process cryptocurrency purchase and sell transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Robert Hamilton, Gordon A. Forsyth, Stephen Glencross
  • Patent number: 9680660
    Abstract: A self-service terminal comprises a plurality of devices, each device providing management information. A management agent is installed in the terminal and adapted to monitor the plurality of devices. In the event that management information from a device indicates that there is a fault, the management creates and transmits a notification. A communications stack is adapted to receive the transmitted notification from the management agent. A self-service terminal application is adapted to (i) monitor the communications stack to receive the transmitted notification, (ii) package the notification within a host message conforming to a host messaging format, and (iii) transmit the host message to a remote host via a legacy network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon A. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 9014845
    Abstract: A system for verifying whether an item retracted into a self-service terminal is the same item that was output from the self-service terminal, wherein the signature data sets generated prior to output and following retraction of the item are compared. A method of verifying whether an item retracted into a self-service terminal is the same item that was output from the self-service terminal is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Venkata Krishna Babu, Ranjeet Kumar Sahu, Gordon A. Forsyth, Andrew T. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20140149286
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for storing data. The method includes the steps of, when a transaction executing terminal is in a non-communicative state with respect to a primary authorizing node, storing data associated with at least one transaction carried out at the terminal, and authorized by a further authorizing node, under fault tolerant conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gordon Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20130238498
    Abstract: A financial services center for use with a remote teller station. The financial services center comprises: a video interface for connecting to the remote teller station; and an ATM operable to dispense funds in response to commands received from (i) the remote teller station, and (ii) a transaction host. The ATM is operable to transmit a transaction update to the transaction host, where the transaction update provides information about funds dispensed in response to authorization from the remote teller station. This ensures that the transaction host receives information about funds dispensed in response to authorization received from each of the transaction host and the remote teller station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gordon Forsyth
  • Patent number: 8321344
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (12) for connection to a network (30) is described. The terminal (12) has means for receiving payment from a user (58), such as a check deposit module and/or a cash receiving module. The terminal (12) also includes an electronic payment mechanism (82) for creating an electronic financial instrument for paying for an item purchased via the network (30). The electronic financial instrument created is independent of the payment from the user. The terminal (12) may use a credit card for the electronic financial instrument, and the terminal may have a credit card number associated with it, so that the terminal uses this credit card number as part of the electronic financial instrument. The terminal may be an ATM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon A. Forsyth
  • Patent number: 8201728
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (SST), such as an ATM, comprises a processor, and two functionally similar devices, for example cash dispense units, and an input/output (IO) port. The processor receives status data from each of the similar devices and determines which set of status data to communicate to a remote host via the IO port dependent upon device status and health parameters contained within the status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon A. Forsyth, Philip A. Duncan, Jacek Adamski
  • Publication number: 20100100230
    Abstract: A system for verifying whether an item retracted into a self-service terminal is the same item that was output from the self-service terminal, wherein the signature data sets generated prior to output and following retraction of the item are compared. A method of verifying whether an item retracted into a self-service terminal is the same item that was output from the self-service terminal is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Anil Venkata Krishna Babu, Ranjeet Kumar Sahu, Gordon A. Forsyth, Andrew T. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20090194580
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (SST), such as an ATM, comprises a processor, and two functionally similar devices, for example cash dispense units, and an input/output (IO) port. The processor receives status data from each of the similar devices and determines which set of status data to communicate to a remote host via the IO port dependent upon device status and health parameters contained within the status data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Gordon A. Forsyth, Philip A. Duncan, Jacek Adamski
  • Publication number: 20090161580
    Abstract: A self-service terminal comprises a plurality of devices, each device providing management information. A management agent is installed in the terminal and adapted to monitor the plurality of devices. In the event that management information from a device indicates that there is a fault, the management creates and transmits a notification. A communications stack is adapted to receive the transmitted notification from the management agent. A self-service terminal application is adapted to (i) monitor the communications stack to receive the transmitted notification, (ii) package the notification within a host message conforming to a host messaging format, and (iii) transmit the host message to a remote host via a legacy network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Gordon A. Forsyth
  • Publication number: 20020004781
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (12) for connection to a network (30) is described. The terminal (12) has means for receiving payment from a user (58), such as a check deposit module and/or a cash receiving module. The terminal (12) also includes an electronic payment mechanism (82) for creating an electronic financial instrument for paying for an item purchased via the network (30). The electronic financial instrument created is independent of the payment from the user. The terminal (12) may use a credit card for the electronic financial instrument, and the terminal may have a credit card number associated with it, so that the terminal uses this credit card number as part of the electronic financial instrument. The terminal may be an ATM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon A. Forsyth
  • Patent number: D427413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Wallace, Morrison Reyner, Michael R. McNamara, Gordon A. Forsyth