Patents by Inventor Grant McNicoll

Grant McNicoll 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).

  • Publication number: 20170061167
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, devices, methods, data structures, and software for skimmer device detection within self-service terminals, and more particular with regard to card reading devices. One such embodiment is a method that includes monitoring a card position within a card reader device based on signals received from a plurality of card position sensors of the card reader device in view of an expected card travel pattern data structure to identify card reader tampering. This method further includes declaring a card reader device tampering event when at least one signal received from at least one of the card position sensors does not match data of the expected card travel pattern data structure. The method then executes at least one card reader device tampering event process upon a declared card reader tampering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Grant McNicoll
  • Patent number: 8091789
    Abstract: A barcode imaging apparatus includes a source of electromagnetic radiation and an image acquisition device. The acquisition device is configured to be sensitive to a wavelength of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source of electromagnetic radiation. In use, a bar code to be read is illuminated by the source of electromagnetic radiation and an image of the barcode is captured by the image acquisition device at the wavelength of that radiation. The source of electromagnetic radiation includes a Light Emitting Diode (LED), a Current Source, a Driver for the current source, a Clock Pulse Generator, and a Monostable. The LED is powered by the Current source which is in turn driven by the Driver which is controlled by the Clock Pulse Generator through the Monostable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Taylor, Grant McNicoll
  • Publication number: 20090159686
    Abstract: A barcode imaging apparatus comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation and an image acquisition device. The acquisition device is configured to be sensitive to a wavelength of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source of electromagnetic radiation. In use, a bar code to be read is illuminated by the source of electromagnetic radiation and an image of the barcode is captured by the image acquisition device at the wavelength of that radiation. The source of electromagnetic radiation comprises a Light Emitting Diode (LED), a Current Source; a Driver for said current source; a Clock Pulse Generator; and a Monostable. The LED is powered by the Current source which is in turn driven by the Driver which is controlled by the Clock Pulse Generator through the Monostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Taylor, Grant McNicoll
  • Patent number: 7245708
    Abstract: A system comprises an acoustic coupling product label (20) for mounting on a product to be serviced. The label (20) includes a memory (23) for storing information relating to the product to be serviced, control means (29) for controlling the flow of data from the label (20), an activation switch (22), and an acoustic transducer that emits tones corresponding to said product information. The system further includes a telephone (30) and a computerized product support system (50), which collects and interprets the information provided by the label (20). The control means (29) is arranged to control the flow of data from the label (20) to the system (50) at a rate and time required by the system (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Forrest, Grant McNicoll
  • Publication number: 20050129200
    Abstract: A system comprises an acoustic coupling product label (20) for mounting on a product to be serviced. The label (20) includes a memory (23) for storing information relating to the product to be serviced, control means (29) for controlling the flow of data from the label (20), an activation switch (22), and an acoustic transducer that emits tones corresponding to said product information. The system further includes a telephone (30) and a computerized product support system (50), which collects and interprets the information provided by the label (20). The control means (29) is arranged to control the flow of data from the label (20) to the system (50) at a rate and time required by the system (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Simon Forrest, Grant McNicoll