Patents by Inventor Hall E. Abbie

Hall E. Abbie 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).

  • Transaction terminal apparatus and method using host dial string control of modem connect protocols
    Patent number: 5425080
    Abstract: A transaction terminal having a modem for communicating transaction data to one of a plurality of available host computers, each of which host computers has an associated modem which implements a prearranged one of a standard modem connect protocol and a fast modem connect protocol. The transaction terminal stores separate host dial strings for each host computer and the host dial string includes a predefined communication command structure with a unique fast connect command associated with the fast modem connect protocol. A connect type means accesses the host dial string to determine what type of connect protocol is commanded and the transaction communication module implements the appropriate connect protocol as commanded in the host dial string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Veri Fone, Inc.
    Inventor: Hall E. Abbie