Patents by Inventor James Block

James Block 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: 20140316983
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a routing computer is operable to communicate with an automated banking machine and with a plurality of remote financial transaction authorization systems. The routing computer is operable to receive data representative of a requested transaction associated with a financial account associated with a user operating the automated banking machine. The routing computer is operable to determine for the plurality of remote financial transaction authorization system a transaction processing fee for the requested transaction. The routing computer is operable to select a selected one of the plurality of remote financial transaction authorization systems for the transaction, wherein the selected one of the plurality of remote financial transaction systems is selected based on having the lowest transaction processing fee for the requested transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: James BLOCK, H. Thomas GRAEF, Paul MAGEE, Donald S. NELSON, JR., James MEEK, Daniel McINTYRE, Mark DEPIETRO, Natarajan RAMACHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 8840016
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that is operative to read card data corresponding to financial accounts from user cards. The card data is linked in at least one data store to data indicating that the card data corresponds to a financial account that is authorized to be used to conduct at least one transaction through use of the automated banking machine. The automated banking machine may be used to carry out financial transfers involving financial accounts by users who are determined to be authorized users of such accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Schott, Willis Miller, Matthew Zaugg, James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffrey M. Enright, Mark A. Douglass
  • Patent number: 8814043
    Abstract: A banking system comprises automated banking machines which include a card reader, check imaging device, and cash dispenser. Each system machine can cash a code-correlated check in exchange for receiving both the check and the code assigned to the check, without requiring any user identifying input through the machine's user input devices as a condition for cashing the check. The system allows a potential recipient of a personal check to call in a given code to a system computer, which can verify whether the check is backed by funds reserved for the check amount and whether the check can be anonymously cashed. From the call the system computer can obtain the mobile phone's GPS location to determine the system machine nearest to the phone. When informing the phone user that a check is as good as cash, the system computer can also provide directions to that nearest system machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark D. Smith, Ramachandran Natarajan, James Block, Jeffery Enright
  • Publication number: 20140158768
    Abstract: A banking system is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system comprises an automated banking machine. The machine includes at least one type of data reader, which includes a card reader. The machine also includes an anti-fraud arrangement that can deter effective operation of unauthorized devices attached to the machine. Such unauthorized devices may include a fraudulent card reader placed adjacent to a card entry slot that leads to the card reader. The arrangement can sense a fraudulent card reader installed on the machine. The arrangement can additionally emit jamming signals that interfere with an ability of a sensed fraudulent card reader to accurately read card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory S. RAY, David N. LEWIS, Randall JENKINS, James BLOCK, Songtao MA, Natarajan RAMACHANDRAN, Jeffery ENRIGHT, James E. PETTITT
  • Publication number: 20140151450
    Abstract: A banking system machine is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader, a keypad, a cash dispenser, a cash outlet, a deposit accepting opening, and other transaction locations that may be susceptible to the installation of fraudulent devices adjacent thereto. Such unauthorized devices may include for example, a fraudulent card reading device, a fraudulent keypad input intercepting device, a cash outlet trap device, a deposit input diversion device, or other illegitimate devices. The machine includes an anti-fraud arrangement that is operative to deter the attachment of unauthorized devices to the machine. The arrangement can sense and/or dislodge an unauthorized device attached to the machine. The arrangement also allows for the machine's card slot bezel to be frequently exchanged for a differently contoured card slot bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: David N. LEWIS, Randall JENKINS, James BLOCK, Songtao MA, Natarajan RAMACHANDRAN, Jeffery ENRIGHT, James PETTITT
  • Patent number: 8733635
    Abstract: A banking system operates to cause financial transfers responsive to card data read from data bearing records by a card reader. The system includes at least one automated banking machine comprising a cash dispenser. The system is operative during a cash dispense transaction request to receive through an automated banking machine, machine user input of data corresponding to a mobile phone number. The system is operative to generate a security code for the requested cash dispense transaction. The system uses the phone number to send the generated security code to the mobile phone. The cash dispense transaction is allowed to proceed only if the system receives machine user input of the sent security code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold Incorporated
    Inventors: Willis Miller, Matthew R. Zaugg, James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery M. Enright, Mark A. Douglass, Dale H. Blackson
  • Publication number: 20140129440
    Abstract: A banking system comprises automated banking machines which include a card reader, check imaging device, and cash dispenser. Each system machine can cash a code-correlated check in exchange for receiving both the check and the code assigned to the check, without requiring any user identifying input through the machine's user input devices as a condition for cashing the check. The system allows a potential recipient of a personal check to call in a given code to a system computer, which can verify whether the check is backed by funds reserved for the check amount and whether the check can be anonymously cashed. From the call the system computer can obtain the mobile phone's GPS location to determine the system machine nearest to the phone. When informing the phone user that a check is as good as cash, the system computer can also provide directions to that nearest system machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark D. SMITH, Ramachandran NATARAJAN, James BLOCK, Jeffery ENRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20140081858
    Abstract: A banking system includes a teller station and customer stations located in a bank. The teller station can communicate with each customer station. At least one customer station includes a self-service cash-dispensing automated banking machine which can carry out a financial transaction for an authorized machine user responsive to user data read from a data bearing record. The user data comprises card data and/or biometric data which correspond to a financial account. The banking system causes funds to be transferred between accounts involved in the transaction. The system allows a bank teller at the teller station to assist a bank customer at a customer station. Information can be communicated between the teller and the customer through touch input to a teller touch screen and a customer touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James BLOCK, H. Thomas GRAEF, Paul D. MAGEE, Donald S. NELSON, Jr., Dustin CAIRNS
  • Patent number: 8651373
    Abstract: An automated banking machine allows an authorized user to carry out transactions such as withdrawing cash, making a deposit, cashing a check, and transferring funds between accounts. The machine provides a transaction selection screen through a touch screen display. The transaction selection screen includes a plurality of visually different icons. Each icon represents a different transaction that is available to the current machine user. The user can select a particular transaction by dragging its representative icon with a contacting finger. Upon selection of the particular transaction, a display screen unique to that particular transaction is then provided through the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Paul D. Magee, Donald S. Nelson, Jr., James Meek, Daniel S. McIntyre, Mark DePietro, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20140046842
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that is operative to read card data corresponding to financial accounts from user cards. The card data is linked in at least one data store to data indicating that the card data corresponds to a financial account that is authorized to be used to conduct at least one transaction through use of the automated banking machine. The automated banking machine may be used to carry out financial transfers involving financial accounts by users who are determined to be authorized users of such accounts. Data corresponding to a financial account can also be linked to a mobile wireless device so as to enable financial transfers by authorized users of such accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Sathish M. IRUDAYAM, Nicholas SCHOTT, Willis MILLER, Matthew R. ZAUGG, James BLOCK, H. Thomas GRAEF, Natarajan RAMACHANDRAN, Jeffrey M. ENRIGHT, Mark A. DOUGLASS
  • Patent number: 8640946
    Abstract: An automated banking machine allows an authorized user to carry out transactions such as withdrawing cash, making a deposit, cashing a check, and transferring funds between accounts. The machine provides a transaction selection screen through a touch screen display. The transaction selection screen includes a plurality of visually different icons. Each icon represents a different transaction that is available to the current machine user. The user can select a particular transaction by dragging its representative icon with a contacting finger. Upon selection of the particular transaction, a display screen unique to that particular transaction is then provided through the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Paul D. Magee, Donald S. Nelson, Jr., James Meek, Daniel S. McIntyre, Mark DePietro, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8640947
    Abstract: A banking system machine is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader, a keypad, a cash dispenser, a cash outlet, a deposit accepting opening, and other transaction locations that may be susceptible to the installation of fraudulent devices adjacent thereto. Such unauthorized devices may include for example, a fraudulent card reading device, a fraudulent keypad input intercepting device, a cash outlet trap device, a deposit input diversion device, or other illegitimate devices. The machine includes an anti-fraud arrangement that is operative to deter the attachment of unauthorized devices to the machine. The arrangement can sense and/or dislodge an unauthorized device attached to the machine. The arrangement also allows for the machine's card slot bezel to be frequently exchanged for a differently contoured card slot bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: David N. Lewis, Randall Jenkins, James Block, Songtao Ma, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery Enright, James E. Pettitt
  • Patent number: 8628007
    Abstract: A banking system comprises automated banking machines which include a card reader, check imaging device, and cash dispenser. Each system machine can cash a code-correlated check in exchange for receiving both the check and the code assigned to the check, without requiring any user identifying input through the machine's user input devices as a condition for cashing the check. The system allows a potential recipient of a personal check to call in a given code to a system computer, which can verify whether the check is backed by funds reserved for the check amount and whether the check can be anonymously cashed. From the call the system computer can obtain the mobile phone's GPS location to determine the system machine nearest to the phone. When informing the phone user that a check is as good as cash, the system computer can also provide directions to that nearest system machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark D. Smith, Natarajan Ramachandran, James Block, Jeffery M. Enright
  • Publication number: 20130311365
    Abstract: A banking system operates to cause financial transfers responsive to card data read from data bearing records by a card reader. The system includes at least one automated banking machine comprising a cash dispenser. The system is operative during a cash dispense transaction request to receive through an automated banking machine, machine user input of data corresponding to a mobile phone number. The system is operative to generate a security code for the requested cash dispense transaction. The system uses the phone number to send the generated security code to the mobile phone. The cash dispense transaction is allowed to proceed only if the system receives machine user input of the sent security code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Willis Miller, Matthew R. Zaugg, James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery M. Enright, Mark A. Douglass, Dale H. Blackson
  • Patent number: 8579192
    Abstract: An automated banking machine is part of a banking system that operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. A card account's status is listed in a data store as either blocked or unblocked for use in approving transactions on the account. A requested transaction on an account cannot be carried out by the machine unless the account has an unblocked status. Read card data is sent from the machine to a remote card security computer which can determine the card account status from the data store. If the account is unblocked, then the machine can continue with the requested transaction and seek transaction approval from a transaction host computer associated with the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Willis Miller, Matthew R Zaugg, James Block, H Thomas Graef, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery M Enright, Mark A Douglass, Michael Scanlon, Dale H Blackson
  • Patent number: 8561889
    Abstract: A portable terminal operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records in the form of user cards. The user cards include credit and/or debit cards. Data corresponding to the card data is stored in at least one memory of the terminal. The terminal includes a wireless communication device. The terminal operates to wirelessly communicate data corresponding to card data to one or more remote computers to cause financial transfers to or from selected accounts. The terminal also operates to provide outputs corresponding to account balances and to receive data corresponding to receipts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, Natarajan Ramachandran, Ashok Modi, Jeff Hill, Ray Motz, Klaus Steinbach
  • Patent number: 8556168
    Abstract: A banking system machine is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader, a keypad, a cash dispenser, a cash outlet, a deposit accepting opening, and other transaction locations that may be susceptible to the installation of fraudulent devices adjacent thereto. Such unauthorized devices may include for example, a fraudulent card reading device, a fraudulent keypad input intercepting device, a cash outlet trap device, a deposit input diversion device, or other illegitimate devices. The machine includes an anti-fraud arrangement that is operative to deter the attachment of unauthorized devices to the machine. The arrangement can sense and/or dislodge an unauthorized device attached to the machine. The arrangement also allows for the machine's card slot bezel to be frequently exchanged for a differently contoured card slot bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: David N. Lewis, Randall Jenkins, James Block, Songtao Ma, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery Enright, James E. Pettitt
  • Patent number: 8540147
    Abstract: A portable terminal operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records in the form of user cards. The user cards include credit and/or debit cards. Data corresponding to the card data is stored in memory of the terminal. The portable terminal includes a wireless communication device. The terminal operates to wirelessly communicate data corresponding to card data to one or more remote computers to cause financial transfers to or from selected accounts. The portable terminal also operates to provide outputs corresponding to account balances and to receive data corresponding to receipts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, Natarajan Ramachandran, Ashok Modi, Jeff Hill, Ray Motz, Klaus Steinbach
  • Patent number: 8523055
    Abstract: A card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine is provided which includes a safe and at least a portion of a cash dispenser positioned within the safe. The cash dispenser includes an input device which when manually operated from within the safe causes the cash dispenser to accept data usable to authenticate communications received from a computer located outside the safe in the automated banking machine. The cash dispenser is operative responsive to authenticated communication to dispense cash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald Parsons, Judith Edwards, Donald McCoy, James Block
  • Patent number: 8505814
    Abstract: Automated banking machines include a Global Positioning System (GPS). The machines can transmit their GPS location reading to a service center. The service center can receive through a customer's cell phone, a customer request for directions to the nearest card-reading cash-dispensing machine that does not have a transaction fee. The customer request can include account data and GPS location of the cell phone. The service center can determine from the account data which financial networks would not cause the customer to be assessed a transaction fee for a cash withdrawal. The service center can then determine from the GPS locations of the machines in these financial networks, which machine is geographically closest to the phone's GPS location. Directions to this nearest automated banking machine are then sent to the phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffrey M. Enright, Dale H. Blackson