Patents by Inventor James Patrick Bowles

James Patrick Bowles 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: 20100001063
    Abstract: A system for overriding retail transactions. In response to receiving an input to override a retail transaction, it is determined whether data on an RFID card has been read. The data is read by an RFID reader located on a POS device keyboard. In response to determining that the data has been read, a light emitting diode is used to indicate that the data has been read. Then, the data is sent to a central computer to validate that a user of the RFID card is authorized to perform the override. In response to receiving a validation result from the central computer, it is determined whether the user of the RFID card is authorized to perform the override. Then, in response to determining that the user of the RFID card is authorized to perform the override, the user of the RFID card is permitted to complete the retail transaction override.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Patrick Bowles, Tracy Michael Canada