Patents by Inventor Jeff Rucker
Jeff Rucker 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).
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Patent number: 11457373Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Publication number: 20220141666Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for providing secure communication secure machine-to-machine communications between a client machine and a gateway device and to authenticate client machines. An example method may include retrieving client machine identification criteria and retrieving an identifier of a client machine. The method may determine whether the identifier of the client machine is within the client machine identification criteria. If the identifier of the client machine is not within the client machine identification criteria, the method drops the connection between the client machine and the gateway device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Donald G. Armerding, Jeff Rucker
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Publication number: 20210006991Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Patent number: 10820216Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Systech CorporationInventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Patent number: 10652328Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
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Patent number: 10536295Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
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Publication number: 20190268178Abstract: Control infrastructure. In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: John FAIRWEATHER, Gabriel JACOBO, Robert LUTZ, Jason PERESSINI, Jeff RUCKER, La Vaughn F. WATTS, JR., Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI, Anderson WIESE, Gretchen WIESHUBER
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Patent number: 10333734Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
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Publication number: 20190173945Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: La Vaughn Ferguson WATTS, Jeff RUCKER, Anderson WIESE, Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI
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Publication number: 20190159046Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Patent number: 10250680Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
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Patent number: 10194340Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Systech CorporationInventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Publication number: 20190028297Abstract: Control infrastructure. In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: John FAIRWEATHER, Gabriel JACOBO, Robert LUTZ, Jason PERESSINI, Jeff RUCKER, La Vaughn F. WATTS, JR., Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI, Anderson WIESE, Gretchen WIESHUBER
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Patent number: 10116461Abstract: Control infrastructure. In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: John Fairweather, Gabriel Jacobo, Robert Lutz, Jason Peressini, Jeff Rucker, La Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Roger Wellington-Oguri, Anderson Wiese, Gretchen Wieshuber
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Publication number: 20180159930Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scriptsand/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: La Vaughn Ferguson WATTS, Jeff RUCKER, Anderson WIESE, Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI
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Patent number: 9888072Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for managing gateways. In an embodiment, a virtual gateway is generated which comprises a representation of each of one or more active scripts and/or device information (e.g., device drivers, and/or definitions and/or configurations for devices, device types, and/or device groups) stored on at least one remote physical gateway. At least one user interface is provided for editing each of the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway. Synchronization is automatically maintained, across at least one network, between the one or more active scripts and/or device information represented in the virtual gateway and the one or more active scripts and/or device information stored on the at least one remote physical gateway.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: La Vaughn Ferguson Watts, Jr., Jeff Rucker, Anderson Wiese, Roger Wellington-Oguri
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Publication number: 20180013579Abstract: In an embodiment, the infrastructure comprises a script execution module that comprises a compiler that compiles scripts, having instructions that reference device properties, into virtual-machine programs, a virtual machine that executes virtual-machine programs, and a script manager that stores scripts, retrieves scripts, and loads scripts into the compiler. In addition, the infrastructure may comprise gateway(s), communicatively connected to physical device(s). The gateway(s) may each comprise processor(s), driver(s) that each communicate with at least one physical device using a communication protocol to read and/or write device properties of the physical device, and a device manager that maps device properties referenced in the virtual-machine programs to device properties used by the driver(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: SYSTECH CORPORATIONInventors: John FAIRWEATHER, Gabriel JACOBO, Robert LUTZ, Jason PERESSINI, Jeff RUCKER, La Vaughn F. WATTS, JR., Roger WELLINGTON-OGURI, Anderson WIESE, Gretchen WIESHUBER
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Publication number: 20170295506Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Patent number: 9686184Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Systech CorporationInventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding
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Publication number: 20160164777Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Jeff Rucker, Donald G. Armerding