Patents by Inventor John C. Goodwin
John C. Goodwin 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: 10796291Abstract: A self-service check cashing system and method which performs preliminary tests on a check to reduce queue length at attendant check cashing stations. An example method includes obtaining an amount of a check from a customer by the self-service terminal, obtaining information from an image of a check by the self-service terminal, performing a plurality of tests by the self-service terminal, including tests using the information from the image to determine whether the check was properly completed; and displaying instructions to the customer by the self-service terminal to go to an attendant terminal to complete a second phase of the check cashing transaction when the self-service terminal determines that the test results were positive.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, Harris Roth
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Patent number: 10078824Abstract: A software platform and method are presented for integrating loosely coupled services or offerings provided across a retail environment into self-service terminals configured to perform different type of retail functions. The integration is accomplished with little or no modifications to existing software applications that provide the services or offerings.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Thomas V. Edwards, John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 9633346Abstract: A flexible financial services terminal and methods of operation is presented. The flexible financial services terminal provides a list of financial services to a customer. The customer selects a financial service and provides requested information related to the selected financial service. After the customer information is entered, a cashier trained in money transfers is called to the terminal to review the information and approve the financial service. Each financial service approved by the cashier is processed by the terminal and a fee is charged to the customer. The terminal further performs a purchase transaction that includes the fee for the financial service and receives payment from the customer for the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Publication number: 20150294282Abstract: A self-service check cashing system and method which performs preliminary tests on a check to reduce queue length at attendant check cashing stations. An example method includes obtaining an amount of a check from a customer by the self-service terminal, obtaining information from an image of a check by the self-service terminal, performing a plurality of tests by the self-service terminal, including tests using the information from the image to determine whether the check was properly completed; and displaying instructions to the customer by the self-service terminal to go to an attendant terminal to complete a second phase of the check cashing transaction when the self-service terminal determines that the test results were positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: John C. Goodwin, Harris Roth
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Patent number: 9070124Abstract: A self-service check cashing system and method which performs preliminary tests on a check to reduce queue length at attendant check cashing stations. An example method includes obtaining an amount of a check from a customer by the self-service terminal, obtaining information from an image of a check by the self-service terminal, performing a plurality of tests by the self-service terminal, including tests using the information from the image to determine whether the check was properly completed; and displaying instructions to the customer by the self-service terminal to go to an attendant terminal to complete a second phase of the check cashing transaction when the self-service terminal determines that the test results were positive.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, Harris Roth
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Publication number: 20140297436Abstract: A flexible financial services terminal and methods of operation is presented. The flexible financial services terminal provides a list of financial services to a customer. The customer selects a financial service and provides requested information related to the selected financial service. After the customer information is entered, a cashier trained in money transfers is called to the terminal to review the information and approve the financial service. Each financial service approved by the cashier is processed by the terminal and a fee is charged to the customer. The terminal further performs a purchase transaction that includes the fee for the financial service and receives payment from the customer for the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 8788302Abstract: A method of controlling a self-service terminal which makes optimal use of features offered by the self-service terminal. The method includes the steps of monitoring operation of a self-service terminal application, determining features of the self-service terminal application used by operators, storing usage information about the features, identifying triggering information, analyzing the usage information and the triggering information to determine optimal features to enable in the self-service terminal application, and enabling the optimal features.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, III, Michael E. Halpern
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Publication number: 20130322732Abstract: A self-service check cashing system and method which performs preliminary tests on a check to reduce queue length at attendant check cashing stations. An example method includes obtaining an amount of a check from a customer by the self-service terminal, obtaining information from an image of a check by the self-service terminal, performing a plurality of tests by the self-service terminal, including tests using the information from the image to determine whether the check was properly completed; and displaying instructions to the customer by the self-service terminal to go to an attendant terminal to complete a second phase of the check cashing transaction when the self-service terminal determines that the test results were positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventors: John C. Goodwin, Harris Roth
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Patent number: 8504430Abstract: A system and method of displaying information by an electronic price label which uses thresholds to minimize the number of messages to an electronic price label. The system includes a record for an item associated with the electronic price label which contains the thresholds. The thresholds divide the information into a number of ranges including a first range of information and a second range of information.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, III, Terry L. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8504429Abstract: A system and method of displaying information by an electronic price label which uses thresholds to minimize the number of messages to an electronic price label. The system includes a record for an item associated with the electronic price label which contains the thresholds. The thresholds divide the information into a number of ranges including a first range of information and a second range of information.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, III, Terry L. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 8370220Abstract: A method of completing a transaction using payment information received from a personal wireless device. The method includes the steps of recording items for purchase, determining a total price of the items, displaying a prompt to provide payment for the total price, and wirelessly receiving payment information from a personal wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 8360207Abstract: A security method for a self-service checkout system with radio frequency identification (RFID) capability. The security method includes the steps of obtaining cart identification information from an RFID label attached to a cart by a security computer at a security station, obtaining first item identification information from a self-service computer transaction record using the cart identification information, obtaining second item identification information from a group of RFID labels attached to a group of items in the cart by the security computer, and comparing the first item identification information in the transaction record to the second item identification information to determine whether the second item identification information equals the first item identification information.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 8276808Abstract: An application or print driver on a point-of-sale terminal determines the break point of a transaction record to be printed on two sides of media. The print data is sent to the printer in a particular amount of print data for print on the front side followed by a particular amount of print data for print on the back side. The application or print driver then alternates between the print data on the front and the print data on the back until the end of the transaction record is transmitted. When all print data for the front is transmitted, an end of front data indicator is sent. When all print data for the back is transmitted, an end of back data indicator is sent. When both indicators are sent, the printer is allowed to cut the transaction record.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Publication number: 20120132700Abstract: An application or print driver on a point-of-sale terminal determines the break point of a transaction record to be printed on two sides of media. The print data is sent to the printer in a particular amount of print data for print on the front side followed by a particular amount of print data for print on the back side. The application or print driver then alternates between the print data on the front and the print data on the back until the end of the transaction record is transmitted. When all print data for the front is transmitted, an end of front data indicator is sent. When all print data for the back is transmitted, an end of back data indicator is sent. When both indicators are sent, the printer is allowed to cut the transaction record.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventor: John C. Goodwin, III
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Publication number: 20120136736Abstract: A software platform and method are presented for integrating loosely coupled services or offerings provided across a retail environment into self-service terminals configured to perform different type of retail functions. The integration is accomplished with little or no modifications to existing software applications that provide the services or offerings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas V. Edwards, John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 8027847Abstract: A system and method of refilling a prescription which uses a pharmacy kiosk. One embodiment of the system includes a touch screen located at a pharmacy, an input device in the touch screen or card reader for recording identification information from a customer, a barcode reader located at the pharmacy for reading a barcode containing prescription information from a previous transaction, a card reader or cash acceptor or check reader located at the pharmacy for receiving payment from the customer, and a computer located at the pharmacy for displaying a prompt to enter the identification information and scan the barcode using the touch screen, for recording the prescription information using the barcode reader, for determining corresponding price information for a refill of the prescription, and for processing payment for the refill from the customer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John Brian Francis, John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 7870007Abstract: A system and method of determining interactions between medicines which includes a pharmacy kiosk. One embodiment of the pharmacy kiosk includes a display, an input device, and a computer for displaying a prompt to enter medicine identification information for a medicine, for recording the medicine identification information, for obtaining interaction information between the medicine and other medicines, and for displaying the interaction information. The computer may additionally record operator identification information, obtain prescriptions of the operator for the other medicines using the operator identification information, obtain interaction information between the medicine and the other medicines, and display the interaction information.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John Brian Francis, John C. Goodwin, III
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Patent number: 7675503Abstract: A method of displaying information by a network kiosk which causes different information to be displayed when someone passes within a predetermined distance of the kiosk. The method includes the steps of sensing a person within a predetermined distance of the kiosk, displaying first information, timing a time period, and displaying second information if the person did not begin use of the kiosk within the time period.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, III, John Brian Francis
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Patent number: 7668766Abstract: A system for processing payment of bills from multiple bill providers which establishes connections to bill provider computers through APIs unique to each bill provider. The system includes a display for displaying a list of bill providers, an input device for recording customer selections of a number of the bill providers from the list, a payment accepting device, such as a check reader, card reader, or cash acceptor, and a processor for establishing connections to computers of the bill providers through the APIs which are resident on the kiosk in response to the customer selections, for sending customer identification information to the computers, for receiving and displaying customer account information from the computers, for recording the payments from the payment accepting device, and for sending payment information to the computers.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: John C. Goodwin, III, Robert Randall Schlieker
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Patent number: 7533127Abstract: A system and method of managing data for electronic price label overlays which automates printing of new and changed overlays. The method determines electronic price label information and price look-up file descriptions that have been added or changed for particular electronic price labels. Additions and changes in overlay data are marked and identified by the marks to create a print data file. Alternatively, additions and changes are identified by a comparison of a first file with a second file containing the additions and changes. The system includes a number of storage media for storing the PLU file and the EPL data file, and a computer which determines a change in the PLU file or the EPL data file and which creates the print file for printing an overlay for the change in the PLU file and EPL data file.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Terry Lee Zimmerman, John C. Goodwin, III, Scott A Bitner, Christopher M Haynes, Gregory H. Campbell, Kelly S. Harrelson