Patents by Inventor John P. Garringer

John P. Garringer 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).

  • Media quality assessment system and method
    Patent number: 8927891
    Abstract: A digital versatile disc (DVD) rental kiosk comprises a mechanism whereby the quality of DVDs is assessed on their return to the kiosk following rental. Any DVD that shows signs of damage, or otherwise considered have a poor playback quality, is placed in a quarantine area and is thereby prevented from being issued to a future customer. A method of assessing the quality of returned DVDs is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Garringer, Sean P. Harte
  • MEDIA QUALITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110127202
    Abstract: A digital versatile disc (DVD) rental kiosk comprises a mechanism whereby the quality of DVDs is assessed on their return to the kiosk following rental. Any DVD that shows signs of damage, or otherwise considered have a poor playback quality, is placed in a quarantine area and is thereby prevented from being issued to a future customer. A method of assessing the quality of returned DVDs is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: John P. Garringer, Sean P. Harte