Patents by Inventor John Royce-Winston

John Royce-Winston 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).

  • System and method for creating digital currency
    Patent number: 7424970
    Abstract: A system and method for creating digital currency has a first automated teller machine operably connected to a central computer. A program initiated on the first automated teller machine with an initiation button functions to enable the first automated teller machine to receive physical currency with a currency scanner, to determine a sum of currency. The program then signals the central computer to create an account in a database, and to create a unique alphanumeric code associated with the account. The account includes the sum of currency. The unique alphanumeric code includes a first portion that includes the sum of currency in digital form, and a second portion that is random or user determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventor: John Royce-Winston
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING DIGITAL CURRENCY
    Publication number: 20080203150
    Abstract: A method for creating digital currency has the steps of providing a server operably connected to the network; receiving into the server a transmission from one of the automated teller machines via the network that a sum of currency has been received into the currency scanner of the automated teller machine; creating an account automatically by the server in response to the receipt of the transmission; storing the sum of currency in digital form in the account; generating a unique alphanumeric code; associating the unique alphanumeric code with the account; and transmitting the unique alphanumeric code to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: John Royce-Winston, Charles Polanco
  • System and method for creating digital currency
    Publication number: 20070125839
    Abstract: A system and method for creating digital currency has a first automated teller machine operably connected to a central computer. A program initiated on the first automated teller machine with an initiation button functions to enable the first automated teller machine to receive physical currency with a currency scanner, to determine a sum of currency. The program then signals the central computer to create an account in a database, and to create a unique alphanumeric code associated with the account. The account includes the sum of currency. The unique alphanumeric code includes a first portion that includes the sum of currency in digital form, and a second portion that is random or user determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: John Royce-Winston