Patents by Inventor Mark Christan Speich
Mark Christan Speich 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: 8306861Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Patent number: 8306860Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Publication number: 20090055280Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Publication number: 20090055276Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Patent number: 7457767Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2000Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Publication number: 20030038729Abstract: A personal data assistant (“PDA”) watch uses a “character wheel,” or a “data dial,” to enter information, or characters, into the PDA watch. Such a dial makes the entering of data much quicker by taking advantage of the flexibility of the human wrist. A dial containing the character set disbursed around its circumference can be turned to indicate which character the user wishes to enter. The selection of a particular symbol/character can then be made by depressing the dial or some other input button.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2000Publication date: February 27, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Patent number: RE47144Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignees: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich
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Patent number: RE48419Abstract: Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each patron to enter the amount they wish to pay. When the initial bill is presented, a balance due will be displayed and the indication will be provided that the bill has yet to be paid in full. As each transaction is entered, a running total will be displayed indicating the remaining balance due. When the running total reaches zero, the bill is paid in full, and an indication will be provided, such as by illuminating a green indicator light or by displaying a balance due of $0.00.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignees: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Rodney Charles Dunsmore, Steven Lee Harrington, Mark Christan Speich