Patents by Inventor Mark McGregor
Mark McGregor 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: 10706417Abstract: A system and method for execution of customer-specific marketing, discounts, and promotions which alerts the customer that the customer is to receive the promotion. In one form, the system includes a point-of-sale computer at a checkout counter for processing purchase of items, a customer interface device at the checkout counter which alerts a customer to the existence of a promotion and for transferring details of the promotion to the point-of-sale computer, wherein the details of the promotion appear as bar code data to the point-of-sale computer, and a local promotional server wirelessly connected to the customer interface device for sending the details of the promotion to the customer interface display.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Vincent R. Koser, G. Mark McGregor, Kent A. Wert
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Patent number: 10539068Abstract: Provided is an exhaust porting apparatus (10) for a turbocharged internal combustion engine (4) which includes a turbocharger (6) that is conventionally arranged in fluid communication with the exhaust (8), the turbo in turn facilitating forced air induction back into the engine via air intake (5). The apparatus (10) comprises a housing (12) that defines an inlet port (14) and an outlet port (16). The apparatus (10) also includes a valve member 18 which is arranged within the housing (12). The valve member (18) is generally displaceable between a high-velocity gas inlet position, wherein the valve member (18) allows unobstructed fluid flow between the inlet and outlet ports (14) and (16), and a low-velocity gas inlet position, wherein the valve member (18) obstructs fluid flow through the outlet port 16 whilst allowing unobstructed fluid flow into the inlet port (14).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Inventor: Mark Mcgregor Warner
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Patent number: 10296923Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer evaluations are presented. An enterprise system detects and interaction with a customer. Metrics for the interaction are acquired and a centralized preference server delivers real time preference values known for the customer. The metrics and the preference values are used to dynamically and in real-time evaluate conditions for an enterprise offer and when met the offer is delivered to the customer in real time.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Laurie Ann Rodriguez, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser, Norman Perkins Blake
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Publication number: 20190003378Abstract: Provided is an exhaust porting apparatus (10) for a turbocharged internal combustion engine (4) which includes a turbocharger (6) that is conventionally arranged in fluid communication with the exhaust (8), the turbo in turn facilitating forced air induction back into the engine via air intake (5). The apparatus (10) comprises a housing (12) that defines an inlet port (14) and an outlet port (16). The apparatus (10) also includes a valve member 18 which is arranged within the housing (12). The valve member (18) is generally displaceable between a high-velocity gas inlet position, wherein the valve member (18) allows unobstructed fluid flow between the inlet and outlet ports (14) and (16), and a low-velocity gas inlet position, wherein the valve member (18) obstructs fluid flow through the outlet port 16 whilst allowing unobstructed fluid flow into the inlet port (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventor: Mark Mcgregor Warner
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Patent number: 9646316Abstract: Techniques for universal promotion conditions for offer evaluations are provided. Promotions are comprised of promotion conditions. The conditions are defined as a key value, description, and data type. Defined operators for the data types are enumerated and the key values can be mixed and matched in custom defined conditional statements to expand promotional engines with universal promotion conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Vincent Robert Koser, George Mark McGregor
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Patent number: 9021363Abstract: Systems and techniques for centralized user preference management for electronic decision making devices are provided. A user preference profile is received. A user preference profile manager may transmit a user preference from the user preference profile to a requesting user transaction terminal. the user preference manager may also receive a dynamic user preference from a user preference profile and extend the user preference profile with the dynamic user preference, where the dynamic user preference includes a preference definition and the preference definition includes read and write access controls for the dynamic user preference. Then the user manager may update the user preference profile based on data received from the user transaction terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Norman Perkins Blake, III, Christopher Lee Collier, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser
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Publication number: 20140067495Abstract: Techniques for universal promotion conditions for offer evaluations are provided. Promotions are comprised of promotion conditions. The conditions are defined as a key value, description, and data type. Defined operators for the data types are enumerated and the key values can be mixed and matched in custom defined conditional statements to expand promotional engines with universal promotion conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Vincent Robert Koser, George Mark McGregor
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Publication number: 20130166388Abstract: Techniques for real-time offer evaluations are presented. An enterprise system detects and interaction with a customer. Metrics for the interaction are acquired and a centralized preference server delivers real time preference values known for the customer. The metrics and the preference values are used to dynamically and in real-time evaluate conditions for an enterprise offer and when met the offer is delivered to the customer in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Laurie Ann Rodriguez, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser, Norman Perkins Blake
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Publication number: 20120110467Abstract: Systems and techniques for centralized user preference management for electronic decision making devices are provided. A user preference profile is received. A user preference profile manager may transmit a user preference from the user preference profile to a requesting user transaction terminal. the user preference manager may also receive a dynamic user preference from a user preference profile and extend the user preference profile with the dynamic user preference, where the dynamic user preference includes a preference definition and the preference definition includes read and write access controls for the dynamic user preference. Then the user manager may update the user preference profile based on data received from the user transaction terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Norman Perkins Blake, Christopher Lee Collier, George Mark McGregor, Vincent Robert Koser
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Patent number: 7904336Abstract: A system and a method whereby e-mail users may send e-mail messages appended with advertising. E-mail sent from the e-mail user's e-mail account is routed through a standard email delivery system. The e-mail message is further processed by a software means which appends thereto another software means operable to cause an advertisement to appear when the e-mail message is opened by the e-mail recipient. In one embodiment, a portion of the revenue generated by the advertising may be distributed to a charitable organization. The e-mail user sending the e-mail message may designate a charitable organization to receive such contributions. The present invention may be used with any e-mail technology.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2001Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: G. Mark McGregor, Bret J. Besecker
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Patent number: 7401147Abstract: A method and system in an application service provider (“ASP”) system for regulating the dispatching of event notification messages that generate return contacts. The ASP system is connected to various requestor systems and receives from those systems requests to send messages to designated recipients. The ASP system dispatches the messages by retrieving the requests from the request store, generating messages for the requests, and sending the generated messages at a requestor-specific message dispatch rate. The ASP system dynamically adjusts the message dispatch rate for a requestor in real time to help ensure that the requestor is not overwhelmed with return contacts.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Varolii CorporationInventors: Scott E. Sikora, Michael Ensminger, Derek Robbecke, Timothy Fenster, Mark McGregor, Jesse Watson, Anh Tran
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Publication number: 20060168076Abstract: A method and system in an application service provider (“ASP”) system for regulating the dispatching of event notification messages that generate return contacts. The ASP system is connected to various requestor systems and receives from those systems requests to send messages to designated recipients. The ASP system dispatches the messages by retrieving the requests from the request store, generating messages for the requests, and sending the generated messages at a requestor-specific message dispatch rate. The ASP system dynamically adjusts the message dispatch rate for a requestor in real time to help ensure that the requestor is not overwhelmed with return contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Scott Sikora, Michael Ensminger, Derek Robbecke, Timothy Fenster, Mark McGregor, Jesse Watson, Anh Tran
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Patent number: 7069303Abstract: A method and system in an application service provider (“ASP”) system for regulating the dispatching of event notification messages that generate return contacts. The ASP system is connected to various requester systems and receives from those systems requests to send messages to designated recipients. The ASP system dispatches the messages by retrieving the requests from the request store, generating messages for the requests, and sending the generated messages at a requestor-specific message dispatch rate. The ASP system dynamically adjusts the message dispatch rate for a requestor in real time to help ensure that the requestor is not overwhelmed with return contacts.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Par3 Communications, Inc.Inventors: Scott E. Sikora, Michael Ensminger, Derek Robbecke, Timothy Fenster, Mark McGregor, Jesse Watson, Anh Tran
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Publication number: 20050066008Abstract: A method and system in an application service provider (“ASP”) system for regulating the dispatching of event notification messages that generate return contacts. The ASP system is connected to various requester systems and receives from those systems requests to send messages to designated recipients. The ASP system dispatches the messages by retrieving the requests from the request store, generating messages for the requests, and sending the generated messages at a requestor-specific message dispatch rate. The ASP system dynamically adjusts the message dispatch rate for a requestor in real time to help ensure that the requestor is not overwhelmed with return contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Scott Sikora, Michael Ensminger, Derek Robbecke, Timothy Fenster, Mark McGregor, Jesse Watson, Anh Tran
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Publication number: 20040064368Abstract: A system and method for execution of customer-specific marketing, discounts, and promotions which alerts the customer that the customer is to receive the promotion. In one form, the system includes a point-of-sale computer at a checkout counter for processing purchase of items, a customer interface device at the checkout counter which alerts a customer to the existence of a promotion and for transferring details of the promotion to the point-of-sale computer, wherein the details of the promotion appear as bar code data to the point-of-sale computer, and a local promotional server wirelessly connected to the customer interface device for sending the details of the promotion to the customer interface display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Vincent R. Koser, G. Mark McGregor, Kent A. Wert
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Publication number: 20020026360Abstract: A system and a method whereby e-mail users may send e-mail messages appended with advertising. E-mail sent from the e-mail user's e-mail account is routed through a standard email delivery system. The e-mail message is further processed by a software means which appends thereto another software means operable to cause an advertisement to appear when the e-mail message is opened by the e-mail recipient. In one embodiment, a portion of the revenue generated by the advertising may be distributed to a charitable organization. The e-mail user sending the e-mail message may designate a charitable organization to receive such contributions. The present invention may be used with any e-mail technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Applicant: Copient Technologies, LLCInventors: G. Mark McGregor, Bret J. Besecker