Patents by Inventor Michael James Symonds

Michael James Symonds 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).

  • Publication number: 20180108205
    Abstract: A promotion server is provided including a promotion processing circuitry configured to receive transaction data from a point-of-sale device (POS) for a fueling environment. The POS is configured to facilitate a sale of goods or services and includes POS processing circuitry configured to receive the transaction data indicative of a good or service. The promotion processing circuitry is further configured to determine promotional data associated with one or more promotions based on the transaction data and cause display data associated with the one or more promotions to be transmitted to a display to be displayed to a customer. Only the promotion server performs the determination of promotional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Michael James Symonds, Aaron J. Drysdale, Ronald Philip Klinc, William Lucas Daniel
  • Publication number: 20160358146
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce
  • Patent number: 9424566
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce
  • Publication number: 20160063470
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce
  • Publication number: 20130238453
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce
  • Patent number: 8438064
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce
  • Publication number: 20120046787
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearca
  • Publication number: 20100268612
    Abstract: A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Gaston Berrio, Michael James Symonds, Ronald Philip Klinc, Andrew Richard Pearce