Patents by Inventor Philip A. Duncan

Philip A. Duncan 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).

  • Reducing transaction time in a self-service terminal
    Patent number: 8360309
    Abstract: Methods of reducing transaction time in a self-service terminal are described. The methods involve pre-stacking a defined amount of media, such as a commonly withdrawn amount of money, before the user has performed any service selection. During service selection, the user is given an option to withdraw the defined amount of money and if the user selects this option, the pre-stacked amount is dispensed. If the user selects an option to withdraw a different amount of money, a second dispenser in the self-service terminal may be used to stack and dispense this different amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Philip A. Duncan, Stefano Cipollone
  • Terminal and device management method
    Patent number: 8201728
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (SST), such as an ATM, comprises a processor, and two functionally similar devices, for example cash dispense units, and an input/output (IO) port. The processor receives status data from each of the similar devices and determines which set of status data to communicate to a remote host via the IO port dependent upon device status and health parameters contained within the status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon A. Forsyth, Philip A. Duncan, Jacek Adamski
  • Terminal and device management method
    Publication number: 20090194580
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (SST), such as an ATM, comprises a processor, and two functionally similar devices, for example cash dispense units, and an input/output (IO) port. The processor receives status data from each of the similar devices and determines which set of status data to communicate to a remote host via the IO port dependent upon device status and health parameters contained within the status data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Gordon A. Forsyth, Philip A. Duncan, Jacek Adamski
  • Reducing transaction time in a self-service terminal
    Publication number: 20090162184
    Abstract: Methods of reducing transaction time in a self-service terminal are described. The methods involve pre-stacking a defined amount of media, such as a commonly withdrawn amount of money, before the user has performed any service selection. During service selection, the user is given an option to withdraw the defined amount of money and if the user selects this option, the pre-stacked amount is dispensed. If the user selects an option to withdraw a different amount of money, a second dispenser in the self-service terminal may be used to stack and dispense this different amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Philip A. Duncan, Stefano Cipollone