Patents by Inventor Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER

Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER 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).

  • Patent number: 12020226
    Abstract: According to various aspects, a self-service terminal (100) may include: a user interface (1008) accessible to a user of the self-service terminal (100); a sensing device (206) configured to sense information about the user; a control device (106) configured to: determine a physiological condition of the user based on the information; select an interface profile from a plurality of predefined (e.g., saved) interface profiles based on the physiological condition; instruct a reconfiguration of the user interface (1008) based on the selected interface profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Eduard Weis, Alexander Knobloch, Sebastian Engelnkemper, Jochen Linck
  • Publication number: 20240193563
    Abstract: A self-service-terminal and a method for assisting an input of a personal identification number at a self-service-terminal are provided. The self-service-terminal includes a housing (1), a display (2) operatively supported by the housing (1), a card reader (3) operatively supported by the housing (1), a currency dispenser (4) operatively supported by the housing (1), a communication device (5) configured to comprise at least one touchless sensor (6), a controller (7) configured to be arranged in the housing (1) and to be coupled to at least the display (2) and the communication device (5). The controller (7) is configured to sequentially generate for each number of a personal identification number a first random number. The controller (7) is further configured to control the display (2) to display at least each of the respective first random numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian Engelnkemper, Eduard Weis, Alexander Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20240005292
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a self-service checkout terminal can comprise: an image capture device configured to capture image data of a capture region; a product capture device for capturing a product identifier of a product in the capture region when the product is presented to the product capture device; a control device configured: for determining payment information on the basis of the product identifier; for determining a movement pattern on the basis of the image data, wherein the movement pattern represents a movement of a product in the capture region; for determining an indication about a trustworthiness of the payment information on the basis of the movement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER, Alexander KNOBLOCH, Jonathan STIEBER
  • Publication number: 20230129779
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a method (100) for the computer-aided recognition of a transport container (402) being empty can comprise: determining (101) one or more than one segment of image data of the transport container (402) using depth information assigned to the image data; assigning (103) the image data to one from a plurality of classes, of which a first class represents the transport container (402) being empty, and a second class represents the transport container (402) being non-empty, wherein the one or more than one segment is not taken into account in the assigning; outputting (105) a signal which represents the filtered image data being assigned to the second class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Sommer, Alexander KNOBLOCH, Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER
  • Publication number: 20230119154
    Abstract: According to various aspects, a self-service terminal (100) may include: a user interface (1008) accessible to a user of the self-service terminal (100); a sensing device (206) configured to sense information about the user; a control device (106) configured to: determine a physiological condition of the user based on the information; select an interface profile from a plurality of predefined (e.g., saved) interface profiles based on the physiological condition; instruct a reconfiguration of the user interface (1008) based on the selected interface profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Eduard Weis, Alexander Knobloch, Sebastian Engelnkemper, Jochen Linck
  • Publication number: 20230034021
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a self-service checkout terminal can comprise: a capture device having at least one sensor, wherein the capture device is configured: to capture first biometric data with reference to a person at the self-service checkout terminal; to capture second biometric data with reference to an official identity certificate if the identity certificate is presented to the capture device; to capture a product identifier of a product if the product is presented to the capture device; a control device configured for: firstly determining a sales restriction to which the product is subject, on the basis of the product identifier; comparing the first biometric data with the second biometric data; secondly determining whether the person satisfies a criterion of the sales restriction on the basis of a result of the comparing and on the basis of the second biometric data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Eduard WEIS, Alexander KNOBLOCH, Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER
  • Publication number: 20230013078
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (100) and a method (300, 600) for operating a self-service terminal are disclosed, wherein the self-service terminal (100) comprises: an imaging device (102), configured for providing at least one digital image (104); at least one processor (110), configured for: determining whether the at least one digital image (104) comprises a face of a person; if the at least one digital image (104) comprises the face of the person, cutting out from the at least one digital image (104) an image region which comprises the face of the person; and a storage device (108), configured for storing the image region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Eduard WEIS, Alexander KNOBLOCH, Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER
  • Publication number: 20220406092
    Abstract: A self-service terminal and a method for providing security at a self-service terminal are disclosed, wherein the self-service terminal comprises: an imaging device, configured for providing at least one digital image; at least one processor, configured for applying a facial recognition method to the at least one digital image; and for controlling the self-service terminal using a facial recognition criterion depending on the result of the facial recognition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eduard WEIS, Alexander KNOBLOCH, Sebastian ENGELNKEMPER