Patents by Inventor Sidney M. Smith

Sidney M. Smith 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).

  • Automated teller machine (ATM) including an application programming interface (API)-equipped, embedded mobile computer
    Patent number: 12118526
    Abstract: An ATM system includes a back-end server, an ATM central processing unit (ATM CPU) that receives information relating to the ATM system and a mobile computer. The mobile computer provides a CPU (MC CPU) and a keypad. The mobile computer may also provide a touch screen configured to display an initial ATM display. The ATM system also includes an interface system for interfacing between the ATM CPU and MC CPU. The back-end server formats and transmits to the ATM an API call. The API call requests a location of the user, ATM device information, and identification information of the user. The mobile computer is configured to respond to the API call by providing the location, the ATM device information, and the identification information of the user to the back-end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Flasher
    Patent number: 4309741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle light having a pair of lamps in a fresnel-lensed housing. The lamps are battery powered and provide a flashing light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Inventor: Sidney M. Smith