Patents by Inventor Steve Pixton

Steve Pixton 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).

  • Self-contained scanner configuration
    Patent number: 11749071
    Abstract: Scanner/scale configuration is performed without scanning a series of programming barcodes and performed when a terminal is in a transaction processing mode of operation. A single code scanned into the scanner, initiates a configuration tool on the terminal and causes a graphical user interface (GUI) window to be rendered on a display of the terminal on top of any transaction windows rendered on the display. The GUI window permits user-defined configuration of the scanner/scale. In an embodiment, the configuration tool also provides a clone code that represents a source scanner/scale's configuration settings, when the clone code is scanned into a target scanner, the source scanner/scale's configuration settings are cloned on the target scanner/scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Crooks, Steve Pixton
  • Methods and a device for processor optimizations during item scanning and transaction processing
    Patent number: 11275916
    Abstract: Processor utilization for a combined transaction terminal and scanner device is controlled during item code image capture, item code reading, and/or read item code communications. Item image capture rates, item image frame reads, and read item code communications are controlled to override preconfigured processing and to reduce processor utilization on the device. This frees up processor capacity for performing other operations during transactions on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Costello, Si Ha, Steve Pixton
  • METHODS AND A DEVICE FOR PROCESSOR OPTIMIZATIONS DURING ITEM SCANNING AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20220067321
    Abstract: Processor utilization for a combined transaction terminal and scanner device is controlled during item code image capture, item code reading, and/or read item code communications. Item image capture rates, item image frame reads, and read item code communications are controlled to override preconfigured processing and to reduce processor utilization on the device. This frees up processor capacity for performing other operations during transactions on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher John Costello, Si Ha, Steve Pixton
  • SELF-CONTAINED SCANNER CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20200202682
    Abstract: Scanner/scale configuration is performed without scanning a series of programming barcodes and performed when a terminal is in a transaction processing mode of operation. A single code scanned into the scanner, initiates a configuration tool on the terminal and causes a graphical user interface (GUI) window to be rendered on a display of the terminal on top of any transaction windows rendered on the display. The GUI window permits user-defined configuration of the scanner/scale. In an embodiment, the configuration tool also provides a clone code that represents a source scanner/scale's configuration settings, when the clone code is scanned into a target scanner, the source scanner/scale's configuration settings are cloned on the target scanner/scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: John Crooks, Steve Pixton