Patents by Inventor Steven Birnie

Steven Birnie 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: 11738104
    Abstract: A sterilizing media cassette is described for docking with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. The sterilizing media cassette has a body having a lower portion and four sides. The body is adapted to hold a stack of media items such as banknotes on support members positioned above the lower portion of the body. A lid is provided that couples to the body. The lid forms an enclosed inner space when coupled to the body. An ozone gas source and/or a heat source is mounted on an inner surface of the body or the inner surface of the lid. A controller activates the ozone gas source and/or a heat source to sterilize the stack of media items. This may be done for a predetermined fixed period of time after the sterilizing media cassette is docked with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
  • Publication number: 20230096257
    Abstract: A sterilizing media cassette is described for docking with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. The sterilizing media cassette has a body having a lower portion and four sides. The body is adapted to hold a stack of media items such as banknotes on support members positioned above the lower portion of the body. A lid is provided that couples to the body. The lid forms an enclosed inner space when coupled to the body. An ozone gas source and/or a heat source is mounted on an inner surface of the body or the inner surface of the lid. A controller activates the ozone gas source and/or a heat source to sterilize the stack of media items. This may be done for a predetermined fixed period of time after the sterilizing media cassette is docked with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
  • Patent number: 11565011
    Abstract: A sterilizing media cassette is described for docking with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. The sterilizing media cassette has a body having a lower portion and four sides. The body is adapted to hold a stack of media items such as banknotes on support members positioned above the lower portion of the body. A lid is provided that couples to the body. The lid forms an enclosed inner space when coupled to the body. UV light sources are mounted on each an inner surface of the body and the inner surface of the lid. A controller activates the UV light source to sterilize the stack of media items. This may be done for a predetermined fixed period of time after the sterilizing media cassette is docked with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. Ozone and/or heat may also be used for sterilization of the media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
  • Publication number: 20220088236
    Abstract: A sterilizing media cassette is described for docking with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. The sterilizing media cassette has a body having a lower portion and four sides. The body is adapted to hold a stack of media items such as banknotes on support members positioned above the lower portion of the body. A lid is provided that couples to the body. The lid forms an enclosed inner space when coupled to the body. UV light sources are mounted on each an inner surface of the body and the inner surface of the lid. A controller activates the UV light source to sterilize the stack of media items. This may be done for a predetermined fixed period of time after the sterilizing media cassette is docked with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. Ozone and/or heat may also be used for sterilization of the media items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
  • Patent number: 10429930
    Abstract: Embodiments of a tactile strip and systems including a tactile strip are generally described herein. A tactile strip may include a back side configured to be coupled to a touchscreen display and a front side opposite the back side. The tactile strip may include a plurality of tactile features on the front side, the plurality of tactile features corresponding to a plurality of displayed inputs on the touchscreen display. A user touch may be used to register contact with the touchscreen via tactile feature guidance. A selected input may be confirmed by a long press, double touch, secondary touch, or other gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Philip N. Day, Steven Birnie, Elina Jokisuu, Michael McKenna, Andrew W. D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160224113
    Abstract: Embodiments of a tactile strip and systems including a tactile strip are generally described herein. A tactile strip may include a back side configured to be coupled to a touchscreen display and a front side opposite the back side. The tactile strip may include a plurality of tactile features on the front side, the plurality of tactile features corresponding to a plurality of displayed inputs on the touchscreen display. A user touch may be used to register contact with the touchscreen via tactile feature guidance. A selected input may be confirmed by a long press, double touch, secondary touch, or other gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Philip N. Day, Steven Birnie, Elina Jokisuu, Michael McKenna, Andrew W.D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20150348442
    Abstract: An overlay for a touch-sensitive display. An example overlay includes a substrate defining a substantially smooth area and a textured area wherein the textured area corresponds to a displayed key entry area of the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Liam Mccafferty, Steven Birnie, Roderick George Paterson
  • Patent number: 8928600
    Abstract: A transaction terminal which includes a projector instead of a liquid crystal display. The transaction terminal includes a projector for projecting images of transaction screens on a surface during a transaction, an input device for recording operator selections in the transaction screens during the transaction, and a computer for generating the images of the transaction screens, for displaying the screens via the projector, and for processing the operator selections during the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Birnie
  • Publication number: 20120095851
    Abstract: A transaction terminal which includes a projector instead of a liquid crystal display. The transaction terminal includes a projector for projecting images of transaction screens on a surface during a transaction, an input device for recording operator selections in the transaction screens during the transaction, and a computer for generating the images of the transaction screens, for displaying the screens via the projector, and for processing the operator selections during the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven Birnie
  • Patent number: 6659342
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (10 or 110) is described. The terminal (10 or 110) includes a self-contained power supply (44 or 144) such as a battery so that the terminal (10 or 110) does not require any external power connection. The terminal may also have a wireless transceiver (42 or 142) so that the terminal does not require any external connections. In one embodiment, the terminal (10) is wearable so that a person can carry the terminal to a potential customer. In another embodiment, the terminal (110) has wheels and a motor so that the terminal is self-propelled and may be moved towards a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Birnie
  • Publication number: 20020074394
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (10 or 110) is described. The terminal (10 or 110) includes a self-contained power supply (44 or 144) such as a battery so that the terminal (10 or 110) does not require any external power connection. The terminal may also have a wireless transceiver (42 or 142) so that the terminal does not require any external connections. In one embodiment, the terminal (10) is wearable so that a person can carry the terminal to a potential customer. In another embodiment, the terminal (110) has wheels and a motor so that the terminal is self-propelled and may be moved towards a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Birnie