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).
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Patent number: 11738104Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
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Publication number: 20230096257Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
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Patent number: 11565011Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
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Publication number: 20220088236Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Steven Birnie, Liam McCafferty
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Patent number: 10429930Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Philip N. Day, Steven Birnie, Elina Jokisuu, Michael McKenna, Andrew W. D. Smith
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Publication number: 20160224113Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Philip N. Day, Steven Birnie, Elina Jokisuu, Michael McKenna, Andrew W.D. Smith
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Publication number: 20150348442Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Liam Mccafferty, Steven Birnie, Roderick George Paterson
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Patent number: 8928600Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Steven Birnie
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Publication number: 20120095851Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: NCR CORPORATIONInventor: Steven Birnie
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Patent number: 6659342Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Steven Birnie
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Publication number: 20020074394Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: NCR CorporationInventor: Steven Birnie