Patents by Inventor Steven Shepley

Steven Shepley 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: 8544730
    Abstract: An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, Eric Toepke, Mike R. Ryan, Randall W. Jenkins, Natarajan Ramachandran, Thomas D. Ertle, Tim Crews, Willis Miller, Nick Billett, Steven Shepley, Dave Krzic, Victor A. Cogan
  • Patent number: 8534547
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards. The machine includes sensing devices adjacent a card reader slot. The sensing devices enable the machine controller to detect the presence of unauthorized card reading devices. Servicing the machine is facilitated through use of a portable diagnostic article. The article enables access to diagnostic data stored in machine memory. The article also provides data indicative of the significance of the diagnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Patent number: 8453924
    Abstract: An automated banking machine of a banking system operates responsive to data read from bearing records. The machine includes a card reader operative to read card data including financial account identifying data, and causes financial transfers responsive to the read card data. The machine also includes a sheet acceptor that separates each sheet from a received stack of sheets. Each sheet is aligned with a sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices which include at least one magnetic read head, an imager, and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to be genuine are returned to the machine user. Sheets determined to be genuine are processed and stored in the machine. At least one surface area image sensor and at least one image data processor are used to determine sheet movement in the sheet path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Turocy, Mike R. Ryan, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Jeffrey M. Eastman, Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Patent number: 8448849
    Abstract: An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader for reading user cards, and at least one of a note acceptor and a cash dispenser. The automated banking machine carries out financial transfers related to user accounts based on information read from cards. The automated banking machine provides a printed receipt for transactions conducted. The machine carries out transactions when operatively connected to a source of power and a transaction network. The machine also carries out functions to control the power status of devices in the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall W. Jenkins, Vincent L. Owens, Gregory Fockler, Jerry Cox, Tom Ertle, Dave Krzic, Steven Shepley, Nick Billett, Victor A. Cogan, Willis Miller, Mike R. Ryan, Tim Crews, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8413890
    Abstract: Automated banking machines (10) operate to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. Each of the automated banking machines includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. Transactions are authorized responsive at least in part to correspondence between card data and stored data corresponding to authorized users. Entities responsible for operating the automated banking machines may receive messages that include information or update code items for software or firmware usable in the banking machines for which they have operational responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Billett, Steven Shepley, William R. Aitken, Glenda Griswold, Joseph McGinley
  • Patent number: 8403205
    Abstract: Automated banking machines (10) operate to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. Each of the automated banking machines includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. Transactions are authorized responsive at least in part to correspondence between card data and stored data corresponding to authorized users. Entities responsible for operating the automated banking machines may receive messages that include information or update code items for software or firmware usable in the banking machines for which they have operational responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Billett, Steven Shepley, William R. Aitken, Glenda Griswold, Joseph McGinley
  • Publication number: 20120312870
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The automated banking machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to transaction function devices such as the card reader to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, Eric Toepke, Mike R. Ryan, Randall W. Jenkins, Natarajan Ramachandran, Thomas D. Ertle, Tim Crews, Willis Miller, Nick Billett, Steven Shepley, Dave Krzic, Victor A. Cogan
  • Patent number: 8245912
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read card data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser and the machine carries out transaction functions for consumers including dispensing cash responsive to. The amount of cash dispensed is verified through communication with a security manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, Steven Shepley
  • Patent number: 8240555
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including financial account identifying data, and to cause financial transfers responsive to the card data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device and a terminal processor. The terminal processor is operative to cause the deposit accepting device to process sheets in carrying out transactions involving financial transfers. The terminal processor controls operation of the deposit accepting device in response to stored device operation instructions, which can be modified through communication with a remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Turocy, Mike R. Ryan, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Jeffrey M. Eastman, Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Patent number: 8225989
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including financial account identifying data, and to cause financial transfers responsive to the card data. The automated banking machine includes a sheet accepting device. The sheet accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are returned to a user of the machine. Sheets determined to have at least one property of genuine sheets are processed and stored in the machine. At least one image sensor is used to determine sheet movement data in a sheet path within the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Turocy, Mike R. Ryan, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Jeffrey M. Eastman, Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Publication number: 20120160913
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards. The machine includes sensing devices adjacent a card reader slot. The sensing devices enable the machine controller to detect the presence of unauthorized card reading devices. Servicing the machine is facilitated through use of a portable diagnostic article. The article enables access to diagnostic data stored in machine memory. The article also provides data indicative of the significance of the diagnostic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Publication number: 20120145782
    Abstract: An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, Eric Toepke, Mike R. Ryan, Randall W. Jenkins, Natarajan Ramachandran, Thomas D. Ertle, Tim Crews, Willis Miller, Nick Billett, Steven Shepley, Dave Krzic, Victor A. Cogan
  • Publication number: 20120138677
    Abstract: An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, Eric Toepke, Mike R. Ryan, Randall W. Jenkins, Natarajan Ramachandran, Thomas D. Ertle, Tim Crews, Willis Miller, Nick Billett, Steven Shepley, Dave Krzic, Victor A. Cogan
  • Patent number: 8141773
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read card data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser and the machine carries out transaction functions for consumers including dispensing cash. Responsive to a diagnostic article being in operative connection with the machine a servicer interface of the machine may selectively output textual indicia included in service manuals. Servicers may also selectively conduct diagnostic activities at a servicer interface and a consumer interface on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Glenda Griswold, Steven Shepley
  • Patent number: 8123122
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records such as user cards. The exemplary machine includes a lockable first fascia portion (20) which when unlocked enables access to a chest lock input device (104), inputs to which enable opening a chest door (18) of the machine. Opening the first fascia portion also enables access to an actuator (116) which enables moving a second fascia portion (22) for conducting service activities. A controller (72) in the machine selectively illuminates light emitting devices (118, 126) for purposes of facilitating user operation of the machine. Sensing devices (128) adjacent a card reader slot (28) on the machine enables the controller to detect the presence of unauthorized card reading devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold
  • Publication number: 20110215142
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader operative to read card data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. The automated banking machine also includes a display and a printer to produce records of financial transactions carried out with the machine. The card reader is operative to read and return card information read from the user card responsive to communications received from components executing in a virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Shepley, Joseph Cwikla, Bryan Reed, James Block, Robert Usner, Jay Paul Drummond, Mark D. Smith
  • Patent number: 7959072
    Abstract: An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader for reading user cards, and at least one of a note acceptor and a cash dispenser. The automated banking machine carries out financial transfers related to user accounts based on information read from cards. The automated banking machine provides a printed receipt for transactions conducted. The machine carries out transactions when operatively connected to a source of power and a transaction network. The machine also carries out functions to control the power status of devices in the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall W. Jenkins, Vincent L. Owens, Gregory Fockler, Jerry Cox, Tom Ertle, Dave Krzic, Steven Shepley, Nick Billett, Victor A. Cogan, Willis Miller, Mike R. Ryan, Tim Crews, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 7934644
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. The machine includes at least one computer and a plurality of transaction function devices. The machine further includes a plurality of device driver components that generally correspond to each of the transaction function devices. The device drivers are operative responsive to communication from an XFS layer to control the operation of the transaction function devices. The machine operates responsive to markup language documents to accomplish financial transfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Shepley, Joseph Cwikla, Bryan Reed, James Block, Robert Usner, Jay Paul Drummond, Mark D. Smith
  • Patent number: 7926710
    Abstract: A cash dispensing automated banking machine (10) operative responsive to user cards and methods of operating the machine to conduct diagnostic tests is provided. The automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser and the machine carries out transaction functions for consumers including dispensing cash. Responsive to a diagnostic article a servicer interface may selectively output textual indicia included in service manuals. Servicers may also selectively conduct diagnostic activities at a servicer interface and a consumer interface on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Glenda Griswold, Aarthi Rao, Kristen Stewart, Steven Shepley, Rahul Pathak, Deborah Arney, James Block
  • Patent number: 7926712
    Abstract: An automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser. Servicing the automated banking machine by on-site servicer is facilitated through use of a portable diagnostic article which can instruct the machine computer to gather machine diagnostic data and then record the gathered machine diagnostic data onto the portable diagnostic article. The gathered diagnostic data recorded on the portable diagnostic article can then be analyzed by an analysis computer. The machine computer can verify that a portable diagnostic article is authorized to instruct the machine based on obtaining a secret code from the portable diagnostic article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems
    Inventors: Mark R. Schlabach, James Meek, Damon J. Blackford, Robert W. Barnett, Joseph P. Newman, Paul Mercina, Steven Shepley, Glenda Griswold, Christyan Moauro, Nick Billett