Patents by Inventor Susan Carreon

Susan Carreon 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).

  • Item validation
    Patent number: 10115259
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining if an item of media is invalid. The method includes providing an ultrasound image of an item of media, determining a plurality of regions of the image that satisfy a pre-determined condition and determining that an item of media is invalid if the location of said regions satisfies a pre-determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Carreon, David Norris
  • ITEM VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20130336086
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining if an item of media is invalid. The method includes providing an ultrasound image of an item of media, determining a plurality of regions of the image that satisfy a pre-determined condition and determining that an item of media is invalid if the location of said regions satisfies a pre-determined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan Carreon, David Norris
  • Method of operating a check depositing terminal and an apparatus therefor
    Publication number: 20070138255
    Abstract: A method is provided of operating an image-based check depositing terminal. The method comprises capturing an image of a physical check provided by a user at the check depositing terminal, and perforating the physical check after the image of the check has been captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Susan Carreon, Donna Norris
  • Method of operating a remote check image capture device and an apparatus therefor
    Publication number: 20070076941
    Abstract: A method is provided of operating a remote check image capture device. The method comprises capturing a color image of a check provided by a user at the remote check image capture device, storing the color image of the check, deriving from the color image a non-color image of the check, transmitting to an institution the non-color image of the check, and receiving from the institution a request to retrieve the color image of the check in response to the institution determining that the non-color image of the check is unusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Susan Carreon, David Norris