Patents by Inventor Timothy B. Vannatter

Timothy B. Vannatter 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: 8015455
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for initiating remediation of a condition in an electronic self-service device. The apparatus and methods may involve a receiver module and a processor module. The receiver module may receive a fault condition message corresponding to a fault condition in the electronic self-service device. The processor module may conditionally initiate an automatic remedy corresponding to the fault condition if the automatic remedy is available in the electronic self-service device. The processor module may transmit information relating to the fault condition to a remote platform if the automatic remedy is not available in the electronic self-service device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy B. Vannatter, Richard L. Fitzgerald, Stephen R. Crowley
  • Publication number: 20110125615
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for servicing a self-service device (“SSD”) such as an ATM. The SSD may include a customer service module that may perform part of a transaction or provide a service in support of the transaction. For example, the customer service module may be a currency acceptor, a printer, EPROM or any other device or circuit that is present in the SSD. The SSD may include a component map that may be stored in machine readable memory. An element of the map may correspond to the component. The SSD may include a central processing unit that may revise the map based on input from a service technician or machine-generated information. The map may be used to track the presence of the component in the SSD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Bank of America
    Inventors: Daryoosh Shirbabadi, Timothy B. Vannatter