Patents by Inventor Tina Mac McDaniel

Tina Mac McDaniel 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).

  • System and method for tracking currency at a self-checkout station
    Patent number: 8185404
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking currency in a self-checkout station in one embodiment comprises a currency acceptor for collecting cash payment elements and determining the denominations of the collected cash payment elements, a cash dispenser for dispensing cash payment elements, a denomination counter for counting units of collected and dispensed cash payment elements, a processor, a memory, programmed instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, close an open accounting log based upon a received accounting period signal, and data storage for storing the number of denomination units counted for collected cash payment elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Tina Mac McDaniel, Robert F. Sadler