Patents by Inventor Wolf D. Rossmann

Wolf D. Rossmann 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: 7426053
    Abstract: A module (38), a terminal (12) including the module, and a system (10) including the terminal (12), are described. The module may be a printer module (38) comprising a print engine (60), a microcontroller (62), and a wireless receiver (66), such as a wireless modem, so that the module (38) is operable to receive data from a remote server (18) and to print the received data. The module (38) also includes a coupler (70 or 270) for directing data received from the wireless modem (66) to the microcontroller (62) and for directing data from the terminal (12) to the microcontroller (62). A method of printing tickets at a terminal (12) and a method of retro-fitting a self-service terminal (12) are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Jim Henderson, Mel Walter, Martin R. Smith, Wolf D. Rossmann, Paul Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20080163172
    Abstract: A self-service terminal (SST) is configured for operation under control of an application in a manner that allows updates to the application at the SST without redistribution of executable files and without a shutdown or restart of the SST. One technique for accomplishing this involves storing computer-executable objects that, when executed, serve as components of the self-service application; and storing one or more structural files that together define relationships among the computer-executable objects such that, when the computer-executable objects are executed, the relationships defined by the structural files govern operational flow of the self-service application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Wolf D. Rossmann, John G. Savage
  • Patent number: 7233408
    Abstract: A module (38), a terminal (12) including the module, and a system (10) including the terminal (12), are described. The module may be a printer module (38) comprising a print engine (60), a microcontroller (62), and a wireless receiver (66), such as a wireless modem, so that the module (38) is operable to receive data from a remote server (18) and to print the received data. The module (38) also includes a coupler (70 or 270) for directing data received from the wireless modem (66) to the microcontroller (62) and for directing data from the terminal (12) to the microcontroller (62). A method of printing tickets at a terminal (12) and a method of retro-fitting a self-service terminal (12) are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Jim Henderson, Mel Walter, Martin R. Smith, Wolf D. Rossmann, Paul Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20020060808
    Abstract: A module (38), a terminal (12) including the module, and a system (10) including the terminal (12), are described. The module may be a printer module (38) comprising a print engine (60), a microcontroller (62), and a wireless receiver (66), such as a wireless modem, so that the module (38) is operable to receive data from a remote server (18) and to print the received data. The module (38) also includes a coupler (70 or 270) for directing data received from the wireless modem (66) to the microcontroller (62) and for directing data from the terminal (12) to the microcontroller (62). A method of printing tickets at a terminal (12) and a method of retro-fitting a self-service terminal (12) are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Jim Henderson, Mel Walter, Martin R. Smith, Wolf D. Rossmann, Paul Nielsen