公开(公告)号：US09633346B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US13853139

申请日：2013-03-29

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G06G1/12 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q40/02 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G07F19/00 ,  G06Q20/08 ,  G06Q20/18

CPC分类号： G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/0855 ,  G06Q20/1085 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q40/02 ,  G07F19/20

摘要： A flexible financial services terminal and methods of operation is presented. The flexible financial services terminal provides a list of financial services to a customer. The customer selects a financial service and provides requested information related to the selected financial service. After the customer information is entered, a cashier trained in money transfers is called to the terminal to review the information and approve the financial service. Each financial service approved by the cashier is processed by the terminal and a fee is charged to the customer. The terminal further performs a purchase transaction that includes the fee for the financial service and receives payment from the customer for the purchase.

公开(公告)号：US08788302B1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-22

申请号：US10101584

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Michael E. Halpern

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Michael E. Halpern

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/06

摘要： A method of controlling a self-service terminal which makes optimal use of features offered by the self-service terminal. The method includes the steps of monitoring operation of a self-service terminal application, determining features of the self-service terminal application used by operators, storing usage information about the features, identifying triggering information, analyzing the usage information and the triggering information to determine optimal features to enable in the self-service terminal application, and enabling the optimal features.

摘要翻译： 一种控制自助终端的方法，其使得自助终端提供的特征得到最佳利用。 该方法包括以下步骤：监视自助终端应用的操作，确定运营商使用的自助终端应用的特征，存储关于特征的使用信息，识别触发信息，分析使用信息和触发信息，以确定 在自助终端应用中实现的最佳特征，并实现最佳特征。

公开(公告)号：US08276808B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12955106

申请日：2010-11-29

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G07G1/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/1284 ,  G06F3/1211 ,  G06F3/1219 ,  G06F3/125

摘要： An application or print driver on a point-of-sale terminal determines the break point of a transaction record to be printed on two sides of media. The print data is sent to the printer in a particular amount of print data for print on the front side followed by a particular amount of print data for print on the back side. The application or print driver then alternates between the print data on the front and the print data on the back until the end of the transaction record is transmitted. When all print data for the front is transmitted, an end of front data indicator is sent. When all print data for the back is transmitted, an end of back data indicator is sent. When both indicators are sent, the printer is allowed to cut the transaction record.

摘要翻译： 销售点终端上的应用程序或打印驱动程序确定要打印在介质两面的交易记录的断点。 打印数据以特定数量的打印数据发送到打印机，用于在正面打印，然后打印特定数量的打印数据用于背面打印。 然后应用程序或打印驱动程序在前面的打印数据和背面的打印数据之间交替，直到传输事务记录结束。 当前面的所有打印数据被发送时，前端数据指示符的结束被发送。 当传送背面的所有打印数据时，发送回数据指示符的结尾。 当两个指示灯都发送时，打印机被允许切断交易记录。

公开(公告)号：US06724318B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US10200709

申请日：2002-07-22

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： H04B100

CPC分类号： G01S13/878

摘要： An electronic price label locator which uses signal strength and noise level information associated with signals from the electronic price label. The locator includes an input device which records identification information distinguishing the electronic price label from other electronic price labels. A receiver receives signals from the electronic price label. Signal strength and noise level determining circuitry measures signal strengths and noise levels associated with the signals. Processing circuitry determines a direction to the electronic price label. Finally, a display displays the direction. The locator may also be portable and include a hand-held housing.

摘要翻译： 电子价格标签定位器，其使用与来自电子价格标签的信号相关联的信号强度和噪声电平信息。 定位器包括输入设备，其将识别电子价格标签的识别信息与其他电子价格标签进行记录。 接收器从电子价格标签接收信号。 信号强度和噪声电平确定电路测量与信号相关联的信号强度和噪声水平。 处理电路确定了电子价格标签的方向。 最后，显示屏显示方向。 定位器也可以是便携式的并且包括手持式外壳。

公开(公告)号：US06705519B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-16

申请号：US10101585

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G08F708

CPC分类号： G07F7/10 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/347 ,  G07C9/00039 ,  G07F7/1075 ,  G07F17/0014

摘要： A system and method of providing a requested service at a lodging establishment which relies on personal identification numbers (PINS) and corresponding travel cards. The system includes a travel card reader, and a computer for recording a request of a traveler, for reading a travel card of the traveler, for establishing an assigned personal identification number (PIN), for comparing the assigned PIN to an entered PIN, and for performing the request if the entered PIN equals the assigned PIN.

摘要翻译： 一种依赖于个人识别号码（PINS）和对应旅行卡的住宿机构提供所请求的服务的系统和方法。 该系统包括旅行卡读卡器和用于记录旅行者的请求的计算机，用于读取旅行者的旅行卡，用于建立分配的个人识别号码（PIN），用于将分配的PIN与输入的PIN进行比较，以及 如果输入的PIN等于分配的PIN，则执行该请求。

公开(公告)号：US06696920B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09409576

申请日：1999-09-30

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G05B1900

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  Y10S715/962

摘要： A method of changing a display sequence of an electronic price label which uses two commands to add and remove information from a display sequence. The method includes the steps of formulating a change sequence message including a number of change sequence commands which reference memory registers of the electronic price label, and sending the change sequence message to the electronic price label. An Add command causes the electronic price label to additionally display data in a predetermined memory register. A Remove command causes the electronic price label to stop displaying data in a predetermined memory register. If data accompanies an Add command, the method further determines whether such data will overwrite existing data in the predetermined memory register, and if it will, stores the existing data for later retrieval.

摘要翻译： 一种改变电子价格标签的显示顺序的方法，该电子价格标签使用两个命令来从显示序列中添加和移除信息。 该方法包括以下步骤：制定包括引用电子价格标签的存储器寄存器的改变序列命令的数目的变更序列消息，并将改变顺序消息发送到电子价格标签。 “添加”命令使得电子价格标签另外在预定的存储器寄存器中显示数据。 A删除命令使电子价格标签停止在预定的存储器寄存器中显示数据。 如果附加命令附带的数据，则该方法进一步确定这样的数据是否将覆盖预定存储器寄存器中的现有数据，并且如果它将存储现有数据供以后检索。

公开(公告)号：US06553349B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US09115477

申请日：1998-07-15

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q30/0623

摘要： A system and method of applying price changes which minimizes price look-up file access attempts by using a separate file for daily price change information, including a new price, a date, a start time, and an end time. The system includes an electronic price label associated with the item and a computer for reading a record for the item in a price file, for obtaining daily price change information for the item from the record, for adding the daily price change information to another file different from the price file, and for processing the daily price change information in the other file by reading the daily price change information from the other file, sending a first message to the electronic price label at the start time including a command to display the new price, and sending a second message to the electronic price label at the end time including a command to display a regular price for the item from the price file.

摘要翻译： 一种应用价格变化的系统和方法，其通过使用单独的文件用于每日价格变化信息（包括新价格，日期，开始时间和结束时间）来最小化价格查找文件访问尝试。 该系统包括与该项目相关联的电子价格标签和用于读取价格文件中的项目的记录的计算机，用于从记录中获取该项目的每日价格变化信息，用于将每日价格变化信息添加到另一个不同的文件 从价格文件中，通过从其他文件读取每日价格变动信息来处理其他文件中的每日价格变动信息，在开始时间向电子价格标签发送第一消息，包括显示新价格的指令 并且在结束时间向电子价格标签发送第二消息，包括从价格文件显示该项目的正常价格的命令。

公开(公告)号：US06520411B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09312458

申请日：1999-05-14

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06

摘要： A method of displaying relative information which uses special segments in a liquid crystal display within the electronic price label. The system includes the electronic price label and a number of computers. In addition to the liquid crystal display, the electronic price label includes a memory. The liquid crystal display includes first and second display portions. The first display portion displays first information in a number of first display segments within the first portion. The first display segments are linearly arranged as a relative scale. The second display portion displays second information, including price or promotional information, in second display segments in the second portion. The number of computers determine a type of first information, obtain a level of the determined type of first information, determine a list including the number of the first display segments to be activated in order to display the level of the first information, store the list of first display segments in a data file, and schedule a message to the electronic price label containing a command to activate the list of first display segments.

摘要翻译： 一种在电子价格标签内显示在液晶显示器中使用特殊片段的相对信息的方法。 该系统包括电子价格标签和多台计算机。 除了液晶显示器之外，电子价格标签还包括一个存储器。 液晶显示器包括第一和第二显示部分。 第一显示部分在第一部分中的多个第一显示段中显示第一信息。 第一显示段以相对比例线性排列。 第二显示部分在第二部分中的第二显示段中显示包括价格或促销信息的第二信息。 计算机的数量确定第一信息的类型，获得确定类型的第一信息的级别，确定包括要激活的第一显示段的数目以便显示第一信息的级别的列表，存储列表 的数据文件中的第一显示段，并且将消息调度到包含激活第一显示段列表的命令的电子价格标签。

公开(公告)号：US06445370B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09312457

申请日：1999-05-14

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III

IPC分类号： G09G336

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q20/201

摘要： An electronic price label which displays relative information, such as employee-directed business information. The electronic price label includes a liquid crystal display and control circuitry. The liquid crystal display includes a first portion for displaying employee-directed business information and a second portion for displaying price information. The first portion includes a plurality of segments arranged linearly as a relative scale for displaying the employee-directed business information. The control circuitry receives the employee-directed business information, determines a number of adjacent segments in the first portion to be activated based upon the employee-directed business information, and activates the number of adjacent segments.

摘要翻译： 一个显示相关信息的电子价格标签，如员工指导的商业信息。 电子价格标签包括液晶显示器和控制电路。 液晶显示器包括用于显示员工导向的商业信息的第一部分和用于显示价格信息的第二部分。 第一部分包括作为用于显示员工导向的商业信息的相对比例线性排列的多个片段。 控制电路接收员工导向的业务信息，根据雇员导向的业务信息确定要激活的第一部分中的相邻段的数量，并激活相邻段的数量。

公开(公告)号：US06317724B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US09375701

申请日：1999-08-16

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  Terry L. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/208

摘要： A temporary display sequence change method which keeps track of replaced data. A first sequence for displaying first pieces of information by an EPL is determined. A second sequence by which the EPL currently displays second pieces of information is determined. If at least one of the pieces of first information is different from the pieces of second information, whether the one piece replaces another piece of second information is determined. If the one piece does not replace the other piece, the one piece of information is obtained. If the one piece does replace the other piece, the one piece of information is obtained and the other piece and its memory location are stored. A first change sequence message including the one piece of information is sent. The first pieces of information are displayed in accordance with the first sequence for a predetermined time period. A second change sequence message addressed to the EPL containing a command to execute the second sequence is created and includes the other piece of second information and its corresponding memory location if it was replaced by the one piece of first information. Finally, the second change sequence message is sent to the EPL.

摘要翻译： 一种临时显示顺序变更方法，用于跟踪更换的数据。 确定通过EPL显示第一条信息的第一序列。 确定EPL当前显示第二条信息的第二序列。 如果第一信息中的至少一个与第二信息不同，则确定是否取代另一条第二信息。 如果一件不能取代另一件，则获得一条信息。 如果一件替代另一件，则获得一条信息，并存储另一件和其存储位置。 发送包括一条信息的第一改变序列消息。 根据第一序列在预定时间段内显示第一条信息。 创建寻址到包含执行第二序列的命令的EPL的第二改变序列消息，并且如果其被第一个信息替换，则包括另一条第二信息及其对应的存储器位置。 最后，将第二个改变顺序消息发送到EPL。