公开(公告)号：US08800872B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13329507

申请日：2011-12-19

申请人： Dean F. Herring ,  John A. Hibbard ,  Brad M. Johnson ,  John D. Landers, Jr. ,  Duane S. Miller ,  Jeffrey J. Smith ,  David J. Steiner ,  William L. Talley ,  Jeff D. Thomas ,  Paul M. Wilson

发明人： Dean F. Herring ,  John A. Hibbard ,  Brad M. Johnson ,  John D. Landers, Jr. ,  Duane S. Miller ,  Jeffrey J. Smith ,  David J. Steiner ,  William L. Talley ,  Jeff D. Thomas ,  Paul M. Wilson

IPC分类号： G06K7/08 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F1/1601 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G07G1/0018

摘要： Multi-mode computing systems for point of sale transactions are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing system includes a first housing and a processing device disposed in the first housing. A user interface and a first input/output interface is integrated with the first housing and in communication with the processing device. The first input/output interface is configured to receive power for delivery to the processing device. A second housing is configured to carry the first housing. An attachment mechanism is configured to selectively attach together the first housing and the second housing for carry of the first housing. A second input/output interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to the first input/output interface when the first housing and the second housing are attached. A power source is connected to the second input/output interface for delivery of power to the processing device via the first input/output interface.

摘要翻译： 披露了销售点交易的多模式计算系统。 根据一方面，计算系统包括设置在第一壳体中的第一壳体和处理装置。 用户接口和第一输入/输出接口与第一外壳集成并与处理设备通信。 第一个输入/输出接口被配置为接收传送到处理设备的电力。 第二壳体构造成承载第一壳体。 附接机构构造成选择性地将第一壳体和第二壳体连接在一起以用于第一壳体的托架。 第二输入/输出接口被配置为当第一壳体和第二壳体附接时通信地耦合到第一输入/输出接口。 电源连接到第二输入/输出接口，用于经由第一输入/输出接口将电力传送到处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US20090115849A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-07

申请号：US11936112

申请日：2007-11-07

申请人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

发明人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

IPC分类号： H04N7/00

CPC分类号： G07G3/003 ,  G07C9/00158 ,  G07F19/207 ,  G08B13/19613

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for controlling a Point Of Sale (‘POS’) terminal using surveillance video that include: receiving, by a surveillance module, a digital surveillance video of a region adjacent to a POS terminal, the digital surveillance video captured by a digital surveillance camera; identifying, by the surveillance module in dependence upon the digital surveillance video, operator characteristics for an operator captured on the digital surveillance video in the region adjacent to a POS terminal; and administering, by the surveillance module, the POS terminal in dependence upon the operator characteristics.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用监视视频来控制销售点（'POS'）终端的方法，装置和产品，其包括：由监视模块接收与POS终端相邻的区域的数字监视视频，数字监视视频 由数字监控摄像机拍摄; 由所述监视模块根据所述数字监视视频识别在与所述POS终端相邻的区域中在所述数字监视视频上捕获的操作员的操作者特征; 以及根据操作人员的特征，由监视模块管理POS终端。

公开(公告)号：US08510170B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12975569

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

发明人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

IPC分类号： G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/14 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06G1/12 ,  H01R11/30 ,  H01R13/60 ,  H01R13/62 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  B41J11/44 ,  B41J5/30 ,  B41J5/40 ,  B41J9/44 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06K3/00 ,  G06K7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/209 ,  G06F1/266

摘要： A point of sale (POS) system includes primary and auxiliary printers powered by a shared power supply. A POS terminal includes the shared power supply, a user interface, and a host including a printer driver for dynamically generating primary print commands. A printer connection card connected to the POS terminal includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub in communication with the host and having at least one USB connector powered by the shared power supply. The primary printer is connected to the USB hub for receiving power and the primary print commands through the USB hub from the POS terminal. An auxiliary printer has a power-only connection to the printer connection card, receiving independently generated auxiliary print commands from a separate host computer. A controller includes control logic for selectively blocking the primary print commands to the primary printer in response to the signal drawn by the auxiliary printer exceeding a threshold.

摘要翻译： 销售点（POS）系统包括由共享电源供电的主要和辅助打印机。 POS终端包括共享电源，用户接口以及包括用于动态生成主打印命令的打印机驱动程序的主机。 连接到POS终端的打印机连接卡包括与主机通信并具有由共享电源供电的至少一个USB连接器的通用串行总线（USB）集线器。 主打印机连接到USB集线器，以从POS终端通过USB集线器接收电力和主要打印命令。 辅助打印机具有与打印机连接卡的电源连接，从单独的主机接收独立生成的辅助打印命令。 控制器包括用于响应于由辅助打印机拉出的信号超过阈值而选择性地将主打印命令阻挡到主打印机的控制逻辑。

公开(公告)号：US08126195B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12165685

申请日：2008-07-01

申请人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

发明人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner ,  Paul M. Wilson ,  Kimberly A. Wood

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G07G1/0054 ,  G07G1/14 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： Graphical retail item identification including receiving, from a digital camera, an image of a retail item to be identified; decoding, by an image decoding module, the image into one or more image processing tasks; assigning, by a task assignment engine, the one or more image processing tasks to one or more of the POS terminals, the one or more POS terminals characterized as image processing terminals; executing the image processing tasks by the image processing terminals, including reporting results of the image processing tasks to an item identification engine; and identifying, by the item identification engine upon completion of the image processing tasks by the image processing terminals, the retail item.

摘要翻译： 图形零售物品识别，包括从数码相机接收要识别的零售商品的图像; 通过图像解码模块将图像解码为一个或多个图像处理任务; 任务分配引擎将一个或多个图像处理任务分配给一个或多个POS终端，一个或多个POS终端，其被表征为图像处理终端; 由图像处理终端执行图像处理任务，包括将图像处理任务的结果报告给物品识别引擎; 以及在由图像处理终端完成图像处理任务时由物品识别引擎识别零售商品。

公开(公告)号：US08543948B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-24

申请号：US12112541

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner

发明人： John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David J. Steiner

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： H04L29/08846 ,  H04L67/28

摘要： Exemplary embodiments describe a design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for performing the functions of a PCI Express feature card remotely from a data processing system. The system is comprised of a circuit board connected to a PCI-E feature card. The PCI-E feature card is remotely located in comparison to the circuit board. Architecturally, the PCI-E feature card appears to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board.

摘要翻译： 示例性实施例描述了体现在机器可读存储介质中的用于设计，制造和/或测试用于从数据处理系统远程执行PCI Express特征卡的功能的设计的设计结构。 该系统由连接到PCI-E功能卡的电路板组成。 与电路板相比，PCI-E功能卡位于远程位置。 在建筑上，PCI-E功能卡出现在电路板上，位于电路板上。

公开(公告)号：US08108700B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-31

申请号：US12400864

申请日：2009-03-10

申请人： Paul M. Wilson ,  John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David John Steiner ,  Kimberly A. Wood

发明人： Paul M. Wilson ,  John D. Landers, Jr. ,  David John Steiner ,  Kimberly A. Wood

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/28

摘要： Method, system and apparatus enabling a computing system to automatically identify the capabilities of a power supply coupled to the computing system. The power supply includes a controller that sends an identification code to a computing system prior to sending a power good signal to the computing system. The identification code and the power good signal are preferably sent over a single conductor, such as a power supply connector pin. The computing system receives the identification code for cross-referencing against a list of power supply identification codes and associated capabilities. Optionally, instructions from the computer system to an output device may be controlled as a function of the identified power supply capabilities.

摘要翻译： 使计算系统能够自动识别耦合到计算系统的电源的能力的方法，系统和装置。 电源包括在向计算系统发送电力良好信号之前向计算系统发送识别码的控制器。 识别码和功率良好信号优选地通过诸如电源连接器引脚的单个导体发送。 计算系统接收与电源识别代码和相关能力的列表进行交叉参考的识别码。 可选地，可以根据所识别的电力供应能力来控制从计算机系统到输出设备的指令。

公开(公告)号：US4959773A

公开(公告)日：1990-09-25

申请号：US143283

申请日：1988-01-07

申请人： John D. Landers, Jr.

发明人： John D. Landers, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L29/10 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/153 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G09G5/22 ,  H04L13/10

CPC分类号： G09G5/222 ,  G06F3/14

摘要： A circuit arrangement (adapter) for attaching a display device to a serial I/O channel is disclosed. The circuit arrangement captures a serial message of indeterminate length and places said message unit into a refresh RAM in a synchronous manner during non-display periods. The circuit arrangement includes a microprocessor whose address and data buses are coupled to a microprocessor RAM and through control circuitry to the address and data buses of a refresh RAM. Data is transferred at high speed from the serial I/O channel to the microprocessor RAM. When the microprocessor executes a read command, the microprocessor RAM is placed in a "read mode" while the refresh RAM is placed in a "write" mode. Data at the address selected in the microprocessor RAM is transferred to an identical address in the refresh RAM. Similarly, data can be transferred from the refresh RAM into the microprocessor RAM. Thus, the execution of a single command at a single address results in the selection of two RAMs.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将显示装置附接到串行I / O通道的电路装置（适配器）。 电路装置捕获不确定长度的串行消息，并且在非显示周期期间以同步方式将所述消息单元置于刷新RAM中。 电路装置包括微处理器，其地址和数据总线耦合到微处理器RAM，并通过控制电路连接到刷新RAM的地址和数据总线。 数据从串行I / O通道高速传输到微处理器RAM。 当微处理器执行读取命令时，微处理器RAM被置于“读取模式”，而刷新RAM被置于“写入”模式。 在微处理器RAM中选择的地址上的数据被转移到刷新RAM中的相同地址。 类似地，数据可以从刷新RAM传输到微处理器RAM中。 因此，在单个地址执行单个命令会导致两个RAM的选择。