Garrett Keith Russell

US Patent:

6375078, Apr 23, 2002

Filed:

Jan 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/229867

Inventors:

Garrett Russell - Newark DE
Carl Harry Knowles - Morristown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23547201, 23546201, 235375

Abstract:

A universal transaction machine (UTM) is disclosed, wherein a code symbol reader is integrated with a Java-enabled Internet terminal to enable the reading of a code symbol (e. g. magstripe or bar code) encoded with information related to a predetermined Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The predetermined URL specifies the location of a HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server and contains one or more transaction-enabling Java-Applets. When the URL-encoded symbol is read using the code symbol reader and provided to the Java-enabled browser program, the corresponding HTTP document is automatically accessed and displayed at the terminal. Preferably, the transaction-enabling Java-Applets are executed in order to produce a graphical user interface on the display screen of the terminal, thereby enabling the user to carry out data read and entry operations related to the prespecified information-related transaction. The transaction-enabling Internet terminal can be in the form of an Internet kiosk installed in a public location, in the manner as conventional ATMs. By virtue of the present invention, the universal transaction machine can be easily deployed for use by the mass population so that they can easily conduct various types of information-related transactions, including electronic-commerce, over the Internet.

US Patent:

6386453, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Feb 9, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/308806

Inventors:

Garrett Russell - Newark DE
Carl Harry Knowles - Moorestown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23546201, 23546271, 235375

Abstract:

A novel transaction method and system, wherein a transaction Java-Applet is embedded within an HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server at predetermined URL. When a code symbol ( ) encoded with the URL is read using a code symbol reader ( A) interfaced with a Java-enabled Internet terminal, the corresponding HTML document is automatically accessed and displayed at the terminal, and the transaction Java-Applet initiated for execution so that the customer, consumer or client desiring the transaction can simply and conveniently conduct the information-related transaction over the Internet. The transaction-enabling Internet terminal ( ) can be in the form of an Internet kiosk installed in a public location, in the manner as conventional ATMs.

US Patent:

6412699, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Jan 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/229820

Inventors:

Garrett Russell - Newark DE
Carl Harry Knowles - Morristown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23547201, 235375, 23546201

Abstract:

A code symbol driven system and method are disclosed for producing graphical user interfaces which enable prespecified information-related transactions over the Internet. In the illustrative embodiment, the code symbol reader is integrated with a Java-enabled Internet terminal. The code symbol reader is used to read a code symbol (e. g. , magstripe or bar code) encoded with information related to or specifying a predetermined Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The predetermined URL specifies the location of a HTML-encoded document that is stored in an HTTP server and contains one or more transaction-enabling Java-Applets. When the code symbol is read using the code symbol reader, and data representative of the URL is provided to a Java-enabled browser program, the corresponding HTTP document is automatically accessed and displayed at the terminal. The transaction-enabling Java-Applet embedded therein is executed in order to produce a graphical user interface on the display screen of the terminal, thereby enabling the user to carry out data entry and display operations related to the prespecified information-related transaction. The transaction-enabling Internet terminal of the present invention can be in the form of an Internet kiosk installed in a public location, in the manner as conventional ATMs.

US Patent:

D470497, Feb 18, 2003

Filed:

Mar 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/157707

Inventors:

Sung Ho Byun - Cherry Hill NJ 08003
Mark C. Schmidt - Williamstown NJ 08094
Garrett K. Russell - Wilmington DE 19809

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14426, D14428

US Patent:

6568595, May 27, 2003

Filed:

Aug 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/136646

Inventors:

Garrett Russell - Newark DE
Carl Harry Knowles - Morristown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06N 710

US Classification:

23546201, 235375

Abstract:

A novel electronic-commerce enabling method and system are disclosed, wherein an electronic-commerce enabling Java-Applet is embedded within an HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server at predetermined URL. When a code symbol (e. g. , magstripe or bar code) encoded with the URL is read using a code symbol reader interfaced with a Java-enabled Internet terminal, the corresponding HTTP document is automatically accessed and displayed at the terminal, and the electronic-commerce enabling Java-Applet initiated for execution so that the customer, consumer or client desiring to conduct an electronic-commerce transaction can simply and conveniently conduct electronic-commerce over the Internet. The electronic-commerce enabling Internet terminal can be in the form of an Internet kiosk installed in a public location, in the manner as conventional ATMs. By virtue of the present invention, universal transaction machine (UTMs) can be easily deployed for use by the mass population so that they can easily conduct various types of electronic-commerce over the Internet.

US Patent:

6595420, Jul 22, 2003

Filed:

Dec 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/452976

Inventors:

George B. Rockstein - Audobon NJ
Robert E. Blake - Woodbury Heights NJ
Mark Schmidt - Williamstown NJ
Garrett Russell - Newark DE
Donald T. Hudrick - Sicklerville NJ
Stephen J. Colavito - Brookhaven PA
Carl Harry Knowles - Moorestown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23546201, 23546225, 23546244

Abstract:

Disclosed is an automatically-activated body-wearable code symbol reading system comprising a bar code symbol reading mechanism contained within a body-wearable housing having a manually-activatable data transmission switch. During symbol reading operations, the bar code symbol reading mechanism automatically generates a visible laser scanning pattern for repeatedly reading one or more bar code symbols on an object during a bar code symbol reading cycle, and automatically generating a new symbol character data string in response to each bar code symbol read thereby. During system operation, the user visually aligns the visible laser scanning pattern with a particular bar code symbol on an object (e. g. product, bar code menu, etc. ) so that the bar code symbol is scanned, detected and decoded in a cyclical manner.

US Patent:

6607133, Aug 19, 2003

Filed:

May 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/863863

Inventors:

George Rockstein - Audubon NJ
Robert E. Blake - Woodbury Heights NJ
Mark Schmidt - Williamstown NJ
Garrett Russell - Wilmington DE
C. Harry Knowles - Moorestown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23546245, 23546248, 23546225

Abstract:

Disclosed is an automatically-activated code symbol reading system comprising a code symbol reading mechanism contained within a hand-supportable housing having a manually-actuatable data transmission switch. The symbol reading mechanism automatically generates a visible laser scanning pattern for repeatedly reading one or more code symbols on an object during each symbol reading cycle, and automatically generating a new symbol character data string in response to each read symbol. The user visually aligns the laser scanning pattern with a code symbol on an object. Each time the scanned symbol is successfully read in a cyclical manner, a new symbol character string is produced, and an indicator light is actively driven. During the symbol reading cycle, the user actuates the data transmission switch producing a data transmission control activation signal and enabling a subsequently produced symbol character data string to be automatically selected and transmitted to the host system.

US Patent:

6637655, Oct 28, 2003

Filed:

Jun 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/589853

Inventors:

Donald T. Hudrick - Sicklerville NJ
Garrett K. Russell - Wilmington DE
George B. Rockstein - Audubon NJ
Mark S. Schmidt - Williamstown NJ

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

23546214, 23546231

Abstract:

By automatically adjusting the object detection mechanism of a bar code scanner from a long range mode of operation to a short range mode of operation, the scanner will remain capable of detecting and decoding bar codes even if the object detection mechanism repeatedly detects the presence of a background object. The techniques of the present invention commence when the bar code scanner is placed in a position such that the scanners object detection mechanism repeatedly detects a background object such as a counter top or conveyer belt. The object detection mechanism is set to the long range mode of operation if it is not already so set. In the case of a stand-mounted scanner, a test is performed to ascertain whether or not the scanner is in its stand, and the method will only proceed once the scanner is resting in the stand. Next, the scanner is programmed to wait for a predetermined amount of time, after which the operational mode of the object detection mechanism is changed from the long range mode to the short range mode. At this time, the object detection mechanism no longer detects the presence of the background object.