William Douglas Poynter

6606116, Aug 12, 2003

Mar 30, 2000

09/539135

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

H04N 1700

348189, 348180, 348191, 348181, 348184, 345173, 345178

Techniques for quantitatively assessing the visual quality of information displays are described. A group of flat panel displays are tested to produce quantitative visual test data to allow an assessment of the visual quality of each of the flat panel displays. In one aspect, eight key photometric indices of visual quality are produced. Additionally, composite indices composed to two or more individual photometric indices are provided.

6781604, Aug 24, 2004

Dec 21, 2001

10/036812

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G09G 510

345690, 345659

Techniques for installing and orienting liquid crystal display screens in terminals so as to provide improved visual quality and readability are disclosed. A suitable screen is chosen for a terminal and installed in the terminal in an orientation which will provide superior display quality from the perspective of an intended user. The screen may be installed in an orientation rotated 90 or 180 degrees from the expected orientation for which it was designed by the manufacturer. In order to provide a correctly oriented display, display adjustment software rotates the display appropriately in order to compensate for the rotation of the screen so that the information displayed on the screen is correctly oriented.

7054483, May 30, 2006

Mar 15, 2002

10/097835

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/68

382162, 382218

The invention relates to assessing the level of visual contrast between foreground and background in visually presented information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for determining whether a given set of foreground and background colors creates sufficient visual contrast to ensure legibility for the general population, as well as for individuals with visual disabilities, including color blindness/deficiency.

7120570, Oct 10, 2006

May 2, 2001

09/847755

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G09G 1/14
G09G 3/20
G09F 15/00
G09F 9/455
G09G 5/02

703 23, 345 26, 345 55, 345636, 345689, 345613, 715531

A design tool for choosing and modifying features of a dot matrix display. The design tool allows a user to design and save a character set and then to enter and view text to be displayed using the character set. The user is able to modify features of the display and to immediately see the result of any modifications made. The user may further see a representation of a hardware display having features and characteristics selected by the user, and may modify the features as desired. As the modifications are made, they are reflected in the representation of the hardware display. The design tool allows the user to store numerical representations of the selected features and characteristics of the design in order to provide the numerical representations to personnel implementing a hardware embodiment of the design.

7146304, Dec 5, 2006

Aug 31, 2000

09/653196

Charles R. Cash - New Albany OH, US
William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G06F 9/45
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 17/30
G06F 11/34

703 22, 703 8, 703 9, 703 10

The Lane and Front-end Effectiveness Model (LFEM) is a self-contained PC desktop application that allows an analyst to quantitatively predict the impact of changes to their checkout operations. This application, according to the present invention, includes four simulation models representing the complex interactions between customers, staff, and checkstand resources. Three of these models are detailed lane models and the fourth is a store front-end checkout model. An analyst can use the LFEM to evaluate, in detail, different checkstand configurations and transaction processes and the effect these changes have on overall front-end performance. The purpose of this application is to provide retailers with timely information to reduce the risk and uncertainties of investing in new technologies or design changes by predicting their impact and return before committing resources to their acquisition or implementation.

7453442, Nov 18, 2008

Dec 3, 2002

10/308555

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G06F 3/041

345173, 345168

User interface systems comprising a touch screen actuator and a tactile key, in which the tactile key is placed adjacent to the touch screen actuator so that manipulation of the tactile key can be detected by the touch screen actuator. Tactile key modules that can be so placed adjacent to a touch screen actuator, and methods of producing such user interface systems, as well as, repositioning such tactile key modules, are also described.

7480405, Jan 20, 2009

Aug 8, 2005

11/199010

William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G06K 9/00
G09G 5/02
G06K 9/68

382162, 345597

The invention relates to assessing the level of visual contrast between foreground and background in visually presented information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for determining whether a given set of foreground and background colors creates sufficient visual contrast to ensure legibility for the general population, as well as for individuals with visual disabilities, including color blindness/deficiency.

7548879, Jun 16, 2009

Jul 18, 2002

10/197476

Charles Robert Cash - New Albany OH, US
William Douglas Poynter - Duluth GA, US
Phinsuda Tarmy - Alpharetta GA, US

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

G06Q 40/00

705 35, 703 22, 705 8, 705 9, 705 10

Convenience Store Effectiveness Model (CSEM) is a self-contained PC application to quantitatively predict operational and financial impact of changes to Convenience Store (CStore) and Financial Services Center (FSC) operations. CSEM includes Simulation Analysis Module and Financial Analysis Module. Simulation Analysis Module includes FSC model and CStore model. CStore model predicts the effect of an unlimited number of changes in store design, customer demand patterns, and checkout procedures on store performance. Financial Analysis Module creates a Profit and Loss (P&L) statement showing cash flows, Net Present Value (NPV), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for deploying FSCs using simulation results or user input values. An analyst can use CSEM to provide a sound and quantified basis for developing a business case for investing in new technologies, i. e. , FSC, or other design and procedure changes in a convenience store environment.