Registers inventions 01/07

20070017967 - Pedometer: A compact multifunction pedometer and advertising means includes a computerized calculating function to accurately determine the calorie consumption, distance and the time for exercise duration. Utilizing input data of the user's height, weight, average stride and desired time period for exercise of walking or running, the pedometer calculates, and if... Agent: The Soni Law Firm

20070017970 - Compact protocol and solution for substantially offline messaging between portable consumer device and base device: A method for providing messaging between a portable device and base device is provided. The method includes communicating one or more message codes maintained in the portable device to the base device. The base device then composes a message for a user of the portable device using a dictionary of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070017969 - Identification card: An identification card includes a card portion and a USB flash drive that is pivotably attached to the card portion.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070017968 - Method for reconciliation of metered machine bills: A system for reconciling a bill for the usage of a metered device includes an image capture device for generating an electronic image of a machine readable code associated with a hardcopy bill for the use of a metered device, a decoder for decoding at least one reconciliation instruction from... Agent: Maginot, Moore Beck LLP

20070017971 - Method and apparatus for multi-language user selection for system user interface: A method and apparatus for a credit card and debit card transaction terminal including a processor, a display and a memory. A card reader is configured to read data stored on a portable memory medium. An operator interface is produced by an operator interface program and executable by the processor.... Agent: Greenberg-traurig

20070017972 - Credit card verification enhancement system: A method and system verifies the validity of a credit card payment transaction with a set of requester account data by searching an account record database for a matched record containing a record account number that matches the requester account number and an expected verification key that matches the requester... Agent: Han-ping Chen

20070017977 - Image processing apparatus and authentication processing method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an authenticating section that authenticates a user; an inputting section that allows the user to input authentication information used for performing the authentication by the authenticating section; an upper-limit retaining section that retains an upper limit indicating a maximum number to... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070017976 - System and method for child card payment: A transaction system suitable for payment by card includes a child account associated with a parent account. The transaction system receives from the parent a data set representing rules which specify on which purchases the child will benefit from an incentive such as discount, coupon, rebate or gift. Upon a... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070017973 - Transaction card and envelope assembly: A transaction card assembly and method for forming a transaction card assembly. The transaction card assembly may include one or more transaction cards that is separably attached to an envelope. The envelope may be fully formed and ready for use and attached at its outer surface to the transaction card... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070017975 - Transaction card assemblies and methods: Transaction card assemblies, systems and methods of making are provided. One such assembly includes a card carrier having a card integrally formed within. The card peripherally engages the card carrier and is adapted to be removed from the card carrier. An encodable strip is disposed on the card. The strip... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070017974 - Transaction security apparatus and method: A transaction security apparatus, including an input device for inputting information regarding a transaction on an account involving an individual, a camera for obtaining a photograph of the individual's face, wherein the photograph is stored as a digital photograph file, a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding... Agent: Raymond A. Joao, Esq.

20070017978 - Device for dispensing a determined number of pre-printed tickets, such as lottery tickets: A device for dispensing a strip of pre-printed tickets, said strip including a plurality of score lines defining successive tickets. The device includes a stepping motor which is used to convey the strip towards a theoretical cutting position using a determined number of motor steps corresponding to the number of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070017980 - Method and system of purchasing a transportation ticket by using a transaction card: The invention discloses a method and system for purchasing a transaction ticket by using a transaction card. A transaction card device transmits a ticket purchasing request including transportation information and transaction card information to an acquiring bank server. The acquiring bank server generates a ticket ordering request according to the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070017979 - Mobile ticketing via information hiding: A information-hidden mobile ticketing system, having a ticket purchasing device, an mobile ticket issuance management system, a embedded mobile ticket, a mobile communication device, and a ticket verification device. The user can purchase a mobile ticket from the mobile ticket issuance management system via the ticket purchasing device. Once the... Agent: Hdsl

20070017982 - Cash drawer tender separator: A tender separator for placement in a section of a till, such that tenders can be separated within the section by placing a first form of tender below the separator and a second form of tender above the separator. Preferably, the tender separator is movable in a vertical direction to... Agent: Marcia L. Doubet Law Firm

20070017981 - Device and method for transferring information: The invention relates to an information carrier (1) a of type on which electronic information can be provided, such as a DVD or CD rewritable or recordable or a diskette, which information carrier is substantially free of such electronic information, while on a surface of the information carrier and/or in... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070017984 - Method and system for storing inventory holders: A method for storing inventory items in an inventory system includes detecting that an inventory holder is available for storage and determining a classification of the inventory holder. The method also includes determining a classification of each of a plurality of storage locations and selecting a storage location for the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070017983 - Rfid reader supporting one-touch search functionality: Techniques are described for performing a one-touch search to locate a selected item associated with an RFID tag. The techniques allow, for example, an RFID reader to perform a search where a user selects an item from a list, and the RFID reader, without any further input from the user,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070017985 - Object identifier protected from tampering: There is provided an object comprising: a first identifier identifying a unique object identity; a second identifier identifying a first digital signature for the identity; and a mask for masking at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier. The masked identifier is readable only when said mask... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070017986 - Radio frequency identification with a slot antenna: Techniques for a radio frequency identification (RFID) device are provided. The device includes a slot antenna having at least one slot disposed in a first substrate. A strap is disposed across the slot. The strap includes a second substrate and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is electrically coupled to... Agent: James C. Scheller, Jr. Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070017988 - Device for optical reading and radiofrequency encoding adaptable at the output of an identification labels printer: The invention concerns a device (10) featuring an optical reader (12) for printed codes capable of transforming the information of a code printed on an object such as a label into digital data, the object being equipped with a radiofrequency system featuring an antenna (27) and a chip (28) connected... Agent: James C. Lydon

20070017987 - Product item having first coded data and rfid tag identifying a unique identity: An object comprising first coded data disposed on or in a surface thereof and an RFID tag is provided. The first coded data identifies a plurality of locations on the surface and the RFID tag identifies a unique identity of the object.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070017989 - Surface contact card latching assembly: A surface contact card latching assembly (100) is located in a portable electronic device (200). The latching assembly includes a receiving portion (11) and a latch portion (12). The receiving portion is configured for receiving a surface contact card (20). The receiving portion includes an aperture (113) formed at a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070017990 - Document correction detection system and document tampering prevention system: A document correction detection system includes a code analysis section that inputs a read image provided by optically reading a print medium on which a document image and a code image are formed and extracts the code image from the read image and a correction detection section that determines a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070017991 - Product item having first coded data and random pattern: An object comprising first coded data and a random pattern disposed on or in a surface thereof is provided. The first coded data identifies a plurality of fiducials on the surface and the random pattern defines at least one fingerprint for the object.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070017992 - Virtual barcodes: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070017993 - Optical device with increased depth of field: The invention relates to an optical device (500) with a device (600) for increasing the depth of field having at least one optical element (3) with different focal lengths (f1, f2).... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070017994 - Micromechanical optical element having a reflective surface as well as its use: By way of example, in this example of the invention, it would also be possible to dispense in a manner which is not illustrated with the spring elements 2, and then for the element 1 to carry out an oscillating translational deflection. The invention relates to micromechanical optical elements having... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070017995 - Bioptical laser scanning system for providing six-sided omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station: A bioptical laser scanning system at a point of sale (POS) station, that generates and projects a first plurality of laser scanning planes through a horizontal-scanning window, and a second plurality of laser scanning planes through a vertical-scanning window. The first and second pluralities of laser scanning planes intersect within... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070017996 - Method and system for transmitting data based on two-dimensional symbol technologies: Techniques for transmitting data between devices based on two-dimensional symbols are disclosed, where the devices are generally not equipped with the traditional networking capabilities, or at least these traditional networking capabilities are not used for the data communication. According to one aspect of the techniques, two devices communicate with each... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Agency

20070017997 - Suction mounted bar code symbol reading system, apparatus and stand: An improved bar code scanner is equipped with a releasable-attachable base for mounting said bar code scanner to a countertop without modifying said countertop. The releasable-attachable base is provided in the form of a suction-cup apparatus. If the suction-cup apparatus is mounted to the countertop, the bar code scanner becomes... Agent: Nancy Smith Metrologic Instruments, Inc.

20070017998 - Portable data collection system and method for inventory management utilizing same: A portable data collection system (20) includes a wireless microphone (24) for receiving voice signals (40) identifying an item (52), and an enclosure housing an optical scanner (30), an actuator (28), a microprocessor (44), and memory (48). The actuator (28) concurrently actuates the optical scanner (30) and receives the voice... Agent: Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C

20070017999 - Credit card storing metal case: The present invention is related to a credit card storing metal case, especially a portable device that provides storage of personal belongings, immediate access, convenience and security. The metal case, depending on practical needs, can be carried with personal accessories, like belts and backpacks, to possess great portability; or properly... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070018000 - Foldable cradle: A portable, foldable cradle for portable terminals is provided. The foldable cradle includes a cradle body, a cradle support folded or unfolded with respect to the cradle body, a hinge unit provided to the cradle body and rotatably coupling the cradle support, and a means that is provided to the... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070018001 - Optical data storage medium and its production and use: p

20070018002 - Product item having first coded data and unique identifier: An object comprising first coded data disposed on or in a surface thereof and an identifier is provided. The first coded data identifies a plurality of locations on the surface and the identifier identifies a unique identity of the object. The first coded data and the identifier are distinguishable from... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070018003 - Abnormal condition detection circuit, integrated circuit card having the circuit, and method of operating cpu: An abnormal condition detection circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) card having a central processing unit (CPU), and a method of operating the CPU, allow the CPU to be reset when an abnormal condition is detected in the IC card. The IC card includes the CPU, a non-volatile memory, an abnormal... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070018004 - Identification mark and a method of reading out information therefrom: An identification mark is disclosed comprising a substrate on which a plurality of code elements is arranged, each having a different coercive intensity in the external magnetic field of a given direction. Each code element comprises a low-coercivity layer, a nonmagnetic layer and at least a first group of discrete... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070012758 - Device and method for recording financial information: A device for recording financial transactions, comprising a control system, a display and a manual input system, the manual input system comprising a plurality of function inputs, a plurality of account selection inputs, a plurality of category selection inputs and a plurality of numerical data inputs.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070012759 - Electronic card tracking system: Electronic card tracking systems and methods are described that support electronic scrip programs and transactions. An electronic scrip provider receives transaction data of a transaction between a merchant and a supporter. The transaction data is electronic data of the transaction, and the transaction is a purchase transaction involving use of... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20070012757 - Identity verification switch: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for an identity verification switch. According to one embodiment, the method comprises receiving from an inquirer a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction. The request includes account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070012763 - Apparatus and method for integrated payment and electronic merchandise transfer: Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070012760 - Id confirmation unit: An identification confirmation unit is provided which includes a unit for gathering an individual's physical/biometric characteristics and data stored in and on an identification card and a processor for processing information about the characteristics and data to confirm the individual's identity and for verifying that the identification card has not... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070012762 - Method of using a telecommunications card as generic smart card reader for a host device: A method for accessing a smart card (SIM) from a host device (TE), the smart card being connected to the host device (TE) via a telecommunications card (MT), the telecommunications card (MT) comprising a command interpreter (TA) for interpreting host device commands and a modem (ME) with associated smart card... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070012764 - Method, system and portable consumer device using wildcard values: A portable consumer device is disclosed. The portable consumer device includes a body and a computer readable medium coupled to the body. The computer readable medium comprises a data string including one or more wildcard values. The data string is specifically associated with the consumer. For example, the data string... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070012761 - Secure personal identification document and system for preventing unauthorized use of same: A secure personal identification document and a system for obfuscating the document in order to prevent the unauthorized use of the document, the document including at least one person identifier arranged to be viewed by another person and the system including the personal identification document and a remote controller. The... Agent: Timothy V. Paone

20070012765 - Device for representing a multiple-use comsumption ticket by means of a bar code: A device for displaying a bar code to represent a multiple-use consumption ticket in respect of a product or service, the device comprising a terminal (10) comprising communications means (11) adapted to receive a message containing order data in respect of said product or service, and graphical output means (12)... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070012766 - Method of adjusting at least one optional setting of a process characteristic of a component placement device, as well as a component placement device and an electronic key: A method and a component placement device are provided for adjusting at least one optional setting of a process characteristic of the component placement device, which component placement device has at least one standard setting. The optional setting may be activated by way of an electronic key supplied to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070012767 - Systems and methods for providing security in a voting machine: The invention provides systems and methods for ensuring security for a voting machine. The voting machine can include a display screen upon which numerous election choices are displayed for selection by a voter. A detachable printer can also be provided that is adapted to be securely attached to the voting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070012768 - Card printer with a dust-proof card receiver: A card printer includes a housing having a card outlet and a connecting element for connecting to a connecting element of a dust-proof card receiver. The dust-proof card receiver includes an opening. A vertical distance between the opening and the bottom of the housing is approximately the same as a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070012769 - Printing apparatus, information management apparatus, print processing method and computer program product: A printing apparatus comprises an electronic document acquisition part that acquires an electronic document of a print target, a code information generation part that generates code information for uniquely identifying a medium on which a document image of the electronic document is printed, a code image generation part that generates... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070012775 - Method of fabricating a security tag in an integrated surface processing system: A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered to the first patterned adhesive is removed... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070012773 - Method of making an electronic device using an electrically conductive polymer, and associated products: Described are methods of making an electronic device including an electronic component, such as an IC chip, connected to conducting traces provided on a substrate by depositing an electrically conductive polymer deposited onto the substrate. The electronic component may be placed on the substrate before or after the electrically conductive... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070012772 - Plastic case for an eas tag: A unitary plastic case includes a base and a cover that are pivotally coupled together by a hinge. In this manner, the plastic case is capable of being pivoted about the hinge between an open position and an enclosed position. With the plastic case disposed in its enclosed position, the... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070012770 - Process and apparatus for providing markings security papers: Processing unit 8 is programmed to send control signals to all the members 51, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63 of two or more marking stations functioning with different printing technologies. Station 5 for instance functions with a mechanical typography system and station 6 is a laser marking station, the laser... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070012771 - Rfid bracelet and method for manufacturing a rfid bracelet: A RFID bracelet and a method for manufacturing the same wherein the bracelet is composed of a bottom layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a radio frequency identification microprocessor attached to the top surface of the bottom layer, an antenna, operably coupled to the radio frequency identification... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070012774 - Tape distribution substrate having pattern for reducing emi: A tape distribution substrate comprises a plurality of distribution lines formed on a base film. In one embodiment, the distribution lines comprise data lines arranged in data line pairs, wherein each data line pair carries a data signal with two different polarities. The distance between the data lines in each... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070012776 - Thermal identification of data storage devices: A data storage device includes a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor outputs a temperature signal corresponding to a detected temperature. An identification unit connected to the temperature sensor generates and outputs an identification signal based on the temperature signal. A plurality of such data storage devices can therefore be identified... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070012778 - Image preprocessing method and apparatus for improving hot code recognition rate: An image preprocessing function for improving a hot code recognition rate. To implement this function, when a hot code pattern is input, by making a dark portion darker and a bright portion brighter so that an edge portion between black and white is more clearly identified, a difference between the... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070012777 - Planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) systems with integrated despeckling mechanisms provided therein: Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules employed in such systems. Each planar laser illumination beam is produced from a planar laser illumination beam array (PLIA)... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070012779 - Method and apparatus for bar code data interchange: A new method and system for bar code data interchange includes a bar code scanner, such as a high scan rate LED scanner, and reads bar coded information from a video display. This bar coded information is scanned from the video display into a host device. The bar coded information... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070012780 - Optical module with accelerated reset capability: An optical scanning system in which plural scan lines are sequentially scanned, and parameters association with the scanning are monitored. If one or more parameters change during the scanning operation, the system automatically begins rescanning, rather than continuing to scan the entire frame. This results in a system that operates... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070012781 - Apparatus and method for reading machine-readable symbols, such as bar code symbols: A reader for optically reading machine-readable symbols such as barcodes. The reader includes at least one light source for producing light and a number of light emitters for emitting the light from the reader according to a desired sequence. The distinct light emitters are coupled with the at least one... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070012782 - Forensic marking using a common customization function: Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed which enable flexible insertion of forensic watermarks into a digital content signal using a common customization function. The common customization function flexibly employs a range of different marking techniques that are applicable to a wide range of forensic marking schemes. These customization functions are... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20070012784 - Product authentication: The present invention provides methods, reagents, and apparatus for authenticating products. Methods of the invention are easy to implement but difficult to replicate, simulate, alter, transpose, or tamper with. In particular, the present invention relates to a product authentication code defined by a signature array of a population of entities,... Agent: Toni-junell Herbert, Esq. Reed Smith, LLP

20070012783 - Systems and methods for product authentication: The present invention relates to both systems and methods for product authentication. A system used herein, for example, comprises a population of entities which comprises at least two distinct clusters of entities having detectable counts or relative counts of entities per cluster; a measurement system capable of measuring a signature... Agent: Toni-junell Herbert, Esq. Reed Smith, LLP

20070012785 - Combination-type ic card: A combination-type IC card is provided with both of (i) a contact-type interface for reading and writing data via contact-type communication terminals provided in a card, and (ii) a non-contact-type communication interface, which includes a non-contact-type communication parallel resonance circuit, for reading and writing data received, via an antenna coil,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070012786 - Ic card and information storage/transmitter: The IC card (1) includes an IC chip (3), an antenna (4), and a plurality of circuits (5), which are built into a card main body (2), terminals (6, 7) connected to the extremity of each of the circuits (5), and a conductive sticker (8) affixed to the surface of... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070012787 - Ic card and method for producing the same: In an IC card (C1) formed by sandwiching a circuit board (10) formed with an antenna pattern (1A) and an IC chip (2) mounted on the circuit board with a plurality of card constituent sheets, ferrite beads (11a, 11b) for absorbing and removing noises (unnecessary radiation energy) inputting to and... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070012788 - Manufacturing process for encapsulation and cutting memory cards: A manufacturing process for encapsulation and cutting memory cards, embodying a full-wafer circuit board substrate, whereon is distributed a plurality of sets of a number of chip modules assembled from passive component members, flash memory modules and control chips. A mold is then used to carry out full-wafer compression molding... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070012790 - Memory device: The invention provides a memory device (10) operable to receive an input signal and to generate a corresponding data bearing output signal in response, the device including a series of circuit stages (200) operable to be triggered by the input signal at a first stage of the series (stage 1)... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20070012789 - System and method for indicating validity of calibration certifications: An improved system and method for automatically indicating the validity of calibration certifications is disclosed. For one example, a self-terminating calibration certification system is disclosed as a label with a first layer including a thermally-activated material with a bar code printed on one side, a heater element on the second... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070007328 - Methods and apparatus for recognizing and processing barcodes associated with mail: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods of correlating data relating to an item of mail, such as barcode information, with the associated item of mail. This allows the item of mail to be sorted using the data relating to the item of mail. According to one embodiment... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070007332 - Money transfer systems and methods for travelers: One method involves payment of money to a recipient traveling to one or more foreign countries by entering into a remote computer money transfer information from a sender. The money transfer information comprises recipient identification information, at least one country where the money is to be received, and a payment... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070007331 - Order processing apparatus and method: A remote order system includes at least one POS management system such as a restaurant management POS and one or more order taking points capable of entering orders. The one or more order taking points may include, for example, remote agent terminals, one or more remote order centers (ROC) and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070007329 - System and method for processing transactions: There is disclosed a transaction processing server (300), comprising: means (304) for receiving a request (224) to initiate a transaction, the request including user identification data (220) and monetary value authorisation data; validating means (302) for validating the monetary value authorisation data; processing means (302) for processing the monetary value... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070007330 - System and method for processing transactions: There is disclosed a transaction processing server (300), comprising: means (304) for receiving a request (224) to initiate a transaction, the request including user identification data (220) and monetary value authorisation data; validating means (302) for validating the monetary value authorisation data; processing means (302) for processing the monetary value... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070007335 - Healthcare card closed loop network system: A method comprises the steps of: receiving, at a host computer, a request from a provider for payment for a charge incurred by a purchaser; identifying a plurality of funding sources of the purchaser from which to draw funds for payment of the charge; and causing at least one of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.l.l.c.

20070007334 - Mini atm/credit card, mini bank id card and mini key/access card: The Mini, ID, and Key cards of the present invention are characterized by a magnetic strip that is shortened with respect to the length of the card, due to the physical size limitation imposed by the physical dimensions of the card. The width of the magnetic strip is increased to... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

20070007333 - On-us cash withdrawal at a point-of-sale: Various embodiments of systems, methods, computer programs, merchant terminals, etc. for providing an on-us cash withdrawal service at a point-of-sale are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for providing a cash withdrawal service at a point-of-sale. One such method comprises: issuing an association-branded financial card to a cardholder, the association-branded... Agent: Eric Ringer Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha LLC

20070007336 - Associating resources with artefacts: A method and service system are provided for enabling a user to access a resource associated with an intended usage zone of an artefact by reading an access code from a tag physically associated with the artefact. Prior to physical commitment of the artefact to the usage zone or its... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070007337 - Providing directed content to anonymous customers: A method includes electronically identifying a first item that a customer intends to purchase while the customer is shopping and electronically providing content to the customer in response to the identifying to entice the customer to purchase a second, different item.... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070007338 - Method for monitoring items passing through an entry/exit opening in a delimited space and apparatus to carry out such method: Control means (5) are provided to continuously store and/or update the time-based detection events of the transponders and the time-based variation events of the signal transmitted by the sensors (3, 4), said control means (5) being adapted to compare said time-based signal-variation events to determine an opening passing-through time interval... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070007339 - Process for storing and sorting surgical instruments: A process and apparatus for sorting and storage of surgical instruments. The apparatus includes an enclosure filled with a pure atmosphere and containing a device for the storage of clean instruments, a device for transport of the instruments to a station for identification of the instruments, a mechanism for storage... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070007341 - Automated postal voting system and method: A voting indicium product including a human-readable portion to represent a unique vote identification element for a specific ballot choice by a specific voter. The voting indicium further including a bar-coded portion to represent the unique vote identification element for the specific ballot choice by the specific voter, the bar-coded... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070007340 - The present invention relates to a voting input means, system devices and methods: In the preferred embodiment, the invention is a data entry device intended for use by voters during an election to enter selected choices. Its basic functions are to display available options and accept voter input. Its design achieves simplicity in its preparation, deployment, and operation at any given electoral event.... Agent: Jeffrey Furr

20070007345 - Electronic communication devices, methods of forming electrical communication devices, and communications methods: The present invention provides electronic communication devices, methods of forming electrical communication devices, and communications methods. An electronic communication device adapted to receive electronic signals includes: a housing comprising a substrate and an encapsulant; an integrated circuit provided within the housing and comprising transponder circuitry operable to communicate an identification... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070007342 - Methods for manufacturing rfid tags and structures formed therefrom: Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and processes for manufacturing the same. The RFID device generally includes (1) a metal antenna and/or inductor; (2) a dielectric layer thereon, to support and insulate integrated circuitry from the metal antenna and/or inductor; (3) a plurality of diodes and a plurality of transistors on... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.C.

20070007344 - Rfid tag and manufacturing method thereof: In an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag comprising an antenna formed of a conductive paste containing conductive filler like silver flakes on a base member, and an RFID chip connected to the antenna, the present invention cures a pattern of the antenna formed of the conductive paste, and then connects... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070007343 - Transponder device: A transponder device comprises an integrated CMOS circuit with a semiconductor substrate. A first rectifying diode (DS) is formed by the substrate diode of the CMOS circuit. A first MOS transistor structure (DR1) and a second MOS transistor structure (DR2) have their channels connected in series such that they function... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070007346 - Complex multi-function card reader: The present invention provides a complex multi-function card reader comprising a memory card module and an IC chip card module. The memory card module has at least a memory card connector; and the IC chip card module has at least an IC chip card connector. Those connectors are connecting with... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070007347 - Image input system: An image input system comprises a solid state image pickup device and a preprocessor (3) for performing correlated double sampling amplification on an output signal of the solid state image pickup device and outputting a video signal. The preprocessor comprises: a correlated double sampling amplifier (30) for outputting signal information... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070007349 - Information reader, object, information processing apparatus, information communicating system, information reading method, and program: An information reader includes an object reading unit for reading an image of an object and obtaining the image as image data, an object data obtaining unit for analyzing the image data and obtaining object data as data contained in the object itself, a state data obtaining unit for obtaining... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070007348 - Membership cards: A code carrier, on which multiple barcodes corresponding to independent entities are printed or stored, is disclosed. The barcodes are arranged on the code carrier and angled such that a barcode reader may individually read a desired barcode and the barcodes are surrounded in distinctive colors. A code carrier provider... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070007350 - Bioptical laser scanning system for providing six-sided 360-degree omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station: A bioptical laser scanning system at a point of sale (POS) station, that generates and projects a first plurality of laser scanning planes through a horizontal-scanning window, and a second plurality of laser scanning planes through a vertical-scanning window. The first and second pluralities of laser scanning planes intersect within... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070007351 - [light source and lens arrangement for barcode scanner]: A light source and lens arrangement used in a barcode scanner is disclosed to include a lens, and two light sources arranged at two opposite lateral sides of the lens for emitting light onto a barcode for enabling the lens to pick up the image of the barcode and to... Agent: Marson Technology Co., Ltd.

20070007352 - Apparatus for rotating a mirrored spinner: An apparatus for rotating a mirrored spinner about multiple axes. The apparatus includes a first axle which rotates about a first axis of rotation, and a second axle for mounting the mirrored spinner to the first axle, wherein the second axle rotates the mirrored spinner about a second axis of... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20070007353 - Laser scanner module having integral interface with hand-held data capture terminal, proximity and label sensing, and enhanced sensitivity and power efficiency: A portable, hand-held data processing assembly of modular structure includes a base unit with a keyboard and a display screen. An indicia reader module is housed in a housing shell which is attachable to the base unit. The indicia reader module can contain a reflected light indicia reader for non-contact... Agent: Michael F. Williams Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, P.L.C

20070007354 - Remote crane bar code system: In general terms, the present invention provides a method of automatically scanning an inventory field to allow the selection of a desired item for retrieval. A camera is positioned in the crane trolley located above the field. The camera continuously performs a scan of the field displaying an image to... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070007355 - Method for detecting height of paper bundle and paper handling device: A stage on to which a bill bundle is carried is moved to a lower end position in order to feed the bills through a feeding mechanism. The bill bundle is pressed by a pusher so that a bill located at the bottom touches a pick roller with appropriate pressure.... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070007356 - Substantially planar discontinuous business communication assembly having laser abraded recessed areas: The present invention relates to a discontinuous business form construction created preferably from differential substrates that have been provided with one or more removable elements such as cards, labels, tags and differential substrates. The form construction is desirably a composite form having at least first and second discrete portions or... Agent: Ward/kraft, Inc.

20070007357 - Wavelength-selective metal dielectric filter and its application to optical discs: An optical storage medium having at least two information layers is provided, wherein a first information layer is in the form of a dichroic filter that is reflective at a first selected wavelength and transmissive at a second selected wavelength. The dichroic filter has a laminate structure that includes at... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070007358 - Device and system for authenticating and securing transactions using rf communication: A system is provided for authenticating and securing product transactions. An integrated circuit is attached to a target, such as an optical disc or electronic device. The integrated circuit has an RF transceiver that is capable of establishing communication with an associated reading device. The integrated circuit also has a... Agent: William J. Kolegraff

20070007359 - System and method for generating variably configured magnetic templates: The present invention discloses a method and system for preparing variably configured business communication magnetic templates that may be used in connection with marketing, advertising, promotional and information conveying activities. The method includes the preparation of a magnetic assembly having a top printable surface that is bonded to a magnetic... Agent: Ward/kraft, Inc.

20070007360 - Image capturing element package for electronic endoscope: An image capturing element package for an electronic endoscope is provided with a solid-state image capturing element, an insulating base member made of electronically insulating material and configured to hold the image capturing element, a metallic package housing surrounding the solid-state image capturing element, a proximal end portion of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070000989 - Mail sorting systems and methods: Systems and methods are disclosed for sorting and tracking mail items that are sent via a mail system. Such systems improve the efficiency and accuracy of mail systems by utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to communicate sorting instructions to a sorting operator. In one embodiment, a radio frequency reader... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070000990 - Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technology: A disclosed method comprises scanning a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag on a package to generate scanned data, and generating a handling instruction for the package based on the scanned data. The handling instruction can be executed to route the package to a tip position within a hub facility for directing... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070000991 - Systems and methods for configuration management: Systems and methods for configuration management in an article of manufacture disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for documenting a configuration of an article of manufacture includes an identifier positioned on the article of manufacture. A local positioning system is used to determine a positional location of the identifier on... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070000992 - Networked time-keeping system: Disclosed is time keeping system for an employer. The system includes one or more time-keeping network appliances. Each of these appliances includes a small web server. The system also includes some form of employee interface which enables the employee to submit, and the time keeper to receive, identification information regarding... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070000993 - Atm with stack transporter for bulk note deposit: An ATM can accept a bulk stack of currency notes for deposit from a customer. The ATM includes a stack transporter (400) that can rotate an accepted stack while relocating it to a predetermined location inside of the machine. The stack transporter includes a rotatable housing (406) in which a... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20070000994 - Systems and methods for prioritizing reconcilement information searches: Systems and methods are disclosed for assisting a check-cashing entity to efficiently and accurately locate relevant positive pay information or other reconcilement information regarding a check or other negotiable instrument that has been presented in association with a request to cash, deposit, use as payment or other otherwise accept the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070000998 - Display-enabled electronic system: A display-enabled electronic system. The display-card electronic comprises an external device and card-type device receiving the external device. The external device provides a data signal. The card-type device comprises a card body, at least one image display unit, and an interface. The card body comprises a display surface and a... Agent: Quintero Law Office

20070000997 - Enhanced system and method for point of sale cash rebates: According to certain embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods are provided for providing a consumer with a rebate on purchases, which are made, for example, at a merchant. The rebate may be in a variety of forms. According to one aspect the rebate may be a reduction in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070000995 - Imparting digital uniqueness to the types of a programming language using a unique digital sequence: A system and method for establishing uniqueness in type definition names. Each application vendor has associated therewith a unique data sequence. The data sequence is combined with the type definition name and then a digital operation is performed to produce a unique digital identifier that is used in place of... Agent: Anderson & Jansson L.L.P.

20070001000 - Method and system for providing interactive cardholder rewards image replacement: A system for facilitating image management for portable devices is disclosed. The system includes a host configured to maintain information relating to a first portable device and a second portable device and an interface device configured to communicate with the host and the first and second portable devices. The interface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070000999 - System and method for authorizing electronic payment transactions: A transaction authorization system comprises an authorization engine (18) configured to perform an analysis in relation to a received request for authorization of a current electronic payment transaction and generate an authorization output based on the analysis, and a database (22) storing a plurality of transaction records for past electronic... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070000996 - System and method for point of sale cash rebates: According to certain embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods are provided for providing a consumer with a rebate on purchases, which are made, for example, at a merchant. The rebate may be in a variety of forms. According to one aspect the rebate may be a reduction in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070001001 - Wireless payment method and systems: A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070001002 - Access control apparatus: An access control apparatus has a blocking element (1) which is moved by a motor (2) or similar actuator controlled via a control means. Provided are a first access authorization reader (12, 14), a second access authorization reader (13, 15) after the first access authorization reader (12, 14) in the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070001003 - Memory card slot door unit and digital mobile apparatus having the same: A memory card slot door unit selectively opens and closes an entrance of a memory card slot used in a digital mobile apparatus. The memory card slot door unit includes a door for closing an entrance of a memory card slot. A plurality of hinges supporting a pivoting motion of... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070001004 - Seal ring for mixed circuitry semiconductor devices: In mixed-component, mixed-signal, semiconductor devices, selective seal ring isolation from the substrate and its electrical potential is provided in order to segregate noise sensitive circuitry from electrical noise generated by electrically noisy circuitry. Appropriate predetermined sections of such a mixed use chip are isolated from the substrate through a non-ohmic... Agent: Robert Popa C/o Ladas & Parry

20070001006 - Apparatus and methods for optical representations of radio frequency identification tag information: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for reconstitution of data for failed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are described. The tag's information is segmented, optionally compressed, and encoded into a plurality of optical representations. Alternatively, or in addition, a portion or all of the tag's information is stored in a non-optical format.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070001005 - Electrical devices: An electrical device such as a portable communications device, domestic or personal care appliance has a main body adapted to couple to an accessory which may be in the form of a tool attachable to the main body or a housing portion. The accessory carries a passive data storage device... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070001008 - Low voltage signal stripping circuit for an rfid reader: A reader of an RFID system has excitation circuitry for generating a higher voltage excitation signal, receiving circuitry for reading a lower voltage transponder signal and an antenna coupled with the excitation circuitry for transmitting the excitation signal and coupled with the receiving circuitry for receiving the transponder signal. The... Agent: Rodney F. Brown 3365 Baltimore Street

20070001007 - Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network: Modular, portable data collection terminals are disclosed for use in mixed wireless and hard-wired RF communication networks, wherein various radio transmitter modules and associated antennas may be selectively added to a base terminal unit to solve networking problems associated with specific types of business environments. Modularity exists in both the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070001009 - Information processing method and system using terminal apparatus: An information processing method using a terminal apparatus, including: applying light with a concentric ring-like interference fringe pattern on one of subjects by using a pointer provided in the terminal apparatus; detecting the interference fringe pattern by using a detector; calculating an optical axis of the pointer on the basis... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070001010 - Positioning controlling apparatus, positioning control method, program for making computer execute this method, image forming apparatus, and recording medium: A positioning controlling apparatus includes: a current speed calculator that calculates a current speed of a conveyor belt from a detected moving distance; a position determining unit that determines the position of a conveyor belt for determining its stop position also from the detected moving distance; a gain switch having... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070001011 - Product packaging including digital data: Light sensitive materials applied in shipping materials, including security seals and tear tape, for authentication, discrimination and recognition of items.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20070001012 - Cooking apparatus with bar code scanner and method for controlling the same: A cooking apparatus with a bar code scanner, which recognizes the position of a bar code and automatically adjusts a focus according to the recognized position of the bar code when the bar code is not located within the focal distance of the bar code scanner, and a method for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070001013 - Bioptical holographic laser scanning system: A bioptical holographic laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a holographic scanning disc having scanning facets with high and low elevation angle characteristics, as well as positive, negative and zero skew angle characteristics which strategically cooperate with groups of beam folding mirrors having optimized surface... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070001014 - Multi-format bar code reader: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for selectively reading a barcode, symbol, or other indicia by either scanning the barcode with a flying-spot scanner, or by imaging the barcode, thereby improving reading performance by tailoring the reading method to the particular item that is being read. Both a flying-spot laser scanning... Agent: Psc Scanning, Inc. - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20070001015 - Image reading device: There is provided an image reading device, which is provided with an illuminating unit that illuminates an object, a reading unit that forms an image of the object based on light from the object, and an illumination prohibition unit that prohibits the illumination unit from illuminating the object if the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070001016 - Transaction card and case: A transaction card and case with a rotatable member in the case. The card is releasably attached to the rotatable member. The card can be removed from the case by exerting a force on the card in a direction away from the case. The case can lock the card in... Agent: Baker & Botts

20070001017 - Reduced complexity multifunction expansion card and method of operating the same: A multifunction expansion card (200) comprises a MUX/DEMUX (206) for selectively coupling either a first PCMCIA module (208) or a second PCMCIA module (210) to a card connector (202). A microcontroller (238) controls the MUX/DEMUX (206) and an optoisolator (224) which is used to selectively couple a first card detect... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section