Registers inventions 02/07

20070040011 - Apparatus for visualizing and determining holding pattern and entry: A holding pattern aid apparatus to enable a pilot in instrument conditions to instantly visualize a holding pattern and determine an appropriate entry procedure, is disclosed. The aid is configured to attach to a kneeboard while permitting the pilot to flip the display from right to left holding pattern with... Agent: Ronald Rohde

20070040012 - Apparatus and method of automatically counting a carrier tape: The present invention is directed to apparatus and method of automatically counting the loaded electronic components in a carrier tape. A pair of detectors is arranged respectively above and below the carrier tape, and a counting wheel having teeth on the periphery is operatively coupled to the keyholes of the... Agent: Genus Law Group PLLC Raymond J. Ho David B. Dort

20070040013 - Obtaining user assistance: An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that detects a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device; and obtains an end user assistance corresponding to an at least substantially common aspect of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070040014 - Banknote serial number processing method and its device: This invention relates to the banknote serial number processing method and its device. Including: banknote serial number recording step, that is to convert the banknote serial number into image signal by using image capture device; banknote serial number recording decoded step, i.e. processing the banknote serial number image signal by... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070040015 - Method and system for creating banking sub-accounts with varying limits: A system for providing credit card sub-accounts with varying credit limits is useful to consolidate many accounts into one account. The present invention allows a user to add others to an existing account with the safety of setting credit limits for each sub-account to prevent sub-account holders from abusing the... Agent: Janis E. Clements

20070040019 - Portable magnetic stripe reader for criminality security applications: A security device comprises a portable magnetic stripe reader and computing functionality associated with the magnetic stripe reader, such as a credit card reader, drivers license reader, debit card reader, club card reader, or any other element that can be mechanically read. A single device may be needed for evaluation... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20070040020 - System and method for calculating expected approval rates: The invention facilitates the computation of expected approval rates based on historic transaction data relating to transaction classes, approved transactions and declined transactions. The invention provides a system and method by which a program administrator for a company may model varying client-imposed limit scenarios in order to determine one or... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20070040016 - System and method for completing a transaction: A method and a system complete a transaction with an identification card and/or a point of sale system. A customer tenders an amount of money to a retailer for purchasing a product and/or a service offered by the retailer and/or for completing a retail transaction with the retailer. The retailer... Agent: Patents+tms A Professional Corporation

20070040018 - Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes: The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a paper feeding mechanism (210) to feed sheets of paper into a collection bin (220)... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070040021 - User identification infrastructure system: There is disclosed a user identification infrastructure system which does not depend on a user identification device (token) and which sets user identification to be independent of an application (Ap) which requests or uses the user identification and to which Ap-related data can easily be added. A virtual token memory... Agent: Jacobson Holman Professional Limited Liability Company

20070040017 - Wireless biometric cardholder apparatus, method, & system: A wireless biometric cardholding apparatus is disclosed. The invention facilitates remote reading and writing smartcards after a user has been biometrically authenticated. The invention promotes secure, wireless exchange of data between standard smartcards and an application, via a remote external RF transceiver. This invention enables enrolled users to access physical,... Agent: Douglas Kozlay

20070040022 - Multifunction card dispenser and customer information collection device: A method and a computer-controlled, multi-function device for generating and dispensing retail cards such as gift cards and loyalty cards and for collecting customer survey information. The device includes a reader such as a magnetic strip reader for receiving payment for the gift card from the customer. A card inspector... Agent: Steven W. Smith

20070040023 - Method and apparatus for protecting self service terminals from fraud and tampering: An antifraud device for use with a self service terminal having a fascia formed with an entry slot accessed by a bank card and a keypad has a control system for disabling the terminal in the event of tampering. A cover overlying the entry slot has an opening aligned with... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070040024 - Commodity information registering apparatus and commodity information registering method: There is disclosed a commodity information registering apparatus which registers commodity information while a commodity is moved, comprising a radio tag reading section which reads a radio tag within a first field to acquire commodity identification information stored in the radio tag, an optical reading section which reads a code... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070040025 - Low power wireless display tag systems and methods: A low-power system for use with Wireless Display Tags (WDTs) includes, in one or more exemplary arrangements, various power management techniques, including receiver wake-up, RF logic sharing, RF repeaters and a frequency doubling power amplifier which operates on the absolute value of the input signal.... Agent: Law Offices Of Imam

20070040026 - 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

20070040027 - Method of confidential email voting using personal voting codes: A method to prevent email voters from revealing their true choices by using personal voting codes (PVC) in casting their ballots, particularly email absentee ballots. In one embodiment of the invention, voters enter sequential numbers to fill-out the available alternatives for each question on the ballot; for example, Mr. Bush,... Agent: Fernando Morales

20070040028 - Rfid tag: An RFID tag includes an RFID unit and an antenna unit. The RFID unit is formed in a form of a minute dipole antenna having a predetermined length and includes an IC chip. The antenna unit includes an antenna pattern and an RFID mounting portion. Lengths of the RFID unit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070040029 - Information readers, apparatuses including information readers, and related methods: This invention relates to the field of information reading, and more specifically, to an improved information reader in a validator which eliminates the requirement to insert an information source in a particular direction in an information reader.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070040030 - Contactless proximity communications apparatus and method: Techniques for reducing or eliminating the likelihood of fraud in a contactless proximity communications apparatus are provided. The apparatus can include a body portion with a body, a communications circuit, and an antenna. The apparatus can also include a signal-disrupting portion that is mounted for motion, such as rotary or... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070040031 - Dual light source voltage-modulated reciprocal control circuit for scanner: A dual light source voltage-modulated reciprocal control circuit for a scanner. The circuit includes a voltage modulation circuit, a first lamp driving circuit, a second lamp driving circuit and a reciprocal control circuit. The voltage-modulating circuit generates a modulated voltage whose magnitude can be adjusted through pulse width modulation of... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070040032 - Information-recorded medium containing a holographically-recorded bar code and associated methods: An information-recorded medium that contains a holographically-recorded bar code and a method for using this medium to achieve enhanced security and authentication of bar code readings in commerce are described. The holographically-recorded bar code is virtually impossible to copy by non-holographic means and is readable using conventional bar code scanners... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070040033 - Digital mirror system with advanced imaging features and hands-free control: A digital mirror system is provided that emulates a traditional mirror by displaying real-time video imagery of a user who stands before it. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of digital mirror modes, including a traditional mirror mode and a third person mirror mode. The digital mirror system provides... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070040034 - Image sensor based optical reader: An optical reader can include an image sensor. In one embodiment an optical reader can be configured to have different operating modes, the different operating modes optimizing the reader for reading different indicia. In another embodiment an optical reader can comprise a multiple color emitting light source. In another embodiment... Agent: Wall Marjama & Bilinski

20070040035 - Method of and apparatus for dynamically and adaptively controlling system control parameters in a multi-mode image capture and processing system: Disclosed is a method of and apparatus for dynamically and adaptively controlling system control parameters (SCPs) in a multi-mode image capture and processing system, wherein (i) automated real-time exposure quality analysis of captured digital images is automatically performed in a user-transparent manner, and (ii) system control parameters (e.g. illumination and... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. PC

20070040036 - Sales aid: The present invention relates to a sales aid in the form of a printed folded sheet, in particular a sales aid for print media or internet ads or the like. With the objective of providing a potential customer with an overview of the advantages and benefits the proffered services offer... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070040037 - Scanned medium, and manufacturing apparatus and method therefor: A scanned medium including: a sheet substrate; and a line-shaped magnetic body formed inside the sheet substrate, wherein the magnetic properties of the magnetic body are detected inside a magnetic field formed by a scanning apparatus, and the magnetic body has at least a portion thereof formed so as to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070040039 - Apparatus for reading a color symbol: The present invention provides an apparatus for reading a color symbol, which comprises a matrix of color filters arranged in front of a detector. Light received from the filters of some colors is used to locate the color symbol, while light received from all the filters is used to read... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070040038 - Semiconductor device and control method in semiconductor device: A load detection circuit 40 detects a load value of a load portion 100 via a terminal DQ. A reference load, corresponding to the load of a probe, is output from a reference load output section. A comparison circuit 60 judges whether the detected load value matches the reference load,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070034677 - Input device: An input device for applying a signal depending on a user-operated key to an information processing device is disclosed which includes a plurality of keys including a function-key pad and a ten-key pad; and a communication section for transmitting data to and from a non-contact IC card or a device... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070034679 - 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 included 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

20070034678 - Configurable rfid apparatus and process: The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in creation and utility of RFID systems by creating a freeform field where readable data can be printed or written. Processes associated with the invention may comprise the following steps; depositing a plurality of antennae upon a substrate sheet wherein each respective... Agent: Ray M. Alden

20070034683 - Atm that can center different sized cash stack in a cash outlet opening: An ATM extends a stack of currency notes through a cash outlet opening for presentation to a customer. Each dispensed stack, including those of different sizes, is centered in the opening. The centering of a stack is based on its thickness. The thickness can be based on the quantity of... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20070034680 - Controlling, monitoring and managing system applied in self-service equipment for banking: Controlling, monitoring and managing system applied in self-service equipment for banking, a system (1) that previews, inside each of the self service banking terminals (2) associated to a specific bank, a Local Management Feature (3), connected through a Local Server (4), to a Control, Monitoring and Management Center (5), responsible... Agent: Wolf Block Schorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20070034681 - Donation collecting system and donation collecting method: An automatic vending machine included in a donation collecting system includes a donation button and a change button. The donation button is depressed when information indicating that change is treated as a donation is input to the automatic vending machine. The change button is depressed when information indicating that the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070034682 - System for managing risk of financial transactions with location information: The present teachings describe a system for processing financial transactions. In one embodiment, the system includes a remote terminal adapted to identify the location of financial transactions via global positioning system (GPS) information such that the remote terminal acquires transaction information from a user and transmits a first signal indicative... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070034684 - Electronic money management system, electronic money management method and computer program: An internet N is connected to an electronic money management server 10 so that communications can be performed with a deposit money terminal device 30 replenishing an electronic money for an user card comprised by recording a card ID and an issuer ID, a member shop terminal device 50 reducing... Agent: Adams & Wilks

20070034688 - Final sale merchandise card: A system for activating a merchandise card and account that permits a card user to initially purchase or reload cash value into a merchandise account using a card issued by an issuer such as a merchant, bank, or card association via a terminal, with or without a PIN, and have... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20070034690 - Mobile cellular device using access numbers: A first access number stored on the removable computer chip module is retrieved by a mobile cellular device. The first access number to a cellular network is transmitted by the mobile cellular device using spread spectrum communications. The mobile cellular device receives a second access number in response to the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070034686 - Protection of non-promiscuous data in an rfid transponder: A radio frequency identification device (RFID) and method for authenticating RFIDs are disclosed. In RFIDs, data is stored in a form of data segments selectively associated with promiscuous and non-promiscuous regions of their memories. A randomly selected portion of a content of a non-promiscuous region is examined by an interrogating... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070034685 - Real-time verification of a transaction by its initiator: A transaction-enabling instrument, such as a credit card, a debit card, or a check, has encoded thereon in machine-readable form a telephone number of a portable wireless communications device, such as a cell phone or a PDA, of the instrument's owner, who is typically the holder of the instrument, and... Agent: Avaya Inc.

20070034689 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for instant issuance of a transaction card: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for instant decisioning and remote dispensing of credit cards. In accordance with one implementation the system for instantly issuing a credit card includes means for receiving a credit card application from an applicant, means for instantly decisioning the credit card application, if declined, means... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070034687 - Traceability signature system, signature method and program product: A signature device having an item selection input section which accepts a selection of a group of items formed by combining an item delivered from at least one supplier and an item generated by itself, a path verification information updating section which updates path verification information to verify a delivery... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20070034691 - Using promiscuous and non-promiscuous data to verify card and reader identity: A system and method for authenticating radio frequency identification (RFID) devices and validating readers of the RFID devices are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention use RFID devices adapted for storing data in a form of data segments selectively associated with promiscuous and non-promiscuous regions of their memories and monitor algorithmic,... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070034692 - Rfid checkout system with tags: A radio frequency identification (RFID) checkout system includes a reader, a first RFID tag, and a second RFID tag. The first tag is configured to be attached to an item selected to not be read by the reader, and the second tag is configured to be attached to an item... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20070034693 - Shipment tracking method, device for the implementation of the method and printing device: A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shipper of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070034694 - Interactive display system with indicia reader: An interactive display capable of providing an interested party with information relating to an object. The object is provided with identifying indicia. The display includes a reader for reading the indicia. Identifying information read from the indicia for a particular object is used to retrieve object information stored in memory... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070034695 - Method of determining at least one marking element on a substrate: A method of establishing at least one marking element on a substrate (1). By means of design data of the substrate (1) at least a fictitious marking element (5) on the substrate (1) is determined. The fictitious marking element (5) should then be unique for a predefined area of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070034697 - Low-power hand-held transaction device: An electronic hand-held device and method for inputting and sending requests and for receiving and outputting responses to the requests. The electronic hand-held device is a coupled to a telecommunications link over which requests are sent and responses are received. The electronic hand-held device can input request data in any... Agent: Olympic Patent Works PLLC

20070034696 - Optical code reader system and method for control of illumination for aiming and exposure: A system and method for reading an optical code is provided. The optical code reader system includes a dual aim/illumination assembly including a single light source generating: a) light having a first intensity for providing an aim pattern visible to a user for aiming the aim pattern at a target... Agent: George Likourezos Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070034699 - Adapter card: An adapter card for receiving a mini MMC memory card to form a SD memory card is disclosed to include a housing formed of a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell, and a terminal holder set, which includes an electrically insulative holder block, and a plurality of terminals... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070034698 - Card holding device: The invention relates to a card holding device (1) comprising a guide (42a, 42b) and a clamping unit (3) that clamps a card (5) in a guided manner. Sometimes the frictional connection is not established in the event of an unfavorable use of the device. The aim of the inventive... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070034700 - Electronic cards and methods for making same: An electronic card includes a digital processor, an electrochemical battery and a communications port. The processor and battery are essentially coplanar, and are sandwiched between and enclosed by two flexible covers, preferably made from an insulating plastic material, and preferably fitted to the components that they enclose. The communications port... Agent: Technology & Intellectual Property Strategies Group PC Dba Tips Groups

20070034701 - Recognition code based on combination of element cells, and recognition code sheet: Instead of the conventional 2-value bit code string of one-value recording (non-record is 0), the least number of types of elements are used for recording the cell numeral information and zero information and the non-record space is made to be a function code, thereby saving the data space and increasing... Agent: Roger Pitt Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

20070029374 - Computer system control via surface and sensor with identifier: A method of enabling a user to instruct a computer system to perform an operation via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface includes an interface, the interface including visible graphical information and substantially invisible coded data. When the sensing device is placed by the user into... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070029373 - Handheld electronic device providing assisted entry of contact information, and associated method: A method of facilitating the entry of information for a contact to be stored by an address book application of a handheld electronic device, wherein the information is entered into a plurality of fields. The method includes receiving first information in a first one of the fields, and determining whether... Agent: Research In Motion, Ltd

20070029375 - System and method for transferring funds from a first to a second individual for access using a stored value card: Systems and methods are disclosed for the monetary transfer of funds from a first individual to a second individual. Transfers may include the acts or steps of providing the second individual with a Receiver Access Card; gathering information about the second individual and the identity of the first individual from... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman

20070029376 - Systems and methods for configuring a point-of-sale system: Among other things, the present invention provides a variety of systems and methods for configuring and/or providing a configurable point-of-sale system. Various methods of the present invention include providing a point-of-sale device and coupling it to a communication network. One or more transaction systems are accessible to the point-of-sale device... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070029377 - Apparatus, system, and method for identification and tracking: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identification and tracking. The apparatus includes a receiver guide and an applicator. The receiver guide receives a selected portion, such as a fingernail, of a target subject. The target subject may be a human or an animal. The applicator semi-permanently disposes an... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070029378 - Change card: A transaction card allows for retail purchases involving fractional dollar amounts to be completed without the use of coin currency. Change amounts involving less than one dollar can be either credited to or debited from a monetary value stored on a smart chip in the transaction card by placing the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070029379 - Method of automated generation of access controlled, personalized data and/or programs: System and method of automated generation of access-controlled, personalized data and/or programs, a user (10, . . . , 14) accessing a central unit (40) via a network (30/31) by means of a communication device (20, . . . ,24) and the access-controlled data and/or programs being transmitted to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070029380 - Method to disable use of selected applications based on proximity or user identification: An application for disabling the use of selected applications is provided. A server receives identification information from a user. The location of the user is determined. If the user is determined to be in a reserved location, the use of one or more applications is disabled, for the user.... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070023494 - Authentication method and system: The present invention relates to a method for determining the authenticity of an object, the method comprising the steps of: providing an authentication code, determining the positions of particles being distributed in an object, encoding of the positions to provide a check-code, using the check-code and the authentication-code to determine... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070023496 - House arrest apparatus: A method and apparatus for determining a location of a person or object. A device is affixed to the person or the object and the location of the person/object determined according to various location determining techniques. Location information is sent to a supervising authority directly from a communications element of... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20070023498 - Method and system for managing token image replacement: A system for managing token image replacement is provided. The system includes a remote server, a personal computer (PC) connected to the remote server, a smartcard that can be read by the PC, and a card image server. Using application logic and rules, the remote server is able to read... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070023495 - Method for controlling a multimodal terminal, processing platform and multimodal terminal: According to the invention, the method of controlling a multimode terminal (T) is characterized in that a sensor (CL, CS, CM) in the terminal (T) measures an environmental characteristic (L, S, M) thereof, a message (M1) is sent to a remote processing platform (P) containing the measured environmental characteristic (MES,... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070023497 - Methods for determining operational settings and related devices: The present invention relates to a method, applied in a mobile device, for determining operational settings of the device. A signal is received from a transmitter. The signal is decoded to retrieve a first country information. An operational setting of a function on the device is determined.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070023499 - Electrically disconnecting a peripheral device: If a USB device is turned off or is not active, the device may be electrically disconnected from a USB host controller. The device may be electrically disconnected through a physical interface on the device. In some embodiments, if the device becomes active during a wait period (e.g., 2-3 seconds)... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070023501 - Conversion terminal and conversion method: A conversion terminal includes an algorithm storage unit, e-money acquisition unit, and e-money conversion unit. The algorithm storage unit stores an algorithm to convert a type of e-money. The e-money acquisition unit acquires one type of e-money. The e-money conversion unit converts the acquired e-money into another type of e-money... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070023500 - Note validating and storage assembly and method: A note validating and storage assembly for a gaming table having a table top includes a storage box for storing notes received at the gaming table. A validator, adjacent the storage box, validates, authenticates and determines the value of the notes. A controller having a memory is in operative communication... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070023502 - Composite electronic card device: A composite electronic card device is disclosed, comprising an erasable nonvolatile memory, a random access memory (RAM) . . . , CPU, cryptographic module and other electronic components. Through different cryptographic algorithms, different security application systems may arrange and configure different application program or data block required and application software,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070023504 - Computer implemented flexible benefit plan host based stored value card product: A system, method, computer program and product to allow a card processor to use a single card with a card account number for payment from different account fund buckets. The first account fund bucket is an unrestricted general account fund bucket with funds available to make purchases of goods and... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070023503 - Methods for controlling access to data stored in smart cards and related devices: In a method for controlling access to data stored on a smart card, an external request for communication with the smart card is received via a first communication interface. The external request for communication may be a request for communication over a second communication interface, for example, from a smart... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070023505 - Automatic condiment dispenser: A system for dispensing a predetermined number of prepackaged condiments to a customer based on a food order inputted into a business machine at a food service establishment. The system includes a business machine, such as a cash register, linked to a powered prepackaged condiment dispenser. Each menu item available... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070023506 - Authorization verification method and devices suited therefor: The invention relates to an authorization verification method and devices suited therefor, which play back authorization data via a user interface (11) of an electronic playback device (1). During the playback of authorization data via the user interface (11) of a first playback device (1), the playback attributes are modified.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070023507 - Contact data structure and management: Contact data is modified by first identifying contact data associated with a particular contact entry. A file containing the identified contact data is locked and at least one value contained in the contact data is modified. A version stamp associated with the modified value is stored in the file. Additionally,... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070023508 - Proximity validation system and method: A gate keeping system for a user accessible resource is provided. The system has a server, a transceiver and an RFID tag. The server is communicably connected to the resource for sending commands allowing and terminating user access to the resource. The receiver is communicably connected to the server. and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070023509 - Vehicle information processing apparatus, verification method of a vehicle information processing apparatus, and id registration method of a vehicle information processing apparatus: A vehicle information processing apparatus provided in a vehicle is provided with a TPMS valve that includes an air pressure sensor which obtains a tire air pressure as wheel information and a wheel-side communication device that transmits the wheel information and an ID unique to that wheel-side communication device at... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070023510 - Automatic plan-o-gram system: An electronic plan-o-gram system and method for determining plan-o-gram data are provided. In accordance with the method, identifiers associated with each of more than one product located in at least one storage area in a storage facility are sensed and a product type and product location of each product is... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070023511 - Electronic product identifier system: An electronic product identifier system is provided for use with a product storage area adapted to store more than one type of product. The electronic product identifier system has a display adapted to present product information for more than one product along a length of the storage area. Each product... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070023512 - Inventory management system using rfid tags to aid in dispensing and restocking inventory: An inventory management system is provided that utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to drive RFID tags to provide a notification signal, such as by illuminating light emitting diodes (LEDs) embodied by the RFID tags. The RFID tags may be placed on medication bins within a pharmacy pick-station in order... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070023513 - Pharmaceutical tracking: A medication-dispensing unit is provided for tracking medical products having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag uniquely associated therewith. The dispensing unit includes compartments for receiving medical products therein, and readers for reading the RFID tags associated with the medical products in the compartments. A processor is coupled to the... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070023514 - Method of confidential polling place voting using personal voting codes: A method to improve precinct privacy can be achieved after a successful voter verification process, by using the computerized list (as defined by HAVA), if we extract the voter's voting code and then secretly and securely load it into the device (smart card) required by the voting equipment to guarantee... Agent: Fernando Morales

20070023515 - System and method for overcoming decision making and communications errors to produce expedited and accurate group choices: A system and method is provided overcoming decision-making and communications errors to produce expedited and accurate group choices. The invention provides collective outcomes that are resilient to communication and decision making errors, and which are provided with a minimum wait time. The system comprises a user interface engine that provides... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20070023516 - Intelligent rfid tag and use for improved printing: An RFID tag is pre-programmed with information about an object or device used in an RFID printer system. The RFID printer system can then read this information and take the appropriate action, such as user notification or printer parameter adjustment, to improve printer performance. The RFID tag can contain information... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070023518 - Reader-writer array and reader-writer array unit: A reader-writer array which collectively reads or writes management information of each of a plurality of managed articles that are stored in a rack. The reader-writer array includes a plurality of readers-writers for wirelessly reading or writing management information which is stored in a RFID tag mounted on each of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070023517 - Rfid tag and manufacturing process thereof: An RFID tag comprises a semiconductor chip storing therein information of an object to be discriminated and carrying out radio communication with a reader/writer device; and an antenna coil provided with a magnetic core member and connected electrically to the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip and the magnetic core member... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070023519 - System and method using movement of human body to control a function of a terminal: A system which uses movement of a human body to control a function of a terminal comprises: a detecting device for detecting variation of the movement of the human body depending on an intention of a user so as to transmit a detection signal; and a terminal for storing a... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070023520 - Contactless reader/writer: It is an object of the invention to provide a contactless reader/writer comprising a transmission section for transmitting a plurality of transmission signals using carrier waves of different frequencies, a reception section for receiving a plurality of reply signals which are a response to a plurality of transmission signals transmitted... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070023521 - Apparatus and method for security tag detection: The present invention relates, in general, to the field of securing, prevention of fraud, or theft of products such as pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, alcohol and other high value often counterfeited products. In particular the invention teaches an apparatus and method to encode packaging of the protected goods using a near infrared... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070023523 - Code pattern image generation apparatus and method, code pattern image reader apparatus and method, and code pattern image medium: A code pattern image generation apparatus for generating a code pattern image, which includes position-dependent information differing at every position and position-independent information in common at various positions, the code pattern image generation apparatus includes; an image generator that generates a code pattern image by disposing a plurality of position-dependent... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070023524 - Contents access method and sorting apparatus: A method of providing an access to contents on a network includes sorting a first code for accessing the contents received from a contents requesting source to a pre-registered sorting destination based on a predetermined rule, and converting the first code, or a second code that is generated based on... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070023522 - Medium management system, image formation apparatus, print medium, medium management method, and program: A medium management system includes an identification information acquisition unit that acquires first identification information uniquely identifying a first medium surface and second identification information uniquely identifying a second medium surface and being associated with the first identification information, and a code image generating unit that generates a first code... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070023526 - Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system: Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system captures and processes multiple images of at least a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070023525 - Open-ended two-strip meander line antenna, rfid tag using the antenna, and antenna impedance matching method thereof: An open-ended two-strip meander line antenna, an RFID tag using the same and an antenna impedance matching method thereof are provided. The antenna includes: a radiating strip line for deciding a resonant frequency of the antenna; and a feeding strip line for providing a radio frequency (RF) signal to an... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070023527 - Stabilized laser pointer: A pointing device having a laser in a handheld housing is disclosed. The laser generates a light beam that exits the housing. A beam steering assembly causes the light beam to move relative to the housing. The pointer includes a housing orientation sensor that measures the orientation of the housing.... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070023528 - Aerator of a container having an electronic label and a container having said aerator: The present invention provides an aerator of a container comprising an aerator mounted on the side board of the container and an electronic label installed in the interior space of the aerator. The present invention also provides a container comprising a container body, a penetrated hole locating on the side... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070023530 - Card tray: A card tray to be mounted to a memory card can make the memory card mountable in a card slot for memory cards conforming to standards different from those to which the memory card conforms. The card tray has a main body and a recessed mount section. The recessed mount... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070023529 - Intelligent computer cabling: The present invention provides a data transfer system apparatus that automatically loads the necessary drivers and code through two interface elements to facilitate the transfer of electronic data from one EDP to another. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the apparatus consists of a cable, USB interface plug,... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070023532 - Electronic stripe cards: An electronic stripe card senses when it is being swiped passed a read head, and drives a conductive path to mimic a magnetic card track. Multiple conductive paths may be driven in an interleaved fashion one after another. The card may include multiple swipe sensors to detect when to start... Agent: Lemoine Patent Services C/o Intellevate

20070023531 - Stored-value card with magnet: A stored-value card assembly comprises a stored-value card and a magnetic sheet. The stored-value card defines a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes an account identifier linking the stored-value card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record.... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.