Registers inventions 04/07

20070090176 - Computer device with keyboard barrier: A computer device comprises a keyboard and an air-permeable barrier element disposed within the computer device and configured to prevent moisture migration through the keyboard.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070090178 - Data collection system: A data collection system includes: a contact information acquisition unit, for obtaining contact information; a state recognition unit, for obtaining, based on contact information acquired by the contact information acquisition unit, state information concerning the state of a equipment; a state coding unit, for transforming into coded contact associated information... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070090177 - Electronic document management system, medical information system, method for printing sheet of chart paper, and sheet of chart paper: An electronic document management system includes an acquisition unit, a specifying unit and a database. A medium includes a document image and a plurality of code image two-dimensionally arranged. Each code image includes position information and medium identification information. The acquisition unit acquires a code image corresponding to an operation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070090179 - Procurance data management system: A procurement data management system to judge environmental suitability of portions in design stages and product recycling. In this system, data of purchased items used in products, parts, and materials or chemical substances of purchased items are registered. A purchased item database manages registered data in a hierarchical relationship of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070090180 - Machine vision system for enterprise management: A system for use in managing activity of interest within an enterprise is provided. The system comprises a computer configured to (i) receive sensor data that is related to key activity to the enterprise, such key activity comprising a type of object and the object's activity at a predetermined location... Agent: Lawrence R. Oremland, P.C. Suite C-214

20070090182 - All-in-one card and its management: The All-In-One card, referred to as AIOC in this document, is a smart card which contains multiple credit cards, debit cards and other applications for the user. For instance, it may contain an application which offers various pre-programmed credit cards to the user to choose from, to pay for a... Agent: Vijay S. Phagura

20070090184 - Debit card package assemblies: The present invention relates to card packaging assemblies that have removable portions: a card portion and a carrier portion. Machine readable indicia for activating the card at the point of sale can be located on either portion and such indicia is adapted to be easily readable by such point of... Agent: Domain G. Wasserbauer, Esq. Idt Corporation

20070090183 - Real time prepaid transaction bidding: Electronic transaction networks are described that are operable to find a pathway to complete an electronic data exchange for a prepaid transaction account. The networks may include an intermediary node, in electronic communication with a transaction point node where transaction information is input, and a plurality of processing nodes that... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070090181 - System and method for deep interaction modeling for fraud detection: The use of a variety of plastic cards to carry out monetary transactions is on the increase. It is important to ensure that such transactions are authenticated, authorized, and accounted in a best possible manner to prevent fraudulent transactions. However, as much the transactions are being protected, the fraudsters are... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070090185 - Device and method for shopping and data collection: A device and method of presenting information about goods and services to a targeted audience is disclosed. The disclosed device and method allow collecting associated marketing data. An exemplary handheld device equipped with a tag reader is described. The device and method are well suited for showrooms used by builders... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20070090186 - Method and apparatus for providing electronic data: Apparatus for providing electronic data associated with an item to a user, the apparatus comprising a memory tag scanner arranged to communicate with a memory tag associated with an item, a user profile memory arranged to store user profile data therein, an output interface arranged to provide data to a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070090187 - Storage medium connecting device and information device equipped with the same: A storage medium connecting device which enables electrical connection of a card-type storage medium with a substrate via a socket. The storage medium connecting device includes an exterior member having an insertion port for inserting the card-type storage medium into the socket; a connection section provided in a vicinity of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070090188 - Pneumatic card transport system: A pneumatic card transport system is disclosed. The system is configured to use pressurized air to transport a card inserted to a conveying duct inside a card passageway assembly from a first end to a second end. Air nozzles are configured to release the pressurized airstreams at an angle relative... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20070090190 - Code reader device and recording medium: A code reader device, prior to extracting a code from an image captured by a camera, receives an image size data, and according to the received image size, displays the captured image on the display device so that a code extracting target area is discriminated from a remaining area. A... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070090189 - Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus, program, computer-readable recording medium, and three-dimensional shape measuring method: A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus of the invention is an apparatus which measures a three-dimensional shape of a target object by analyzing an optical pattern projected to the target object. The three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a line sensor and an image analysis unit. The line sensor reads the target... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070090191 - Imaging engine employing planar light illumination and linear imaging: An imaging engine includes a plurality of linear imaging arrays, image formation optics, at least one illumination module and supporting circuitry that are embodied within a modular engine housing. The plurality of linear imaging arrays and image formation optics are mounted on an optical bench (which is integral to the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070090192 - Wireless bar code symbol driven portable data terminal (pdt) system for running application programs on an operating system emulated on a virtual machine: The wireless PDT of the present invention employs a “display-on bottom” design which places the unit perfectly centered in the hand of the operator, allowing for the best possible viewing as well as providing comfortable single-handed operation. The high-resolution LCD display allows the PCT to show sharp, clear bitmap images... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070090193 - Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader: This provides a plurality of novel features that can be applied variously to a reader. In one embodiment, the light pipe is constructed from durable polycarbonate for increased shock resistance and can define a rectangular cross section. The chamfered end of the light pipe is textured or frosted to further... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090194 - Case for card-type portable information processing device: An inventive card-type portable information processing device case permits a user to select a mode in which a card-type portable information processing device is taken out of the case with a cap attached thereto or a mode in which the card-type portable information processing device is taken out of the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070090195 - Semiconductor memory: The object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor memory which is capable of executing multiple application programs and duplicating important data from one application program into another application program in security. An IC card (200) is one example of the semiconductor memory of the present invention, and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070090197 - Information carrier integrated with an optically readable information symbol: In an optically readable information carrier, an information symbol has a predetermined area and includes an optically readable mark. The optically readable mark indicates at least part of the predetermined area. The information symbol is optically readable by an information reader after the predetermined area has been identified thereby. A... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070090196 - Relatively small security elements, production method thereof, sheet and security document comprising same: The invention relates to a flat security element, having a front side and a reverse side, and being relatively small in size, such as planchettes, including, at least on one of its sides, at least one in-register authentication pattern and/or an authentication pattern resulting from the combination and/or superposition of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070084911 - Atm check invalidation and return systems and methods: Systems, methods, and software are described for check processing at an ATM. A check may be received at an ATM, and an image of the check may be captured. It may then be verified that the image captured meets an established quality standard. The ATM may then print on the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070084912 - Fraud deterrence in connection with identity documents: According to one aspect, an air travel agent who reviews photo IDs of prospective travelers is advised by an expert system that directs the agent to give certain travelers more or less (or different) scrutiny, depending on the type of photo ID they present (e.g., depending on the jurisdiction from... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20070084914 - Geographic area multiple service card system: The invention provides consumers with the services of multiple cards or accounts while allowing consumers to carry a single card, transponder, code and/or other access device. Because the card may access combined services such as financial transaction services and transportation services, the system may facilitate charging the financial account for... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20070084913 - Systems and methods for authorizing a transaction for a financial account: A method is disclosed for authorizing a purchase transaction made using a purchasing device associated with a financial account and communicating with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. In one embodiment, the method may include determining a physical location of the purchasing device during the purchase transaction based on location information provided... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070084915 - Identifying spurious requests for information: A computer-implemented method of identifying illegitimate requests for information may include associating a first carrier with an electronic promotional item, receiving a request relating to the electronic promotional item from a second carrier, and identifying the request as illegitimate if the first carrier is different than the second carrier. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070084919 - Identification scheme for a communication device: Architecture for presenting m-commerce transaction data to a user. An m-commerce device includes a device reading apparatus adapted to read a dataform. At least one item for purchase has associated therewith an item dataform readable by the m-commerce device, the item dataform linked to item information of the item. A... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070084918 - Integrated data reader and bottom-of-basket item detector: Disclosed are embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus for integrating a bottom-of-basket (BOB) item detector with a data reader. In some embodiments, the BOB item detector may be integrated with a barcode scanner of a point-of-sale (POS) terminal without need for modification of the POS system software. Some embodiments may... Agent: Psc Scanning, Inc. - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20070084917 - Method and apparatus for coupon management and redemption: The present invention provides a system for the electronic management and redemption of coupons. The system incudes an integrated coupon card comprising a microprocessor, a random access memory means, a scanner, and a communications port. The coupon card is capable of scanning coupon bar codes from paper coupons and receiving... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

20070084916 - Obtaining a physical product via a coded surface: A method of obtaining a physical product using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to information associated with the physical product; and, causing, using... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070084920 - Reading from and writing to memory tags: The reading of data from a memory tag to another device, using a memory tag reader, is described. The other device has an active portion which can detect the presence and position of the memory tag reader when brought adjacent to it. The memory tag reader is brought adjacent to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070084921 - Method for preprocessing surface data, method for quality assessment and for quality management of strip material and apparatus for controlling the processing of strip material: A method for preprocessing data for strip material, i.e. metal or paper strips, provides data records for a strip surface according to coordinates with information about a condition of the strip, its surface or anomalies. Some data records are grouped and stored in cells based on grouping rules. The cells... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070084922 - Card receptacle and method: A card receptacle and a method for receiving a card in a receptacle of this type are disclosed. The receptacle and method may be used in a tacograph with a planar construction in a motor vehicle. The receptacle includes a receiving opening for receiving a card that contains a data... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070084923 - Dual mode controller for iso7816 and usb enabled smart cards: A dual mode smart card controller is provided. In one embodiment, a USB and ISO7816 smart card controller is provided that determines the type of card that is inserted into a slot. If the smart card is a USB smart card, the controller is adapted to pass control of the... Agent: Edmund P. Pfleger Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070084925 - Contactless ic card with operating system used in contact type cards and reader for such contactless cards: A contactless electronic IC card (10), includes a communication device (14) for communicating with a contactless electronic IC card reader (12) in accordance with the ISO 14443-4 standard, a contact type electronic IC card operating system (16) communicating by APDU command and APDU response in accordance with the ISO 7816-4... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20070084924 - Handheld scanner with a trigger guard: A handheld scanner comprises a body including a scanner head portion and a grip portion, with a trigger for activating a scan operation provided on said grip portion. A trigger guard member is provided to form a loop together with the body surrounding the trigger, thereby preventing the trigger being... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070084926 - Functional aiming system for an automatic data collection device, such as an image acquisition device: An automatic data collection device is provided for reading barcodes, matrix codes, stacked codes, or other machine-readable symbol. The data collection device generates an aiming beam that serves a dual purpose of target locating and data acquisition, such as data acquisition using imaging methods. The aiming beam defines the field... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070084927 - Imaging device with a two-dimensional photodetector: In an imaging device for imaging a target, a photodetector with a two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is provided. The two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is divided into a plurality of split pixel areas. An imaging optics defines a plurality of segments of an FOV (field of view). The plurality... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070084928 - Systems and methods for decoding an image to determine a digital identifier: A method is provided for decoding an image of a pattern on an object to determine a digital identifier. An image of a pattern on the object is received. The image includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels having an optical attribute with a corresponding value. The image... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Finnegan, Henderson, LLP

20070084929 - Barcode reader with a music player: A portable device is provided which integrally comprises a barcode reader and a multimedia player. The multimedia player may comprise a music player, a video player, a radio receiver, a TV receiver, etc. The device preferably comprises a permanent storage such as a USB Mass Storage, and a USB connector... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070084930 - Barcode reader with a permanent storage: A portable barcode reader is provided, which comprises a permanent storage for storing data obtained from reading barcodes. Preferably, the permanent storage is a USB Mass Storage, and a USB connector is connected to a body of the barcode reader for transmitting the data saved in the storage to an... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070084931 - Handheld barcode reader: A handheld barcode reader comprises a scanner portion and a grip portion pivotally connected to each other. Preferably, the grip portion does not include essential electronic components of the barcode reader. Preferably, the grip portion has a profile conform to the natural grasp shape of a hand.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070084932 - Reading apparatus, information processing system and antiforgery method: A reading apparatus includes an exposure system, a light receiving system, a decoding section and a determination section. The exposure system applies light to a code image printed on a medium. The light has an infrared wavelength and a visible wavelength. The light receiving system receives infrared light and visible... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070084933 - Information card with multiple storage media and a device and method for reading and writing information in said card: The present invention relates to an information card with multiple storage media. Combining reading and writing characteristics of magnetic strip storages, ICs, PFIDs, and etc. with large storage capacity of a compound printing 2D barcode, the invention uses a base card with a magnetic strip storage medium or a base... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070084934 - Method for detecting objects and a system for solving content of a symbol: This publication discloses a method for identifying items, such as sheets of paper, or packages, a resistance mark arrangement, and reading apparatus. According to the method a mark made of electrically conductive material on the item is read contactlessly, in order to identify the item (7), or determine its properties.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084935 - Method and apparatus for generating a barcode with a human readable interpretation, a printing apparatus, and a program: The present invention is a system and method for generating a barcode with a human readable interpretation (HRI), herein the barcode includes an application identifier. The characters are input as an input data set that is equivalent to the complete (HRI) with a special character immediately after the application identifier.... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070080202 - Rotatable keypad assembly of portable terminal: Provided is a rotatable keypad assembly including a plurality of keybuttons used as a data input unit of a portable terminal. In the rotatable keypad assembly, a roller is rotatably installed at a predetermined position in the portable terminal and has a portion exposed outside the portable terminal. A keypad... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070080203 - Electronic device having plurality of functional units and controller for controlling registers according to status of functional units: An electronic apparatus includes a controller having an interface part communicating with an external host apparatus and a status register group, and having a plurality of functional units communicating with the host apparatus via the interface part, respectively. The status register group includes operable status registers corresponding to the functional... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070080204 - Electronic receipt delivery method: A method for improving the accuracy and integrity of delivered parcel records and providing the parcel recipient with a record of each delivery, the method including the steps of: delivering a parcel to the intended recipient; obtaining the recipient's signature; electronically linking the recipient's signature to the transaction at the... Agent: Joseph S. Beckman

20070080206 - Integrated circuit, system and method for obtaining technical information of the integrated circuit: A method for obtaining technical information of IC is disclosed. The method provides an IC, a computer, and a network terminal. The network terminal stores technical information of the IC. The IC includes a memory. The memory stores link information for obtaining the technical information. Connects the IC to the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070080205 - System and method for testing a card reader of a computer: A method for testing a card reader includes the steps of: identifying a logical drive corresponding to the card reader; determining whether the card reader matches a portable storage device connected to the card reader; displaying error information if the card reader does not match the portable storage device; obtaining... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070080207 - Automated check cashing and loan processing atm system and methodology: Automated methods for processing a cash advance and/or a check cashing transaction using an ATM entail obtaining identification information for a user; producing an image of each side of an original check for the transaction; accessing a database of financial transactions to determine if the transaction has an unacceptable risk;... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20070080213 - Aggregate electronic change saving method: A method for automatic electronic saving of change over the whole dollar amount of purchases using cash, debit cards, credit cards, or any combination of cash, debit cards, and credit cards. For cash purchases, change from the purchase is transferred into the user's designated account by transferring the change from... Agent: Lloyd T Workman

20070080211 - Credit card payment validation system: A credit card payment method and system ensures the security and robustness of payment transaction processing and validation procedure by utilizing an ordered list of supplementary credit card numbers and by requiring a card holder to present said supplementary credit card numbers, one by one, according to a pre-determined selection... Agent: Han-ping Chen

20070080209 - Information processing device, information providing device, information processing method and information providing method: The user accesses a point site on a point server 10 through a user terminal, and logs in thereto. The user enters the electronic money member number in the point site. The point server 10 transmits a combination of the electronic money member number and the user's point member number... Agent: Bruce L Adams Adams & Wilks

20070080214 - Method and system for multi-media gift card system: An interactive transaction gift card system containing a code stripe with an identification code which provides the features of a conventional gift card and/or debit card with the added benefits of an interactive multimedia presentation which can be in the form of a virtual store.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070080208 - Modular processing system for personalization elements: Modular processing system (1) for processing personalization elements, in particular chip cards, smart cards and/or magnetic strip cards, comprising a large number of processing modules, wherein the processing modules each comprise at least one first and at least one second sub-module (3-7; 12-20) and are arranged in a linear manner... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070080210 - Money remittance method: A system wherein a customer is provided with a debit card, cash value is loaded onto the customer's card and a customer account is set up. To allow money remittance, specific information is obtained of the customer and the recipient. These include their names, address, phone number and a recognizable... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070080212 - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing financial accounts with unique characteristics: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide mechanisms to provide an additional financial card product to a cardholder or customer at various times during the year. The additional financial card product may be associated with a primary financial card product of the cardholder. In one embodiment, the method may comprise identifying... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070080215 - Automated banking machine with improved resistance to fraud: A cash dispensing automated banking machine includes a card reader associated with a card slot. An anti-fraud sensing device is able to sense ambient light or generated radiation that passes to the sensing device through the card reader slot. The installation of an unauthorized card reading device on the machine... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20070080216 - User interface systems: A user interface system for allowing users to initiate events comprises: a plurality of markers each having a marker identity; a plurality of portable readers each having a reader identity and arranged to read said marker identities from adjacent markers, and at least one base station arranged to communicate with... Agent: At&t Corp.

20070080217 - Alarm password for triggering a security response: In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing security to an account, includes: providing a code; validating the code; if the code is an access code for accessing an account, then permitting transactions on the account if the access code is valid; and if the code is an... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070080219 - Fixed self-checkout station with cradle for communicating with portable self-scanning units: A retail checkout system includes a customer-operated portable terminal with a data reader, such as a barcode scanner, and a customer-operated self-checkout station with an automated payment-accepting subsystem. Customers use the portable terminal to identify and log products that are selected as they move through a store. Item identification data... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070080220 - Fixed self-checkout station with cradle for communicating with portable self-scanning units: A retail checkout system includes a customer-operated portable terminal with a data reader, such as a barcode scanner, and a customer-operated self-checkout station with an automated payment-accepting subsystem. Customers use the portable terminal to identify and log products that are selected as they move through a store. Item identification data... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070080218 - Sale and warranty confirmation management: Sale and warranty confirmation management is disclosed. Product information is displayed for a buyer, and a selection of a desired product is received. A transaction for the desired product is completed, and a transaction confirmation record is stored, wherein the transaction confirmation record is auditable in order to confirm that... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20070080221 - Systems and methods for automated reconciliation of mail entry operations: Systems and methods are provided for reconciling data associated with delivery items, such as mail. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method reconciles data associated with a delivery item shipment. The method includes the steps of receiving a first set of data associated with the shipment, and electronically receiving a second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070080222 - Information input and output device and game machine using information input and output device: An information input and output device for communicating information with an information recording unit of a card, includes a card support unit that includes a card support surface for sliding the card while supporting the card from one surface side, a card end unit that includes a card end surface... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070080223 - Remote monitoring of medical device: Remotely monitored medical device. A sensor associated with the device detects its state and generates a signal representative of the sensed state. Based on the sensor signal, a remote notification device receives information indicative of the device's state according to a messaging protocol. The notification device informs a user of... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20070080224 - Interface converting apparatus: An interface converting apparatus that converts signals between a Secure Digital (SD) card and a Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro). The apparatus comprises a SD memory card interface, a MS Pro memory card interface, an address decoder and a micro controller. The micro controller is able to convert a memory... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070080226 - Marker for coded electronic article identification system: A coded marker in a magnetomechanical resonant electronic article identification system, includes a plurality of ductile magnetostrictive elements or strips based on an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon with improved magnetomechanical resonance performance. The coded marker takes full advantage of the improved magnetomechanical properties, and an electronic article identification system utilizes... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070080225 - Medium processing device: A medium processing device is provided having a front panel which is formed with an aperture where a magnetic recording medium is inserted into or ejected from and which partitions an outside of a device from an inside of the device. A magnetic head is provided in the inside of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070080227 - Toy with bar code reader and bar code reader for toy: A play toy equipped with a barcode reader, which has a simple structure and is capable of outputting detection accuracy required for play toy, is provided. A guide member 57 extending parallel to openings of a movable member 37 is received within a reader body of the barcode reader. A... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070080228 - Compact bar code symbol reading system employing a complex of coplanar illumination and imaging stations for omni-directional imaging of objects within a 3d imaging volume: An omni-directional bar code symbol reading system employing a plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting a complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through an imaging window into a 3D imaging volume, through which object can be passed in flexible ways. The system has an... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., PC

20070080229 - Bar code reading device having image processing mode: The invention relates to a bar code reading device of the type having an imaging assembly including a two dimensional image sensor and which may be moved between varying positions, orientations and angles relative to a substrate. In one embodiment a bar code reading device can be used to obtain... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070080230 - Fixed self-checkout station with cradle for communicating with portable self-scanning units: A retail checkout system includes a customer-operated portable terminal with a data reader, such as a barcode scanner, and a customer-operated self-checkout station with an automated payment-accepting subsystem. Customers use the portable terminal to identify and log products that are selected as they move through a store. Item identification data... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070080231 - Card processing device: A card processing device (100) that handles a magnetic card and an IC card wherein, when a card (50) is taken into a main body (20) and if the card is a magnetic card, the inserted card (50) is taken in by intermittently transporting the card to a predetermined position... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070080232 - Integrated circuit and method for obtaining technical information of the integrated circuit: A method for obtaining technical information of IC is disclosed. The method provides an IC, a test board, and a computer. The IC includes a memory. The memory stores technical information. Connect the IC to the test board. Connect the test board to the computer. The computer obtains the technical... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070080233 - Rfid tag using a surface insensitive antenna structure: An RFID device includes conductive tabs, and a conductive structure, with a dielectric layer between the conductive tabs and the conductive structure. The conductive structure overlaps the conductive tabs and acts as a shield, allowing the device to be at least somewhat insensitive to the surface upon which it is... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20070080234 - Transparent icon and use on consumer product packaging: An article and a process are provided for assembling a package and correct label form the article. The article includes a water insoluble web, a transparent icon arranged on the web, the icon being formed by a material including a substance fluorescent within a wavelength ranging from about 385 to... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20070075126 - Identification method and system: An identification system comprising a first electronic device having a first receiving part, a connection cable suited for the first electronic device, a second electronic device and an identification unit is provided. The connection cable further comprises a first connection part to connect the first receiving part and a second... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070075127 - Orientation-based power conservation for portable media devices: A portable media player has an orientation-responsive power conservation feature. The portable media player includes a casing, processor, visual display, audio display, main memory functionally coupled to the processor, and a secondary memory functionally coupled to the processor. Media content is retrievably stored in the second memory. An orientation sensor... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070075125 - Packaging and process of authenticating packaging: A process for authenticating packaged goods from a remote location using existing communication devices and communication networks is described. The process preferably comprises a serial number and authentication code printed on a package. A user can transmit the serial number to an authentication authority via phone or internet or any... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070075128 - Access to distributed databases via pointer stored in rfid tag: Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in a data management scheme that combines both distributed as well as a hierarchical (object-oriented) data management structure. The hierarchical databases will store data records such that each or selected entities of the record will be associated with a pointer that can be written into... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070075129 - Money transfer system and method: A money transfer system using a money transfer instrument purchased at a retail location. The system includes a POS terminal for entering a UPC code carried on the instrument. The POS terminal issues a PIN in response to the UPC code, with the PIN printed on a receipt. The customer... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070075134 - Method and apparatus for attendant assisted gift card printing: Methods and systems for printing gift cards are provided. Gift cards may be customized and may be printed remotely from the point of customization. Customized gift card designs can be reviewed by the issuer for content prior to printing the customized gift card.... Agent: Finch & Nguyen PLLC

20070075131 - Method and apparatus for managing information: In a method of managing information, information is stored associated with at least one wallet card in an electronic device. An establishment is entered with the electronic device. The location of the establishment is determined. A determination of whether at least one wallet card is associated with the location. Information... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070075133 - Method, system and computer-readable medium for radio frequency identification device: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for configuring an adapter is provided. A network connection is established between an adapter host and a network server. An account associated with the adapter is accessed by the sever. Tag emulation data is transferred to the adapter host and is loaded onto the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070075130 - Mid-level local biometric identification credit card security system: A method for providing secure transactions with credit cards by adding a fingerprint scanner at the point-of-sale to obtain personal information. The scanner will be integrated with a simple hardware processing device that will process and encode the personal information and compare it to encoded biometric information of the cardholder... Agent: Henry G. Potrykus

20070075132 - Systems and methods for personalizing transaction cards: A system for personalizing a plurality of transaction cards comprises an array of shells that are adapted to engage a sheet having a plurality of transaction cards. Each of the shells comprises an antenna adapted for transmitting data onto one of the cards. An orientation detector is used to determine... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070075135 - Checkbook to control access to health record bank account: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for controlling access to electronic health records associated with an individual are provided. Individuals are provided with an electronic health records account (EHR account), wherein the EHR account is available to store electronic health records associated with the individual, in a network accessible... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20070075136 - Hotel inventory management system and method: A system and method for managing time-dependent inventory such as hotel rooms, rental automobiles, and airline seats as well as associated items is disclosed. The system and method may be used to manage the price of inventory, the type of inventory, and the dates the inventory is offered for sale.... Agent: Altimatia, L.L.C.

20070075137 - Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction: Methods for licensing functionality after an initial transaction are provided. One such method is directed to licensing after an initial transaction of a customer obtaining a supply item including the step of prompting the customer to acquire a usage license for the supply item.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070075140 - Means to deactivate a contactless device: A method and apparatus for deactivating an identification device or RFID tag, such as an e-passport or an ID card that has been revoked, has expired, or is invalid. A programmable memory circuit is coupled to a controlling circuit that is coupled to a shorting circuit that may activate or... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20070075139 - Radio frequency identification tag: Embodiments of a radio frequency identification tag are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Fleshner-kim, LLP Intel Corporation

20070075141 - Sample container with radiofrequency identifier tag: There is provided a sample container comprising a retainer for retaining a sample; and a radiofrequency identifier comprising an antenna for transmitting or receiving radiofrequency energy; an integrated circuit chip connecting with said antenna; and a carrier for the radiofrequency identifier; wherein the radiofrequency identifier is on the carrier and... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B475

20070075138 - System for encoding and/or deconding data: A memory device comprising an array of bits or binary units (2), the bits (2) being defined by a plurality of first conductors (4) and either a second conductor or a plurality of second conductors (5) overlying and separated from the first conductors, each bit (2) including a cross-over point... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070075142 - Mobile computer with integrated uhf rfid reader: A mobile computing device as described herein includes an integrated UHF radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader and UHF RFID reader antenna within the housing of the device. The mobile computing device supports traditional general purpose functions, such as data capture, scanning, imaging, or the like, in addition to RFID reader... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070075143 - Noncontact tag, control method therefor and noncontact id identification system: The present invention is to provide a noncontact tag, comprising: a clock extraction unit for extracting a clock from a received carrier wave; a demodulation unit for outputting a demodulated signal comprising a logic signal whose logic state changes responding to each of a non-modulation period and modulation period of... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070075144 - Memory card magazine system: A data management device and library are provided for organizing, holding, and providing electrical connectivity to multiple memory cards. The data management device can comprise a device body, a plurality of sockets to accommodate the data storage media, an electrical connector, and a power management circuit. Data can be retrieved... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070075147 - Circuits for preventing overvoltage conditions on antenna terminals and method: A circuit includes an antenna terminal for generating a current through electromagnetic induction. The circuit also includes a rectifier for receiving the current and generating a rectified power supply voltage. In addition, the circuit includes a voltage clamp for sinking at least some of the current from the antenna terminal... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20070075145 - Jammer for tags and smart cards: A jammer (20) for jamming the readout of contactless data carriers (2, 2′) by a reader (1) emitting electromagnetic scanning signals (SS) has an air interface (11) for receiving electromagnetic signals, analyzing means (15) for analyzing the electromagnetic signals received by the air interface, and jamming-signal generating means (18) for... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070075146 - Portable data processing device having laser light indicator: A portable data processing device having a laser light indicator includes a main body and a cover cap. The main body has an application circuit unit and one end of the main body has a signal transmission port connected to the application circuit unit. The cover cap can be sleeved... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070075149 - Portable electronic device and ic card: In an IC card as a portable electronic device, when a read command is received which specifies data having a nested structure storing a plurality of child data in a data portion of parent data, a judgment is made to find, in the data having the nested structure specified by... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070075148 - Wireless ic tag and manufacturing method of the same: A compact wireless IC tag incorporating a pressure sensor in an IC chip. The IC chip of the wireless IC tag has SOI structure comprising a silicon sheet layer, a silicon device layer which is formed on the upper side of the silicon sheet layer, and a thin silicon oxide... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070075151 - Apparatus and methods relating to image coding: A product has a coding pattern on its surface. The coding pattern may include symbols representing at least two different values and where each symbol comprises a raster point and at least one marking. The raster point is included in a raster that extends over the surface and the value... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070075150 - Item with an optical effect: An item with a surface area creating an optical effect to increase protection against forgery is such that the surface area with the optical effect exhibits at least two images (12, 14) spaced a distance (d) apart. A first image (12) is situated on the surface (11) of a layer... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol