Registers inventions 07/07

20070170242 - Device and method for the automatic handover of goods: The invention pertains to an apparatus and method for receiving ordered products and/or making products available for pickup, particularly in the absence of the user. The apparatus has a lockable container of the products with at least an input device and a controller with a memory element. The method employs... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070170240 - Method and system for deterring product counterfeiting, diversion and piracy on a single system: A method and system for authenticating goods and thereby detecting and deterring counterfeits are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a client utilizes data received from a host to generate a plurality of security codes and to direct a printing device to print the plurality of security codes... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070170241 - Method and system to provide security information when authenticating product code: A method and system for authenticating goods and thereby detecting and deterring counterfeits are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a client utilizes data received from a host to generate a plurality of security codes and to direct a printing device to print the plurality of security codes... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070170239 - Self contained portable data management key: A portable device that stores medical information of a user is configured via a centralized medical records repository. The portable device includes a data storage that includes a first storage area which stores the medical information corresponding to the user and second storage area that stores a program product. The... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070170238 - Techniques for introducing devices to device families with paper receipt: Techniques for introducing devices to device families. Membership in a device family allows a device certain privileges such as the ability to engage in secure communications with another device in the same device family. A device is made a member of a device family by communicating to the device from... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070170244 - Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit accepting system and method: An automated banking machine includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items can be provided to the machine in envelopes passed out of the machine to a user. An empty envelope in an envelope holding container (132) is passed through a transport (124) and presented to the user through... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20070170243 - Contactless-chip-initiated transaction system: Methods and apparatus process a financial transaction initiated by a consumer with a contactless transaction device. An electromagnetic transmission identifying a financial account and an adjunct identifier is received from the device. Transaction data are electromagnetically transmitted to the device. Another electromagnetic transmission providing authentication data and a digital signature... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070170247 - Payment card authentication system and method: A system and method for authenticating payments are described. In a registration and activation step, an issuer issues to a user one or more patterns of digit substitution associated with a permanent account number. The patterns of digit substitution can then be used to generate derivative account numbers based on... Agent: Ying Chen

20070170248 - Authentication methods and systems including embedded auxiliary data: The present invention generally relates to steganography and digital watermarking. An authentication method is provided in one embodiment. The method includes receiving an object including a host object and auxiliary data steganographically embedded within the host object; determining geometric characteristics of the host object relative to expected geometric characteristics of... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20070170245 - Secure payment system: A system for the authentication by a card-issuing financial institution of identifying information of a card-holding user of a public data network. The system includes a secure data entry device connected to the public data network and a gateway device connected to the public data network and to a private... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070170246 - Terminal unit, server unit, terminal verification method, terminal program product, and storage medium: A program product for causing a computer to function as a terminal for processing an electronic money card is prepared and distributed to a member store. The member store installs it in the computer and uses as a member store terminal. The computer for installation may be a general-purpose computer,... Agent: Bruce L Adams Adams & Wilks

20070170249 - Vending machine with dispensing units controlled directly without controller board: A vending machine permits a customer to purchase phone cards or other merchandise articles from a plurality of article dispenser units. A cabinet contains a host computer, a customer interface device such as a touch screen monitor, and a credit card acceptor or cash acceptor for receiving payment from the... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070170250 - Hard copy protection and confirmation method: The introduction of an integrated data glyph, watermark, and thumb print system enables copy protection via a multi-functional device. The device, working with a secure remote server, produces a unique data glyph for each document that the user wishes to protect. Different copy protection strengths are possible and the reproduction... Agent: John, S. Zanghi, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070170251 - Method of configuring a transaction and system for processing same: A method of configuring a transaction checkout at a local network-connected terminal is disclosed, in which a checkout module and transaction data are loaded from a remote terminal. A conditional transaction module is also loaded, which processes the transaction data. A terminal user is provided with an input choice to... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070170252 - Voting machine with secure memory processing: An integrated voting system includes a memory element configured with multiple lock bits. Lock bits are arranged according to vote records, thereby allowing each individual vote cast to be recorded securely, providing a tamper-resistant record of the vote count. The system forms a complete, integrated, secure voting system that can... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070170253 - Electronic voting method and system employing a printed machine readable ballot: A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof, producing a paper... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070170255 - Information processing device: An information processing device has a data recording medium accessor, into which a data recording medium is inserted. The data recording medium has first and second operation modes. The information processing device accesses the data recording medium to execute an access type selected by a user in an operation mode... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070170254 - Memory card reader apparatus: A memory card reader apparatus includes an electric board having a connector into which a memory card is inserted, a board holder holding the electric board, a card connector cover having a card slot, and an exterior cover different from the card connector cover. The board holder is positioned relative... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070170256 - Reset circuit, data carrier and communication device: In a reset circuit (1) comprising a clock signal input (RC) for receiving a clock singal CL MD signal (CL) consisting of a sequence of clock signal cycles, and comprising a data signal input (RD) for receiving digital data signals (MD), which are encoded in such a manner that at... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070170258 - Document reading device and document reading method: A frequency of an original clock signal is spread based on a spread spectrum width thereby generating a real clock signal, and a timing signal is generated based on the real clock signal. Noise in the timing signal is reduced in a plurality of harmonic noise reduction stages to thereby... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070170257 - Method and device for determining the authenticity of an object: An authentication method is provided that is based on a reference object, such as an authentication label attached to an optical disc. The authentication label has a three-dimensional distribution of particles. For the purposes of authentication it is determined whether there is in fact a three-dimensional particle distribution. Next a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070170259 - Method and apparatus for providing a focus indication for optical imaging of visual codes: A method and apparatus for indicating an in-focus or an out-of-focus condition for an imaging device (1, 2) in an optical reading and decoding apparatus (20) for receiving a coded image from a target area (29) on an article or package. In the method of the invention, two beams of... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070170260 - Barcode scanner with linear automatic gain control (agc), modulation transfer function detector, and selectable noise filter: According to embodiments of the present invention, a barcode scanner platform is provided in which the gain of an analog signal representative of a barcode is controlled using a control loop. In embodiments, an MTF detector generates a value (e.g., DC) representative of a low frequency portion (wide or out... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070170261 - Compact scan engine disposed within a scanner housing: A scanner with a compact scan engine having a light source for generating a light beam is provided, optionally with a polygon scan mirror as well. A seat with the compact scan engine attached thereto is utilized, and the scan engine is significantly smaller than the scanner housing.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070170262 - Laser scanning device: A laser scanning device for use with an image forming apparatus, including an optical housing, a light source installed in the optical housing to generate a laser beam, a deflection unit to deflect the laser beam emitted from the light source, a focusing lens to focus the laser beam deflected... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070170264 - Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same: Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services, and methods of making the same are provided. The metal-containing transaction cards may be standard-sized (i.e., about 3⅜ inches by about 2¼ inches) or any other size yet still usable as a transaction card. Moreover, the metal-containing transaction card... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070170263 - Reading card: A reading card is provided having a reading lens portion that is integrally molded in a unitary form with a card base. The lens portion is formed so as to have a well-defined diopter rating. Preferably, the lens portion includes convexly curved, continuously smooth, opposite light refractive surfaces. Generally, the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070170265 - Apparatus and method for identifying an object having randomly distributed identification elements: A method for verifying the authenticity of an object, e.g. a bank note or a cheque, is described. The object is provided with a primary identifier in the form of a plurality of identification elements embedded in the object. The identification elements are visually detectable when illuminated by infrared or... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070170268 - Memory cards, nonvolatile memories and methods for copy-back operations thereof: Memory cards are provided including a memory controller and a nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory is configured to perform a copy-back operation responsive to an instruction from the memory controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a cell array, a page buffer and a data comparator. The cell array includes a plurality... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070170267 - Integrated circuit with embedded feram-based rfid: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a high capacitance solid state circuit region configured to perform predetermined operations, a RFID block comprising a FeRAM block for storing data, and an interface unit configured to transfer to the RFID block an externally-provided unique ID for wirelessly identifying the IC, the unique ID... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070170266 - Multi-protocol memory card: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a multi-protocol non-volatile memory (“NVM”) card may include a NVM array, at least two protocol units, and a controller adapted to provide an external application access to the NVM array with the use of one of the protocol units. The controller or... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20070170269 - Recovering communication transaction control between independent domains of an integrated circuit: Within an integrated circuit 2 independently controllable domains 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 may be unable to complete pending transactions taking place between domains. Each domain is provided with a state machine 20, 22 which is responsive to the state of the state machine within the other domain and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070164096 - Pharmacy network computer system and printer: The invention provides a network computer system and novel pharmacy printers and their methods of use wherein the local CS includes a pharmacy printer for printing pharmacy orders including prescriptions, and the pharmacy printer includes a pharmacy printer database storing drug information and association of a drug identifier with information... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20070164097 - Automated teller machine capable of depositing cheques: A automated teller machine (ATM) verifies the authenticity of the cheque based on image information acquired by a CIS unit and magnetic character information acquired by a MICR unit. The ATM further includes a plural cheque leaves determining unit for determining the presence of plural cheque leaves using the image... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070164103 - Digital identification: Devices, systems, and methods for providing an identification card are disclosed. The exemplary method may transmit an electronic copy of the user's identification documentation to be verified at a verification station. The original identification documentation may be authenticated and compared at a distribution location. Another exemplary embodiment of the invention... Agent: Kaliko & Yeager, L.L.C.

20070164102 - System for authorizing credit use: A credit approval and authorization system includes a credit request device, such as a terminal, located in a sales location, such as a store. The credit request device is operable to receive customer-related information, including a credit request, and to communicate the customer-related information to a credit analysis module. If... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070164099 - Integrated card system and method: An integrated card system providing multiple payment and loading mechanisms is provided herein.... Agent: Axios Law Group

20070164101 - Rewritable card printer: A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines are controlled by a printer controller. Cards... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070164098 - Staging of financial accounts: the ultimate charge account and ultimate credit/atm card: This invention outlines a unique method and system where multiple accounts can be combined and user can access them from a single master account. Account holder or organization offering master account can define rule(s) maintained in a configurable table. Those rules dictate how a single transaction made to the master... Agent: Atm Shafigul Khalid

20070164100 - Visual identity mechanisms: Mechanisms are disclosed for visual identification of a user in a gaming environment. For example, a digital image is used to identify a user, whether the user is on-line or off-line. This digital image is easily verifiable as an appropriate and non-offensive image because it may come form a controlled... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070164104 - Personal information management system: A personal information management system stores associations between a user and the user's mobile hand held electronic and communication devices. The system receives input indicating the presence of the user and bonds with the mobile hand held devices associated with the identified user to the exclusion of other devices. Once... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070164106 - System for online electronic receipt management and method therefor: An online electronic receipt management system and method are disclosed. The system and method allow for a centralized online electronic receipt database accessible to a user via the Internet using an email address and password to gain access to the user's unique site. The system and method also allow a... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070164105 - Post factory dynamic application selection: A system for post factory dynamic application selection which includes an after point of sale configuration manager client module stored on a customer information handling system, a software determination module, and a download module is disclosed. The after point of sale configuration management client module enables the customer information handling... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070164107 - Rf tagged article: An RF tag reading apparatus reads information from RF tags affixed to postal envelopes by a single operation. An article container contains a large number of postal envelopes provided with RF tags. A reader antenna, which is connected to an interrogator via a coaxial cable, is disposed under the article... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070164108 - Calculator: A foldable calculator comprising: (i) a main body having an upper cover with a rectangular recess on the outer surface of the upper cover, a lower cover; and a hinge joining the upper cover and the lower cover together, (ii) a display screen, (iii) a keyboard having a first key... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070164109 - Peer-to-peer radio frequency communications for management of rfid readers: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for testing radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are described. A network communications capability of a first reader may be tested. A second reader may be instructed to perform testing of a radio frequency (RF) communications capability of the first reader. The second reader may include a... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070164111 - Optical reader: An optical reader comprising: an image sensor array for converting light from a target into output signals representative thereof, the image sensor array having a centerline; a processor for decoding a machine readable symbology within the target derived from the output signals; receive optics for directing light from the target... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20070164110 - Information input and output method using dot pattern: Making a dot pattern so that misalignment in a x direction and a y direction is alternately generated for every adjacent information dots on a virtual grid line, the misalignment is alternately generated in the x direction and the y direction for each dot and this results in that the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070164112 - Method and system for facilitating aiming of a machine-readable symbol reader, such as barcode reader: Electromagnetic energy comprising a visible component and non-visible component is emitted from a reader, wherein the emitted visible component that is emitted forms a pattern indicative of a position of the reader with respect to a target. A portion of the emitted electromagnetic energy is returned from the target and... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070164113 - Identification of units in customized production: Mass-customized parts are identified by encoding part identification information into a multi-dimensional bar code, wherein mass-customization machinery, such as stereolithography apparatus, is used to make the parts with the multi-dimensional bar code embedded therein.... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20070164114 - Method and apparatus for reading decodable indicia: The present invention relates to a bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols. The bar code reading device, in one embodiment, can receive a command to disable symbology reading. In another embodiment, a bar code reading device can have a timercount and an image memory.... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070164115 - Automatic exposure system for imaging-based bar code reader: An automatic exposure system for an imaging-based bar code reader. The automatic identification system includes: an aiming apparatus generating a beam to aid in aiming the system at a target object when the system is actuated; an imaging system including a pixel array, a focusing lens to focus an image... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070164116 - Flexible tube comprising an electronic component: The invention relates to a flexible tube head (40, 40′) comprising a dispensing port which is defined by an edge (41, 41′) and a shoulder (42, 42′), the shoulder connecting the edge to the flexible skirt (30) of the tube. The invention is characterized in that it comprises an electronic... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070164117 - Methods of forming and detecting non-visible marks and articles marked in accordance with the methods: The present invention provides methods of forming and detecting non-visible marks and articles marked in accordance with the methods. In accordance with the methods of the invention, a marking material is applied to a substrate to form a mark that is contrastable from the substrate in one or more regions... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070164122 - Contactless card and contactless card system: A contactless card including an antenna coil, a resonant capacitor coupled between both end terminals of the antenna, a plurality of capacitors coupled in parallel with the terminals of the antenna correspondingly through switches, a shunt transistor coupled between the terminals of the antenna, forming a bypassing current path, a... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070164119 - Electronic business card and data transceiver: An electronic business card comprises an enlectonic card carrying an electronic circuit and an antenna and two protective layers. A data receiver/transmitter for exchanging data with the electronic business card comprises a sensor antenna and an electronic circuit having a driver/amplifier-modulation/demodulation circuit, a memory circuit, a first input/output circuit, a... Agent: Pro-techtor International

20070164120 - Forming method of micro sd card: A forming method of Micro SD card (Micro Secure Digital Memory card) is provided. The plurality of Micro SD card module substrates is located on the substrate and connecting every adjacent module substrates with the plurality of connecting bars. After placing the chip to the proper location and molding the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070164118 - Keeping a dual-interface object in fully simultaneous operation: The invention relates to the operational maintenance of an intelligent portable object (1) which is provided with a processing unit (6) having at least two communication and/or feed interfaces either with or without contacts. The method comprises a reinitialization step (MaZ) for the processing unit (6). The method is characterized... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070164121 - Rfid barcode and rfid barcode reading system: A radio frequency identification (RFID) barcode is provided. The RFID barcode includes a plurality of sets of conductive strips and a plurality of inductors, wherein each of the plurality of sets of conductive strips respectively includes a plurality of conductive strips separated by at least one gap, and each of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158405 - Method and apparatus for managing content in a portable terminal: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for managing content using a labeling method in a portable terminal. The method for labeling content in the portable terminal includes selecting a label from a label database, selecting content from a content database and storing the content designated with the label in... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070158404 - Method and system for management of terminal devices: The present invention relates to a method and a system for management of terminal devices. The core of the present invention is as follows: a terminal device monitors and acquires events generated in the terminal device under off-line conditions, and reports the events to a management side, after establishing communication... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070158403 - Business card information exchange device and method: A standalone business card information exchange device and associated method are disclosed. The device includes a processor and a card reader coupled to the processor, the card reader operable to read business card information associated with each user. A storage medium coupled to the processor stores read business card information... Agent: Hasan Ertas

20070158402 - Data writing apparatus, method, and program for portable terminal memory: [PROBLEMS] An object is to easily store a data required for actuating a portable terminal, which is used in association with an identification data of a user, while maintaining the security. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The present invention comprises a data reading/writing device having a function of reading out data... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070158401 - Stage device: A stage device has guide members (2, 3) for guiding each of two moving bodies (4, 5) in one axis direction on a level block (1) and has a beam (6) laid across the two moving bodies (4, 5) so as to be perpendicular to the guide members (2, 3)... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070158407 - Financial transactions processing system including cash dispenser or recycler: A financial transactions processing system includes a cradle to receive dispensed notes for dispensing cash to customers and/or tellers. The cradle may be rotatable for use with more than one user. The cradle may have end walls to provide security and privacy to each user. A rotatable shield may provide... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070158406 - Multi-vendor agent for a self-service terminal: A self-service terminal includes at least one electromechanical hardware component (e.g., a display monitor, a card reader, a cash dispenser, a cash acceptor, and a statement printer) configured to interact physically with a human user of the self-service terminal as the user engages in a financial transaction between the user... Agent: James M. Stover Ncr Corporation

20070158413 - Defined purchase instrument and method for use: A defined purchase instrument and method for controlling spending is provided which uses defined conditions chosen by a purchaser of a defined purchase instrument to provide limitations on the use of the defined purchase instrument. The defined purchase instrument is a financial instrument that can be used by a holder... Agent: John B. Woodard

20070158410 - Employer notification system: An apparatus for monitoring employees is provided. The apparatus includes a biometric sensor generating biometric data, such as a fingerprint reader, and time of measurement data. An identification system receives the biometric data and determines a personal identifier, such as an employee's name, based on the biometric data. An employer... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20070158411 - Method and system for storing, retrieving and updating information from an information card: The invention is directed to methods of and apparatus for storing, retrieving and updating information on an information card or calling card. The card is made of traditional materials with at least a first surface reserved for traditional print and/or graphics. A second surface of the card contains computer readable... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070158412 - Non-contact paper-based electronic ticket based on electronic tag techniques: The present invention provides an electronic ticket compatible with the existing railway paper tickets, which comprises two layers of paper media where an antenna and a chip are buried in advance and is characterized in that dynamic encryption information is written into said chip in advance and has a check... Agent: Ying Chen

20070158408 - Portable storage device with identifying function: A portable storage device with identifying function is provided. The portable storage device comprises a data transmission interface, for electrically connecting to a host end; a memory transmission interface; a microcontroller, having a smart card engine and electrically connected to the data transmission interface and the memory transmission interface respectively;... Agent: Phison Electronics Corporation

20070158409 - Process for validating identification badges and heat transfer ribbon therefor: A process for validating an identification badge for a plurality of predetermined periods of time. The process includes generating, preferably randomly, an initial image for an initial predetermined period of time and then transmitting this initial image to a heat transfer printing device. The heat transfer device prints the image... Agent: Michael E. Zall

20070158415 - Updating of a smart card value counter: A method and a system for updating a counter of an electronic component in which are stored recordings, each containing at least one individual value and at least one sorting value, including: transferring into a memory of a reader an initial count of the counter and said recordings; calculating on... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070158414 - Wireless authentication system: A wireless authentication system performs authentication by means of radio signals, and has a use restriction function for an appliance in order to prevent illegal use or unauthorized use thereof. The system carries out multiple level authentication and settlement relating to payment cards, including credit cards and has functions for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070158416 - Method of delivering web content to fuel dispenser: A communications protocol is provided for use in a refueling environment connected to a remote facility. The remote facility is disposed apart from the fuel dispenser locations and is connected to a network such as the World Wide Web of the Internet. Regarding a customer at one of the fuel... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070158417 - Apparatus, system, and method for optical verification of product information: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for verifying product information. The apparatus includes an identification module configured to obtain a first set of data associated with a product. A database, in communication with the identification module, is configured to store data associated with the product in a database. An... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070158418 - Global origin and departure information system: Disclosed is a method for managing traveler information of a traveler having a country of origin and traveling from a country of embarkation to a country of destination. The method includes receiving input data from a graphic user interface containing traveler information at the country of embarkation, sending the traveler... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070158419 - Chip card retaining mechanism: A chip card retaining mechanism for detachably retaining a chip card (50) and allowing the chip card to be connected to terminals (20) formed on a printed circuit board (60). The chip card retaining mechanism includes a base (10), two locking members (30). The base has a first surface (11)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070158420 - Code pattern, printed matter, image generating apparatus, image processing apparatus, image generating method, and information identifying method: There is provided a code pattern readable by a reader having a given number of dots that are selectively arranged in a block that is an information unit.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070158421 - Scanners: Scanners are provided. A scanner includes a scan module, a separator, and a housing having a transparent plate. The scanning module is movably received in the housing to scan a first object or a second object through the transparent plate. The separator includes a rotary member and a main body... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070158422 - Optical reading apparatus: An automatic optical reading apparatus (1) having a light emitting section (26), a light receiving section (27) and an outside interface section (36). A first unit (2) houses at least one of the emitting section (26) and the receiving section (27) and a second unit (3) houses at least the... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070158423 - Robust barcode and reader for rod position determination: A barcode reader and processing circuitry are disclosed for identifying a position of a cylinder rod, for example, along a path of movement. The barcode is marked on a surface of the rod and constitutes a series of markings extending along a portion of the length of the rod. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070158424 - Two-dimensional optical scan system using a counter-rotating disk scanner: A counter-rotating disk scanner together with another scan mechanism provides two-dimensional optical scanner. The counter-disk scanner includes counter-rotating scan disks that implement the scanning action as they rotate through an optical axis of the system.... Agent: Reliant / Fenwick C/o Fenwick & West, LLP

20070158425 - Printer and control method of printer: A printer includes a reading unit to read an original that includes a machine-readable code, an extraction unit to extract the machine-readable code from the original, and a scaling unit to reduce the original. The printer further includes a detection unit to detect a margin area in the reduced original,... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070158426 - Barcode scanner with linear automatic gain control (agc), modulation transfer function detector, and selectable noise filter: According to embodiments of the present invention, a barcode scanner platform is provided in which the gain of an analog signal representative of a barcode is controlled using a control loop. In embodiments, an MTF detector generates a value (e.g., DC) representative of a low frequency portion (wide or out... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070158428 - High-efficiency illumination in data collection devices: A hand held data collection device, such as a bar code scanner, portable data terminal, transaction terminal, or bar code verifier, containing at least one light-emitting diode (LED) that has been modified to improve the efficiency of light energy transmission. The modification involves transition features at the interface between the... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20070158427 - Method of automatically reading code symbols on objects present within the field of view (fov) of a hand-supportable digital-imaging based code symbol reader, by simultaneously projecting an image cropping zone (icz) framing pattern and a field of illumin: A hand-supportable digital-imaging based system for reading bar code symbols involving: automatically detecting the presence of an object within a field of view FOV of the system, and in response thereto, automatically generating an image cropping zone (ICZ) framing pattern and projecting the ICZ framing pattern within the FOV and... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070158429 - Mobile terminal with ergonomic housing: Systems and methods are disclosed for employing a housing as part of a hand held scanner as to increase utility and add ruggedness. The housing comprises an upper top housing and lower bottom housing, with the top housing comprising a set of accessory rails adapted to accept accessories associated with... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070158430 - Scanner and method for sweeping a beam across a target: A scanner such as a bar-code scanner includes a scan-beam generator, a beam reflector having a first magnet, and a beam-sweep mechanism having a second magnet. The beam-sweep mechanism causes the reflector to sweep the scan beam across a target such as a bar-code symbol by exerting a force on... Agent: Chris Wiklof Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20070158431 - Wireless image capture apparatus: A wireless image capture apparatus includes an image sensor, a backend circuit and a radio frequency module. The image sensor converts captured images into digital signals. Subsequently, the backend circuit performs image processing, data compression and format transformation on the digital signals. The output signals of the backend circuit are... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070158432 - Card processor: In a card processor having a function of intermittently transporting a magnetic card, card information is prevented more effectively from being illegally acquired by a skimmer mounted on a card slot. Transport rollers are mounted near the card slot. When a sensor turns ON as a card is inserted into... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070158434 - Counterfeit prevention using miniature security marks: A system applies a security mark to a recipient. A data reception component receives information from one or more sources. A security mark generation component generates at least one miniature security mark (MSM) configuration based at least in part upon the information from the data reception component. An application component... Agent: Kevin M. Dunn Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070158435 - Foldable transaction card: A transaction card having one or more folds therein to provide a compact and easily stored transaction card is provided. Moreover, a foldable transaction card having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding a keychain, or other device for attaching the transaction card to another item, such as... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070158433 - Value document: The invention relates to a value document, in particular a bank note, having a value document substrate and at least three different feature substances for checking the value document, which has a first feature substance, and wherein second and third feature substances are applied to the value document substrate in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070158439 - High speed smart card with flash memory: A card and reader system is provided enabling larger storage capacity and faster data transmission. The card is configured in a Smart Card or SIM card format and communicates with either standard Smart Card readers or specially configured readers capable of higher data transmission speeds. Eliminating the processor from the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070158440 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device improved in IC card function is disclosed. An external connecting terminal for extended interface not conforming to ISO/IEC7816-3 is disposed on a first main surface of a card chip and in an area sandwiched in between two rows of external connecting terminals for interface conforming to ISO/IEC7816-3... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070158441 - Identification data carrier, read device, identification system and procedure for manufacturing an identification data carrier: An identification data carrier has a substrate as well as a resonant circuit structure, which is formed on or in the substrate, for an electromagnetic resonant circuit. The resonant circuit structure has a resonant frequency which is specific for an object to be identified. A read apparatus for reading object-specific... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070158438 - Loop antenna and electronic equipment including loop antenna: The present invention is intended to improve the receiving performance of a loop antenna to be connected to an IC chip that is incorporated in an IC card or a portable cellular phone. A loop antenna that is connected to an IC chip which has a CPU and a memory... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070158437 - Portable electronic apparatus comprising in the same microchip a digital processor with cryptography means a large capacity flash memory and a digital signal processor: This invention relates in general to a portable electronic apparatus comprising in the same microchip a digital processor with cryptography means a large capacity flash memory and a digital signal processor (FIG. 1) which is entirely embedded into a smart card. This said portable electronic apparatus comprises a digital processor... Agent: Michel Koenig

20070158436 - Rfid-incorporating bar code label, tire and management method thereof: An RFID tag-incorporating bar code label having sufficiently high durability even when the label is attached to a tire and capable of reliable communication with a reader. A dipole antenna type RFID tag 14 is interposed and fixed between a first sheet member 11 whose front surface is printed with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070152032 - Method and apparatus for counterfeiting protection: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for protecting against counterfeit products and for methods and apparatus for providing counterfeiting protection for an object. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) accessing an object including an identifying mark having a first portion and a second portion... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070152033 - Merchandise-integral transaction receipt and auditable product ownership trail: Techniques are disclosed for writing data directly onto a product to record each ownership transfer. As a result, the product itself now carries a traceable, auditable, non-forgeable, non-repudiable proof of ownership (and, optionally, ownership history) that can be used in a variety of ways. This recorded ownership transfer information provides... Agent: Marcia L. Doubet Law Firm

20070152034 - System consisting of bank note processing machines, bank note processing machine and associated operating method: A system of banknote processing machines, a banknote processing machine and a method for operating same are provided wherein data necessary for operation of the banknote processing machines are exchanged between the banknote processing machines and a service center.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070152035 - Method and apparatus for contactless payment authentication: The present disclosure relates generally to the authentication of contactless payments attempted by a device having embedded contactless payment functionality. In particular, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods that utilize authentication schemes that already exist on a device in which the contactless payment functionality is embedded. One example... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070152037 - Three-dimensional face recognition system and method: A 3-D face recognition system has a first data storing module for storing 3-D face model data and 2-D face image data; an input unit for inputting 3-D face model data and 2-D face image data; a signal converting module for converting analog data of the 3-D face model data... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152036 - Methods, systems and computer program products for electronic identification card creation and transfer during real time communications: Exemplary embodiments include a method for creating an electronic identification card during a real time communications session including: presenting a user with an option to enter personal information; receiving a command from the user to send the electronic identification card including the personal information during the real time communications session;... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20070152039 - Automated card customization machine: A card vending machine includes a storage area, wherein each of a plurality of memory cards to be issued by a respective one of at least two different issuers are stored. A security mechanism conditions access of each issuer to only a respective portion of the storage area upon authorization... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070152038 - Combined in-store and fuel center point-of-sale system: A combined in-store and fuel center point-of-sale system having a first point-of-sale system, having a checkout manager and one or more checkout terminals, and a second point-of-sale system, having a fuel center and one or more fuel pumps, in communication with each other and with one or more primary databases... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070152040 - Fuel distribution management system: A fuel delivery system configured to reduce occurrences of fuel theft comprises an at-the-pump information retrieval system for retrieving information from a consumer. An authorization signal generator is operable to generate an authorization signal when one of at least two conditions relevant to the information retrieved from the consumer exists:... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070152042 - Protective cover for terminal keypad security switches: A point-of-sale terminal may incorporate a security device for preventing penetration of a foreign conductor into a region in fluid communication with a security switch of the point-of-sale terminal. The device may include a barrier member configured to be disposed inside the terminal and to resist penetration by a hypodermic... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070152041 - System and method for facilitating sales utilizing customer relationship management technology: A system and method of providing relevant sales context information that would enable vendors to reduce cost of operations, increase productivity of their mobile sales forces, and drive improved efficiencies throughout. Mobile sales force representatives can utilize a handheld computing device for reviewing relevant customer sales information prior to a... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070152043 - Systems and methods for determining a need for authorization: Authorization verification systems and methods are described that determine whether an authorization check is to be performed at a point of sale or other point of control, and, if the authorization check is to be performed, that check the authorization and that store a retrievable record of the authorization check.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070152047 - Product managing system and method using rfid technology: A product managing system and method using RFID technology is provided. The product managing system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a server. The RFID tag is set on a product for providing a tag ID, an object type and attribute, and an event content. The RFID reader... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070152044 - Delivery data objects in enterprise computing systems: A method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes creating a planning-delivery data object for use in documenting planned delivery of goods or... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20070152048 - Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile terminal: The present invention discloses a refrigerator inventory management method using a mobile phone. The inventory management method of the present invention includes updating, at the refrigerator, storage information on items stored in the refrigerator by scanning RF tags attached to the items whenever a door of the refrigerator is opened,... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070152045 - Label for an electronic product that is electronically altered when the electronic product changes: A label that can display information that is electronically written to the label is used instead of a traditional printed paper label on an electronic product. The label itself is made from any suitable material that can be electronically written that will maintain the last display state when power is... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20070152046 - Searchable or detectable tool or fastening member or the like: A searchable article such as a tool, an accessory of a tool, a fastening member or the like. An identification chip is mounted on the searchable article. The identification chip is able to emit an identification signal for a detector to identify. Therefore, the searchable article will emit a signal... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070152049 - Spare plug management system: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing spare plug field inventory. In one embodiment, the method comprises: assessing spare plug inventory for field locations; responsive to the assessment, determining whether to adjust inventory level of the spare plug inventory according to one of the following: usage, demand, and seasonality; responsive... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ Bellsouth I.p. Corp

20070152050 - Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts: A method that allows one to mark information with a pencil or ball point pen on a material and have the marked information represent answers to questions or responses to queries that may be read while the material is contained in an envelope. The material may be any cellulose type... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. Intellectual Property And Technology Law Dept

20070152052 - Financial and similar identification cards read by magnetic swipe card readers and methods relating thereto: Apparatus forming a portable charge, debit or similar identification card which can be read using a magnetic card reader and methods for securing information are described. The preferred apparatus includes a magnetic stripe for storing information, a jamming assembly configured to emit a jamming signal which temporarily renders at least... Agent: Randy A. Gregory Gregory Ipl

20070152051 - Fluid ingress resistant magnetic stripe reader assembly: A magnetic stripe reader assembly for a point of sale terminal is provided. In some embodiments, the magnetic stripe reader assembly includes a holder configured to retain a magnetic head within the terminal and restrict access to electronic components.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070152053 - Micro range rf communications link: A micro range RF data transmission system comprising at least one transmitter incorporated in a moving device and at least one receiver positioned along a fixed path that can be aligned to create a data transfer point. The moving device moves along a fixed path. Each of the at least... Agent: Honeywell Law Department Patent Services

20070152055 - Imaging module for optical reader: The present invention relates to an apparatus packaging components of an optical reading device which may include illumination optical elements, receive optical elements, and signal processing elements. In one embodiment a single circuit board can carry multiple elements such as an image sensor together with illumination elements. In one embodiment,... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070152056 - Method and apparatus for counterfeiting protection: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for protecting against counterfeit products and for methods and apparatus for providing counterfeiting protection for an object. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) accessing an object including an identifying mark having a first portion and a second portion... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070152054 - Programmable data acquisition for tubular objects: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to select an amount of imaging coverage associated with a substantially tubular object and a rotary scanner coupled to a telemetry system. Determining circumferential and longitudinal scan sampling intervals to provide substantially full coverage of the substantially tubular... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070152058 - Data collection system having reconfigurable data collection terminal: There is provided in one embodiment a data collection system including a data collection terminal having an encoded information reader device and a computer spaced apart from the data collection terminal. The data collection terminal in one embodiment can be configured to be responsive to configuration data expressed in an... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070152057 - Mobile device tracking: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer program product for obtaining the location of, for example, a mobile device. An image of a target in a defined space is obtained, the target encoding data from which its location in the defined space may be determined. The position of... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070152060 - Method and system for creating and using barcodes: Methods for efficiently retrieving information from an image of a symbol are described. Symbols are described that contain detection patterns that facilitate the determination of location, alignment, size and orientation of the symbol in an image. Detection patterns are described that possess geometric shapes susceptible to efficient decoding using probabilistic... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070152059 - Methods and apparatus for reading bar code identifications: The invention provides methods and appartaus for analysis of images of two-dimensional (2D) bar codes in which a model that has proven successful in decoding of a prior 2D image of a 2D bar code is utilized to speed analysis of images of subsequent 2D bar codes. In its various... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070152062 - Method and system for automatically focusing a camera: A method and system for automatically focusing an image received by an image capturing unit (100) relative to a target is disclosed. The target is present in a sequence of one or more scanned frames. The method includes dividing (302) each frame from the sequence of one or more scanned... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070152061 - Methods and apparatus for tracking the direction of a moving item by a bar code scanner: Methods, computer readable medium, and apparatus for tracking the direction of a moving item by laser bar code scanners are disclosed. In particular, the method includes the following steps at a first sample in time. Those steps include sensing video transitions reflected off packaging graphics of the moving item by... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20070152063 - Scan motor: Described are a scan motor and a method of its manufacturing. The scan motor may include a static substrate; a dynamic substrate coupled to the static substrate via at least one flexible spring; a magnet coupled to a first side of the dynamic substrate; and a reflective element coupled to... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070152064 - Diffuse light ring for reading encoded symbols: A scanning device includes a light ring that is constructed of light emitting diodes that are directed toward the center of the ring and emit diffuse light over a radiation spectrum having an angle of greater than ninety degrees. The light ring provides both low angle and high angle light,... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070152065 - Methods and apparatus for a bar-code reader employing an anti-fog coating: A bar-code reader includes a housing, a window affixed to the housing and separating an internal environment from an external environment, and an anti-fog coating on the window within an optical path of the bar-code reader. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the anti-fog coating is a... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070152066 - Combination transaction card and informative book: Combination transaction card and a credit card sized informative book with a multi page credit card sized book and a plastic coated top cover panel, the book consisting of a plurality of pages, and the plastic cover panel acting as a transaction card incorporating specific owner information such as a... Agent: Charles "russ" Colby

20070152067 - Covert variable information on id documents and methods of making same: In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an identification document is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate constructed and arranged to receive printing thereon; printing a first variable indicium on the substrate, where the first variable indicium is not visible to the human eye in ambient light but is... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20070152071 - Package method for flash memory card and structure thereof: A package method for a flash memory card and structure thereof is disclosed. A plurality of independent memory card module substrates are arranged on the substrate and those memory card module substrates are suspended and connecting with the substrate by a plurality of connecting bars. Chips are arranging on those... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070152069 - Chip-spacer integrated radio frequency id tags, methods of making same, and systems containing same: A chip package includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed as a spacer structure on a surface of a die in a chip package. A method includes assembling an RFID spacer structure, to at least one chip such as memory or logic. A computing system includes an RFID spacer structure... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070152068 - Data communicating apparatus and method for managing memory of data communicating apparatus: An IC card has a mechanism to securely manage information for each of a plurality of service providers in a memory area of the IC card. The IC card is shared by the plurality of service providers. File systems of the service providers are allocated in the memory area, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070152073 - Decoding with memory in rfid system: RFID readers, RFID tags, software, and methods decode a signal received in an RFID system. From received data, a decoder determines a number of possible test series for the output. In one embodiment, the decoder uses a memory of a previous sample to derive a subsequent sample in the test... Agent: Impj - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070152070 - Ic card file system: File system for IC CARD comprising an integrated circuit IC, non volatile memories ROM and/or E2PROM and at least a volatile memory RAM, for organizing files storage inside the non volatile memories and defining, through a logical structure, their accessibility by an IC Card application, stored inside one of said... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070152072 - Ic card with improved plated module: An IC card includes a plated or protective module including a printed circuit having a plurality of conductive areas, delimited by a network of insulating channels, for covering an integrated circuit chip, a plastic support with a recess intended to host the plated module and the integrated circuit chip, with... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.