Registers inventions 06/08

20080149699 - Handheld colony counter: A handheld counter is provided having a housing forming an opening, and inner sheath, an engagement member, and a sensor. The inner sheath is located in said opening and movable relative to the housing. The inner sheath forms a cylindrical cavity for receiving a writing instrument. The engagement member is... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080149703 - Automated condition evaluator: Disclosed is an automated condition evaluator that conducts an evaluation of an item placed into a sensor chamber to identify the item and determine characteristics about that item that can assist a party in making a decision about the item. More specifically, an item is placed into a sensor chamber... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, Llc

20080149701 - Dynamic barcode for displaying medical data: Disclosed in this specification is an apparatus and method for producing and displaying a dynamic barcode that permits authorized medical personnel to obtain confidential medical information while preventing unauthorized personnel from viewing the same. Any suitable dynamic medical information may be so displayed including blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, heart... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080149700 - Speckle pattern for authenticating an information carrier: The invention relates to a system comprising an information carrier 11 having an optical identifier 12, and an apparatus 10, wherein the apparatus prior to accessing the information carrier verifies if the optical behavior of the optical identifier is consistent with authentication information 17 present in the information carrier. The... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080149702 - Supplying object code defined information to users: Object codes such as for example bar codes and other codes from objects such as for example tagged retail goods and other products define first, non-individualized information such as for example audio and/or video commercials etc. to be supplied to destinations (24). To increase a number of possibilities, in response... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080149704 - System for enabling competition entry and display via label: A system for enabling competition entry is provided using a printed product label provided on a product item. The system has a sensing device, computer system and display device. The sensing device senses coded data from the label attached to the product item and generates interaction data representing interaction of... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080149705 - Tracking system using personal digital key groups: A system and method provides efficient and highly reliable customer tracking. A Personal Digital Key (PDK) is associated with and carried by a user. The PDK wirelessly communicates with a receiver/decoder circuit (RDC) that can be coupled to a variety of electronic devices. The RDC authenticates the PDK based on... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080149707 - Bank card management system: A bank card management system includes software for real time tracking of card usage and real time reporting and allocation of commission payments to third parties based upon such usage.... Agent: Erickson & Kleypas, L.l.c.

20080149706 - Commercial currency handling and servicing management: Aspects of the invention provide for an end-to-end currency handling, and servicing apparatus. The apparatus may be used in any cash-centric business or enterprise for cash register till set up and balancing, back office reconciliation, and other cash payment handling activities. Further aspects of the invention provide real-time access to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd Attorneys For Client Number 007131

20080149708 - System controlled by data bearing records including automated banking machine: A banking machine system controlled by data bearing records includes an automated banking machine which includes a deposit accepting device. Data read from a user card through operation of a card reader in the machine is used to determine if the data on the card corresponds to an authorized machine... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080149709 - Financial transaction card with pop-up member: A financial transaction card includes an account identifier, a panel, and a plurality of pop-up members. The account identifier links the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record and is readily readable by a point-of-sale terminal. The plurality of pop-up members are... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080149710 - Shopping cart system with automatic shopping item total calculator: A shopping cart system includes a shopping cart. The shopping cart includes a receptacle to hold shopping items bearing coded data tags. A scanning device is mounted to the shopping receptacle and is configured to scan the data tags of the shopping items to thereby determine the identity of the... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080149711 - Enhanced automated key selection system: The present invention describes a method and system for attaching a plurality of lock keys to a key grouping device (e.g. key ring) that includes a) at least a first and second indicator means (preferably LED's) and b) a means of associating at least a first key with the first... Agent: John Philip Griffits

20080149712 - Method and system for inventory data entry: A method and a system for inventory data entry. The method generates identification codes that correspond to labels affixed to items to be logged into inventory and stores information about items associated with the identification codes. The method further allows a user to search for an identification code in the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080149714 - Barcode pattern: A method of encoding information in a document using a plurality of marks (104), the information comprising first data and second data, the method comprising the steps of encoding the first data using a first plurality of arrays of modulated marks disposed in a corresponding first plurality of tiles (610)... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080149713 - Detecting media areas likely of hosting watermarks: The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking and steganographic encoding. One claim recites a method including: receiving data corresponding to at least a portion of digital data; separating the data into a plurality of portions; determining a measure relative to a predetermined measure for each of the portions, wherein... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20080149715 - Card and host device: A host device is configured to read and write information from and into a card and to supply a supply voltage that belongs to a first voltage range or a second voltage range which is lower than the first voltage range, and issues a voltage identification command to the card.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080149716 - Mobile terminal and control program thereof: In a mobile terminal, a control section monitors a battery residual amount at a power supply section, if the battery residual amount is less than a preset threshold, it refers to the states of various flags stored in a flag table at a memory section. Subsequently, if the control section... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080149718 - Transparently securing transactional data ii: A secure magnetic stripe card stripe reader (MSR) module and software system capable of encrypting the magnetic stripe data to CPI, SDP and CISP standards for use in point of sale (POS) and other applications requiring data security using non secure networks and computing devices. Additionally, when incorporated within an... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080149719 - System and method for collecting and analyzing multi-fields two-dimensional code: The present invention provides systems and methods capable of collecting and analyzing a multi-fields two-dimensional code. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises at least one mobile terminal, a communication network and at least one server, wherein the at least one mobile terminal and the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080149720 - Barcode environment enhancement: A barcode imaging apparatus having a source of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength outside of the visible spectrum and an image acquisition device sensitive to that wavelength. An image of a barcode to be read is acquired at the non-visible wavelength and processed to extract information coded in the barcode.... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20080149721 - Synthetic barcode system and method: A synthetic barcode module detects the presence of a barcode reader and emits light pulses that emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode. Decoded output from a conventional barcode optical scanner that receives the light pulses will be the same as the decoded output generated by scanning the emulated barcode.... Agent: Mark Young, P.a.

20080149722 - Multiple barcode detection: Disclosed is a method of decoding a first barcode and a second barcode, different from the first barcode. The barcodes have typically been printed on a page and are derived from image scanning. The first barcode comprises a plurality of marks modulated about a first grid to redundantly encode data... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080149724 - Image processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, program, and storage medium: One type of code that cannot be decoded in a certain apparatus is converted into another type of code that can be decoded in the certain apparatus. More specifically, a first type of code in an image obtained by reading a sheet including the first type of code is decoded... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080149723 - Method of reading bar code symbols using a digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture and supporting automatic operating system login and loading of bar code symbol reading applicati: A method of reading bar code symbols using a digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture and supporting automatic operating system login and loading of a bar code symbol reading application.... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c. Soundview Plaza

20080149725 - System and method for detecting fraudulent transactions of items having item-identifying indicia: A method of detecting a fraudulent transaction of an item having an item-identifying indicium processes the indicium to obtain item-identifying information, and captures a digital representation of a surface area of the item. The item-identifying information is used to retrieve a stored digital representation of the surface area of the... Agent: Jerry Turner Sewell

20080149726 - Laser beam despeckling devices: A multi-stage laser beam despeckling device including a first laser beam despeckling module for optically multiplexing an input laser beam into a temporal/spatial coherence-reduced output laser beam; and a second laser beam despeckling module, optically coupled to the first laser beam despeckling module, for receiving the temporal/spatial coherence-reduced as an... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080149727 - Financial transaction card with pop-up member: A financial transaction card including an account identifier, a cover, and a pop-up member. The account identifier links the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record. The cover is configured to fold about a fold line between an open and a closed... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080149728 - Financial transaction card with visual effect: A financial transaction card includes a substrate and a visual distortion member. The substrate defines an aperture and includes an account identifier. The account identifier links the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account and a financial record. The visual distortion member is positioned at least... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080149729 - System and method for protection against skimming of information from contactless cards: Contactless payment cards with on-card microchips are transported in mailers with RF shielding. The RF shielding is designed to prevent communication with and skimming of information from the contactless cards enclosed in the mailers while in transit.... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080149740 - Card device: A card device includes a card casing accommodating a circuit board. The card device is capable of being inserted into and pulled out from a card slot in an apparatus in which the card device is to be mounted. An anti-slipping member is anchored and exposed at a rear-end wall... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080149731 - Id label, id card, and id tag: As a non-contact ID label, ID tag and the like being widespread, it is required to manufacture a considerable quantity of ID labels at quite a low cost. An ID label attached to a product is, for example, required to be manufactured at 1 to several yens each, or preferably... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080149732 - Lot traceable printed circuit board: A lot traceable printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate having thereon a patterned circuit layer and a working zone carrying production information related to the PCB itself. The working zone includes a plurality of code boxes, wherein each of the code boxes has a first probe region and second... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080149733 - Memory element and semiconductor device: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonvolatile memory device, in which additional writing is possible other than in manufacturing and forgery and the like due to rewriting can be prevented, and a semiconductor device having the memory device. It is another object of the present... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080149730 - Module with at least two pairs of module connecting plates: In the case of a module (1) for a data carrier (11) designed for contactless communication, the module (1) has a chip (3) with at least two pairs (20, 21) of chip connection contacts (4, 5, 6, 7) and with at least two pairs (22, 23) of module connecting plates... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20080149739 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device includes external interface terminals and processing circuits, and it is fed with an operating power source when detachably set in a host equipment. Power source feeding terminals (VCC, VSS) among the external interface terminals are long enough to keep touching the corresponding terminals of the host equipment... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080149737 - Semiconductor device and driving method thereof: To provide a semiconductor device, which is capable of supplying a stable voltage to a memory and communicating wirelessly in writing data into a memory, and a driving method thereof. The semiconductor device is operated with periods which are divided into a period for receiving a signal wirelessly from a... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080149734 - Smartcard and a method of operating a smartcard: A smartcard (200) comprises a processor (202), a read and/or write device interface (213) designed for a communication between the processor (202) and a read and/or write device (208), and a user input and/or output unit (212) designed for initiating a communication between a user and the processor (202) via... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080149735 - System and apparatus for improving proximity smartcard security: A pushbutton-enabled, wireless proximity smartcard or passport system is disclosed for improving smartcard security. The apparatus of the invention comprises a pushbutton-enabled smartcard or other pushbutton-enabled identity credential device that requires a user to press down upon an enabling switch embedded in the smartcard, prior to data transmission. This prevents... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080149736 - System-in-package having reduced influence between conductor and antenna and method of designing the same: The present invention relates to a SiP having reduced influence between a conductor and an antenna, and a method of designing the SiP. The SiP includes an antenna configured to function to transmit or receive data and mounted in the SiP to be integrated in the SiP, and a first... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080149738 - Transmitting and receiving circuit and semiconductor device including the same: An object is to provide a circuit configuration with which the number of transistors can be reduced and power conversion efficiency can be prevented from being reduced, in a transmitting and receiving circuit. The transmitting and receiving circuit includes a voltage doubler rectifier circuit having N stages, each of which... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080142581 - Distribution services reservation integration: Systems according to embodiments of the present invention include a core adapter module configured to receive reservation information from a reservation system in a first format useable be the reservation system, a web service module configured to identify a provider system based on the reservation information and to place the... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080142579 - Method and apparatus for printing content on a content-carrying device having a key device secured thereto that contains information that enables a recipient to access other content via the information contained on the key device: A content-carrying device, such as, for example, a sheet of photographic paper having a photographic image content printed on it, has a key device secured to it that is programmed with information that associates the content-carrying device with content that is related to the content printed on the content-carrying device.... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080142580 - Security apparatus and method for nonvolatile memory and system thereof: A security apparatus for a nonvolatile memory includes a nonvolatile memory, a working buffer temporality storing a predetermined unit output from the nonvolatile memory, a checksum buffer storing a checksum of at least one unit output from the nonvolatile memory, and a read verification engine controlling storing of a unit... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080142583 - Bill depositing/withdrawing apparatus and method of controlling the same: A bill depositing/withdrawing apparatus having a cash slot for charging/discharging a bill or bills, comprises: a bill storage section provided inwardly of the cash slot in the apparatus to store a bill or bills, and posture changing means that changes the bill storage section to a money depositing/withdrawing posture, in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080142582 - Electronic system and method for recharging credit cards: An electronic system for recharging prepaid credit/payment cards active on a telecommunication network for electronic bank transactions which comprises a central processing unit (2), a series of electronic terminals (3) in which a user can effect a bank transaction connected to said central processing unit by means of a communication... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.c.

20080142584 - Systems and methods for detecting corporate financial transactions: Systems and methods for electronically processing financial transactions involving corporate checks. A front end device at a location associated with a merchant and a check processing service configured to detect and process corporate checks. In one embodiment, the detection of the corporate check is achieved at the front end device... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080142586 - Smart phones with web based interfaces: In general, the invention relates to a system that includes a smart phone and a smart card. The smart phone includes a web browser and a display for displaying a web page, where the web page includes at least one selectable entry. The smart card includes at least one proactive... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080142585 - System and method for tendering payment on a vehicle, such as an aircraft: A system and method for tendering payment for products and/or services that are provided to passengers on a transportation vehicle, such as a commercial aircraft. More particularly, the present invention provides a system and method that employ a rewritable radio frequency identification device (RFID), or smart card technology, as an... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080142587 - Door management system for field service and delivery personnel: A delivery system, comprising the steps of: assigning field personnel to provide a delivery or service at a designated location; traveling to the designated location to provide an on-site delivery or service; remotely actuating an opening mechanism to open an emergency exit door; entering the designated location through the door... Agent: Gary J. Cunningham

20080142588 - Rfid access control intercommunication: An access control system comprising: a primary contactless read write device; at least one secondary contactless read write device; and a plurality of smart cards configured for use with the primary contactless read write device and the at least one secondary contactless read write device, the plurality of smart cards... Agent: Simon Kahn - Pyi Tech, Ltd. C/o Landonip, Inc

20080142589 - One touch purchase device and system: A purchase transaction device is attached to each product to be purchased in a retail environment. The purchase transaction device is equipped with Electronic Article Surveillance (ESA), a biometric (thumbprint) or non-biometric reader, and the ability to transmit and receive information from a network. The purchase transaction device is also... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080142590 - Method for collecting data fast in inventory systems and wireless apparatus thereto: A method and portable terminal device for collecting data of product items. After the user has counted a number of product items belonging to same product identifier he/she stores the counted number of product items to the terminal device by a voice command. The updated inventory data is then stored... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080142591 - Spin stabilized projectile trajectory control: A Reconfigurable Nose Control System (RNCS) is designed to adjust the flight path of spin-stabilized artillery projectiles. The RNCS uses the surface of a projectile nose cone as a trim tab. The nose cone may be despun by the action of aerodynamic surfaces, to zero spin relative to earth fixed... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, Llc

20080142592 - Radio frequency identification based sensor reader: A wireless sensor reader includes at least one antenna configured for communication with one or more radio frequency (RF) addressable sensors; a controller; a network communications module coupled to the controller, the network communications module having an interface for coupling to a communications network; a logic module coupled to the... Agent: Tillman Wright, Pllc

20080142593 - Data interface assembly for electronic locks and readers: An interface assembly is for an electronic device including a base and a control on the base and includes a contact on the base and coupled with the control and a data port spaced from the contact. A conductor is disposed between the data port and the contact such that... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080142595 - Card reader: The invention provides for a card reader, and a self-service terminal employing the same. The reader comprises a card receiving means (14) for receiving a card having stored data to be read and card reading means (12) for reading the stored data. The reader is arranged to deliver a card... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20080142594 - Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots: Methods and systems that provide privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots are provided. The envelope for returning ballots includes a flap with a window that aligns with a signature area on the envelope. The window appears opaque under normal lighting conditions, but appears transparent when illuminated with light having... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080142596 - Pos-based digital image capturing and processing system using automatic object detection, spectral-mixing based illumination and linear imaging techniques: A POS-based digital image capturing and processing system for illuminating objects using automatic object detection and spectral-mixing illumination technique. The system comprises an coplanar illumination and imaging station for projecting at least one coplanar illumination and imaging plane into a imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. The coplanar... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080142597 - Aiming system and method for diffuser illumination systems: A barcode reader having a diffuser providing diffused light to a surface including a target barcode, the diffuser including an aiming screen portion, a camera capturing an image of the target barcode and an aiming mechanism projecting an aiming pattern on the surface, the aiming pattern being reflected by the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080142598 - Method, system, and apparatus for an electronic freeze frame shutter for a high pass-by image scanner: A apparatus, method, and system for reading an optical code with an image scanning device. The apparatus includes an image capture device with an electronic shutter that freezes the motion of the optical code so a clear image can be captured. The clear image allows the image scanning device to... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080142599 - Methods and systems to meter point-of-purchase conduct with a wireless communication device equipped with a camera: Methods and systems to meter point-of-purchase conduct with a wireless communication device equipped with a camera are disclosed. An example method includes receiving purchased product information from a camera-enabled telephone and receiving at least one of user demographics or user identification information from the camera-enabled telephone. The example method also... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, Llc

20080142601 - Device for optically multiplexing a laser beam: A device for optically multiplexing a laser beam, having a glass plate construction with an input surface and an output surface, and bearing reflective and semi-reflective coatings arranged so as to optically multiplex an input laser beam entering the input surface, into multiple spatial-coherence reduced output laser beams exiting from... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080142602 - Laser illumination beam generation system employing despeckling of the laser beam using high-frequency modulation of the laser diode current and optical multiplexing of the component laser beams: A laser illumination beam generation system including a laser diode (LD) for producing a laser beam in response to a diode current supplied thereto, wherein the laser beam has a central characteristic wavelength. Diode current drive circuitry generates the diode current and supplies the same to the VLD. A high... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080142600 - System and method for reading codes on a specular background: A barcode reader having a light source illuminating a barcode, a diffuser disposed between the light source and the barcode, a camera opening at least partially surrounded by the diffuser, light reflected from the barcode passing through the camera opening and a camera oriented to acquire light reflected from the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080142603 - Portable industrial data capturing device: A portable data capturing device including an upper housing including a display on one side thereof and a lower housing, the housings being mechanically connected together with a hinge arrangement in such a way so as to allow the two housings to be moved between an open position and first... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080142604 - Illumination devices for image acquisition systems: An apparatus for imaging a symbol associated with an object which includes a housing and an imaging module connected to the housing, where the imaging module includes at least one lens for creating an image of the symbol. The imaging module further has a sensor for sensing the image. An... Agent: Ms. Cheryl Sloane C/o Cognex Corporation

20080142605 - Marking device for a storage and/or transport container for medical equipment: The present invention discloses a marking device for a storage and/or transport container for medical devices with a mat made of sterilizable material and a marking element for storage of electronic information on characteristic parameters of the medical devices stored and/or transported in the storage and transport container, which can... Agent: Schroeder & Siegfried, P.a.

20080142606 - E-fuse bar code structure and method of using the same: An invention relating to an eFuse bar code structure and a method of using the bar code structure is disclosed. The bar code structure includes a substrate and a plurality of eFuse elements disposed on the substrate and arranged in a form of an array, such that a bar pattern... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080135632 - Electronic voting system and method having confirmation to detect modification of vote count: A voting system includes one or more voting machines provided at a specific location, wherein for each authorized voter one of the voting machines is adapted to record a first set of voting selections, and one or more validation machines provided at the specific location, wherein for each authorized voter... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080135609 - Method and apparatus for check stack visualization: A Check Stack Visualization technique is provided and allows an automated teller machine (ATM) user to see a stack of checks on one screen for check amount confirmation. Customers see all the checks on one screen and indicate that the amounts are correct and click to deposit the checks. In... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080135610 - Method of recognizing characters on check in automated check processing machine: The present invention relates to a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) for a check in an automated check processing machine, and more particularly, to a method of recognizing characters on a check in an automated check processing machine, in which only an MICR reading unit repeatedly reads magnetic ink characters... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080135611 - System and method for facilitating the purchase of goods and services: A system and method for facilitating commercial transactions between a consumer and a supplier of goods at a point of sale and authorized by a credit holder. The credit holder possesses a communications device for prestoring transaction information in a data base. The communications device is operable by the credit... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.l.p.

20080135612 - Learning fare collection system for mass transit: An implementation of a system and method for regulating entry in a transit system using information from a bankcard, such as a credit card or debit card is provided.... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP Attn: Bryan H. Wyman

20080135613 - Rf point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of rf tags: A method and system for providing point-of-sale and point-of-delivery and/or distribution of products in a restricted access unit near the customer. The method and system utilize products equipped with radio frequency tags and reduce the effects of energy sharing, shadowing, and nulls. In one embodiment, a plurality of RF tagged... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080135614 - Passive detection of analytes: An example apparatus for facilitating detection of an analyte comprises a substrate supporting an antenna circuit that includes an antenna and a sensing element. The sensing element has a property, such as electrical resistance, that is modified by an interaction between the analyte and the sensing element. The antenna circuit... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080135615 - Systems and methods for incorporating an rfid circuit into a memory device: An integrated circuit, comprises an antenna configured to receive Radio Frequency (RF) signal that include data, including permanent data, a non-volatile memory configured to store the permanent data, and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circuit coupled with the non-volatile memory and the antenna, the RFID circuit comprising RFID memory configured... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080135616 - Removable memory card bridge: A memory card reader system includes bridges interposed between a memory card of a certain type and a memory card reader receiver which is them same for all receivers. The bridge may have the same or different contact patterns of a standard of a type of memory card and is... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080135617 - Anti-tampering protection for magnetic stripe reader: A magnetic stripe reading device including a magnetic head assembly including a mounting element, at least one information reading sensor having output contacts, the sensor being mounted in the mounting element and a flat cable coupled to the output contacts of the at least one information reading sensor, a portion... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080135618 - Information recognizing device and sheet: An information recognizing device including a first colored area providing excellent durability and easy mounting. The information recognizing device has a first colored area by IR ink; a second colored area WH having a contrast in a visible light region with the first colored area; a communication device for performing... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080135619 - Method, system, and apparatus for a multiple path image scanner: A apparatus, method, and system for reading an optical code using a multiple path image scanner. The image scanner captures a plurality of images using multiple optical image paths and a path directing device that directs the images to an image capture device. One or more of the captured images... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080135620 - Hand-supportable digital image-processing based bar code symbol reading system employing image cropping zone (icz) framing and post-image capture cropping: A method of reading bar code symbols comprising the steps of: (a) projecting an image cropping zone (ICZ) framing pattern within the FOV of an image sensing array during wide-area illumination and image capturing operation; (b) visually aligning an object to be imaged within the ICZ framing pattern; (c) forming... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080135621 - Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based systems with laser despeckling mechanisms integrated therein: A hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based code symbol reader includes: a hand-supportable housing having light transmission aperture; a linear image formation and detection module having a linear image detection array; and a planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) producing device having at least one visible laser diode (VLD)... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski Esq., P.c.

20080135622 - Planar laser illumination module (plim) employing high-frequency modulation (hfm) of the laser drive currents and optical multplexing of the output laser beams: A planar laser illumination module (PLIM) including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser illumination source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080135623 - Information carrier precursor and information carrier produced therewith: Information carrier precursor comprising a rigid sheet or support; a receiving layer configuration comprising at least one layer; and at least one substance, optionally provided pattern-wise, capable of and available for interacting in situ with at least one species diffusing through the receiving layer configuration to produce a functional species,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080135624 - Information carrier precursor and information carrier produced therewith: Information carrier precursor comprising: a rigid sheet or support and a receiving layer configuration comprising at least one layer, wherein at least one layer of the receiving layer configuration is opaque, porous, has the capability of being rendered substantially transparent by penetration by a lacquer provided at the outermost surface... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080135628 - Memory card: Disclosed herein is a memory card that is a second memory card provided in connection with a first memory card. The first and second memory cards include: a body portion having the shape of a rectangular plate; and guide portions that project from both sides of the body portion in... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080135625 - Method for producing a portable data carrier: Proposed is a method for producing a portable data carrier (100) starting out from a film carrier (10) having disposed on its upper side (14) a contact layout (28), and on its underside (16) a semiconductor circuit (20) connected to the contact layout. The thus prepared film carrier (10) is... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080135626 - Mini-plug sim card with improved positioning capability: The chip card comprises a card body (24) and an embedded chip module (14) having a plurality of contact fields (C1-C8) connected to respective terminals of the chip. The card body further comprises a positioning feature (28) adapted to univocally identify said contact fields according to their location and orientation... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080135629 - Security marking and security mark: The application discloses a security mark consisting of a plurality of layers, of which the cover layers are highly conductive films and the layers of the card core are films of varying transparency. One layer carries information, which can be read directly, if desired, above a security print, while the... Agent: Wayne R. Grohs Mysticmd Inc.

20080135627 - Semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing thereof: It is an object of the present invention to provide a device suitable for new usage by making use of a semiconductor device such as an RFID tag in terms of the capability to transmit and receive data without being contacted therewith, to decrease a burden on a user, and... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080135630 - Universal credit card apparatus and method: The apparatus and method described herein provides for creating multiple spatial patterns, such as magnetic patterns on credit cards. The invention includes storage of information from which patterns may be created, a pattern creation device for creating the spatial patterns, and control whereby the information which is stored is selectively... Agent: Stevens Law Group

20080135631 - Multiple card product with multiple data strips: A multi-piece card is provided including a plastic substrate having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge. The first edge opposes the second edge, and the third edge opposes the fourth edge. A first separation line extends from the first edge to the second... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20080128483 - Communication system, communication terminal and communication method: A communication system includes a communication terminal wirelessly communicating with a predetermined base station and a server capable of transferring data through the wireless communication with the communication terminal. The communication terminal includes a payment settlement processing unit capable of carrying out payment settlement processing, a record memory unit configured... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080128482 - Drug dispense, identification, labeling and the system of inspection: This system of identification and labeling is set on the container or package of drugs and contains drug identification units for the identification of the drug name, including identification units of manufacturing batch number and time. The identification unit of manufacturing batch number is used for the identification of the... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080128484 - Method and system for managing token image replacement: A system for managing token image replacement is provided. The system includes a remote server, a personal computer (PC) connected to the remote server, a smartcard that can be read by the PC, and a card image server. Using application logic and rules, the remote server is able to read... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20080128485 - Method and system for managing token image replacement: A system for managing token image replacement is provided. The system includes a remote server, a personal computer (PC) connected to the remote server, a smartcard that can be read by the PC, and a card image server. Using application logic and rules, the remote server is able to read... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20080128486 - Livestock breeding and management system: A method and system for livestock breeding and management for use with a herd where each female animal carries a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The system comprises a herd management system and one or more breeding activity monitors to be carried by each male animal. Each breeding activity monitor... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080128491 - Apparatus controlled responsive to data bearing records: A system controlled by a data bearing record includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080128487 - Automated banking machine apparatus controlled responsive to data bearing records: A system controlled by data bearing records includes an automated banking machine that operates to carry out transactions responsive to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080128490 - Method of operating banking system responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine operated responsive to data included on user cards includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080128488 - Method of operation of card activated automated banking machine: A system controlled by a data bearing record includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080128489 - Method of reading coded records including magnetic indicia on checks deposited in an automated banking machine: A system for sensing coded records and structures for sensing coded records are used to sense sheets including notes and checks. An automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080128492 - Item having a data tag: A method of enabling subsequent validation of an item having a data tag. Data may be read from a tag using an electronic reader. A readable marker, such as a barcode, may be selected from a plurality of different readable markers and applied in proximity to the tag. An association... Agent: Christopher P. Ricci Intellectual Property Section

20080128493 - Laser marking of pigment layers on documents: A laser markable document material comprises a binder sensitive to laser energy, a pigment interspersed in the binder, and a document substrate. One example of the pigment is a pearlescent silicate, which has optically varying effects. The binder is applied to the document substrate using a form of printing or... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20080128494 - Processing efficiency on secure systems having a host processor and smart card: A smart card comprising a data store and a processor, said smart card being operable to connect with a host data processing apparatus, said smart card comprising authentication logic operable when connected to said host data processing apparatus to identify a secure data processing domain having predetermined properties within said... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080128495 - Systems and methods for controlling access to media content by detecting one or more user fingerprints: A system includes a media content processing subsystem and user input device having a plurality of control surfaces each configured to cause the input device to transmit at least one command to the media content processing subsystem. The input device is configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080128496 - Method and apparatus for verification of items: A method and apparatus are disclosed for verification of the authenticity of items identified with a three dimensional label. In one embodiment, a verification system includes a database of authentic label and item information, and permits a user to access the database to verify the authenticity of the label with... Agent: Steven Vosen

20080128497 - Product sales processing system: A product sales processing system includes a portable terminal; a cash register, a customer operating the portable terminal so that product codes are read and stored in the portable terminal, and payment is made at the cash register based on the stored data; and an intermediating device that connects the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080128498 - System, method, and apparatus for high value product management and tracking: Systems, methods, and computer program products for managing product inventory, and particularly for managing inventories.... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080128499 - Programmable trigger handle for handheld devices: A handle for receiving a portable data collection terminal includes a trigger mechanism activatable to provide a trigger signal to the portable data collection terminal. A trigger functionality selector has at least first and second states representing different functions of the portable data collection terminal that are to be activated... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080128503 - Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system: Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system captures and processes multiple images of at least a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080128500 - Method and system for determination of position: The present invention relates to a method and device for determining the position of an inserted cartridge in an apparatus, where knowledge of position relative to interfacing components of the apparatus is of importance when connecting said components to the inserted cartridge. The invention involves an optical scanning device in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080128502 - Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators: The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible graphical indicators are provided. The graphical indicators and main information, i.e. text or pictures, co-exist on the surface of object. The graphical indicators do... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080128501 - System and method of acquiring a machine-readable symbol: A system and method for acquiring a machine-readable symbol are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises receiving at least one scan line of a codeword row, determining a number of codewords of the codeword row, and collapsing an initialization symbol matrix into a partially-collapsed machine-readable symbol matrix based upon the... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080128504 - Printed material reader: A sheet (16) contains an image (12) that is recognizable by a person, such as an image of a dog, and also contains a machine readable graphic symbol such as a two-dimensional bar code (20). An electronic reader (22) scans the graphic symbol and generates a sound (32) such as... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080128505 - System, method and apparatus for communicating information from a personal electronic device: An accessory for a personal electronic device detects data encoded into light, sound, vibration energy, radio frequency energy, or a combination thereof, and provides the encoded data either to a bar code scanner using light, or to an NFC terminal using NFC protocols. The accessory may be stand-alone, or attachable... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.a.

20080128509 - Digital image capturing and processing system for automatically recognizing objects in a pos environment: A digital image capturing and processing system for automatically recognizing objects in a POS environment. The system includes a system housing having an imaging window; illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting illumination and imaging planes or zones through the imaging window, and into a 3D imaging volume definable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080128506 - Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based systems with laser despeckling mechanisms integrated therein: A hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based code symbol reader includes: a hand-supportable housing having light transmission aperture; a linear image formation and detection module having a linear image detection array; and a planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) producing device having at least one visible laser diode (VLD)... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080128510 - Laser beam generation system employing a laser diode and high-frequency modulation circuitry mounted on a flexible circuit: A laser beam generation system having an integrated coherence reduction mechanism. The system includes: a flexible circuit having a first end portion and a second end portion; a laser diode mounted on the first end portion of the flexible circuit, for producing a laser beam having a central characteristic wavelength;... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080128507 - Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets: A tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets. The system includes a tunnel configuration arranged about a conveyor structure for transporting objects therethrough, and an image capturing and processing subsystem embodied within the tunnel configuration, for generating a 3D digital imaging volume above the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080128508 - Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets: A tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets. The system includes a tunnel configuration arranged about a conveyor structure for transporting objects therethrough, and an image capturing and processing subsystem embodied within the tunnel configuration, for generating a 3D digital imaging volume above the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080128511 - Image sensor assembly for optical reader: There is described an optical assembly. In one aspect, the optical assembly can be used in an optical reader. In another aspect, the optical assembly can include a support for supporting various components.... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080128512 - Wireless hand-supportable code symbol reading system with automatic communication range dependent control: A wireless code symbol reading system including a wireless hand-supportable code symbol reader in two-way RF communication with a base station operably connected to a host system, by way of an RF-based wireless data communication link having a predetermined RF communication range over which two-way communication of data packets can... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080128513 - Bank issued contactless payment card used in transit fare collection: An architecture for a contactless smart card or payment device, where the smart card is intended for use in both commerce transaction payment and transit fare payment (or other venue access) environments. The payment device may function as both an electronic wallet for commerce transactions and as a transit system... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20080128517 - Device, and method for manufacturing the same: In a method for manufacturing a flexible memory device and semiconductor device, a stack including an element layer and an insulating layer which seals the element layer is formed over a substrate having a separation layer, and the stack is separated from the separation layer. The element layer includes a... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080128515 - Multi-application ic card with secure management of application: A multi-application IC card may include a runtime environment for managing executions of a plurality of stored application. Each application may include a set of rules, to be satisfied by their execution, and a corresponding set of reactions, to be taken if the rules are not satisfied. The runtime environment... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20080128514 - Peripheral security device built into a contactless object in the form of a secure document equipped with a radiofrequency device: The invention concerns a contactless portable object (10, 30, 60) featuring a main radiofrequency device made up of a main chip (18, 38, 68) and a main antenna (16, 36, 66) connected together so that, when the portable object enters the magnetic field of a suitable reader, the main radiofrequency... Agent: James C. Lydon

20080128516 - Smart card with laser attack detector: A smart card includes a plurality of function blocks, and a laser attack detector configured to detect an external laser attack on at least one of the plurality of function blocks. The laser attack detector may include a plurality of chain blocks connected in a chain configuration, and each of... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080128518 - Method and system for generating identification code to be printed on products: A method of and a system for generating a printing ID code representing product ID information to be printed on products based on an identification information of a specific one of the products which is stored in a memory accompanying the specific product. The printing ID generation is performed by... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080128520 - Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators: The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible graphical indicators are provided. The graphical indicators and main information, i.e. text or pictures, co-exist on the surface of object. The graphical indicators do... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080128519 - Selection target for pointer multimedia equipment: e