Registers inventions 07/08

20080179390 - Anti-counterfeiting system and method for conducting retail analysis: The embodiments herein provide an authentication and tracking and retail analytics system. The system comprises of code generation module, a database server, an authentication module and a communication channel. A code generation module generates unique authentication code. This unique authentication code is printed/labeled on the product. Label/tag that is marked... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.C.

20080179386 - Atm dispensable non-cash media sheet with separable folding card and process of dispensing from automated teller: The invention is a non-cash media sheet for use in an automatic teller machine or like device, from which one or more cards can be separated from the sheet. Two of the cards are joined along a fold line, and fold into a transaction card with a thickness similar to... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20080179388 - Configuration migration for data capture systems: A current data capture system has a set of configuration parameters operative for enabling the current data capture system to capture transaction data. A configuration host is operative for pulling the set of configuration parameters from the current data capture system, and for pushing a pulled set of configuration parameters... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080179387 - Medication dispensing system: A medication dispensing system including a filling apparatus, a dispensing apparatus and a refillable canister having a plurality of dosage compartments. The canister may be releasably mountable on the filling apparatus and the dispensing apparatus. The canister may further includes a tamper-prevention apparatus adapted to prevent unauthorized access to the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080179389 - Method for cut-off register control: A method for controlling cut-off registration in a printing press having printed webs includes applying print control marks which are invisible to the human eye to the printed webs; passing the webs pass through cut-off register control actuators; assembling the webs into a bundle for cut-off; scanning the webs with... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080179391 - Method for monitoring preparation of items to be mailed: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the printing and transport of documents through a system for preparing items to be mailed. The method comprises obtaining a reference code for the documents from a file on the basis of which the respective document has been printed, transporting the printed... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080179392 - In-line document puncher/voider in a document personalization machine: Document personalization machines with a mechanism designed to operate as an in-line document puncher/voider. The document personalization machine includes a document personalization mechanism that performs a personalization operation on the document, a document transport mechanism that transports the document along a document path through the document personalization machine and a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080179393 - Method and system using portable consumer device including payment capability: A method for receiving cash from a merchant is disclosed. The method includes interacting with an access device at a merchant in a transaction using a portable consumer device. The portable consumer device is associated with a monetary value that represents wages earned by an employee. After interacting, the access... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20080179397 - Methods and systems for customer validation and payment using any of a plurality of identification documents: The present invention provides systems and methods for remote authorization and payment of retail transactions such as fuel dispensing by identification documents and the like. In one embodiment, an identification document may be coupled with one or more PINs to validate a customer, or alternatively, the one or more PINs... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080179396 - Model-hold stored value card: A stored value card device comprises a scaled down model car having an upper body molded into a promotional object model such as a car in association with car accessory products. The model car may be a still model as well as an animated version with the assistance of an... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080179394 - Open system account remote validation for access: At each of a plurality of point of sale terminals (POS) of a transit system, for each of a plurality of riders, where each rider seeks access into a facility of the transit facility by using a payment device issued by an issuer in a payment system, data is read... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080179395 - Processing transactions of different payment devices of the same issuer account: Each portable payment device associated with a single account within a payment processing system is distinguished using track data. The track data from the portable payment device is read at each of a plurality of merchant point of sale terminals (POS). Rather than relying on the PAN alone, a merchant... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080179398 - Method of and apparatus for translating shipping documents: A method of translating a shipping document regarding one or more shipment items being shipped, tracked and delivered to a final destination using a Web-based shipping, tracking, and delivery information network. At the point of shipment pickup, the method involves digitally imaging an original shipping document (or shipping label) in... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20080179399 - Method of confirming electoral vote: A method of verifying a ballot tabulation comprises storing a plurality of different codes respectively corresponding to a plurality of ballots, storing electoral voting information in association with each of the different codes, receiving request to verify that one of the ballots has been tabulated and a code corresponding to... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080179401 - Card reader for use with web based transactions: A card reader for use in web based transactions is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for establishing a secure connection between a card reader and a server, the method including receiving a first challenge request, generating a response to the first challenge request using a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080179400 - Cleaning element: The invention relates to a cleaning element for magnetic track and/or chip card and/or optical readers comprising a flat carrier, said carrier being coated with a cleaning material in order to clean reading sensors, said cleaning material being configured as a layer of flock material, and said carrier substantially consisting... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20080179402 - Dual camera assembly for an imaging-based bar code reader: An imaging system (20) for an imaging-base bar code reader (10) having a housing (11) and a window (17). The imaging system (20) includes a dual camera assembly (22) having a first camera assembly (24) and a second camera assembly (26) mounted within the housing (11) to image a target... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080179404 - Methods and apparatuses to produce inlays with transponders: A transponder chip module is recessed into the surface of a substrate, end portions of an antenna wire are held in place on terminal areas of the chip module by a patch which may be transparent to allow laser bonding of the wire to the terminal areas. A cover may... Agent: Gerald E. Linden

20080179403 - Payment device with audio and/or visual capability and associated method: A payment device includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, a communications module coupled to the processor and configured to interact with a payment terminal, a sound-producing element coupled to the processor, and an associated body portion. The memory is configured to store at least one representation of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080179407 - Color barcode producing, reading and/or reproducing method and apparatus: A color barcode can record much more amount of information than black white barcode. However, the problem of the color barcode is that it is easy to lose integrity or authenticity in printing and copy generation. This invention provides an apparatus and a method to keep the integrity or authenticity... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080179406 - Method for the dual coding of information on physical media and in a comptuerized format (dotem): DOTEM is an information-coding method which is used to represent same on physical media with the aid of dots and in a computerised format, in memory and on networks with bits. Said method is based on the broad concept of characters grouped into alphabets. The characters comprise dots on documents,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080179405 - Microdot tag: A microdot tag for identifying a product, includes a substrate having a miniature marking portion for application to the product, and a handle portion larger in size than the marking portion to enable a user to manually hold the tag by the handle portion. A microdot containing indicia for identifying... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080173706 - Internet-based shipping, tracking and delivery network and system components supporting the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of pickup and completed while shipment is being transported to its: An Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from a point of shipment pickup and completed while shipments are transported to its first scanning point in said network so as to significantly increase velocity of shipping information through the network,... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080173705 - Liquid dispensing system: An improved concentrate/extract cartridge is provided for dispensing a liquid in an accurate and repeatable manner. The cartridge includes an electromagnetically actuated piston connected to a valve. The piston includes an exterior ring supported by a hollow interior web that is configured to permit a flow of fluid into the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080173708 - Biometric safeguard method with a smartcard: A method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system is provided. The method includes determining if a transaction violates an established rule, such as a preset spending limit. The method also includes notifying a user to proffer a biometric sample in order to verify the identity of said... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.l.p.

20080173707 - System for vending physical and information items: A vending machine handles a purchase transaction by receiving a payment, receiving a product selection from the customer, and dispensing the product indicated by the product selection. As part of the same transaction, the vending machine offers an information item such as an audio recording or a video recording. The... Agent: Walker Digital Management, Llc

20080173709 - System and method for secure and distributed physical access control using smart cards: A first code is read from a user carried device useable in an access control system. The first code is an encoded form of at least an ID of a user carrying the device and at least one privilege. The privilege defines the user's access to a resource. The first... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080173710 - Digital color image capture and processing module: A digital image capture and processing module for use with an Internet-based shipping, tracking and delivery network. The module includes a housing having a light transmission aperture with an optically transparent imaging window mounted thereover. A digital camera board supports an area-type color image sensing array, sensing array control electronics,... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20080173711 - Method and system for communicating with a medicaments container: The invention relates to a method of determining a status condition of a medicament container having a memory contained therein for storing medicament effect data, such as, for example, drug interaction, side effect, and other information for determining the status condition of the container.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080173713 - Rfid cabinet: An RFID cabinet for monitoring items having an RFID tag includes a cabinet having at least one locking front door. An RFID detector is used for monitoring each item placed within the cabinet and is located within the interior of the cabinet. A computer is coupled to the RFID cabinet... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080173712 - System and method for improved quality management in a product logistic chain: A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of product unit specific indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedence of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, an indicator reader operative to read the product unit specific indicators and to provide... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080173714 - Inline mail validation: Each respective mail item in a received batch of items is read to acquire information, which enables a plurality of verifications with regard to authenticity of the respective mail item. In a vote-by-mail example, one or more features are validated for authenticity in relation to the election, and one or... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080173715 - System and method for electronic voting, using existing atm network and atms associated therewith: A system and method for electronic voting. The method includes providing an ATM network that includes ATM machines capable of establishing communication with a voting center, receiving by the one of the ATM machines an electronic ballot, displaying to the voter on the one of the ATM machines the electronic... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080173717 - Card for interaction with a computer: s

20080173716 - Radio-tag reading apparatus and radio tag: The radio-tag data containing the merchandise management data about an item of merchandise from the radio tag attached to the item of merchandise. It is determined whether a prescribed one of the bytes constituting the radio-tag data is identification data that specifies the merchandise management data. If the prescribed byte... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080173718 - Barcode reading apparatus and reading method: All light-emitting devices 71 to 73 are caused to emit lights, and the colored lights by light-emitting devices 71 to 73 are radiated to two-dimensional barcode 10 to read barcode information only of a black pattern by CMOS imager 20. Information corresponding to this barcode information is displayed on display... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080173720 - Tag tape, tag tape roll, cartridge, rfid label: A tag tape and a tag tape roll that can realize a uniform roll winding state, and an RFID label produced using them are provided. A tag tape in which a plurality of RFID circuit elements provided with an IC chip storing information and a loop antenna for transmission/reception of... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080173719 - Temperature management in an integrated circuit card with electrophoretic display: In an embodiment, a display module comprises a temperature sensor configured to provide temperature information; a transmission interface, coupled to an external chip of the IC card; a processing module, coupled to the temperature sensor and the transmission interface, comprising: a storage device comprising an application software program; and a... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20080173721 - Stored value card with fraud protection coded cover: A secure and confidential card display package and a method of manufacturing the same. The secure and confidential card display package includes a carrier, a stored value card, and a matching code. The card carrier is constructed, for example, of a laminated material. The stored value card is integrally formed... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080169341 - Apparatus and method for automated ticket and boarding: An automated ticketing and boarding (ATB) device may replace both legacy boarding pass printers and gate readers, without reconfiguring existing departure control systems (DCSs). The replacement ATB device may create a virtual magnetic stripe in memory from the formatted flight and/or passenger information received from the DCS, and may extract... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080169342 - Recycling system and method thereof: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of implementing an incentive-based recycling system. In one embodiment of the present invention, A method of implementing a system of incentive-based recycling comprises dispatching a vehicle on a route, lifting a pickup cart comprising a volume of collectable recyclable material and... Agent: Maldjian & Fallon LLC

20080169343 - Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting a plurality of digital image capture and processing intruments deployed at a plurality of pickup and delivery terminals: An Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting a plurality of digital image capture and processing instruments deployed at a plurality of pickup and delivery terminals. Each digital image capture and processing instrument can upload digital images of shipping documents to one or more application servers and/or human-operated data-keying workstations... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20080169344 - Bank transaction system linking accounts via common accounts: The present invention discloses a bank transaction system linking accounts via common accounts, wherein the existing accounts of the account holder and/or newly opened plural accounts link arbitrarily as defined by the account holder for convenient transactions between account holder's primary account and other's secondary accounts without using account numbers... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080169345 - Generation systems and methods for transaction identifiers having biometric keys associated therewith: A system for generating transaction settlement identifiers includes an arrangement configured to receive a biometric sample from a customer and an arrangement configured to use the biometric sample to select the transaction settlement identifier from a pool of predetermined transaction settlements. A mapping arrangement configured to map the selected financial... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080169346 - Device and method for marking a transport container with a destination address: A device for applying a predetermined destination address to a transport container configured to transport an object has an electronic label storing the destination address, a holding device attached to the transport container to hold the electronic label during transport, a transmission facility for transmitting the destination address to the... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080169347 - Methods and systems for optical code reading using virtual scan lines: Methods and systems are disclosed for processing of 2-D images of optical code symbols having information bearing characteristics in predominantly a single dimension (such as a linear barcode). In a preferred system, pixel summing or averaging is used to generate virtual scan lines for imaging of encoded symbols to improve... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20080169348 - Method of illuminating objects during digital image capture operations by mixing visible and invisible spectral illumination energy at poing of sale (pos) environments: A method of illuminating objects using adaptively controlled mixing of spectral illumination energy to form and detect digital images of objects at POS environments with sufficiently high image contrast and quality. The method comprises providing, at a POS environment, a digital image capture and processing system having a system housing... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.C.

20080169350 - Configurable digital badge holder: A portable authentication system includes a security module, that may be a smart card, SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), USB controller with a secure chip, or similar module capable of storing one or more credentials, and an interface module such as a digital badge holder that is able to communicate with... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080169349 - Semiconductor device and electronic device having the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless chip of which mechanical strength can be increased. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless chip which can prevent an electric wave from being blocked. The invention is a wireless chip in... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080169351 - Combined telephone and credit transaction enabler: A credit transaction enabled cell phone has its back removably attached to a plate by a double-sided tape or clamps. The plate is attached to a hinge, which carries a U shaped credit card retainer second element. A credit card is carried by the credit card retainer second element in... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20080169352 - Barcode device: Bar codes used for various applications. A bar code can be used for biometrics, or for computer data entry. A special bar code is described that has additional information, but can be read by other readers.... Agent: Scott C Harris

20080164329 - Voting apparatus and system: An apparatus that monitors the voter's actions while he or she votes, with tests for applied pressure, rapid and deliberate motion, and range of motion, within a limited time frame and designated area, to thereby generate electronic data directly and simultaneously from the voter's hand motion and thus accurately determine... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080164305 - Information transfer system, method, and apparatus: The present invention is a data transfer system and method in which paper-based forms sum up patient encounter information using a combination of machine readable barcodes and OMR bubbles to transfer patient encounter information from paper forms into electronic medical billing information systems.... Agent: Kares K. Ball

20080164304 - Over-the-air device provisioning and activation: Simplified wireless device activation may be achieved using temporary and permanent numbers used to connect to a wireless service provider. In one implementation, an electronic book reader device includes a memory that contains a temporary number that may be used to connect to a wireless service provider. The temporary number... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080164306 - Systems and methods for storing banking transaction information: A method for storing banking transaction information, includes: entering, by a first bank teller, first banking transaction information corresponding to a first bank customer into a first bank teller computer; storing the first banking transaction information at the first bank teller computer; transmitting the first banking transaction information from the... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080164308 - Credit card transaction servers, methods and computer program products employing wireless teminal location and registered purchasing locations: A credit card transaction authorization method includes receiving information concerning a prospective remote credit card transaction with a credit card, obtaining location information from a wireless network provider for a wireless terminal that is associated with a cardholder of the credit card for the prospective credit card transaction, and correlating... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080164307 - Performing transactions with universal transaction card: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for performing transactions with a universal transaction card. A computer system in a specified venue submits an accessed card serial number, corresponding to a detected universal transaction card, to a card management system. The universal transaction card is authenticated,... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20080164309 - System and method for training and monitoring data reader operators: A scanner or other data reader is equipped with means for determining characteristics of an operator's scanning technique. In a preferred configuration, the scanner is integrated with a weigh scale for obtaining a dynamic weight of an item as the item is moved across the weigh scale. Weight data produced... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20080164310 - Labeling system: A labeling system includes at least one display device associated with one or more particular locations within a space and a device associated with the at least one display device that identifies that display device or a portion thereof with a particular location in the space.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080164311 - Portal system for a controlled space: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for monitoring and tracking an item in a controlled space. In one embodiment, a portal system that monitors the controlled space includes a radio frequency tag that is attached to inventory and a portal device, which includes a computing device, a receiver and a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080164312 - On-demand point-of-sale scanner access: Associating and/or disassociating a mobile point-of-sale scanner device with a particular shopper. Shoppers may be identified, for example, using biometrics or by scanning a loyalty card. As an example of using biometrics, the shopper's fingerprint may be scanned as a trigger of the scanner is activated to scan an item's... Agent: Marcia L. Doubet Law Firm

20080164314 - Adaptive optical image reader: There is described in one embodiment a method for use by an apparatus that can acquire an image. According to a described method, a method can include acquiring an image and can further include evaluating an image. According to a described method, an apparatus can acquire an image, can evaluate... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080164313 - Digital image capturing and processing system allowing third-parties to extend the features and functions of said system, and modify the standard behavior thereof without permanently modifying the standard features and functions thereof: A digital image capture and processing system having a set of standard features and functions, and a set of custom features and functionalities said external host computer system, which can be extended by third parties to modify the standard behavior of the digital image capture and processing system into a... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20080164315 - Optical reader: An optical reader comprises: a first illumination source for projecting a first illumination field on a target; a second illumination source for projecting a second illumination field on a target; an image sensor array for converting light from a target into output signals representative thereof; and, a processor for decoding... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20080164317 - Method of modifying and/or extending the standard features and functions of a digital image capture and processing system: A method of modifying and/or extending the standard features and functions of a digital image capture and processing system. The method involves providing the system with a set of standard features and functions, and a computing platform which includes (i) memory for storing pieces of original product code written by... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20080164316 - Modular camera: A modular camera having a chassis module, a camera module, an illumination module and a communications module that together form a cooling passageway. The chassis module has a back wall having a first end and an opposite second end, a bottom wall having at least one opening formed therein, a... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080164318 - Re-configurable trigger assembly: Described is an improved trigger assembly for use in an electronic device. The trigger assembly includes a pressure sensitive member and a trigger button. The pressure sensitive member includes two or more conductive lines. The pressure sensitive member is secured to a portion of the mobile terminal. The trigger button... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080164319 - Apparatus for recognizing user identifying data, stored on a support, and for joining this support to a corresponding document to be sent to the user: The proposed apparatus (100) for recognizing user identifying data, stored in a support, and for joining the support to a corresponding document containing personal pieces of information, to be sent to the user, is associated to a documents (D) feeding line (A), which includes: a magazine (10) for storing a... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20080164320 - Secure card reader: A secure card reader (1) includes several security measures. Access to the reader's main circuitry is prevented by an enclosure (9) whose walls contain embedded i conductive paths (18a, 18b, 18c). Breaking or grounding of one of these paths can be detected electronically. A similar arrangement of conductive paths prevent... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080164321 - Serial ata card reader control system and controlling method of the same: The present invention discloses a serial ATA (SATA) card reader control system and a controlling method of the same. The SATA card reader control system and the controlling method are capable of identifying a flash memory card type which is intended to be accessed by an SATA host based on... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080164322 - Laminate security feature: Laminates are provided which are to be laminated onto identification documents, for example cards or passports, to provide protection for the document. Each laminate is provided with a unique code. The codes on the laminates can be read and stored with cardholder data. After issuance, the code can be read... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080164323 - Single color bar code printing on a multi-package: A method and apparatus for blocking a bar code in a package includes a carrier with a plurality of apertures. The carrier is formed with a plastic material containing an absorbing dye and a fluorescing dye so that a bar code on each container is not readable by a bar... Agent: Kevin D. Erickson Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20080164326 - Connecting part for mounting ic chip, antenna circuit, ic inlet, ic tag and method of adjusting capacitance: When at least one IC chip is mounted on electrode parts, a connecting part for mounting IC chip according to the present invention can control an area of an overlap between the electrode parts on which each IC chip is mounted and each IC chip according to a mounting position... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080164327 - Foldable document with non-contact electronic device with interference means: The invention concerns a foldable document comprising a support (10) provided with first and second parts (12, 14) adapted to pivot relative to each other about a folding axis (16) along the edges of (18, 20) of said parts and a non-contact electronic device (1) mounted in the first part... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080164324 - Input/output pads placement for a smart card chip: A chip for a smart card including a plurality of electrical contacts for communication of data with a smart card reader is disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip for a smart card includes a core circuit and a plurality of input/output pads corresponding to said set of electrical contacts, wherein... Agent: Howard Chen, Esq. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080164325 - Universal smart card: Universal electronic card, of the smart card or intelligent card type, similar to a form of plastic card, with integrated circuital elements which are integrated in the thickness of the stratified card and with in it at least one microchip, structured integrally with: i—a microprocessor associated to a memory; ii—an... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080164328 - Tamper detection of documents using encoded dots: Disclosed are arrangements encode protection marks (302) into an unprotected document, where the protection marks are modulated according to a attributes of corresponding areas (902) of the unprotected document associated with the protection marks (302). Unauthorised amendment of the protected document can be detected by demodulating (1107) the modulated protection... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080156864 - Detecting wear through use of information-transmitting devices: Detecting wear through use of information-transmitting devices. At least one information-transmitting wireless device is provided for each of one or more wear positions of an item, wherein each of the devices is adapted for transmitting information to a reader, such that each of the devices can transmit information usable for... Agent: Marcia L. Doubet Law Firm

20080156863 - Systems and methods for improving the readability of printed bar code symbols and the like: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for improving the readability of printed bar code symbols. The system may include a print station for printing at least one bar code symbol onto a selected substrate, an optional bar code symbol reader for determining whether the printed bar code symbol is readable,... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080156867 - Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic method: An automated banking machine (10) includes a lockable first fascia portion (20) which when unlocked enables access to a chest lock input device (104), inputs to which enable opening a chest door (18) of the machine. Opening the first fascia portion also enables access to an actuator (116) which enables... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20080156866 - Electronic transaction verification system: An electronic transaction verification system for use with transaction tokens such as checks, credit cards, debit cards, and smart cards that gathers and transmits information about the transaction token and biometric data. The system preferably has the ability to read or scan transaction and account information printed or encoded on... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080156865 - Wireless (rfid) enabled check presentation device: A check presentation device provides the customers in a hospitality setting, such as a restaurant, with added convenience of instant payment capability. The check presentation device includes a wireless payment receiver, such as, for example and RFID receiver. The check and check presentation device are given to customer seeking to... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.c.

20080156870 - Location based fraud reduction system and method: Embodiments of the present invention provide for reduction of the likelihood of fraud by having at least one of an identifier of a location from where a request is submitted or information that can lead to identification of the location, submitted with or in addition to a request. Then, determination... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080156869 - Method and system for monitoring and providing notification regarding identity document usage: The present invention relates generally to monitoring and providing information regarding usage or presentment of a driver's license, passport, or other government-issued identification documents. One claim recites: a method of operating a data repository including storing data relating to use or presentment of a person's identification credential in first and... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20080156868 - Substantiation process for flexible spending accounts or similar accounts where electronic benefit cards are used: A method of transaction approval and substantiation employing accumulator logic for medical, dental, and vision claims. For example, a health care plan member may utilize an electronic payment card to pay for various health care related expenses where that electronic payment card is deducting from that member's flexible spending account,... Agent: James C. Eaves Jr. Greenebaum Doll & Mcdonald Pllc

20080156871 - Personalized usb-key type electronic device and method for making same: The invention concerns a USB-key type electronic device (73) comprising an electronic circuit mounted on a support (60), a gripping element showing a graphic print and/or customization (p), a protective case (70) arranged at the element so as to cause the graphic print and/or customization to be visible through the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080156872 - Systems and methods for reading a security clearance card: The security clearance card, system, and method include a card that stores data to verify the identity of an owner of the card. In addition to other types of information, the card stores biometric data of the owner and other identity data. Different portions of the data may be encrypted... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080156873 - Method and system for using contactless payment cards in a transit system: An automatic fare collection solution for a transit system exploits the use of smart payment cards (e.g., MasterCard's PayPass cards) by the commercial payment card industry. The smart payment cards that are issued by commercial card issuers and banks to customers conform to a common or open industry standard such... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080156874 - Remote authentication system: A system and method for authenticating a plurality of items each of which has a respective readable validation reference, in which information is read from the validation references, one or more items of the items is identified based on information read by the reading means, and the information is verified... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.c.

20080156875 - Media processing device: Swinging open the upstream-side cover part (31) and downstream-side cover part (32) of the check scanning apparatus (1) on a common support pivot (33) opens a U-shaped check transportation path (5). The check transportation path (5) can be opened with a simple single-action operation to remove checks (4) jammed in... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080156876 - Illumination system including convex/concave lens for an imaging-based bar code reader: An illumination apparatus for an imaging-based bar code reader including an illumination source directing illumination through a focusing lens to generate an illumination pattern directed toward a target object; and the focusing lens including a first optical surface facing the illumination source and a second optical surface facing the target... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080156877 - Device for producing a laser beam of reduced coherency using high-frequency modulation of the laser diode current and optical multiplexing of the output laser beam: A laser beam despeckling device including a laser diode for producing a laser beam having a central characteristic wavelength. The device includes diode current drive circuitry for producing a diode drive current to drive said laser diode and produce said laser beam. High frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20080156878 - Optical scanning module: An optical scanning module of a barcode scanner includes an optical sensor; a lens drum, having an axle disposed longitudinally at the center of the lens drum, and several light reflecting surfaces around external sides of the lens drum; a mirror, having a reflecting plane disposed on a side of... Agent: Hdsl

20080156879 - Method and apparatus for capturing and decoding an image of a remotely located bar code: A method for remotely decoding a bar code includes capturing an image of a bar code using a camera, transmitting the image of the bar code across a network, receiving the image of the bar code at a remote location on the network, reproducing the image of the bar code... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080156881 - Illumination system including a curved mirror for an imaging-based bar code reader: A method and apparatus for illuminating a target object such as a bar code having areas of differing light reflectivity on the target. A bar code reader has a light source that is selectively activated and a reflecting mirror for reflecting light from the source from a housing to a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080156880 - Imaging-based reader having light guided illumination: An illumination assembly for emitting light for imaging a target object comprises an illumination source that emits at least one light beam upon activation toward an illumination guide. The illumination guide has a first and a second side such that the light beam from the illumination source is scattered between... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080156882 - Methods of and systems for producing digital images of objects with subtantially reduces speckle-noise power by illuminating said objects with wavefront-controlled planar laser illumination beams: Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules employed in such systems. Each planar laser illumination beam is produced from a planar laser illumination beam array (PLIA)... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c. Soundview Plaza

20080156883 - Card recording apparatus: A printing apparatus has a casing, a card supply opening at one side of the casing, a printing unit that performs a predetermined recording to a card supplied from the card supply opening, nip rollers that nip the card when being recorded at the printing unit, a magnetic encoder unit... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080156885 - Card configured to receive separate battery: An electronic card comprises a thin, flexible substrate having electrical circuitry embedded therein. An activation device is disposed in the substrate and is configured to complete a circuit in response to a stimulus, such as light or sound. An output device is disposed in the substrate and is configured to... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080156884 - Memory card having double contact pads and method for manufacturing the same: A memory card is configured for insertion into a data reproducing apparatus. The memory card comprises a plurality of first contact pads on a first surface of the memory card configured to contact a plurality of contact terminals of the data reproducing apparatus; and a plurality of second contact pads... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080156886 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device that is resistant to bending stress and has a structure in which an antenna circuit, an electric double layer capacitor for storing electricity, and the like are formed over a signal processing circuit that is provided over a substrate and has a charging circuit. The signal processing... Agent: Eric Robinson