Registers inventions 10/08

20080257950 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; and an identification mark imparting unit that imparts an identification mark which is identifiable by a sense of touch on the recording paper on which an image is formed by the image forming unit.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080257949 - Method and system for using a recording device in an inspection system: In one aspect, a method of using a recording device in a luggage inspection system is provided. The method includes establishing an inspection workstation including an inspection area and a scanner, and providing a user interface. The method also includes positioning the recording device to record at least one luggage... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22697) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080257951 - Position-measuring device: A position-measuring device includes a code, including a series of code elements arranged one behind the other in a measuring direction, in which at least two consecutive code elements respectively form a code word containing a position information item, and a scanning device having detector elements for reading the at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080257948 - System and method for dispensing beverages: A system and method of dispensing a beverage to a customer is described, wherein the system includes a first scanner and a second scanner for identifying a unique identifier, each operatively connected to a computer system. Upon purchasing a beverage under an applicable contractual scheme, management of a beverage outlet... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080257954 - Payment terminal, and associated method and program: An electronic payment terminal includes a data entry device, a processor and a memory. The memory contains a structure arranged to list at least one customer identifier, a personal identification number and an amount, all associated. The memory also contains a program having comprising instructions for storing, in an example... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080257952 - System and method for conducting commercial transactions: A system and method are disclosed which may include providing a processing center, at least one mobile device, and a third party device, wherein quantities of financial value are stored in accounts associated, respectively, with the at least one mobile device and the third party device; enabling communication between the... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080257953 - System and method for the transferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory: The invention relates to a method for the transmission of an electronic sum of money from a credit reserve of a money transmitter to an account or a credit reserve of a money receiver, by means of a telecommunication and data network in real time.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080257959 - Banking transaction processing system: Banking transaction processing apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one general aspect, a banking transaction processing method includes accessing a first authorization code from a first device, such as a credit card, and a second authorization code from a second device, such as a portable phone, at a merchant location,... Agent: Kristofer E. Elbing

20080257955 - Nonvolatile memory card adaptable to plural specifications: A nonvolatile memory card includes memory card controllers conforming to two or more different specifications, a memory card controller changeover switch configured to enable one of the memory card controllers in response to an indication supplied from an exterior, and a nonvolatile memory that has data therein written from and... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080257957 - System and method for personalized e-commerce and information communications: A system allows consumers the ability to remotely transmit order and/or payment preference data to a vendor to facilitate sales transactions. A personal transmitter or key fob functions to transmit a signal to the vendor when the customer approaches the vendor, which signal comprises preferred order information for vendor processing.... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20080257956 - System for fulfilling purchases: A purchase key is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a purchase fulfillment device can have a storage medium to store a plurality of purchase fulfillment identifiers (IDs) issued by a corresponding plurality of credit providers, and a biometric reader to enable... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080257958 - Transaction apparatus, systems and methods: Aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to alternative kinds of transactions, which do not involve payment using only cash or a token device such as a smart card or chip and PIN card. In some embodiments, transactions involve a customer providing token-less transaction authentication information using customer interface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080257960 - Control chip of a card reader and method for detecting interference thereof: A control chip of a card reader providing at least one card detection pin for detecting memory cards connected to corresponding read/write interfaces. The card detection pin is for the prevention of mutual interference caused by the memory cards connected with shared pins of the control chip. The card detection... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080257961 - System and method of utilizing a machine readable medical marking for managing surgical procedures: The method and system include marking a surgery site (e.g., location of surgical incision) or a site of other medical action with a machine-readable medical marking (e.g., bar code or a dot pattern), which may be used in conjunction with (1) a scanner for reading the machine-readable medical marking and... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080257962 - Acceleration-corrected barcode verification: In one embodiment, barcode widths and barcode space widths are estimated using a first light source separated by a known distance from a second light source. The estimations are determined by scanning the first and second light sources over a barcode while detecting a corresponding first reflected light beam and... Agent: Jonathan W. Hallman Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080257963 - Dual-aperature barcode scanner with tether-free tower housing: A dual-aperture barcode scanner with tether-free housing. The scanner includes vertical portion including switches and a housing adjacent to but separated from the switches.... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080257964 - Printer and ic chip communication apparatus: By rotating an antenna movable screw, an antenna fixing plate is vertically moved through the screw action, whereby the position of the antenna is changed. With this mechanism, the distance between the antenna and a transported label sheet can be adjusted according to a type of a label sheet (RF... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080257965 - Card reader and machine supplying a service comprising such a card reader:

20080257968 - Ic card: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080257967 - Ic card module: To realize compatibility with an SIM card and adaptation to a high-speed memory access in an IC card module having a microcomputer and a memory card controller. An IC card module includes a plurality of first external connecting terminals and a plurality of second external connecting terminals both exposed to... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080257966 - Packaging for a portable consumer device: A portable consumer device having an information bearing region is packaged with an anti-tampering member. The region includes information pertaining to an account associated with a payment processing system. With a permanent alteration of the anti-tampering member so as to make the region accessible, a merchant's point of service terminal... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080257950 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; and an identification mark imparting unit that imparts an identification mark which is identifiable by a sense of touch on the recording paper on which an image is formed by the image forming unit.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080257949 - Method and system for using a recording device in an inspection system: In one aspect, a method of using a recording device in a luggage inspection system is provided. The method includes establishing an inspection workstation including an inspection area and a scanner, and providing a user interface. The method also includes positioning the recording device to record at least one luggage... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22697) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080257951 - Position-measuring device: A position-measuring device includes a code, including a series of code elements arranged one behind the other in a measuring direction, in which at least two consecutive code elements respectively form a code word containing a position information item, and a scanning device having detector elements for reading the at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080257948 - System and method for dispensing beverages: A system and method of dispensing a beverage to a customer is described, wherein the system includes a first scanner and a second scanner for identifying a unique identifier, each operatively connected to a computer system. Upon purchasing a beverage under an applicable contractual scheme, management of a beverage outlet... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080257954 - Payment terminal, and associated method and program: An electronic payment terminal includes a data entry device, a processor and a memory. The memory contains a structure arranged to list at least one customer identifier, a personal identification number and an amount, all associated. The memory also contains a program having comprising instructions for storing, in an example... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080257952 - System and method for conducting commercial transactions: A system and method are disclosed which may include providing a processing center, at least one mobile device, and a third party device, wherein quantities of financial value are stored in accounts associated, respectively, with the at least one mobile device and the third party device; enabling communication between the... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080257953 - System and method for the transferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory: The invention relates to a method for the transmission of an electronic sum of money from a credit reserve of a money transmitter to an account or a credit reserve of a money receiver, by means of a telecommunication and data network in real time.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080257959 - Banking transaction processing system: Banking transaction processing apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one general aspect, a banking transaction processing method includes accessing a first authorization code from a first device, such as a credit card, and a second authorization code from a second device, such as a portable phone, at a merchant location,... Agent: Kristofer E. Elbing

20080257955 - Nonvolatile memory card adaptable to plural specifications: A nonvolatile memory card includes memory card controllers conforming to two or more different specifications, a memory card controller changeover switch configured to enable one of the memory card controllers in response to an indication supplied from an exterior, and a nonvolatile memory that has data therein written from and... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080257957 - System and method for personalized e-commerce and information communications: A system allows consumers the ability to remotely transmit order and/or payment preference data to a vendor to facilitate sales transactions. A personal transmitter or key fob functions to transmit a signal to the vendor when the customer approaches the vendor, which signal comprises preferred order information for vendor processing.... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20080257956 - System for fulfilling purchases: A purchase key is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a purchase fulfillment device can have a storage medium to store a plurality of purchase fulfillment identifiers (IDs) issued by a corresponding plurality of credit providers, and a biometric reader to enable... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080257958 - Transaction apparatus, systems and methods: Aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to alternative kinds of transactions, which do not involve payment using only cash or a token device such as a smart card or chip and PIN card. In some embodiments, transactions involve a customer providing token-less transaction authentication information using customer interface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080257960 - Control chip of a card reader and method for detecting interference thereof: A control chip of a card reader providing at least one card detection pin for detecting memory cards connected to corresponding read/write interfaces. The card detection pin is for the prevention of mutual interference caused by the memory cards connected with shared pins of the control chip. The card detection... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080257961 - System and method of utilizing a machine readable medical marking for managing surgical procedures: The method and system include marking a surgery site (e.g., location of surgical incision) or a site of other medical action with a machine-readable medical marking (e.g., bar code or a dot pattern), which may be used in conjunction with (1) a scanner for reading the machine-readable medical marking and... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080257962 - Acceleration-corrected barcode verification: In one embodiment, barcode widths and barcode space widths are estimated using a first light source separated by a known distance from a second light source. The estimations are determined by scanning the first and second light sources over a barcode while detecting a corresponding first reflected light beam and... Agent: Jonathan W. Hallman Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080257963 - Dual-aperature barcode scanner with tether-free tower housing: A dual-aperture barcode scanner with tether-free housing. The scanner includes vertical portion including switches and a housing adjacent to but separated from the switches.... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080257964 - Printer and ic chip communication apparatus: By rotating an antenna movable screw, an antenna fixing plate is vertically moved through the screw action, whereby the position of the antenna is changed. With this mechanism, the distance between the antenna and a transported label sheet can be adjusted according to a type of a label sheet (RF... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080257965 - Card reader and machine supplying a service comprising such a card reader:

20080257968 - Ic card: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080257967 - Ic card module: To realize compatibility with an SIM card and adaptation to a high-speed memory access in an IC card module having a microcomputer and a memory card controller. An IC card module includes a plurality of first external connecting terminals and a plurality of second external connecting terminals both exposed to... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080257966 - Packaging for a portable consumer device: A portable consumer device having an information bearing region is packaged with an anti-tampering member. The region includes information pertaining to an account associated with a payment processing system. With a permanent alteration of the anti-tampering member so as to make the region accessible, a merchant's point of service terminal... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080251576 - Card recognition system for recognizing standard card and non-standard card: A novel card recognition system includes a computer having a card controller for exchanging data with a standard card that is compliant with a standard and a non-standard card that is not compliant with the standard, and a card adapter for connecting the non-standard card to the computer so that... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080251575 - System for capturing and managing personalized video images over an ip-based control and data local area network: A system is deployed at a theme park for capturing and managing personalized video images, e.g., for creating personalized video products for patrons at the theme park. The system includes an RFID system to track patron movements around the park, a camera system to capture video images at designated locations... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080251577 - Assembly comprising a tachograph: An assembly has a tachograph and a data memory, in particular a data memory of a data card. The tachograph has an interface designed to exchange data between the tachograph and the data memory, logic function modules and at least one memory. In a method for operating the tachograph, as... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080251578 - Atm security system and method of use: One possible embodiment of the invention could be an ATM security system comprising of an ATM, an ATM alarm system, a financial institution computer system is connected to the ATM and the ATM alarm system, and a security code that when entered by the individual into the financial institution computer... Agent: Long & Chybik

20080251580 - Apparatus and method for integrated payment and electronic merchandise transfer: Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080251579 - Secure identification of dependants: The present invention provides a method for identifying patients using common forms of identification, and specifically readable personal identifiers such as credit cards, and for identifying dependents through a guardian's personal identification. The guardian registers the account with a health care database, and associates the dependent patients with the account.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080251581 - Transaction card: The present invention relates to a process for producing a transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features. An optically recognizable compound may be associated with a portion of the card for blocking infrared radiation and may comprise an infrared ink having nanocrystalline indium tin oxide particles. Moreover, a portion... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (amex)

20080251583 - Card reader for automated teller machine: A card reader for an ATM includes a card insertion part, a header disposed on one side of the card insertion part to read out the information stored in the card, and a protrusion formed on a front surface of the card insertion part to be horizontally aligned with the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080251582 - Managing retail transactions: c

20080251584 - Optically trackable tag: The tracking of a motion of an optically readable tag is disclosed. In one embodiment, an optically readable tag comprises a plurality of data features, one or more orientation features, and an optically readable tracking feature. The tracking feature comprises a continuous region with a minimum dimension greater than a... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080251585 - Object scanning system with a sensing device for generating indicating data: Provided is an object scanning system with a sensing device for generating indicating data indicative of at least one object identity and at least a position and orientation of the data and a position and orientation of the sensing device relative to the object. The sensing device includes a housing,... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080251586 - Semiconductor memory card: In the conventional technology, there is a problem that a service is executed in contrary to user's intension. In order to solve the problem, the semiconductor memory card (110) according to the present invention includes: a direction obtainment unit (707) which obtains a first access direction type in which the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080251587 - Method of manufacturing a substrate for a mini-uicc smart card with an associated plug-in uicc adapter, and a resulting substrate: A method of producing a smart card having a reduced format in relation to a second standard format and an adapter with the second format, which is associated with the smart card. A card body has a zone for the extraction of the smart card and a zone for the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080251588 - Portable data storage module: A portable data storage module comprises a control module, a wireless communication module, a rewriteable memory and a data transfer button. When the data transfer button is actuated, the portable data storage module wakes from a sleep mode and the control module initiates a data transfer via the wireless communication... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080245852 - Binding printer having straight media path: A printer is provided having a print media supply, at least one pagewidth printhead arranged to print on print media as it travels therepast on a media path from the print media supply, and a binder arranged on the media path for binding the print media printed on by the... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080245851 - Nfc module, in particular for mobile phone: One embodiment of the invention comprises a functional module for storing and exchanging data, comprising a common portable support, at least one passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, a contactless integrated circuit reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the contactless integrated... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080245853 - System and method for determining packaging preference: There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier, and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment, the customer's packaging preference information for a particular identified item is retrieved and graphically communicated.... Agent: Pastel Law Firm

20080245854 - Handheld electronic personal financial money manager and spending tracker: A device for aiding in the tracking and calculation of personal financial transactions is disclosed. The device is preferably pocket sized, portable and provides finger-tip access to allow the user to concentrate on managing the user's financial transactions and achieving financial goals with minimum effort. The device includes a central... Agent: Curtis D. Kinghorn Sirius Strategic, LLC

20080245857 - Bookmark transaction card: A financial transaction card includes a substantially planar substrate and a cut formed through the substantially planar substrate. The substantially planar substrate includes an account identifier linking the financial transaction card to at least one of a financial account and a financial record, and the account identifier is machine readable... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080245859 - Information provision intermediation apparatus: An information provision intermediation apparatus is disclosed. An information provision intermediation definition table has stored therein, in correspondence with each other, an address of the information providing site of an information providing unit and an information provision condition required for the traceability data at the time of providing the information... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080245855 - System and method for controlling secured transaction using directionally coded account identifiers: A control method and system provides coded access to a system by acquiring account identification data corresponding to a combination of a plurality of symbols. The account identification data is transmitted, for example to a remote server, to correlate the account identification data against an account database to evaluate corresponding... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080245858 - Transaction card with beads: A transaction card includes a substrate, a plurality of adhesive dots, and a plurality of beads. The substrate includes an account identifier linking the transaction card to at least one of an account and a record, and the account identifier is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal. The plurality of... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080245856 - Transaction card with stake: A financial transaction card is associated with seeds of at least one type, where each of the seeds is configured for planting in a composition. The financial transaction card includes a substrate defining a first portion and a second portion attached to and readily separable from the first portion. The... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080245860 - Method and system for remote card access, computer program product therefor: A method for providing an application access to a smart card includes the steps of providing a card reader device for receiving the smart card, providing a computer for running the application, the computer being equipped with a first portion of smart card middleware for interfacing the card reader device,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080245861 - System and method for controlling secured transaction using color coded account identifiers: A method and system provides coded access to a transactional or other type of system by acquiring account identification data corresponding to a combination of a plurality of colors. The account identification data is transmitted to, for example, a remote server to correlate the account identification data against an account... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080245863 - Shopper and item aware storefront that provides an enhanced shopping experience through automated storefront interactions: The present invention discloses a storefront shopping technique that enhances shopping by presenting information to a shopper about proximate for-sale items. Both the shopper and the for-sale items can be associated with location beacons. The presented information can be specific to the shopper, which requires that an identity of the... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

20080245862 - System and method for interactive marketing to consumers: A system and method for interactive marketing to consumers and, more particularly, to a system and method for marketing merchandise to consumers in an interactive retail environment. The method includes detecting a disturbance in an area and sending information related to the disturbance to a back end merchandising system. The... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080245864 - Device identification-code-information circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit having the device identification-code-information circuit: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, a device identification-code-information circuit includes an internal circuit which can set device identification code information and which can selectively read the same. This structure enables reduction in size of an LSI chip and improvement in reliability.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080245865 - Multi-layer cards with aesthetic features and related methods of manufacturing: Multi-layer cards with aesthetic and/or functional features, e.g. banking, access, or identification cards, having a bearing layer that includes an effects layer disposed directly between two core layers are disclosed herein. Among other potential benefits, the layered structure of the bearing layer reduces overall manufacturing costs, as compared to methods... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080245866 - Reinforcing device for slot card reader: A device (30) for strengthening a card reader (10) including a slot (12) at least partly delimited by a base (34) and two lateral walls (17) and extending along a longitudinal direction, the slot being intended to receive a card moving along the longitudinal direction while bearing on the base,... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080245870 - Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern: A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resourse locator (URL) information... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080245867 - Reader and a method of activating a reader: A reader such as a bar code or RFID reader includes a housing and at least one force sensor. A reading module located in the housing includes a processor connected to the at least one force sensor to activate a read cycle when the at least one force sensor senses... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080245869 - Method and apparatus for reading a printed indicia with a limited field of view sensor: A 2D matrix symbol may be formed by dividing data into a plurality of segments, separately encoding the plurality of segments as corresponding arrays of cells, and arranging the arrays of cells in an abutting relationship. A segmented 2D symbol may be read by capturing a plurality of images of... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20080245868 - Method and apparatus for using a limited capacity portable data carrier: A method for reading and using partial data from a portable data carrier includes reading data from a portable data carrier, determining if any data is missing, and if any data is missing, restructuring the data for use, such as for running an audio decoder and expander. A method for... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20080245871 - Bar-code reading apparatus and computer-readable medium: Disclosed is a bar-code reading apparatus including: a reading section to read a bar-code a plurality of times to obtain multiple pieces of bar-code image data; a storage section to store the pieces of bar-code image data; a detection section to detect a moving state of the reading section in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080245872 - Barcode scanner/reader having constantly varying focal distance: A scanner/reader for reading target objects, such as a barcode, that incorporates a variable focus liquid lens whose focal distance is constantly and continuously varied through the lens' predefined focal range provides an efficient way to scan or read a barcode. A driver circuit for the liquid lens continuously generates... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080245873 - Parcel dimensioning measurement system and method: A parcel dimension measurement system includes image sensors oriented to image a parcel, an imaging subsystem configured to stitch together outputs of the image sensors to produce at least one two-dimensional image comprised of a plurality of pixels, and a general dimension subsystem including general parcel dimension information. A fine... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20080245874 - Card issuing device: To provide a card issuing device which can be manufactured smaller and at lower cost. The card issuing device includes the card storage in which a plurality of cards are stacked up, the card processing section to which the card is extracted from the card storage and at which information... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080245875 - Stored-value product with housed article: A stored-value card includes an aromatic item, a housing, and an activation area. The housing substantially encloses the aromatic item, and the housing is configured to be selectively closed and opened to provide access to the aromatic item. The activation area links the housing to at least one of a... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080245876 - Electronic switch assembly with configurable functionality: An electrical switch assembly comprises a generally planar substrate. A functional switch and at least one identification switch are mounted to the substrate. A switch body supports a switch actuator which is movable between multiple positions. An arrangement of one or more projecting members extends from the switch body. The... Agent: Deere & Company

20080245879 - Double interface communication electronic module, in particular for a chip card:

20080245877 - Electronic data storage medium:

20080245878 - Ic card: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including built-in interface circuits whose operations are selected in response to initialization operation from a host apparatus coupled thereto. In the semiconductor device, a first synchronous interface circuit and a second asynchronous interface circuit using differential signals, share the external terminals of the differential signals... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080245880 - Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same: It is an object of the present invention to suppress poor connection or increase in contact resistance even in the case where an antenna is formed over an integrated circuit portion. An integrated circuit portion having a first conductive film is formed over a substrate, an insulating film is formed... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080237360 - Pos system and method of controlling pos system: A receipt-and-payment-information transmitting unit of a change dispenser transmits receipt and payment information of receipt and payment processing, which is started according to reception of a start instruction for independent operation, to a POS terminal. An icon display/deleting unit of the POS terminal causes a display device to display an... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080237334 - Goods delivery system, method for delivering goods, distribution components and dispatching point for goods: A system for sending an information carrier to a recipient is disclosed. An exemplary system comprises an editing component that enables editing mailing address data of the recipient in order to create a printing job and an interface to transmit the mailing address data to a printing component that is... Agent: InternationalIPLaw Group

20080237331 - Method of programming a barcode scanner: A method of programming a barcode label with a single programming barcode label. The method includes printing a single programming barcode label for implementing a plurality of program features by a computer, and scanning the single programming barcode label.... Agent: Paul W. Martin Ncr Corporation, Law Department

20080237333 - Portable electronic device and control method of portable electronic device: An IC card used as a portable electronic device includes a CPU which performs various processes by executing control programs, a memory which stores data files, and a communicating portion which communicates with an external device. When receiving a command from the external device via the communicating portion, the CPU... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080237332 - Sheet processing system, sheet processing apparatus, partitioning cards, and sheet processing method: Batches of media, each batch composed of sheets stacked one on another and partition card has two different side ID data items on the obverse and reverse, respectively, and an identical card ID data item on both the obverse and the reverse laid on sheets, are inserted into sheet processing... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080237335 - Method and system for automatic teller machine cash management: There is provided a management apparatus associated detachably with a cash cassette for managing the cash cassette storing bills or coins for cash transactions with users at an automatic teller machine. The cash cassette includes an error information recording area for recording identification information identifying a type of error in... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20080237336 - Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for automatic verification of transactions made over an insecure network: An apparatus and method automatically verifies online transactions, such as credit card charges, made by a customer of a bank or financial institution. A browser “plug-in” is used to monitor a first party use of the internet to detect online transactions and create transaction data. The transaction data is forwarded... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20080237338 - Methods for providing long term storage and retrieval of customized transaction card images: The present invention provides a method for providing long term storage of customized transaction card images, comprising the steps of approving or rejecting a selected customized image, marking the customized image as approved or rejected, packaging the customized image into an image file for a transaction card issuer, sending the... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080237337 - Stakeholder certificates: An electronic device (130) uses a record (122) which defines capabilities desired for the electronic device. The requirements of one or more stakeholders are entrusted using stakeholder priority certificates (136). Signatures in the stakeholder priority certificates are authenticated by a device (130). A processor compares components (140) of the electronic... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080237339 - Integration of customer-stored information with media enabled shopping systems: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080237340 - System and method for providing self service checkout and product delivery using a mobile device: A mobile device, such as a cellular telephone, is used to extract information from an information carrying indicia, such as a barcode. The information extracted from the information carrying indicia is then used to redirect a browser of the mobile device to a first web/WAP page having information related to... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080237341 - Apparatus and methods for monitoring objects in a surgical field: Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080237342 - Acceptance tray for an election ballot printing system: An election ballot printing system includes a printer and electronic imaging device operatively coupled to a computer. The electronic imaging device images a ballot outputted by the printer in response to an indication provided by the computer. The electronic imaging device flows information corresponding to the ballot to the computer.... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080237343 - Product identification system with component characteristics: A product identification system includes a product system having a component, identifying a characteristic of the component, and forming an identifier including the characteristic of the component.... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080237344 - Rfid card issuing system: In this RFID card issuing system, manual operations are required only in two steps of: inputting personal information of an RFID card holder to register it in database; and pushing a shutter button of a camera when a photograph is being taken. Also, software controls are employed for the steps... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080237345 - Systems, methods, and computer program products for automatically adjusting the modulation index of a wireless smart device reader: Systems, methods, and computer program products for automatically adjusting the modulation index of a wireless smart device reader are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method (performed at a wireless smart device reader) that includes receiving a signal from a wireless smart device. A... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080237346 - System for secure communication between a contactless card reader and a card: The invention relates to contactless communication systems between a moving object and a reader, in particular systems in which the moving object is a chip card or an identification tag. To enhance communication security, the card reader transmits, from a radiofrequency transmission antenna separate from the main communication antenna, a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080237347 - Pda compatible text scanner: An optical text scanning device compatible with a small handheld computer such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). The scanning device allows for a clear view of the text that is scanned simultaneous to the scanning process so that the operator can continuously align the device to the text. The... Agent: George R. Schultz Schultz & Associates, P.C.

20080237348 - Viewing device for use with coded data on a surface: A viewing device is used with coded data on a surface. The device includes a sensor arrangement for sensing the coded data when the device is placed on the surface, and a processor in signal communication with the sensor arrangement. The processor is configured to decode the coded data. Also... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080237349 - Scanning light collection: A barcode scanner includes a scanning platform coupled to a fixed platform by flexible members. The scanning platform, fixed platform, and flexible members are made of a polymer such as is commonly used for printed circuit boards. The scanning platform has a laser light source, focusing lens, photodetector, and light... Agent: Microvision, Inc.

20080237350 - Portable security printed matter authentication device: Provided is a portable security printed matter authentication device for authenticating security codes printed on security printed matter such as currency, vouchers, passports, and identification cards. The portable security printed matter authentication device includes: a housing including an observation hole at a top portion of the housing; a magnifying lens... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20080237351 - Image enhancement in imaging system: Image enhancement of symbol targets and non-symbol targets is performed based on the distance to the target, and optionally on the type of target being imaged, by an imaging system to improve reader performance. An axicon and other lenses are preferred to capture light from the target.... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080237352 - Wireless terminal: In an imaging device having a wireless module, an increase in undesired power consumption is inhibited, and a time required before establishment of a communications channel with a wireless terminal is shortened. In response to depression of a playback button performed by user by way of an operation section, a... Agent: Frank Pincelli Patent Legal Staff

20080237353 - Unique identifier on integrated circuit device: Methods and apparatus relating to use and/or provision of a unique identifier on an integrated circuit (IC) device are described. In one embodiment, an indicia may be provided on a substrate to uniquely identify the substrate. In an embodiment, the indicia may be used to track the substrate. Other embodiments... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080237358 - Antenna module: An antenna module in which an antenna coil formed of a metal foil and a condenser are formed on an insulating substrate, the antenna module includes: a control circuit configured to control communications done by the antenna coil, the control circuit disposed on the insulating substrate; and a pattern formed... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080237357 - Microprocessor card: The microprocessor card includes a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor, the first microprocessor including elements for commanding the second microprocessor. In embodiments, the card includes electrical contacts adapted to carry command signals, these electrical contacts being connected exclusively to the first microprocessor. In embodiments, the first microprocessor includes elements... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080237355 - Mobile device and power management method: A mobile device and related power management method are disclosed. The power management method includes detecting a level of residual battery power, and selectively enabling the provision of power to the smart card and the RF chip in accordance with the detected level of residual battery power.... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080237354 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device: There are provided an operational amplifier (A1), a capacitor (C1) capable of transmitting an input signal to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier, and a feedback path (B11) disposed between an output terminal and the inverting input terminal in the operational amplifier, and a reference voltage is supplied... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080237356 - Step card and method for making a step card: An electronic card and a method for manufacturing the same wherein the electronic card is composed of a printed circuit board, having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of circuit components attached to the top surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the circuit components positioned in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080237359 - Method of authenticating security documents: A method for authenticating a security document having coded data thereon. The method includes, using a sensing device to sense at least one coded data portion, which is then used to generate indicating data. The indicating data is transferred to a computer system, which is responsive to determine, a received... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd