Registers inventions 01/09

20090026253 - Promotional and/or advertising device with automatically remotely identifiable sheet support, particularly for advertising and promotional purposes: It is provided an automatically remotely identifiable paper medium in particular for advertising or promotional purposes, having at least one passive unit (2) of a transponder (3) irremovably associated therewith, said unit being adapted to interact with an active read unit (4) of the transponder itself.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090026254 - Rfid parking tag and method of monitoring vehicle parking: A system for monitoring the parking status of vehicles incorporating a plurality of wireless identification tags, each tag having a unique tag identifier and having association with a selected vehicle. The system also includes a portable scanner to be used by a parking monitor, the portable scanner having a processor... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090026255 - Store solutions: Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20090026258 - Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic system and method: A automated banking machine (10) operates responsive to data read from user cards to carry out financial transactions, and method of operating the machine is provided. The method includes causing with a terminal application, at least one transaction function device of the automated banking machine to operate through at least... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090026256 - Electronic money reader/writer: The present invention provides an electronic money reader/writer that can perform output processing by an information outputting unit even if a settlement processing unit malfunctions, for example, and output multiple kinds of output information requiring advanced output processing based on the operation of a settlement control unit. The reader/writer comprises... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090026259 - Method and system for performing money transfer transactions: A method for performing a money transfer receive transaction includes loading payout funds, corresponding to a desired amount of money to be transferred from a sender to a recipient, in a payout account associated with a payout card, such that the payout funds are electronically accessible by the recipient using... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090026257 - Method of converting virtual cash to cash and deducting from a mobile phone cash account: The method of converting cash into virtual cash and loaded into a mobile phone cash account using telco's cash product services comprising the steps of: —customer going to outlet to convert cash into virtual cash using telco's product services; —customer filling up forms, showing identification; —frontliner of outlet verifying customer's... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090026260 - System and method for the secure input of a pin: The invention relates to a system and a method for the secure input of a PIN on a chip card reader, without its own display, which is connected to a computer system. After an application requests the input of a PIN, the chip card reader passes information to a PIN... Agent: Raymond R. Ferrera

20090026261 - Control gate: A control gate includes a first exciting coil, a first detection coil, a second exciting coil, a second detection coil, a signal determination unit and an amplification factor setting unit. The first exciting coil forms a first alternating magnetic field in a passage. The first detection coil detects a variation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090026262 - Article sales data processing apparatus: An article sales data processing apparatus comprises a first reading unit configured to read an article identification code from a first medium attached to an article, a second reading unit configured to read the article identification code from a second medium attached to the article, a determination unit configured to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090026263 - Transport monitoring system: A transport monitoring system is provided for transporting goods that are provided with identification tags. The identification tags store identification data used to identify the goods. The transport device includes a closeable transport unit, at least one reader unit, an evaluation unit and activation unit. The closeable transport unit receives... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090026264 - Entrustee information transmitting program, entrustee information transmitting apparatus, and entrustee information transmitting method: An entrustee information transmitting method includes an entrustment managing storage storing entrustment relationship information indicating correspondence between entrusters who are voters performing entrustment and entrustees who are voters entrusted by the entrusters in an entrustment managing storage unit; an attendance managing storage storing attendance information of respective voters in an... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090026265 - Determining a position of a print carriage: A system is provided that includes an encoder strip having encoder markings and at least a first index marking along a length of the encoder strip, an encoder configured to generate a first signal that indicates detection of the encoder markings in response to being moved along the length of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090026266 - Coil pair with carrier suppression: A coil pair having a transmission coil and a reception coil. The transmission coil is configured to transmit a transmission signal having a carrier. The reception coil is configured to receive from a source a reception signal having the carrier and data, and to significantly suppress the carrier while maintaining... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090026267 - Indicia reading terminal processing plurality of frames of image data responsively to trigger signal activation: There is described a decodable indicia reading terminal which in one embodiment can capture and process a certain (e.g., a first) and a subsequent (e.g., a second) frame of image data, wherein the certain and the subsequent frames have different imaging attributes. In one embodiment the attributes between certain and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090026268 - Media processing device, media processing system, and control method for a media processing system: A hybrid processing device that continuously reads information from a plurality of process media can set the speed of the continuous reading process appropriately to the situation. The hybrid processing device 20 has a conveyance portion 2c, a reading control unit 28, and a discharge control unit 25 that runs... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090026269 - Item scanning system: The present invention provides an item scanning system in which an appearance of an item is received (e.g., at checkout). The appearance is captured with an image capture device (e.g., still frame camera, video camera, etc.) that can be collocated with a barcode scanner. In being collocated, the image capture... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090026270 - Secure checkout system: Aspects of the present invention provide a secure checkout system comprising an image capture device (e.g., a camera) that is collocated with a handheld/portable scanner. The barcode of an item is scanned and an image of the item is recorded. It is then determined whether the identity of the item... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090026271 - Bar code readers having multifold mirrors: A multicamera imaging-based bar code reader 10 for imaging a target bar code 30 on a target object 32 features: a housing 20 supporting a plurality of transparent windows H, V and defining an interior region, an imaging system including a plurality of camera assemblies C1-C5 coupled to an image... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090026272 - Card: A card used in a card game comprises a code including at least two groups of code printed in UV-luminous ink on a surface of the card. The groups of code are provided on one side of the surface of the card along a reading direction of a code reader.... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20090026275 - Automatically configurable smart card and method of automatically configuring a smart card: An automatically configurable smart card comprises—a generic data structure provided for containing smart card specific data, and—a smart card operating system being adapted to automatically detect the generic data structure and to migrate the generic data structure.... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20090026273 - Electronic menu display system employing a plurality of portable menus, each including an electronic-ink display label for displaying information updated by one or more activator modules within the restaurant: An electronic menu display system for use in a restaurant, including a plurality of portable menus. Each portable menu includes an electronic-ink display label for displaying graphical indicia on the electronic-ink display label. One or more activation modules are located within the restaurant, for providing instructions employed in the determination... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090026274 - Electronic product price display system for installation in a retail environment and employing a plurality of electronic-ink display labels associated with a plurality of consumer products, for displaying price and/or promotional information remotely prog: An electronic product price display system for installation in a retail environment. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink display labels, associated with a plurality of consumer products stored in the retail environment. One or more activation modules are provided within the retail environment, for providing instructions employed in the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090026276 - code and a method for coding and encoding information: A code for reading by means of a static scanner or a scanner moving at high speeds, the code including a reference symbol defining a top and a bottom of a code line, a maximum height of a code symbol, and the direction of encoding of the code line, at... Agent: Deborah A. Gador

20090026277 - Removably securing small contactless payment card to electronic device: A holder for a contactless payment card includes a substrate that has a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side. There is an adhesive material on the first side of the substrate. The holder also includes at least one sheet that is joined to... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20090020599 - Method and arrangement for verifying items of mail: The present invention concerns a method and an arrangement for the verification of individually presented items of mail provided with individually unique machine-readable identification codes, where the identification code of a presented item of mail is read and the identification code that has been read is checked against machine-readable information... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20090020600 - Right-of-use transfer system: A license of an optional feature used in a transmission source apparatus can be properly transferred to a transmission destination apparatus. A first apparatus outputs a first license transmission code based on an identifier of designated application software and an identifier of the first apparatus. On receiving the first license... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090020601 - Systems and methods for displaying, storing, and providing information regarding objects: Systems and methods for managing, displaying, and/or storing objects that include providing a carrier, using one or more tags to modulate the carrier to produce a modulated carrier, transmitting the modulated carrier to a reader through a conductor or Tirelessly. All tags are coupled to a first conductor.... Agent: Letham Law Firm, Llc

20090020602 - Method for establishing a secure logical connection between an integrated circuit card and a memory card through a terminal equipment: A user system includes terminal equipment, a removable integrated circuit card and a removable memory card configured to cooperate with the terminal equipment, a card link application provided in the integrated circuit card to establish and manage a secure logical connection between the integrated circuit card and the memory card... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090020604 - Method for information archival and retrieval: Printed or published material is provided with a unique alpha-numeric code that is both in a machine-readable format and in a human-readable format. When the user picks an article or other information that the user wishes to save, he uses an access device that reads and scans the machine-readable code.... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20090020603 - Method, a system and a microcontroller card for communicating application services from a microcontroller card to a terminal: A method wherein at least one service of an application stored in a microcontroller card is communicated to a terminal. The terminal transmits a command identifying the selected application to the card immediately after selecting the application. In order to reduce in the card the time for accessing the application... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20090020605 - Electronic admission pass system employing a plurality of updateable electronic-ink admission passes and one or more activator modules: An electronic admission pass system for installation in a controlled environment in which a plurality of persons are permitted admission. The system includes at least one activator modules installed within the controlled environment, and a plurality of updateable electronic-ink labels issued to a plurality of individuals who may be admitted... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. P.c.

20090020606 - Electronic voting method and system employing a machine readable ballot envelope: A method for reading a sheet or a paper ballot enclosed in a ballot envelope comprises decoding a machine readable envelope identifier from each ballot envelope, displaying at least the decoded envelope identifier and a signature from each ballot envelope for determining from the envelope identifier, the signature, or both,... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090020607 - Method for device activation: Described is a method including the steps of receiving one of a first input and a second input and enabling a functionality corresponding to the one of the received first and the second input. The method further includes the steps of starting a timer upon receipt of the one of... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP/ Motorola

20090020608 - Universal memory socket and card and system for using the same: A memory circuit card is described, where the electrical and physical interface between the circuit card and a motherboard bus is independent of the memory type installed on the circuit card. The power supply voltage provided by the mother board is independent of the memory type, and persistent and non-persistent... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090020609 - Sensor-embedded barcodes: A barcode includes sensors or actuators in selected modules whereby its code changes to indicate exposure to, or change in, one or more properties of interest. Prior to exposure, the barcode displays a first code. After exposure, the barcode displays a different code. The displayed code conveys qualitative or quantitative... Agent: Rahman Llc

20090020611 - Bi-optic imaging scanner with preprocessor for processing image data from multiple sources: Operating a bi-optic imaging scanner (300) to image a target bar code (308). The scanner (300) including a plurality of camera assemblies (C1-C6). An image processing system (330) including a preprocessor (332) simultaneously receiving captured image data (350) corresponding to image frames (IF1-IF6) of each of the plurality of camera... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090020610 - Digital image capture and processing system employing an image formation and detection subsystem having an area-type image detection array supporting periodic occurrance of snap-shot type image acquisition cycles at a high-repetition rate during object il: A digital image capture and processing system including a housing having an imaging window; and an image formation and detection subsystem with an area-type image detection array having a periodic snap shot mode of the operation supporting the periodic occurrence of snap-shot type image acquisition cycles at a high-repetition rate,... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20090020612 - Imaging dual window scanner with presentation scanning: A method and apparatus are provided comprising a dual window scanner (10, 200, 400) for imaging a target bar code (30) on a target object (32). The dual window scanner comprises a housing (20) supporting two transparent windows (V, H) and defining an interior region (18). The dual window scanner... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090020614 - Electronic information display system employing a plurality of electronic-ink display labels associated with a plurality of manufactured items for displaying information which changes as the manufactured items move through wholesale/retail distribution ch: An electronic information display system for installation across wholesale/distribution channels. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink display labels, associated with a plurality of manufactured items. One or more activation modules are provided across the wholesale/retail distribution channels, for transmitting electromagnetic data signals to the electronic-ink display labels and providing... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.c.

20090020615 - Method of making smart cards with an excapsulant: A method of making smart cards with an encapsulant (23) without having a bulge by heat lamination is disclosed. The core material (21) is cut for the encapsulant (23), such as a sensor or electronic component and laminated with a bottom layer (24) to create a cavity (22). The encapsulant... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, Llc

20090020613 - Thin flexible smart card and packaging method thereof: A method for packaging a smart card is provided. The method includes steps of providing a first thermoforming plastic piece; providing a first piece on the first thermoforming plastic piece and having an aperture; disposing an electrical element on the first thermoforming plastic piece and in the aperture; providing a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090020616 - Security element with spatially resolved magnetic coding, method and device for the production of the same and its use: The invention relates to a security element or film materials for data carriers, valuable documents, packings and the like, which comprises a magnetic coding that is produced in situ. The invention also relates to a method and a device for producing the magnetic coding in situ.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20090020617 - Barcode marking method and apparatus for electro-luminescence display device: An organic electro-luminescence device including a substrate, a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially formed on the substrate, a packaging plate facing the substrate, and barcodes formed on the substrate and the packaging plate.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090014544 - Retail cash drawer with integrated change helper displays: A cash register having a cash drawer, the cash drawer including currency compartments, each of the currency compartments having a display for indicating a quantity of currency to be withdrawn from the respective currency compartment.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Tuscon Division

20090014510 - Retail cash drawer change helper with error correction enhancements: A cash register including a cash drawer having currency compartments, each currency compartment including a currency signaling device for signaling to the cash register a quantity of currency in the respective currency compartment; and at least one display for indicating a quantity of currency to be dispensed from each currency... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Tuscon Division

20090014512 - Electronic tagging system for tagging a plurality of luggage items transported through a transportation system, using electronic-ink display tags for displaying real-time information regarding said luggage items, and remotely programmable by activator mod: An electronic tagging system for tagging a plurality of luggage items transported through a transportation system. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink display labels coupled to a plurality of luggage items. Each electronic-ink display label displays graphical indicia representative of information relating to the status of the luggage item... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014513 - Method of recording transaction relating to packaged product: A method of recording a transaction relating to an item, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package having an interface surface containing information relating to the item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090014511 - Reader device, information providing system, and provided information acquisition method: To improve convenience of a data carrier system, a cellular phone (30) which is carried by a user and includes an RFID communication unit (36) reading identification information of an RFID from the RFID in the vicinity in a non-contact state contains a user correlation unit (311) counting the number... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090014514 - Image data recording method, method of recording finished work by image data, image data recording apparatus, and finished work recording system using image data: There is provided a method of recording an image by causing a subject to truly coincide with data relating to the subject. In a finished work recording method using image data by obtaining a product to be recorded and work contents to the product to be recorded as a work... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090014515 - Method of facilitating interaction between user and packaged product: A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and an item, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package having an interface surface containing information relating to the item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090014516 - Automatic guidance of visitor in new facility through access control system integration with lcd display: An automatic guidance system and method directs a person in a defined area. An access control device includes a selectively encoded readable element. An access control device reader is adapted to read the element of the access control device and selectively deny or allow a user access to a predetermined... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090014517 - Electronic-ink based label system employing a plurality of remote activator modules in communication with a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic-ink display labels each assigned unique encryption keys for allowing only a subset of said labels to re: An electronic-ink labeling system for displaying graphical indicia within the space of a physical environment. The system includes a plurality of remote activator modules installed within the space of the physical environment, and a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic-ink labels installed within the space of the physical environment. Each remote activator... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq.

20090014518 - Systems and methods for counting surgical implements: Surgical sponges and other articles are provided with machine-readable information which provides a serial number or other unique identification of the sponge. In addition, the machine-readable information will provide the type of article and/or a characteristic visual motif associated with the article. That way, by scanning the machine-readable information from... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090014519 - Smart card set protocol optimization: A method of facilitating communications between a computer device and a smart card reader having an associated smart card, the computer device including a smart card resource manager and a smart card reader service, the smart card reader service acting as a relay for commands between the smart card resource... Agent: Ridout & Maybee LLP

20090014520 - Radio frequency identification system and data reading method: A system and method for reading an RFID data tag comprising a plurality of diffractive elements being indicative of machine-readable data carried by the tag are provided. The diffractive elements have such shape that the dimension of the diffractive elements along one axis is substantially different than the dimension of... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20090014521 - Card reader: A card reader that can enhance the efficiency of the application system is embedded in the application system. The application system has an external memory drive. The card reader includes at least one memory card connector, a flash memory, and a control unit. The memory card connector is used for... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090014522 - Enabling holographic media backwards compatibility with dual-use media card connector: A holographic read only memory card which can be coupled to and read by a card reader to which electronic read only memory cards can also be coupled to and read by the card reader is disclosed. The holographic read only memory card comprises: a housing having a compartment for... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20090014523 - Digital imaging-based system having intelligent data communication interface to a host system: A digital imaging-based system for reading code symbols affixed to objects, including an imaging-based code symbol reading subsystem for capturing and processing digital images of code symbols affixed to objects, and reading said code symbols and producing symbol character data representative of read code symbols. A data transmission subsystem, operably... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq.

20090014524 - Wireless transmitter pen: The present invention relates to a pen for sensing coded data on a page. The coded data is printed on the page as a collection of tags using invisible ink. The pen includes an elongate housing defining an internal space. An ink marking implement is movably mounted within the space... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090014525 - Machine-readable symbol reader and method employing an ultracompact light concentrator with adaptive field of view: An optoelectronic reader for reading machine-readable symbol such as barcode symbols employs a detection sub-system having an RX concentrator. The detection subsystem may include an N-tuple RX concentrator. The RX concentrator may define an optical path for light to illuminate the machine-readable symbol.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090014526 - Scanning device for scanning interface surface of product item: A scanning device is provided which has a beam emitter for emitting a beam, a deflector for deflecting the beam to generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch on a product item, a sensor for receiving a reflected beam from the scanning patch and sensing from the reflected... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090014527 - Ask-026: Positioning the electronic chip (10) on the circuit so that the conductive plates (31 et 32) are opposite the contacts (47 and 48) of the electric circuit, so as to create between the chip and the electric circuit at least one capacitive link made up of the conductive plate (31... Agent: James C. Lydon

20090014542 - Card-sized electronic data storage device employing an electronic-ink layer for displaying graphical indicia: A card-sized electronic data storage device including an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The card-sized electronic data storage device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data. The integrated circuit structure also includes... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq.

20090014536 - Consumer product package bearing a remotely-alterable radio-frequency (rf) powered eletronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture: A consumer product package bearing a remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The display label includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090014538 - Electronic monetary instrument employing an electronic-ink layer for visually displaying the monetary value thereof in a particular currency: An electronic monetary instrument including an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic monetary instrument includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing a unique encrypted serial number uniquely identifying the electronic monetary instrument and other information... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014537 - Electronic shipping container labeling system for labeling a plurality of shipping containers transported through a shipping system, using electronic-ink shipping labels displaying information regarding said shipping containers, and remotely updated by on: An electronic shipping container labeling system for labeling a plurality of shipping containers transported through a shipping system. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink shipping labels affixed to a plurality of shipping containers. Each electronic-ink shipping label displays graphical indicia representative of information relating to the status of the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090014530 - Electronic-ink based display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture: An electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014532 - Electronic-ink based display system employing a plurality of rf-based activator modules in wireless communication with a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices, each employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked archit: An electronic-ink based display system for displaying graphical indicia within the space of a physical environment. The system includes a plurality of RF-based activator modules installed within the space of the physical environment, and a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices installed within the space of the physical environment. Each... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. Soundview Plaza

20090014539 - Electronic-ink based information organizing device employing an activator module mounted beneath the surface of an electronic-ink display structure: An electronic-ink based information organizing device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, data, including information and graphical input data provided by a... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090014540 - Electronic-ink based writing/drawing and display device employing and activator module mounted beneath the surface of an electronic-ink display structure: An electronic-ink based writing/drawing and display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, including graphical input data provided by an activator module.... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. , P.C.

20090014543 - Integrated circuit system with antenna: A system for manufacturing an integrated circuit system having a substrate with a integrated circuit device. A first pad is formed on the substrate and connected to the integrated circuit device. A first dielectric layer is formed over the substrate and the first pad, with the first dielectric layer having... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20090014533 - Remotely-alterable electronic display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture: A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014535 - Remotely-alterable electronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture employing an antenna layer and an integrated circuit layer supporting an on-board battery power component, and a programmed proces: A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014531 - Remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture: A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. Soundview Plaza

20090014534 - Remotely-alterable flexible electronic display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture: A remotely-alterable flexible electronic-ink based display device employing a flexible addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes a flexible integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014528 - Remotely-alterable radio-frequency (rf) powered electronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture: A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The display label includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090014529 - Remotely-alterable wireless electronic dislay device employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture, including an activation grid matrix layer and transmitting and receiving antenna layers: A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20090014541 - User-operable actuation device employing an updateable electronic-ink display label: A user-operable actuation device for use in a system. The user-operable actuation device includes a user-operable component supported within a support structure, and operated by the user, and also has an electronic-ink display label. An activation module is provided for transmitting electromagnetic data signals to the electronic-ink display label so... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq. Soundview Plaza

20090008439 - Electronic boarding pass: The invention relates to an electronic boarding pass for a passenger having an user interface for indicating an actual position of the passenger in an airport. The position data is received via wireless interface of the electronic boarding pass. In a memory flight data and shopping data of the respective... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090008440 - System and method for interactive electronic data card: A system and method for creating and sharing an interactive electronic data card that can be transmitted to others through communication devices. Once transmitted, the interactive electronic data card functions as a mini website where the receiver can access different parts of the card to obtain various types of information.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090008442 - Method and system for processing financial instrument deposits physically remote from a financial institution: A system that includes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that enables individuals, businesses, and all types of organizations (both for profit and non-profit) to capture and securely transmit check images (including, but not limited to, personal checks, business checks, travelers checks, money orders, merchant coupons, food coupons, line... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090008441 - Tracking rf transaction activity using a transaction device identifier: In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transaction device is used to complete a transaction. The RFID transaction device may communicate a tertiary number and/or a URL instead of sensitive transaction device information. The tertiary number and/or URL may point the RFID transaction... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090008443 - Information storage tag system for use and method: Medical information storage tags to be carried on a person have two separate data storage devices on a base. Each has a data reader or reader/writer interface. Read only data storage identifies the bearer and provides vital medical information required for emergency treatment; it can be accessed by a data... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090008444 - Portable terminal: A management apparatus including a portable terminal identifying module to receive card information from a non-contact IC card processing unit having a module to communicate with an IC card without contact.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090008446 - System and method for identity validation for a regulated transaction: A system and method for performing an identity validation is provided. The invention includes an identity transaction engine component and a communication component. The identity transaction engine component facilitates searching of data store(s) in order to validate identity related to a regulated transaction. The communication component facilitates communication between the... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090008445 - Virtual membership card system and providing method, and virtual membership card reading method: A method for providing virtual membership cards whereby by a card broker generates a virtual membership card based on the information of a card issuer and the information of a user and sends the virtual membership card to the mobile terminal of the user though a communication network. A virtual... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20090008447 - Method and system for managing inventory in a healthcare facility: A method and system for managing inventory in a healthcare facility, in which it is determined whether a machine-readable tag affixed to at least one of a used item and a container of the used item is deposited in a receptacle. It is automatically communicated to a centralized database that... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20090008448 - Spatially selective uhf near field microstrip coupler device and rfid systems using device: A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plurality of lines connected in parallel with an unmatched load. The near field coupling... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090008450 - Context-aware and real-time item tracking system architecture and scenarios: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for real-time and context-aware tracking of items. Tags bound to items are read and information read from the tags and location information about the tags is provided by at least two enterprises and used to maintain disposition information about the items, which is... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20090008449 - Multi-loop antenna for radio frequency identification applications: An antenna for radio frequency identification is disclosed. The antenna comprises a first radiating element having at least one loop element and a second radiating element spatially displaced from the first radiating element and having at least two interconnected loop elements. The antenna further comprises a coupler for electrically coupling... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090008451 - Magnetic ink character reading apparatus and method of controlling the same: A magnetic ink character reading apparatus includes a similarity acquisition unit, a character recognition unit and a character recognition limiting unit. The similarity acquisition unit acquires a similarity between one-character-corresponding data extracted from detection result data and reference data corresponding to each of the magnetic ink characters. The character recognition... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090008452 - Product packaging including digital data: Light sensitive materials applied in shipping materials, including security seals and tear tape, for authentication, discrimination and recognition of items.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20090008454 - Readers to analyze security features on objects: The present invention provides readers to analyze emerging security or authentication feature for physical objects (e.g., identification documents, product packaging, banknotes, etc.). One claim recites a reader including: an excitation source to excite an object with first non-visible light, the object comprising first indicia provided with a first ink or... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20090008453 - Information recording medium and information reading device: An information recording medium is disclosed. The information recording medium may belong to a holder and may be used with an information reading device. The information recording medium may include a read area from which information may be read. The read area may include an encoded information unit which contains... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090008455 - Scanning device for barcodes: Scanning apparatuses (100; 200) are proposed for scanning bar codes (120; 220) applied to documents (110; 210), which in each case have a reflector arrangement (140, 150, 160, 170; 141, 151, 161; 152, 162; 165; 142, 143) which comprise either a variable reflection element (140; 141; 142, 143) or a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090008456 - Array reading system: The present invention disclose an array reading system for detecting at least one object that has at least one tag identifier provided thereon, which comprises an array reader, a digital control circuit, and a processor. The array reader includes a plurality of image sensors for reading the at least one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090008457 - Precise transport positioning apparatus using a closed loop controlled, non-direct drive or friction drive system with absolute positioning encoder: An apparatus for positioning a workpiece carrier with respect to a workstation can include a workpiece carrier movable relative to the workstation and having an encoder strip, at least one encoder reader located at the workstation for generating a signal in response to interaction with at least one encoder strip,... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090008458 - Security structure and article incorporating such a structure: The invention relates to a security structure (3), for at least partial incorporation, or fixing in or on an article, for example, a security and/or value document, said structure comprising: at least one first fluorescent zone, which may emit a visible light of a first colour by fluorescence under given... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090008459 - Person recognition securement method and device: The invention relates to person authentication systems. The invention proposes incorporating on a chip card intended to be used in a conventional card reader a sensor for spectral information relating to the skin of the person holding the chip card between his thumb and index finger. Spectral recognition uses light-emitting... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090008461 - Semiconductor device and memory card having the same: A semiconductor device includes a first circuit which operates in accordance with an internal clock, a second circuit which generates information of which an external apparatus is to be notified, an interface section which notifies the external apparatus of the information generated by the second circuit without using the first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090008460 - Wireless ic device: An article package formed from, for example, an aluminum-evaporated laminated film includes a cut-out section, which has no aluminum-evaporated layer, in an edge. An electromagnetic-coupling module is disposed in the cut-out section. A wireless IC device is constituted by the electromagnetic-coupling module and an aluminum-evaporated layer of the package. A... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090008462 - Transaction card with seeds: A financial transaction card includes a substantially biodegradable substrate, a plurality of seeds, and an account identifier. The plurality of seeds is coupled with the substantially biodegradable substrate such that the plurality of seeds is embedded within and substantially surrounded by the substantially biodegradable substrate. When the financial transaction card... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20090001154 - Image forming apparatus and method: An image forming apparatus connected to a network including a reading device configured to read a document having ID data; a storage device configured to store a document data that is transmitted by the reading device; an analyzing device configured to analyze the document data and to determine an image... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090001156 - Position-coding pattern: A product is on a surface provided with a first position code which codes locations of a plurality of first points. In at least one zone on the surface, the product is further provided with a second position code which codes locations of a plurality of second points. The zone... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090001153 - Sales methods, delivery methods, code verification methods, repudiation resolution methods, and articles of manufacture: A sales method includes accepting an order for goods from a customer, providing a code associated with the goods to the customer, and receiving the code from the customer prior to delivering the goods. A code verification method includes providing a code associated with goods ordered by a customer to... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090001155 - Systems and methods of production, distribution, logistics, and printing of tickets: Systems and methods for the production, distribution, logistics and printing of lottery tickets are disclosed. A central server provides a ticket combination and identifying variable data in response to a request from a computing system terminal. The terminal receives combination and variable data and issues commands for the printing of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090001157 - Method and device for processing banknotes: Therein, for the processing of bank notes, the invention starts out from singling the bank notes, transporting the singled bank notes through a sensor device to several output units, checking the bank notes by the evaluation of data as well as determining and storing serial numbers of the bank notes,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090001158 - Secure check capture device: A check capture device is disclosed. The check capture device includes a housing including a secure check storage area. The check capture device further includes a check scanner configured to electronically capture information from one or more checks. The check capture device also includes control logic configured to route checks... Agent: Unisys Corporation

20090001159 - Stored value cards and methods for their issuance: A method for issuing both a virtual card and a physical card to a cardholder comprises issuing a virtual card to a cardholder, with the virtual card comprising an identifier and an associated database record of a stored value. A physical card is also issued to the cardholder. The physical... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090001160 - System and method for improving smart card reader reconnections: Communications between a computing device and a smart card reader configured for communication with a smart card are facilitated through the use, by the computing device, of a smart card resource manager and a smart card reader service. The smart card reader service acts as a relay for commands between... Agent: Ridout & Maybee LLP

20090001161 - Information processing system and remote access method: An information processing system comprising a local machine performing an information processing, a remote machine making connection to the local machine via a network and performing operation to the local machine by a user and a management-authorization server performing management and authorization of the remote machine is provided. The management-authorization... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090001162 - Enhancing discovery services in an epc network: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a discovery service that provides a mapping from an electronic product code to electronic product code information services that include information about an item represented by an electronic product code. The discovery service includes a database containing... Agent: Mollborn Patents, Inc. Attn: Ibm

20090001163 - Imaging scanner with illumination and exposure control: An imager (12) is provided for imaging target objects (26) comprising an illumination source (22) for providing illumination (24) that is reflected (30) from a target object (26), an intensity of the illumination being a function of a magnitude of current provided to the illumination source (22) and photosensitive circuitry... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090001164 - Method and system for anti-counterfeit barcode label: Described are a system and a method for anti-counterfeit barcode labels. The system may include an automatic identification symbol reader obtaining item data and a first spectral signature data; a spectral signature reader obtaining a second spectral signature data from a spectral signature; and a processor for decoding and validating... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090001165 - 2-d barcode recognition: Systems and methods for 2-D barcode recognition are described. In one aspect, the systems and methods use a charge coupled camera capturing device to capture a digital image of a 3-D scene. The systems and methods evaluate the digital image to localize and segment a 2-D barcode from the digital... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090001166 - Imaging reader with plural solid-state imagers for electro-optically reading indicia: A plurality of solid-state imagers is mounted in a reader, such as a bi-optical, dual window, point-of-transaction workstation, for capturing images along different fields of view of diverse targets useful for customer identification, customer payment validation, operator surveillance, and coded indicia. The imagers are commonly mounted on a circuit board... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090001167 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable medium: An image processing apparatus includes a first detecting unit and a second detecting unit. The first detecting unit detects a leading end portion of an information image based on a first criterion and a ratio of a width of a certain white image area in the information image to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090001168 - Barcode scanner including a multi-tasking pattern mirror: Barcode scanner including a multitasking pattern mirror which allows the size of a scanner to be reduced without decreasing performance. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner for reflecting the laser beam, and a plurality of pattern mirrors for directing the laser... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090001169 - Bar code reader with improved lens for imaging with balanced astigmatism: An exemplary imaging based barcode reader has an imaging system that includes a photosensitive array, a focusing lens fixed with respect to the light detecting array which creates an image of a target object on the light detecting array; and an aperture stop fixed in relation to the focusing lens... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090001173 - Bar code reading terminal with video capturing mode: A bar code reading terminal can, in one embodiment, include a two-dimensional image sensor and an imaging assembly. The terminal can be configured, in response to receipt of a trigger signal, to buffer a set of frames and subject each frame of the set of frames to a decode attempt.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090001171 - Hybrid laser scanning and imaging reader: An imaging module is supported by a housing of a reader for electro-optically reading indicia. The imaging module includes a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the indicia during reading. A laser scanning module is also supported by the housing and includes a... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090001170 - Imaging-based bar code reader with image stabilization: An imaging-based bar code reader (10) featuring: an imaging system (20) including an imaging lens assembly (26) and a sensor array (28); an image stabilization system (30) including a sensor system (34) to determine pitch and yaw movements (PM, YM) of the lens assembly (26) and a compensating optical element... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090001172 - Reading failure prevention in imaging readers: In an imaging reader for reading a coded symbol located in a range of working distances from the reader, a solid-state imager captures light from the symbol over a field of view, and a controller automatically determines whether an image of the symbol is located entirely within the field of... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090001175 - Control of specular reflection in imaging reader: Electro-optical reading failure to read indicia due to specular reflection in the return light captured by a solid-state imager is prevented. An illuminator illuminates the indicia during reading with illumination light directed from an illuminating light source. In one embodiment, a controller is operative for detecting saturation in a captured... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090001174 - Thermal management in imaging reader: A reader for electro-optically reading indicia, includes a solid-state imager including an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the indicia during reading, and a light source for generating and directing high intensity illumination light to the indicia with concomitant generation of excess heat. Thermal management procedures for... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090001176 - Method and device for forming a chip-containing label: A method for forming a label and a label formed thereby comprising a chip affixed to a sheet, the chip being provided on a support, where the label is formed by applying the support to a surface of the sheet and by printing first information which individualizes the label, characterized... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090001177 - Stored-value vessel: A stored-value vessel includes an end wall, a side wall, and an account identifier. The side wall extends around and away from the end wall to define a chamber therebetween. The chamber is configured to repeatedly receive one or more products for consumption by a bearer of the stored-value vessel.... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.