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Registers August inventions list 08/09

20090212103 - Floor machine and surface cleaning within a field of rfid tags: A machine and method of use for cleaning a floor surface by traversing the floor field with a floor cleaning machine having an RFID system and accessing a plurality of RFID tags within the floor field to determine a position of the cleaning machine within the floor field during a... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.a.

20090212101 - Method and system for providing product safety to a manufactured item with verification codes: In a method and system for providing anti-counterfeit and product safety to a manufactured item, two substantially unique verification codes, one readable and the other hidden, are associated and supplied with the manufactured item. The verification codes are initialized to a first state at a validation service. Either or both... Agent: Virtual Law Partners LLP

20090212102 - Secure self-checkout: Under the present invention, item verification is automated and expedited. Specifically, items to be purchased can be scanned by the shopper using a barcode reader (e.g., a scanner) attached to or positioned near the shopping receptacle. As items are scanned, they are identified based on their barcode and added to... Agent: Hoffman Warnick Llc

20090212104 - Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records: A system controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read card data from user cards including identifying data, and authorizes operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine is operative to generate a check in response... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090212105 - Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records: A system controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read card data from user cards including identifying data, and authorizes operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The system is operative send a configuration XML message to a banking... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090212106 - Code based access systems: A system including at least two parts or stations wherein a transaction or connection between any two or more of the parts or stations is conducted or established by means of an access code, the access code being available to an accessed part or station and requiring an identical access... Agent: Crockett & Crockett, P.c.

20090212107 - Auto-distribution of scanned digital images based on standardized identifiers: A system and methods for facilitating the automatic distribution of acquired images within a medical facility. Means for displaying digital images within two or more operatories is provided. Means for scanning scannable image media is also provided, to read an encoded identifier and a captured image from each of the... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20090212108 - Method of determining a fire guidance solution: A method of determining a firing guidance solution when relative movement exists between a projectile-firing weapon and a target object that is to be hit, including the steps of adjusting the weapon in azimuth angle and elevation angle, by means of a movement differential equation solution method determining a projectile... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20090212109 - Analyte disposable means and device for reading information: An arrangement is provided for reading information from a disposable with an information carrier which comprises a code formed by graphic symbols for the machine-readable provision of information and an optical reading device for the code which has a light source and a sensor. Generally according to the embodiments of... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20090212110 - Virtual barcodes: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20090212111 - System and method for identifying erasures in a 2d symbol: A system and method for identifying erasures in a 2D symbol is disclosed. One embodiment of a method for marking a codeword as an erasure in a Quick Response code (QR code) captured by a bar code reader includes, identifying the scrambling mask used for encoding the data in the... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090212112 - Barcode detection based on morphological operations: This disclosure describes techniques for detecting a barcode within an image. An image processor may, for example, process an image to detect regions within the image that may be barcodes. The image processor may identify regions of the image that exhibit a high concentration of edges and a high concentration... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090212113 - Image capture device with integrated barcode scanning: This disclosure describes barcode scanning techniques for an image capture device. The image capture device may automatically detect a barcode within an image while the image capture device is operating in a non-barcode image capture mode, such a default image capture mode. In one aspect, the detection of the barcode... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090212114 - Optical imaging alignment system and method: An optical imaging system including a laser alignment system for targeting and aligning optical imaging operations. The system includes a laser configured to project two intersecting lines along an axis that inersects the optical imager at the optimal imaging distance. The lines preferably extend perpendicularly to each other and are... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc

20090212115 - System for embedding machine-readable information with fluorescent materials: Disclosed is a system for embedding and recovering machine readable information on a substrate, including an image forming device containing at least two fluorescent marking materials, wherein the image forming device receives data representative of the machine readable information, and forms an image corresponding to the data in a machine... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc.

20090212116 - Illuminated token: An identification token or label includes a light emitting device powered by and responsive to radio frequency signals to emit light in a predetermined frequency range and in a predetermined pattern. It has application as a gaming token for a casino environment or a medallion for use in monitoring patrons... Agent: Winstead Pc

20090212117 - Networked loyalty cards: A networked card for identifying and tracking animate and inanimate objects and personnel, the card including: a radio frequency modem operable at a low radio frequency not exceeding one megahertz, the modem including a full duplex transmitter and receiver; a loop antenna operatively coupled with the radio frequency modem, the... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20090212119 - Graphical indicator: A graphical indicator provided on the surface of an object to represent index information includes a content part and a header part. The content part is spread with a plurality of micro-units and divided into a plurality of state zones. Each state zone is spread with one micro-unit and equally... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20090212120 - Graphical indicator: A graphical indicator provided on the surface of an object to represent index information includes a content part and a header part. The content part is spread with a plurality of micro-units and divided into a plurality of state zones. Each state zone is spread with one micro-unit and equally... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20090212118 - Method of generating interface surface having rotationally symmetric coded data: A method of generating an interface surface is provided in which machine-readable coded data is generated to be arranged in accordance with a layout having n-fold rotational symmetry about a center of rotation, where n is at least two, the layout including n identical sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions apart about... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090206152 - Check scanning apparatus and methods: A check scanner endorses or cancels a check with a print head when the check is driven in the forward direction, and franks, endorses or prints again when the check is driven in the reverse direction. Two separate images of each side of the check are generated for digital comparison... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090206153 - Multi-job feeder apparatus and method: A method and apparatus for improved productivity and reducing operator induced shut-downs when feeding multiple jobs from a single sheet tray includes providing bar-coded job divider sheets; loading the divider sheets into the sheet supply tray on top of their corresponding sheet stack; providing a bar-code sensor above the sheet... Agent: Williams A. Henry , Ii

20090206151 - Reader device and outing data carrier decision method: In order to decide an attribute of each data carrier without manual operation, an RFID reader (30) which is carried by a user includes an identification information acquisition unit (310) reading identification information for identifying an RFID from the RFID in the vicinity in a non-contact state, a reader position... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090206154 - Rfid architecture in an industrial controller environment: An RFID reader and/or writer module in an industrial controller (e.g., PLC). The RFID module interfaces internally to the controller for tight integration therewith. The RFID module can also be part of a controller communications framework and as a standalone module with the PLC as a master device, and interact... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP Attention: Heather Holmes

20090206155 - Novel coin exchange system and method: A method and a system of exchanging coins, comprising determining an amount of coins to be dispensed in a sales transaction; transmitting the amount to a card reader terminal; retrieving account identification data from a card wherein the card stores account identification data; transmitting the amount and the account identification... Agent: Agnew International Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090206156 - Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets: Game ticketing systems and methods provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). Game tickets such as instant lottery tickets include a substrate having game data and a removable mask covering the game data. A transponder is coupled to the substrate where the transponder stores a ticket RFID that... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20090206157 - Method and system for authenticating use of item: A method for facilitating the detection of misuse of an identity during an electronic transaction. The invention comprises at least five embodiments. In a first embodiment, the method comprises the step of: receiving a notification to authenticate the use of an identity at a first location, wherein the identity is... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090206158 - Auto-focusing method for an automatic data collection device, such as an image acquisition device: An automatic data collection device includes an automatic focusing feature. The automatic focusing feature is based on a type of triangulation technique, which determines an optimum position of an imaging lens in order to obtain an optimally focused image. The position of the imaging lens may be adjusted until the... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090206159 - Device and method for locating a barcode using image analysis: A device comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores an image. The image includes a plurality of areas. The image is captured using at least one of an auto-exposure technology and an auto-focus technology. The processor is coupled to the memory and selects at least one of the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090206160 - Laser scanner for reading optical codes: There is described a compact laser module (1) for reading optical codes, comprising: a scanning illumination section having at least one source (8) for generating a laser beam, and a scanner (9, 10) for scanning the optical code (C) to be read with a laser spot, and a receiving section... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090206161 - Systems and methods for forming a composite image of multiple portions of an object from multiple perspectives: Various improved imager-based optical code readers and associated methods are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, an imager-based method reads an optical code (which may be, for example, a linear optical code such as a bar code) on an object in a viewing volume. The method comprises dividing an image... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20090206162 - Materials for data storage: The present invention concerns a data storage material that comprises an assembly of oligo atomic metal clusters confined in molecular sieve for converting invisible radiation emitted by a radiation source at or above room temperature to visible light. By irradiation of specific patterns within this material with UV or visible... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090206164 - Card-shaped data carrier: The invention relates to a card-shaped data carrier (1) comprising a card body (2) provided with a graphical element (6) displayed thereon. The card body (2) is made of a plastic material for converting irradiated light into secondary light and for retransmitting the secondary light within the plastic material to... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090206165 - Contactless chip module, contactless device, contactless system, and method for contactless communication: A contactless chip module including a power supply, adapted to supply the contactless chip module with power obtained from an electromagnetic field; a first receiver adapted to receive an actively modulated signal; and a second receiver adapted to receive a passively modulated signal contained in the electromagnetic field.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090206163 - Game card without semiconductor chip: Trading cards (1, 2) each include part (17, 18) of a circuit. When the trading cards are inserted into a game card (3), a circuit is completed. Depending on the circuit, one of four light emitting diodes (291, 292, 293, 294) on the game card is lit. No semiconductor chip... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090206166 - Coding pattern comprising reed-solomon codewords encoded by mixed multi-pulse position modulation: A substrate having a coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coding pattern comprises a plurality of macrodots encoding Reed-Solomon codewords. Each codeword is comprised of Reed-Solomon data symbols and Reed-Solomon redundancy symbols. The coding pattern encodes the symbols using mixed multi-pulse position modulation, with a higher number of... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090200369 - Communication system, reader/writer, authentication method, and computer program: A reader/writer that reads or writes information from or in an Integrated Circuit (IC) module, in which one or more applications are loaded, in response to an instruction issued from a controller in which counter-applications compatible with the applications are loaded. The reader/writer includes a memory in which one or... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090200366 - Image display apparatus and program therefor: An image display apparatus increases user's buying intention by creating a highly original image character and providing users with product information they do not obtain yet. Identification information determination means determines identification information attached to a product and displays an image corresponding to the product on a display apparatus. Combinable... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090200368 - Method of multi-interfacing between smart card and memory card, and multi-interface card: A multi-interface card includes smart card interface, memory card interface, card controller and memory module. The smart card interface interfaces with a smart card host using a smart card protocol. The memory card interface interfaces with a memory card host using a memory card protocol. The card controller controls the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090200367 - Portable computing system and portable computer for use with same: A computing system comprising a pocket personal computer and a reader are disclosed. The pocket PC is pocket-sized and comprises flash memory, and optionally a processor and a GPS chip. The reader includes a monitor, a keyboard with docking port and an optional processor and at least one input/output USB... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090200365 - Self-service terminal: A self-service terminal comprises a plurality of devices, each device having a unique device identifier. The terminal also has a fascia including a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a corresponding indicator and being associated with a device in the self-service terminal. The terminal executes a control application for identifying... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090200370 - Document reading apparatus and image forming apparatus: A document reading apparatus includes an integral display portion integrally provided with an area sensor portion and a wireless IC tag reader, and a main CPU for detecting by the area sensor portion reflection light from an object placed on a screen of the integral display portion and detecting by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090200371 - Onetime passwords for smart chip cards: A financial transaction card is provided according to various embodiments described herein. The financial transaction card includes a card body with at least a front surface and a back surface. The financial transaction card may also include a near field communications transponder and/or a magnetic stripe, as well as a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090200372 - Method for authenticating micro-processor cards, corresponding micro-processor card, card reader terminal and programs: A method is provided for authenticating micro-processor cards to determine whether a card is a genuine card or a fake card. Authentication is performed by a checking program of at least one card reader terminal. The program sends to each card commands belonging to a standard and public set of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090200374 - Method and device for arming and disarming status in a facility monitoring system: Security systems and methods are implemented using a variety of devices and methods. According to one such implementation, a controller arms or disarms a security system responsive to a contactless card reader. The contactless card reader includes a circuit for wirelessly interfacing with the controller, a battery circuit, and a... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090200373 - System and method for implementing an automated vault machine: A system and method for remotely managing a security area such as a safe deposit box repository providing ready access by a community of users includes one or more identity-confirmation steps, followed by granting permission to enter a first secure area. Within the first secure area, further identity-confirmation steps arc... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. (pa)

20090200375 - Method and system for preparation and implementation of electronic voting: The invention discloses a method for preparation and implementation of electronic voting by means of an automated system according to the invention comprising a control terminal, an official person workstation at a voting precinct and terminals of voting places used for input, saving, display and output of information, creation of... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20090200376 - Ballistic ranging methods and systems for inclined shooting: A method for shooting a projectile weapon involves determining the inclination of a line of sight from a vantage point to a target and a line-of-sight range to the target, then predicting a trajectory parameter at the line-of-sight range, for a preselected projectile. Using the trajectory parameter, an equivalent horizontal... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Pdx

20090200377 - Apparatus for resolving code, apparatus for providing code information and the method thereof: Provided are an apparatus for resolving a code, an apparatus for providing code information, and methods used by the apparatuses, which can resolve various codes recorded in a storage medium, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, or which can obtain content corresponding to the codes. The apparatus for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090200378 - Multi-purpose portable computer with integrated devices: A portable computer having multiple modes of connectivity is disclosed. The portable computer may be configured to communicate using several wireless transmission protocols, including WWAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The portable computer may also receive input from multiple devices, including a bar code scanner, camera, RFID reader, fingerprint reader, digitizer, and... Agent: Daffer Mcdaniel LLP

20090200379 - Enhanced-density barcode: A method of decoding a two-dimensional enhanced-density barcode. A first and a second barcode are encoded in the enhanced-density barcode. The enhanced-density barcode includes a set of blocks. Each block includes a predefined number of sub-pixels. The blocks of the enhanced-density barcode being arranged relatively to each other in a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20090200380 - Bar code reading device having image processing mode: The invention relates to a bar code reading device of the type having an imaging assembly including a two dimensional image sensor and which may be moved between varying positions, orientations and angles relative to a substrate. In one embodiment a bar code reading device can be used to obtain... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090200381 - Chip card for insertion into a holder: The invention relates to a chip card (CC), in particular a SIM card, inserted for operation into a holder (HH), which holder (HH) is equipped with electrical device contacts (GK) and a press-on device (AE). The chip card (CC) comprises a substrate (S), a contact field (K), a chip (C),... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090200383 - Actively regulated modulation index for contactless ic devices: A contactless IC device including a detection circuit configured to detect a carrier wave that has been amplitude shift-keying (ASK) modulated with digital data and a shunt circuit configured to regulate the carrier wave to a predetermined voltage level.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090200382 - Combi-card and method for making the same: The present invention relates to a combi-card which can be used in a contact-type or noncontact-type fashion and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, this invention relates to a combi-card and a method for making the same, in which an inlay layer on which an antenna terminal made... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090200385 - Financial transaction card with non-embossed, raised indicia: A financial transaction card has a first major surface on one side and a second major surface on an opposite side. A first set of raised indicia projects outwardly from the first major surface. A second set of raised indicia projects outwardly from the second major surface and is directly... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090200386 - Machine readable 2d symbology printable on demand: An optically readable two dimensional symbology employed to encode a string of characters belonging to a source string alphabet. The two dimensional symbol can comprise an ordered plurality of printable elements. The printable elements can be arranged in a rectangular array. The printable elements can be positioned on a grid... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090200387 - Printed interface with graphical information and coded data: A printed interface for user interaction with a computer system via a sensing device is provided. The interface comprises visible graphical information and coded data readable by the sensing device. The coded data comprises a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a predetermined pattern, with an orientation target... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090200384 - Reducing a visible presence of an optically readable tag: Various embodiments of substantially visibly transparent optically readable tags are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a tag formed on a substrate comprises a first bit value structure that comprises a higher reflectance than transmittance at one or more infrared wavelengths and a higher transmittance than reflectance at one or more... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090200369 - Communication system, reader/writer, authentication method, and computer program: A reader/writer that reads or writes information from or in an Integrated Circuit (IC) module, in which one or more applications are loaded, in response to an instruction issued from a controller in which counter-applications compatible with the applications are loaded. The reader/writer includes a memory in which one or... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090200366 - Image display apparatus and program therefor: An image display apparatus increases user's buying intention by creating a highly original image character and providing users with product information they do not obtain yet. Identification information determination means determines identification information attached to a product and displays an image corresponding to the product on a display apparatus. Combinable... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090200368 - Method of multi-interfacing between smart card and memory card, and multi-interface card: A multi-interface card includes smart card interface, memory card interface, card controller and memory module. The smart card interface interfaces with a smart card host using a smart card protocol. The memory card interface interfaces with a memory card host using a memory card protocol. The card controller controls the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090200367 - Portable computing system and portable computer for use with same: A computing system comprising a pocket personal computer and a reader are disclosed. The pocket PC is pocket-sized and comprises flash memory, and optionally a processor and a GPS chip. The reader includes a monitor, a keyboard with docking port and an optional processor and at least one input/output USB... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090200365 - Self-service terminal: A self-service terminal comprises a plurality of devices, each device having a unique device identifier. The terminal also has a fascia including a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a corresponding indicator and being associated with a device in the self-service terminal. The terminal executes a control application for identifying... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090200370 - Document reading apparatus and image forming apparatus: A document reading apparatus includes an integral display portion integrally provided with an area sensor portion and a wireless IC tag reader, and a main CPU for detecting by the area sensor portion reflection light from an object placed on a screen of the integral display portion and detecting by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090200371 - Onetime passwords for smart chip cards: A financial transaction card is provided according to various embodiments described herein. The financial transaction card includes a card body with at least a front surface and a back surface. The financial transaction card may also include a near field communications transponder and/or a magnetic stripe, as well as a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090200372 - Method for authenticating micro-processor cards, corresponding micro-processor card, card reader terminal and programs: A method is provided for authenticating micro-processor cards to determine whether a card is a genuine card or a fake card. Authentication is performed by a checking program of at least one card reader terminal. The program sends to each card commands belonging to a standard and public set of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090200374 - Method and device for arming and disarming status in a facility monitoring system: Security systems and methods are implemented using a variety of devices and methods. According to one such implementation, a controller arms or disarms a security system responsive to a contactless card reader. The contactless card reader includes a circuit for wirelessly interfacing with the controller, a battery circuit, and a... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090200373 - System and method for implementing an automated vault machine: A system and method for remotely managing a security area such as a safe deposit box repository providing ready access by a community of users includes one or more identity-confirmation steps, followed by granting permission to enter a first secure area. Within the first secure area, further identity-confirmation steps arc... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. (pa)

20090200375 - Method and system for preparation and implementation of electronic voting: The invention discloses a method for preparation and implementation of electronic voting by means of an automated system according to the invention comprising a control terminal, an official person workstation at a voting precinct and terminals of voting places used for input, saving, display and output of information, creation of... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20090200376 - Ballistic ranging methods and systems for inclined shooting: A method for shooting a projectile weapon involves determining the inclination of a line of sight from a vantage point to a target and a line-of-sight range to the target, then predicting a trajectory parameter at the line-of-sight range, for a preselected projectile. Using the trajectory parameter, an equivalent horizontal... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Pdx

20090200377 - Apparatus for resolving code, apparatus for providing code information and the method thereof: Provided are an apparatus for resolving a code, an apparatus for providing code information, and methods used by the apparatuses, which can resolve various codes recorded in a storage medium, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, or which can obtain content corresponding to the codes. The apparatus for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090200378 - Multi-purpose portable computer with integrated devices: A portable computer having multiple modes of connectivity is disclosed. The portable computer may be configured to communicate using several wireless transmission protocols, including WWAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The portable computer may also receive input from multiple devices, including a bar code scanner, camera, RFID reader, fingerprint reader, digitizer, and... Agent: Daffer Mcdaniel LLP

20090200379 - Enhanced-density barcode: A method of decoding a two-dimensional enhanced-density barcode. A first and a second barcode are encoded in the enhanced-density barcode. The enhanced-density barcode includes a set of blocks. Each block includes a predefined number of sub-pixels. The blocks of the enhanced-density barcode being arranged relatively to each other in a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20090200380 - Bar code reading device having image processing mode: The invention relates to a bar code reading device of the type having an imaging assembly including a two dimensional image sensor and which may be moved between varying positions, orientations and angles relative to a substrate. In one embodiment a bar code reading device can be used to obtain... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090200381 - Chip card for insertion into a holder: The invention relates to a chip card (CC), in particular a SIM card, inserted for operation into a holder (HH), which holder (HH) is equipped with electrical device contacts (GK) and a press-on device (AE). The chip card (CC) comprises a substrate (S), a contact field (K), a chip (C),... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090200383 - Actively regulated modulation index for contactless ic devices: A contactless IC device including a detection circuit configured to detect a carrier wave that has been amplitude shift-keying (ASK) modulated with digital data and a shunt circuit configured to regulate the carrier wave to a predetermined voltage level.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090200382 - Combi-card and method for making the same: The present invention relates to a combi-card which can be used in a contact-type or noncontact-type fashion and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, this invention relates to a combi-card and a method for making the same, in which an inlay layer on which an antenna terminal made... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090200385 - Financial transaction card with non-embossed, raised indicia: A financial transaction card has a first major surface on one side and a second major surface on an opposite side. A first set of raised indicia projects outwardly from the first major surface. A second set of raised indicia projects outwardly from the second major surface and is directly... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090200386 - Machine readable 2d symbology printable on demand: An optically readable two dimensional symbology employed to encode a string of characters belonging to a source string alphabet. The two dimensional symbol can comprise an ordered plurality of printable elements. The printable elements can be arranged in a rectangular array. The printable elements can be positioned on a grid... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090200387 - Printed interface with graphical information and coded data: A printed interface for user interaction with a computer system via a sensing device is provided. The interface comprises visible graphical information and coded data readable by the sensing device. The coded data comprises a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a predetermined pattern, with an orientation target... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090200384 - Reducing a visible presence of an optically readable tag: Various embodiments of substantially visibly transparent optically readable tags are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a tag formed on a substrate comprises a first bit value structure that comprises a higher reflectance than transmittance at one or more infrared wavelengths and a higher transmittance than reflectance at one or more... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090194581 - Food menu having electronic labels: A food menu having electronic labels is disclosed. The food menu comprises at least one ordering page and at least one electronic label. Each ordering page has at least one product data. The electronic label is installed on the ordering page, and each electronic label includes an IC data, a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090194582 - Method and system for recharging: The present embodiments relate to a recharging method and a recharging system. The recharging method includes: receiving a request including a recharge card ID; judging whether the recharge card is valid, according to the associated information of received recharge card ID and the mobile terminal ID. The method and system... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)

20090194583 - Radio frequency identification purchase transactions: Methods and systems for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) payment card are disclosed herein. The method generally comprises receiving an indicia identifying an RFID card, receiving a request to activate the RFID card, activating the RFID card by associating an initial value with a database record associated with the... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090194580 - Terminal and device management method: A self-service terminal (SST), such as an ATM, comprises a processor, and two functionally similar devices, for example cash dispense units, and an input/output (IO) port. The processor receives status data from each of the similar devices and determines which set of status data to communicate to a remote host... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090194585 - Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records to carry out financial transactions. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards that corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine includes a display, at least one manual input device and... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090194584 - Electronic handheld bank transaction register and associated methodology: An electronic, handheld transaction register device for indicating an account balance of a bank, or other, account that permits two or more parties to make transactions in the account independent of one another. When a transaction is made, a synchronization signal is generated and sent to the electronic, handheld transaction... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090194586 - Commodity information acquisition and display apparatus: A commodity information acquisition and display apparatus includes a commodity information input unit that has a reading window to read commodity information, and reads a commodity code attached to a commodity through the reading window so that the commodity information is inputted, a display unit that has a screen made... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090194587 - Product identification and tracking: A system may be configured to identify pedigree information associated with a drug. The system may include a structure with an RFID reader and a bar code reader. The system may also include a master control unit configured to receive product identification data from the RFID reader and the bar... Agent: Target Brands, Inc

20090194588 - Printer with integrated rfid data collector: A RFID printer for printing and determining the quality of RFID record members having transponders is provided. The RFID printer may be used to print RFID record members utilizing a continuous moving web. In particular, a RFID printer includes an integrated RFID data collector such that identifying RFID transponder information... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation

20090194589 - Optical reader system for substrates having an optically readable code: An optical reader system that includes a plurality of substrates. The substrates have an optically readable code disposed therein and a source light assembly that is configured to illuminate the substrates with a code-reading beam and another beam for detecting another optically readable property of the substrate. The code-reading beam... Agent: The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20090194590 - Apparatus and methods for decoding images: A method and system for determining an orientation of a data-encoding symbol, such as a PDF417 bar-code symbol, and for decoding the encoded data. One example method may include detecting an encoded data sequence at a first location of the symbol and at a second location of the symbol. The... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090194591 - System, method and apparatus for placing and updating information in a personal digital electronic device for communication to a bar code scanner: A personal digital electronic device is provided with two enhancements, namely (a) an IR receiver and associated circuitry and software/firmware for mimicking a laser scanner operation, so that information existing in physical form with an associated bar code may be entered into the personal digital electronic device at the point... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.A.

20090194592 - Color barcode producing method and apparatus, color barcode reading method and apparatus and color barcode reproducing method and apparatus: A color barcode can record much more amount of information than black white barcode. However, the problem of the color barcode is that it is easy to lose integrity or authenticity in printing and copy generation. This invention provides an apparatus and a method to keep the integrity or authenticity... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090194593 - Merchandise checkout system: When an error occurs in decoding of coded data such as a barcode, the error in the decoding of the coded data is analyzed based on an image acquisition status of the coded data in image data acquired by image acquisition performed by an image acquisition section. Then, handling information... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090194594 - Hand held wireless reading viewer of invisible bar codes: Hand held wireless reading viewer for bar codes printed with fluorescing inks that are invisible to the human eye. The reading viewer comprises a portable housing with a window transparent to the excitation and emission wavelengths, an LED or laser diode illuminator module having optical filter and diffuser, an image... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20090194595 - Scale assembly mounting apparatus for an optical scanner: A scale assembly mounting apparatus for an optical scanner which suspends a scale assembly above a mirror housing of the scanner. The apparatus includes a top surface which surrounds an aperture of a mirror housing of the scanner on at least three sides, and a bottom surface including a load... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090194596 - Optical symbol, item to which optical symbol is attached, method of attaching optical symbol to item, and optical recognition code recognizing method: It is possible to provide a code using an optical symbol which can be read with a high accuracy even under an environment of a low printing accuracy including printing on an article which can be easily deformed. Cells are arranged in a linear shape and particular data is indicated... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090194597 - Method for producing a card-type data carrier, and data carrier produced according to this method: For producing a card-type data carrier, an electronic module (6) is inserted into a cutout (10, 11) of a semifinished product having at least one film (3, 4). The cutout (10, 11) is produced such that an interspace (16) remains between the periphery of the module (6) and the cutout... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090194598 - Smart card system and operating method thereof: A smart card system having: a smart card including a security logic circuit to detect an external attack; and a reader communicating with the smart card. The security logic circuit detects the external attack by measuring the external input capacitance through an input/output pad of the smart card and comparing... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090194600 - Surface having coded data layers: A surface is provided having disposed therein or thereon a plurality of coded data layers. The coded data layers include a raw data layer having at least one raw data portion, a fault-tolerant data layer having at least one fault-tolerant data portion, and an alignment data layer having alignment data... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090194599 - Systems and methods for encrypted bar code generation: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that provide a temporary payment instrument having a barcode with an encrypted account number and expiration date assigned to a consumer. For example, such systems and methods screen a consumer to determine whether he or she meets credit eligibility requirements established by a merchant... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP