Registers inventions 09/09

20090236431 - Cash register tray: A cash register tray includes a base tray having a plurality of change compartments and a plurality of weight sensors, each weight sensor being configured to determine content weight of a respective change compartment. The cash register tray includes a processor in data communication with each weight sensor. Data input... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20090236411 - Foldable electronic book: An electronic book comprising a first housing portion; a second housing portion; a cylindrical spine interposed between the first and second housing portions and pivotally connecting the first housing portion to the second housing portion; a flexible display screen fast with inner faces of the first and second housings and... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090236410 - Operating device, authentication device, and image forming device: An operating device, including: a non-contact IC reader which reads specific data stored in a non-contact IC; a non-contact IC displacement direction detection device which detects a displace direction of the non-contact IC after the non-contact IC reader has read the specific data; and an operating instruction determination device which... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090236413 - Expanded mass data sets for electronic check processing: Accommodating the data needed to process checks for payment under the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act by using expanded fields of a financial data file. The financial data file can comprise the complete, original MICR data from an original or substitute paper check. The financial data file can... Agent: King & Spalding

20090236412 - Methods of operating a self-service check depositing terminal to provide a check deposit transaction receipt: A method is provided of operating a self-service check depositing terminal to provide a check deposit transaction receipt. The method comprises receiving a check from a depositor, capturing original check image data which is representative of an image of the check, embedding at least some alphanumeric text data which is... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090236416 - Contact/non-contact type hybrid ic card, communication method, program and communication system: A contact/non-contact type hybrid IC card is provided which includes a non-contact interface to communicate in a non-contact manner with a non-contact type reader/writer through an antenna, a contact interface to communicate in a contact manner with a contact type reader/writer through a contact terminal, a storage unit to store... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090236414 - Method and apparatus for personalizing portable data storage media: A method is suggested for the simultaneous personalization of several portable data carriers (2) respectively having at least one integrated circuit (6) for storing and/or processing information. According to the invention a unidirectional protocol serves for transmitting all identical personalization signal to several portable data carriers (2). These detect personalization... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090236415 - Rescue track and locate name badge: A name badge which has wireless capabilities. The name badge is normally maintained in a power reduced states, but detects an excitation signal from a remote antenna and turns on to provide ID information. The ID information can be associated with the transaction from the remote computer, and used to... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090236417 - Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets: Systems and methods of distributing, dispensing and validating game tickets provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDS). Game ticket consumables may also be tracked with RFIDS. Ticket data such as game numbers, void if removed numbers, theme descriptions, place styles, price points and player account information can be... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20090236418 - Usb card reader with auto-execution and method thereof: A USB card reader with auto-execution and method thereof is disclosed. A HID and an auto-key-in device are included in the USB card reader to execute an on-access program automatically when the USB card reader is mounted with a host system. One or a plurality of characters are keyed in... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090236419 - Controlling shopper checkout throughput: The present invention provides a solution for controlling checkout throughput. Specifically, under the present invention a set of attributes of an item will be obtained. An analysis of the set of attributes will then be performed to determine whether an inconsistency exists based on a tolerance threshold. Such analysis can... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090236420 - Smart shelf tote device for multiple different products: Disclosed is a smart shelf tote device for holding different products that is capable of distinguishing from among the different products. The device is adapted to receive products within individual seating areas. Conductive ink traces are associated with each of the seating areas. An electronics component includes a conductive ink... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation Attn:IPLegal Department

20090236421 - Structuring of temporary systems: A method for structuring a temporary system includes receiving information obtained by interrogating a tag on an article and establishing a relationship between the article and one or more other articles in the temporary system based at least in part upon the information obtained by interrogating the tag. The information... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20090236422 - System and method for target tracking: A method, computer program product, and target tracking system for obtaining a first kinematic state measurement of a first projectile detection event from a first sensor. The first kinematic state measurement includes a first time measurement and a first state vector. A second kinematic state measurement of a second projectile... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090236423 - Method of sensing symmetric coded tags: A method of using a sensing device to read coded data is provided. The coded data is arranged in accordance with a layout having mirror and n-fold rotational symmetry about a center of rotation, where n is at least two. The layout includes n identical first sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090236424 - Image sensor based optical reader: An optical reader can include an image sensor. In one embodiment an optical reader can be configured to have different operating modes, the different operating modes optimizing the reader for reading different indicia. In another embodiment an optical reader can comprise a multiple color emitting light source. In another embodiment... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090236425 - Device and method for detecting and/or recognizing markings in/at/on transparent marking carriers: The invention relates to a device for detecting and/or recognizing markings, in particular for manual handling, comprising a camera for recording a marking and at least one illumination device for illuminating a marking, characterized in that, for detecting and/or recognizing markings (3) on/at/in transparent marking carriers (4), in particular having... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090236426 - Long range imaging reader: An imaging module or reader for electro-optically reading both far-out and close-in, one-dimensional symbols located at variable working distances from the module or reader, includes a solid-state imager having a linear array of image sensors arranged in a single row for capturing return light from the symbols, and an imaging... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090236427 - Coded data pattern having redundantly-encoded orientation: A substrate having a coded data pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coded data pattern comprises a plurality of target features defining a grid. The grid comprises a plurality of tags with neighboring tags sharing target features. Each tag comprises respective tag data encoded by a plurality of macrodot... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090236430 - Interactive multimedia smart affinity card with flash memory: A multipurpose card, including a multimedia card portion with tiny protrusions on its face and a second card portion with tiny recesses which mate with the protrusions, wherein the two card portions easily connect and come apart. The multimedia card portion includes a flash memory device, which can be a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090236428 - Semiconductor device: The invention provides a circuit which provides a stabilized boosting in the case where a semiconductor device typified by a non-contact ID chip includes a circuit which requires a higher voltage than a logic circuit does. By inputting an alternating signal inputted from an antenna to a charge pump circuit... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090236429 - Tag tape, rfid label, tag tape roll, and rfid circuit element cartridge: A disclosure discloses tag tape comprising a plurality of RFID tag main bodies, and a first tape and a second tape provided on opposite sides in the tape thickness direction so as to position said plurality of RFID tag main bodies therebetween, wherein: said RFID tag main body comprises a... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090230182 - System and method for improved quality management in a product logistic chain: A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of product unit specific indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedence of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, an indicator reader operative to read the product unit specific indicators and to provide... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090230181 - System and method for processing package delivery: A method for processing packages is provided. A package is received at an intermediate shipping site and a delivery authorization status corresponding to the package is determined based on a threshold of some characteristic of the package. The package is delivered if the authorization status is that delivery is acceptable... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Mb Attn: Patent Docketing

20090230179 - System for printing hospital labels and wristbands: A system for printing hospital labels and wrist bands having a capture station, wherein a master label is created, and multiple independent label stations, wherein additional labels may be printed based solely on information in the master label, without being connected to a data network.... Agent: David C. Jenkins Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090230180 - Terminal, method of checking conformity of at least one removable battery of an electronic payment terminal, and the corresponding removable battery and computer program product: A portable electronic payment terminal is provided, which includes at least one removable battery. The removable battery carries an electronic chip containing at least one item of identification information and is able to communicate with a contactless reading device present in the terminal. The terminal further includes: a transmitter for... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090230183 - Polarizing optical element and method of making the same: A reactive resin thin film is formed on the surface of a substrate. Parallel bars, lying on the surface of the reactive resin thin film, are urged against the surface of the substrate so as to establish strips of film made of a reactive resin between the adjacent ones of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090230186 - method of processing a user data card, an interface module and a gaming system: A method of processing a user data card comprising: determining that a user data card comprising a non-compatible smart card has been entered into a card reader; obtaining a user identifier from a magnetic stripe of the user data card; and processing the user identifier to obtain data from a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090230185 - Cash register system and method of operating a cash register system: An aspect of the invention relates to a cash register system and a method of operating a cash register system. The cash register system comprises an age verification system. An image of a person is captured and transmitted to a remote age verification center. An authorization signal is subsequently received... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090230184 - Discernment card and a discernment card business system which employed the discernment card: A discernment card (1) is provided with at least one identity information recording portion (20) in card main body (10) integrally formed with 6-4 titanium alloy, the identity information recording portion (20) having plural cells (30) divided in the direction of long sides of the card and arranged in direction... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c

20090230187 - Cash register system and method of operating a cash register system: Aspects of the invention relate to a cash register system and a method of operating a cash register system. The cash register system comprises an age verification system. An image of a person is captured and transmitted to a remote age verification center. An authorization signal is subsequently received if... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090230188 - Automatic inventory access method: An automatic inventory access method used with a computer system is disclosed to include the steps of: (a) using the computer system to pick up the image of every article to be stored in an inventory station for enabling the obtained images to be stored in the computer system in... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090230190 - Method and apparatus for identifying, authenticating, tracking and tracing manufactured items: A method and apparatus for identifying manufactured items in containers, where each container is suitable for containing two or more units, and where the method comprises the steps of: associating each unit with a unique unit identifier, uniquely identifying each unit, allocating two or more units to be contained in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090230191 - Method and apparatus for locating mobile assets: A system for locating mobile assets includes a plurality of fixed mesh network communications devices, an asset-specific location device, and a computer. Each fixed mesh network communications device is associated with a different location within a predefined area. The asset-specific location device is coupled to the mobile assets and communicates... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq. Bockhop & Associates, LLC

20090230189 - Scanning wand for pharmacy tracking and verification: A pharmacy prescription order identification system is disclosed that permits individual detection and tracking of prescription orders even when they are all contained within a bulk container. Each prescription order in the bulk container has a uniquely identified tag. The tag is uniquely coded such that a tag reader can... Agent: Ipsolon LLP

20090230192 - Voting system: This system includes modified ATM machine, resetting machine and voter's log. This system integrates the stages of voter's verification, casting, collecting votes, prevents voter's fraud, has safeguard in place to prevent multiple voting, creates hard copy for possible recount, and verifies that every vote counts and counts correctly without exposing... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20090230193 - Two-dimensional symbol and method for reading same: Disclosed is an identification symbol and system and method for reading in accordance with the present invention is preferably a two-dimensional, rectangular or square bar code symbol having a solid border, a tick-mark region adjacent to the solid border, a omni-directional reading and error detection and correction capability.... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20090230194 - Connector placement and routing for optical barcode scanner: A bar code scanner is configured for placement in a retail checkout counter. The barcode scanner includes a box-shaped scanner housing to be received by the checkout counter. The box-shaped scanner housing includes a front portion and a rear portion with a recess formed in the rear portion. The recess... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090230195 - Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same: Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services are disclosed. The metal-containing transaction cards may be standard-sized (i.e., about 3⅜ inches by about 2 14 inches) or any other size yet still usable as a transaction card. Moreover, the metal-containing transaction card may include a pocket having... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (amex)

20090230197 - Method and apparatus for a contactless smartcard incorporating a mechanical switch: An apparatus and method for providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) card, the card including a card inlay; an antenna positioned on the card inlay; a RFID integrated circuit (IC) located on the card inlay; an electrode structure; a switch located on or in the card inlay and, when actuated,... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20090230198 - Method of manufacturing rfid devices: A method of making RFID devices includes feeding in an interposer web or sheet at a variable (non-constant) speed, cutting single interposers from the interposer web or sheet, and using a rotary transport device to transport the singulated (cut) interposers to an antenna web. The interposers are transferred from the... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20090230196 - Rfid tag and method of fabricating an rfid tag: An RFID tag (1, 1′) comprises at least one antenna (2, 2′) and electronic tag components (4) cooperating with the antenna, wherein the antenna (2, 2′) and the electronic tag components (4) are positioned on a common substrate (3), wherein portions (3b) of the substrate encircled by the antenna (2,... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090230199 - Diffractive data storage: An identification card and a method for formation of the card are disclosed. The identification card comprises an optical identification element formed upon a surface of the identification card and an optical stripe formed on the optical identification element and having at least a portion formed substantially from a single... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20090224029 - Numbering process for securities, method for processing the numbered securites and numbering device to carry out the numbering process: There is described a process for numbering substrates having security prints printed thereon, each of the substrates comprising a plurality of security prints which are arranged in k columns and n rows on the substrate, wherein product k*n is an integer multiple of ten or of twenty-five. The process comprises... Agent: Clifford W Browining Krieg Devault

20090224031 - System device for verifying an electronic voting record and method for the same: The present invention provides methods and systems for a vote recording and tabulation system for use with a plurality of electronic voting machines, including a first plurality of voting machine monitors configured with a software system permitting a poll worked to verify software utilized during an election, an independent tabulation... Agent: Clements Bernard PLLC

20090224030 - Voting apparatus with secure ballot box assembly: The invention relates to a ballot box assembly for securely storing a paper ballot generated by an interactive user terminal includes a housing, a ballot storage chamber, an aperture and a drive assembly. The housing is provided for holding the ballot generated by the interactive user terminal. The housing includes... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090224032 - Sample analyzer, sample analyzing method, and computer program product: A sample analyzer for analyzing a measurement sample prepared by mixing a specimen and a reagent includes a movement unit for moving at least one of a specimen container, a reagent container and an accommodation unit for accommodating the specimen container or the reagent container with identification information; an identification... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090224033 - M-commerce virtual cash system, method, and apparatus: A virtual cash system, method, and apparatus has an account record containing a record of money amounts associated with a wireless device and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting to the wireless device predetermined information from the account record. Cash amounts can be spent from the account record directly from the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090224035 - Device for protecting contactless communication objects against fraud: The invention relates to a simple protection device (1) against accidental or fraudulent intrusion of at least one contactless communication object (3) with a smart circuit (31, 32) storing sensitive information or information giving access to services, the electronic circuit of the protected object remaining unchanged, notably by means (13)... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.

20090224034 - Information processing apparatus: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a communication device which is provided in a casing and executes wireless communication with a non-contact type IC card, and a storing module which stores the non-contact type IC card, the storing module being provided at such a position that communication... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090224036 - System and method of operation control on an electronic device: Systems and methods of application control for use on an electronic device. A device can be configured to receive an operation request from an application. The device can determine whether the requested operation is allowed to be performed by the application based upon a stored authorization record and an application... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090224037 - Game presentation in a retail establishment: According to one embodiment, a game presentation such as a virtual slot machine is displayed by a display device associated with a point of sale (POS) terminal. The game presentation includes images of products for which product identifying codes are entered at the POS terminal. The game presentation indicates to... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090224040 - Item management system and information processing device: The article management system comprises an item placement position memory unit that stores item identification information and item position information, a wireless tag reading unit that reads a wireless tag attached to the item and outputs wireless tag readout information, an item identification information acquiring unit that acquires the item... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090224039 - Mobile data storage device reader having both radiofrequency and barcode scanners: A mobile reader configured to compile a list of data storage devices for transport includes an interface electrically coupled to circuitry modules including RFID scanning circuitry configured to read a unique storage device identifier from each of the data storage devices, and barcode scanning circuitry configured to read the unique... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20090224038 - Solicitation-response lifecycle tracking and management: Tracking and management data for a solicitation and response lifecycle is disclosed. The system generates and links tracking data for both the solicitation and the response, generates indicators that include the tracking data, and encodes the indicators so that the indicators are detectable as they traverse various events and locations... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (amex)

20090224041 - Readout data length specifying method: With respect to an Le field that specified a maximum length of response data from the IC card, a conversion rule from the data length requested by the terminal into an Le value is shared between the terminal and the IC card. Alternatively, aside from the Le field, the data... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090224042 - Card and host device: A host device is configured to read and write information from and into a card and to supply a supply voltage that belongs to a first voltage range or a second voltage range which is lower than the first voltage range, and issues a voltage identification command to the card.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090224045 - Apparatus for searching rfid tag: The apparatus has an antenna provided with a predetermined directivity for carrying out radio communication with a RFID tag provided at a search target, a transparent display device that can impart a field of view including a natural image of the search target to vision of an operator and is... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090224044 - Electronic register: An electronic device for keeping track of electronic transactions involving the use of credit and debit cards is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment is disclosed as a pocket-sized device having memory and processing logic. The device includes a visual display, a card reader and a keypad. Each time the card is... Agent: David E. Orr

20090224043 - Reader application device: A communication system including a reader application device having a reader application, and a reader configured to operate under control of the reader application to allow data to be transmitted between the reader application device and a user device via the reader.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090224046 - Smart card system and driving method thereof: A smart card system may include a smart card; and a smart card reader configured to communicate via a smart card protocol with the smart card, wherein the smart card includes a modulus counter that generates an operation clock of the smart card by receiving an external clock complying with... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090224047 - Contactless scan position orientation sensing: Systems, methods, apparatus, and user-interfaces consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for contactless document scanning using portable scanners. A magnetic field sensor may use variations in a known magnetic field and may provide information related to the orientation of a portable scanner relative to an image on a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090224048 - Information identification device, information identification method, and information identification system: In one embodiment of the present invention, an information identification device, an information identification method, and an information identification system each of which can maintain a high security level and which can be used for a long time without any restrictions on use conditions are realized. An ID identification system... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090224049 - Read head: A read head includes a light emitting member outputting a predetermined laser beam to a data recording portion, a light receiving member receiving a return beam reflected by the data recording portion and detecting data included in the return beam, a movable section mounted with the light emitting member and... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090224050 - Signal processing in barcode reading with a wavelet transformation: A method for processing a digital signal obtained in a barcode reading operation comprises a step of applying a wavelet transformation to the digital signal. The noise threshold at each level of the wavelet transformation is determined from a total transfer function in the analogue processing stage, and the coefficients... Agent: Kaplan Gilman & Pergament LLP

20090224051 - Imaging zoom lens assembly for an imaging-based bar code reader: A variable focus imaging lens assembly for an imaging-based bar code reader for imaging a target bar code within a field of view of the imaging system, the imaging lens assembly comprising a simplified zoom lens assembly or system that provides for both focusing and adjustment of focal length of... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090224052 - Standard omnidirectional barcode scanner: A standard omnidirectional barcode scanner, including at least a casing and an electric circuit device, which is used to read one-dimensional bar codes and two-dimensional bar codes, and wherein an electric circuit device is formed with a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) image... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090224053 - Computer storage library barcode reader: A barcode reader comprises a housing (1); plural light emitting elements (3) mounted on the housing (1) for illuminating a barcode (L) in a target area; and optical elements (5, 7) mounted on the housing (1) for receiving light reflected from the barcode (L). The plural light emitting elements (3)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090224054 - Encoding and decoding method for microdot matrix: In a data region of each microdot block on a microdot matrix, a coordinate of each the microdot block on the microdot matrix is encoded into a plurality of microdots included by the data region according to an encoding method based on Reflected Gray codes. With the aid of a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090224057 - Battery pack for portable device in near field communication: The invention presents a battery pack for a portable device in near field communication having an integrated circuit chip for performing contactless communication, an antenna connected to the integrated circuit chip for transmitting signals between the integrated circuit chip and a remote transceiver, a power source for providing power to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090224058 - Contactless communication device: The invention relates to a device comprising a first inductive antenna and a plurality of chips, each comprising an integrated circuit and a second inductive antenna used to power and communicate with said integrated circuit. According to the invention, one chip amongst the plurality of chips is capable of being... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090224055 - Integrated ciruit device including tunable substrate capacitors: An integrated circuit device and method. A substrate having contacts has a plurality of capacitors thereon. A plurality of fusible links selectively connect the plurality of capacitors to one another and selected ones of the capacitors to the contacts. In this manner, for example, the capacitance value can be adjusted... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090224056 - Rfid antenna and rfid tag: Provided are a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna and an RFID tag including the RFID antenna. The RFID antenna includes an electric conductor and a conductor that radiate electromagnetic fields isotropically. The RFID tag including the RFID antenna can be installed on a metal plate.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090224059 - Rfid tag: An RFID tag is provided, which has a transponder part with an antenna coil arranged in the transponder part. A mounting part is also provided for fixing the tag in a mounted position. The mounting part has an elongate portion that is engagable with the transponder part so as to... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090224060 - Secure credit card: A secure electronic credit card to provide the functionality of a conventional credit card with additional security protocols to thwart credit card fraud and theft. The electronic credit card may be employed to utilize multiple conventional credit cards in one card. In addition, the card may be password protected and... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090224061 - Wireless ic device: A wireless IC device includes a radiation plate, a feeding circuit substrate on which a feeding circuit including a resonant circuit including an inductance element is provided, the feeding circuit being electromagnetically coupled to the radiation plate, and a wireless IC chip including a connection electrode, the wireless IC chip... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090218392 - Method for assembling and activating a multi-pack package of transaction cards: Methods and apparatus for providing multiple transaction cards in a single package are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for forming a carrier package arrangement includes obtaining a plurality of transaction cards, obtaining a first parent activation code, and associating the first parent activation code with the plurality of... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20090218393 - Method for disposing rfid tag and system thereof: A method for disposing an RFID tag and a system thereof are provided. The RFID tag is disposed on a revolving region of an object. When the object rolls on a transporting platform, the object revolves around the revolving region. Therefore, an RFID reader reads a signal data transmitted from... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090218391 - Scanner for product authentication: A method of identifying or authenticating a product by providing an analog identification indicia including a randomized pattern of identification features on a first part of the product wherein one or more attributes of the randomized pattern of identification features correspond to an item identifier. A digital identification record is... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090218394 - Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records: A system controlled responsive to a data bearing record includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data, and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine may be operative to provide an electronic... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090218395 - Bill acceptor with radio frequency identification: A bill acceptor for verifying the authenticity of every inserted bill and accepting every verified bill is disclosed having operating buttons and a video display provided at a face panel for data input and displaying related operating message and data and a sensor zone for sensing a RFID stored-value card... Agent: International Currency Technologies Corporation

20090218396 - Data medium, identity document and corresponding security-protection method: A data medium has at least first and second parts joined together, each having an outer face turned towards the outside and a hidden inner face. At least one of the first and second parts bears, at a certain distance from the outer faces, hidden markings corresponding to personalization data.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090218397 - Document of value having security element: The invention concerns a value-bearing document (1) which at one of its surfaces has a security element (2) and a transfer film for the production of the value-bearing document. The security element (2) has a magnetic layer (25) for the storage of machine-readable items of information and a reflection layer... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090218398 - Rfid acces apparatus and transaction method using the same: The present invention discloses a RFID access apparatus and a transaction method using the same. The RFID access apparatus, coupled to a SD card socket disposed in an electrical terminal device including a controller unit coupled to said SD card socket and a radio frequency transceiver coupled to the controller... Agent: Wpat, PC

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20090218400 - Method for optimising the firing trigger of a weapon or artillery: The invention relates to a method for determining a favourable moment for triggering the firing of a weapon on a moving target. According to said method, firing commands and expected impact points (P1-P3) of a projectile and the target (2) are calculated with the aid of an algorithm, without actually... Agent: Klaus P Stoffel Wolff & Samson

20090218401 - Method of identifying an object, an identification tag, an object adapted to be identified, and related device and system: A method of verifying the identity of an object (322) which has at least two sets of identification information (321 and 327) which are each arranged on or incorporated within a different surface of the object and are at a fixed relative spatial position to each other. In order to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090218402 - Apparatus and method for encrypting data in a magnetic stripe reader: A magnetic stripe reader assembly for a point of sale terminal is provided. The magnetic stripe reader reads the account data from a card and may encrypt it within the magnetic head. An encrypted representation of the account data may be provided to a host processor in the terminal for... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090218403 - Arrangement for and method of accurately aiming at direct part markings prior to being imaged and electro-optically read: Aiming of an imaging reader at direct part markings (DPM) on workpieces is enhanced by emitting an aiming light beam during aiming, and by optically modifying the aiming light beam during the aiming to generate an aiming light pattern having an outer bright region illuminated by the aiming light beam... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090218404 - Camera based code reading: Techniques for providing camera based code reading are disclosed. In some aspects, a camera-readable code is generated which may be read by a code reading device. The code reading device may capture an image of the code, process the image, and decode the code. The code includes symbols arranged to... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090218405 - Imaging system for reading mobile device indicia: A method and imaging assembly (10) are disclosed adapted for reading soft indicia (14) on a mobile device (12). The imaging assembly (10) comprises a scanning arrangement (20) adapted for capturing images from the soft indicia (14). The scanning arrangement (20) has an optical axis with a symmetrically oriented field-of-view... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090218406 - Abnormal condition detection circuit, integrated circuit card having the circuit, and method of operating cpu: An abnormal condition detection circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) card having a central processing unit (CPU), and a method of operating the CPU, allow the CPU to be reset when an abnormal condition is detected in the IC card. The IC card includes the CPU, a non-volatile memory, an abnormal... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090218407 - Integrated circuit with millimeter wave and inductive coupling and methods for use therewith: A circuit includes a plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding circuits, the plurality of integrated circuits or dies include a first plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding millimeter wave interfaces and a second plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding inductive interfaces. The first plurality... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20090218408 - Multi-pack gift card and activation thereof: Methods and apparatus for providing multiple transaction cards in a single package are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a carrier package arrangement includes a holder and a plurality of transaction cards. The transaction cards are retained on the holder, and are arranged to be transitioned form... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC