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20100127064 - Secure voting via multimedia processing resources: A voting server receives votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR) and executes instructions for determining whether a user location is an approved voting location and determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path. If the user location is an approved voting location and the MPR communication path... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Jw Attn: Patent Docketing

20100127086 - Fish measurement culling device: The present invention is intended to provide the fisherman with a current score on a predetermined number of largest fish caught by culling the smaller fish and keeping the larger fish. The invention provides a device body that floats in water as well as a series of fish measurement recording... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20100127065 - Authenticating a document with a magnetic stripe: Methods, systems, and apparatus for efficiently authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be transformed into... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20100127066 - Cooking information book, cooking system, cooking method, and using method for the cooking system: A cooking system is provided. The cooking system includes: a radio frequency tag; a cooking appliance provided with a radio frequency reader to receive food related data from the radio frequency tag, the cooking appliance comprising at least a heating element; and a server receiving at least the food related... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100127068 - Image-forming system: An image-forming system includes: a data-reading unit, an image-forming unit, and a restricting unit. The data-reading unit reads first additional data from a first storing member of a sheet member. The image-forming unit fowls a first image based on the read first additional data by the data-reading unit. The restricting... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20100127067 - Print device for specimen tracking and management: Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient specimens throughout the collection and analysis of patient specimens. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the specimens starting with the collection of a patient's tissue specimen at a surgery or examination room, through the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20100127069 - Apparatus and method of performing financial business transactions: An apparatus and method of performing financial business transactions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a Point-of-Service (POS) terminal for providing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) functions; a motorized card terminal for providing KIOSK functions; and at least one biometric device for authenticating the KIOSK functions. The apparatus can further include a... Agent: David Henton, Sr.

20100127070 - Currency recycler reconcilement activity: A currency handling system, for example, a currency recycler or depository machine, may be configured to process currency transactions, including receiving one or more currency deposits. The currency recycler may attempt to accept and validate the currency received in the deposits, organizing and storing some validated currency while designating one... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd Attorneys For Client Number 007131

20100127072 - Authentication of documents having magnetic stripe: Methods, systems, and apparatus for efficiently authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be transformed into... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20100127075 - Medical implant verification card: A medical implant verification card (MIVC) having information provided on one or both sides thereof. Information for enabling access to a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of a patient is one the card. An image showing a medical implant as implanted within a body of the patient (e.g., reproduction of... Agent: David Odell Simmons

20100127074 - Method and equipment configured for verifying presence of a medical implant within a patient: A system comprises means for authenticating an identity of a medical implant patient using at least a portion of information provided on an identification card and means for displaying an image showing a medical implant as actually implanted within the medical implant patient and an image showing an implant operation... Agent: David Odell Simmons

20100127073 - Method for attaching an information card to an item packaged in a blister, an information card and a system using the information card: An information card for attaching to a blister holding an item such as a pharmaceutical dose comprises a rim area around an opening in the information card for attaching the information card to the blister, the opening allowing the information card to be positioned around the item. This allows additional... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP 5200 Bank Of America Plaza

20100127071 - Verifying cardholder identity using signature of the card: Methods, systems, and apparatus for verifying the identity of a cardholder are provided. A digital representation of a magnetic characteristic of a magnetic stripe of the card is stored on a portable electronic device of the cardholder. During a transaction, the digital signature is then transmitted so that it can... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20100127076 - Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply unit supplying power to a plurality of components, the power supply unit including a first power mode and a second power mode, the second power mode supplying less power than the first power mode, a control unit controlling which power mode the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100127077 - Commodity sales data processing apparatus and control method therefor: A commodity sales data processing apparatus including a display unit configured to display various kinds of information includes an angle-of-field setting unit configured to set an angle of field of a display screen of the display unit to a first angle of field or a second angle of field narrower... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20100127078 - Integrated image quality test for imaging system: An imaging system with in-field image quality testing and reporting features, includes a housing, and a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors supported by the housing for capturing return light from a target located in a range of working distances from the housing in an image capture mode... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100127079 - Updating of reference magnetic signature for authenticating a document with a magnetic stripe: Methods, systems, and apparatus for accurately authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be used to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20100127080 - Scanning device having adjustable light path: The scanning device contains a seat, an image sensor at a back side of the seat, and a light generation assembly inside the seat. The light generation assembly contains at least a light generation element, at least a light bar, a lens, and a stop separated from the lens. The... Agent: Leong C Lei

20100127081 - Targeting scheme for dataform readers: In a handheld dataform reader, the usability of the reader is greatly enhanced by monitoring the distance between the dataform reader and the surface bearing a symbol to be read and then changing the dataform reader's targeting image's visual characteristics from one state to another state when the distance between... Agent: Honeywell/perkowski Patent Services

20100127082 - Imaging reader with plug-in imaging modules for electro-optically reading indicia: A plurality of imaging modules, each including a solid-state imager mounted on an individual printed circuit board (PCB), 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... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100127083 - Auto-sequencing financial payment display card: A payment card comprises a store of issuer-defined pre-generated cryptograms that are loaded only once into the Card by a perso-bureau or issuer. An on-board and autonomous electronic display of the personal account number (PAN), card verification value (CVV), or expiration date (EXP) is auto-sequenced through the stored cryptograms. Each... Agent: Richard Brewster Main, Esq.

20100127084 - Printed antennas, methods of printing an antenna, and devices including the printed antenna: Wireless devices such as sensors, interactive displays and electronic article surveillance (EAS) and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) tags including integrated circuitry and an antenna and/or inductor printed thereon, and methods for making and using the same, are disclosed. The device generally includes an integrated circuit on a substrate and an... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.C.

20100127085 - Wireless frequency tag and method for manufacturing wireless frequency tag: A wireless frequency tag includes a loop-shaped antenna pattern that is electrically connected to a chip connecting section, and a conducting member that electrically couples a part of the antenna pattern.... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20100123001 - Cook book, food information provision system and method: Provided is a food information providing system. The food information providing system includes a first RF tag, a second RF tag, a terminal, and a server. At least information of food is recorded in the first RF tag. At least spec information of a cooking appliance is recorded in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100123002 - Card printing verification system: A card printing verification system is disclosed. The system includes a security input device for receiving an identity credential that embodies user identification data and corresponds to a card user. There is also an identity verification module that verifies the identity of the user against a fraud detection scheme. There... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100123003 - Method for verifying instant card issuance: There is disclosed a method for verifying instant card issuance. The method begins with receiving from a user an identification credential including personally identifying data. Then the method continues with authenticating the user based upon an evaluation of the personally identifying data against a fraud detection database. The identity of... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100123004 - Method and device for the automated access control of air passengers in airports: In the method for automated access control of air passengers in airports, the boarding pass carried by an air passenger is evaluated. The data recorded as a bar code on the boarding pass is read by means of a bar code reader at a pass-through. A central database is used... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20100123005 - Method of preventing multiple reads when scanning groups of optical codes: State-of-the-art optical scanning systems feature digital imaging of multiple symbolic labels such as optical bar codes. An imaging scanner reads a label 10 to 100 times faster than a conventional laser scanner because a group of items may be placed in the read zone simultaneously, or an item may bear... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20100123006 - Card reader: A card reader is disclosed to include a body, which has a USB plug at one end and an insertion slot at the other end for the insertion of an electronic card, an adapter, which is receivable in a top accommodation open chamber of the body and has a Micro-USB... Agent: Singim International Corp

20100123007 - Electro-optical lens mounting assembly and method in electro-optical readers: A lensholder holds at least one fixed optical lens and a variable focusing element in a spaced relation along an optical path through which light passes in an electro-optical reader. The variable focusing element has a pair of electrodes across which a voltage is applied to optically modify the light... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100123008 - Light projecting apparatus of scanner module: A light projecting apparatus of a scanner module, including: a substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), positioned on the substrate and adapted to generate a plurality of incident beams; a diffusion plate, corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, adapted to receive the plurality of incident beams and diffuse... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20100123009 - High-resolution interpolation for color-imager-based optical code readers: An optical code reader includes a color image sensor array having first and second sets of pixels arranged along multiple parallel axes of a first axes group and multiple parallel axes of a second axes group transverse to the first axes group. The pixels of the first set produce data... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20100123010 - Assembling structure of radio ic tag: In an assembling structure of a radio IC tag, the radio IC tag includes an IC chip for recording information therein and a first antenna connected to the IC chip for wirelessly transmitting or receiving information. The first antenna has a first gap for performing impedance matching. A conductive second... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20100123011 - Radio-frequency identification tag: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100123012 - Unitary membership card: Multiple membership accounts can be managed using a single, unitary membership card.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20100116876 - Laboratory sampling machine and methods for maintaining chain of custody for samples: A machine and methods for maintaining chain of custody during a sampling procedure is provided, the machine including a sample handling robot having an operation head and a verification head. The verification head can be one of a barcode reader, OCR scanner, of RFID tag reader. The verification head of... Agent: Coastal Patent, LLC

20100116877 - Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that reads identifying data from a user card. The automated banking machine is operative to receive and display on a display device of the automated banking machine, electronic documents for the user. The automated banking machine... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke

20100116878 - Method for on-line sharing of tmk (terminal master key) between atm and host: Provided is a method and apparatus for establishing online a shared key that is required to perform a security communication between an automatic teller machine (ATM) and a host. Through this, it is possible to reduce costs and procedures that may be required to use or operate a certificate authority.... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20100116881 - Method and apparatus for monitoring waste removal and administration: A method for a municipality to control, track, and monitor waste or refuse receptacles requires a permit for use of a waste receptacle. An issuing organization issues a permit associated with a discreet receptacle identifier. An RFID tag is provided with the permit and attached to a discreet receptacle. The... Agent: Ungaretti & Harris LLP Intellectual Property Group - Patents

20100116880 - Methods and apparatus for transacting with multiple domains based on a credential: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving from a credential a credential-owner authentication information associated with an identity of an individual. A issuer validation information associated with an issuer of the credential is also received. The method also includes providing a plurality of options, including a first option associated with... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20100116879 - Systems and methods for facilitating payment transactions using a financial transaction card: A financial transaction card associated with an account of a cardholder is provided. The financial transaction card includes a front side, a back side, a signature block, and a validation code. The signature block includes a substrate having a bottom face and a top face wherein the bottom face is... Agent: Daniel M. Fitzgerald (21652) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100116883 - Contactless smartcard bezel: A multi media payment device includes a banknote acceptor and a RF card reader, and also may include a magnetic card reader. A bezel assembly for connection to the bill acceptor preferably includes a reader unit to read magnetic swipe cards and contactless chip cards.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100116882 - Payment programs for healthcare plans: The invention is a computer-implemented method and system to facilitate a purchase utilizing a tax-advantaged account. A request for payment for an item is received from a requester. A determination is made whether the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment. If the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment at least a partial... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.l.l.c.

20100116884 - Systems and methods for providing access to wireless gaming devices: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security check, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20100116885 - Rf point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of rf tags: A method and system for providing point-of-sale and point-of-delivery and/or distribution of products in a restricted access unit near the customer. The method and system utilize products equipped with radio frequency tags and reduce the effects of energy sharing, shadowing, and nulls. In one embodiment, a plurality of RF tagged... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20100116886 - Imaging semi-active laser system: A method and apparatus image a target in a SAL system. The method includes receiving on-board a platform a target designation originating from a laser source off-board the platform; homing the platform on a target responsive to the received target designation; imaging the target from the target designation; and aiming... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20100116887 - Identification of non-barcoded products: The present disclosure concerns a bar code reader 10 that can both interpret bar codes and determine a feature of a target object 230 not having a bar code affixed thereto. The bar code reader includes a housing including one or more transparent windows H, V and defining a housing... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100116888 - Method of reading pattern image, apparatus for reading pattern image, information processing method, and program for reading pattern image: Disclosed is a method of capturing and reading a pattern image having three or more pages generated from predetermined information using a capturing section provided in a reading apparatus. The pattern image is configured such that each page includes relevant page information indicating a position of the relevant page and... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20100116889 - Imaging reader with efficient laser illumination: An imaging reader for, and a method of, electro-optically reading a symbol by image capture employ an illuminating assembly that includes a laser for directing an illuminating laser beam along a path to the symbol to illuminate the symbol during image capture, a diffusing assembly that includes a movable diffuser... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100116890 - Microtransactional association of physical and virtual accessories: There is provided a stored value card comprising a physical accessory being a portion of the stored value card and being detachable from the stored value card, wherein the physical accessory is configured to be attached to a physical primary; and a unique identification code, wherein the unique identification code... Agent: Disney Enterprises C/o Farjami & Farjami LLP

20100116891 - Card-like magnetic recording medium, method for manufacturing the recording medium, laminated body for transfer and method for manufacturing the laminated body: In the card-like magnetic recording medium, on the magnetic recording layer 12 formed on the base material for a card 20, the transparent non-conductive deposited layer 14 and the transparent optical diffraction layer 15 are laminated in this order; between the magnetic recording layer 12 and the transparent non-conductive deposited... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100116892 - Reusable sticker: An encoded, reusable sticker is provided for temporary adhesion to a support surface. The sticker has coded data that is indicative of a sticker identity that is recorded in a computer system. The coded data is a two dimensional pattern and has an interactive element and a generation element. The... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20100116894 - Device for displaying the residual amount of rechargeable credit cards: A display device for prepaid credit cards includes a support surface associable with a credit card and means for indicating numerical data concerning the residual amount of the card, which are mounted onto the support surface. Such indication means are of mechanical type only. The support surface may consist of... Agent: Themis Law

20100116893 - Rfid tag: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag including a substrate, an RFID chip, a chip contact part, a folding circuit and a radiation part is provided. The chip contact part is formed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the RFID chip. The folding circuit is formed on the substrate and... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20100108755 - Beverage holder having a chip unit for performing payment transactions: A beverage holder apparatus includes a chip unit attached to a beverage holder and adapted to communicate with a chip unit reader to perform a payment transaction to purchase the beverage. The chip unit stores an account identifier associated with a financial account, and transmits the stored account identifier to... Agent: Afs/ Visa

20100108753 - Method for sequential identification of samples: The invention concerns a method for identifying a plurality of samples (1), characterized in that it includes: a step of preparing an assembled storage of a plurality of samples (1), in a block (3) comprising a first identification marking M1 and a plurality of detachable supports (2), each containing at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100108756 - Microcircuit card, electronic device associated with such a card, and method of controlling such an electronic device: A microcircuit card includes elements for interacting with an electronic device, a movement or orientation sensor generating signals representing movements or an orientation of the card, elements for identifying at least one type of movement or position on the basis of the signals, and elements for sending a command executable... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100108754 - Thread identification system: A label having a coded pattern provides information regarding the type of thread on a thread spool loaded on an embroidery machine and feeding one of the needles. A detector positioned at the base of a spindle on the thread tree reads the label. The label is attached to the... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20100108758 - Method and system using a bitmap for passing contactless payment card transaction variables in standardized data formats: An electronic payment system is configured to process both proximity payment card type and magnetic stripe card type transactions. The magnetic stripe card transaction data is communicated between cards, readers, and transactions authorizing or approving parties in common industry ISO 7811 standard data structures or tracks. The proximity payment card... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20100108757 - Transaction product with hinged puzzle segments: A transaction product has an account identifier and includes a series of interconnected, hinged puzzle segments. The various hinged segments may be collectively manipulated to reveal a variety of surfaces, graphics, and indicia. The transaction card may include a number of three-dimensional segments (e.g., eight polyhedral segments) interconnected such that... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20100108759 - Voice device for automatic vending machine: A voice device for use in an automatic vending machine is disclosed to include a card reader for reading a voice file from an inserted electronic card, an input/output module for receiving a control signal from the automatic vending machine, a voice module, and a microprocessor for converting the voice... Agent: International Currency Technologies Corporation

20100108761 - Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray reader: An apparatus and method for interrogating and automatically identifying a radio-frequency tagged surgical instrument tray and its contents of RFID-tagged surgical instruments are disclosed. The surgical instrument tray and its contents come into contact with an RF signal transmitted by the RFID reader, and as a result, the RFID tags... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20100108760 - System and method for tracking distribution of items: A method of tracking distribution of items, each item including an identification tag including electronically stored identification information, includes: scanning the items upon arrival of the items to a scanning location, the scanning location identifiable by scanning location information, by electronically reading the identification information stored on identification tag; sending... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100108762 - Card reader device for a cell phone and method of use: A card reader device for reading a card having data stored on a magnetic stripe incorporated into the card is disclosed in which the card reader device comprises a read head for passing a magnetic stripe of a card by to read data stored on a magnetic stripe and for... Agent: David H. Chervitz

20100108763 - Device and method for optically scanning three-dimensional objects: A device for optically scanning three-dimensional objects provided with at least one optically readable code, using at least one optical reader. The device comprises a rotatably disposed container arranged for receiving an object to be scanned therein. The container is provided with at least one optically transparent window in a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20100108764 - Bar code made of electronic paper: There is provided a bar code made of electronic paper. A bar code made of electronic paper according to an aspect of the invention may include: one or more e-paper stacks having a plurality of pieces of e-paper each having an entire surface displaying black, white or being transparent, wherein... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20100108765 - Self-calibrating, automatic focusing assembly in electro-optical readers: An electro-optical reader for, and method of, reading a symbol, utilize a light source for emitting a light beam along a path, an optical assembly including a variable focusing element for focusing a major light fraction of the light beam between a range of working distances in which the symbol... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100108766 - Selective working distance range restriction in imaging system: An imaging system for, and a method of, electro-optically reading a symbol located within a range of working distances from the system, utilize a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the symbol over a field of view and for generating an electrical signal... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20100108767 - Systems and methods for reading indicium: Detection systems that detect and decode machine-readable information and other indicia having varying spectral emissivity values are provided. The detection systems include a sensor, circuitry, and temperature influencing mechanism. The system may be connected to other hardware, such as a computer display screen, or audio emitting device. Meanwhile, the sensor... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20100108768 - Information processing device for card-like recording medium: A processing device for a card-like recording medium may include a path for transferring the recording medium, a frame including a first frame and a second frame, a detector structured to detect presence of the recording medium, an imager structured to capture an image record on the recording medium. The... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100108769 - Indicia reading terminal including frame quality evaluation processing: There is described an indicia reading terminal that can be operative to capture a succession of frames of image data and that can be operative so that a certain frame of the succession of frames is subject to quality evaluation processing where a result of the quality evaluation processing is... Agent: Honeywell/marjama Patent Services

20100108770 - Radio frequency identification tag and antenna: A radio frequency identification tag includes: a resilient base sheet; an electronic component; a reinforcing member having at least one concave portion at a periphery of the reinforcing member; and an antenna including a dipole portion and an inductance portion, the inductance portion having an impedance matching with that of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20100108771 - Financial transaction card: A financial transaction card includes a housing, a flexible printed circuit board, an integrated circuit and an interface module. The housing includes a substrate and a cover. The flexible printed circuit board is disposed between the cover and the substrate. The integrated circuit is configured for driving the flexible printed... Agent: Byip, Ltd.

20100108772 - Portable data carrier: A portable data carrier (1) comprising a contact pad (2) according to ISO 7816-2 as a physical interface for communication has a contactless interface device (7) for communication with an end device according to a contactless communication protocol via a preset activated contact assignment of the contact pad (2), and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC