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20110017816 - Document production using image transfer to mated substrate: A system in which a check and its duplicate are formed. In an embodiment, a mating device mates a base stock of a negotiable instrument with a base stock of a duplicate negotiable instrument to form mated base stock. In one embodiment, the base stock of the duplicate negotiable instrument... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20110017818 - Coupon system and method with synthetic barcode module: A coupon management system includes a synthetic barcode module. The synthetic barcode module comprises light management components and a controller. The light management components include an LED operating as both an optical receiver and an optical emitter. The LED receives light pulses and emits light pulses. The controller interfaces with... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20110017817 - Delivery information system and method therefor: A transportation delivery system has a computer system for entering shipping information and generating a physical delivery ticket and an electronic delivery ticket. The electronic delivery ticket is stored in an electronic media. A plurality of point of delivery units is positioned in different delivery locations and in communication with... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20110017819 - Tim system: TIM System is the system that will allow people around the world to wire money more efficiently and more sufficiently. There is no more waiting in line and/or for the hours of operation of Money Transfer Companies such as Western Union, Money Gram and etc. TIM System is capable to... Agent: Denis Timchuk

20110017820 - Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device: Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device include facilitating an issuer of the device obtaining an authorization message for an account number associated with the device, based on desired spending limit parameters established by a merchant and/or an issuer of the device; facilitating obtaining an issuer authorization decision;... Agent: Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP

20110017821 - Access to a remote machine from a local machine via smart card: A method and apparatus for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card. In one embodiment, the presence of the smart card coupled to the local machine is detected. A card reader reads the credentials from the smart card and communicates them to a remote access... Agent: Red Hat/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20110017822 - Ballot processing system: A ballot processing system for processing a plurality of ballots having one or more voting selections marked thereon. The system includes an input area configured to receive a stack of ballots to be processed, an output area configured to store the processed ballots, and a transport path operable to transport... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20110017823 - Ballot processing system for printing identifiers on paper ballots: A ballot processing system for processing paper ballots having one or more voting selections marked thereon. The system includes an input area configured to receive a stack of ballots to be processed, a processor operable to determine the voting selections marked on the ballots, and an output area configured to... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20110017824 - Telescopic sight: Telescopic sight, in particular for a handgun, comprising an optical lens system which is integrated in an essentially elongated outer tube which preferably has a circular cross section and can be fitted to the handgun or the like, which optical lens system is terminated by an eyepiece at an end... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20110017825 - Expanded smart card interface: Described herein is a smart card having a first set of contact pads disposed on a first region of a first surface of the smart card and a second set of contact pads disposed on a second region of the first surface. The first and second set of contact pads... Agent: Setter Roche LLP

20110017826 - Methods and apparatus for bokeh codes: In an illustrative implementation of this invention, an optical pattern that encodes binary data is printed on a transparency. For example, the pattern may comprise data matrix codes. A lenslet is placed at a distance equal to its focal length from the optical pattern, and thus collimates light from the... Agent: Otis Patent Law

20110017827 - Optical system, imaging device, and information code reader: An image pickup apparatus including an optical system having an optical element including an optical wavefront modulation function; and a detector at a focal position of the optical system, capturing an object image having passed through the optical system, wherein the optical element including the optical wavefront modulation function has... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20110017829 - Apparatus and method comprising deformable lens element: An apparatus comprising a deformable lens element can be provided wherein a deformable lens element can be deformed to change an optical property thereof by the impartation of a force to the deformable lens element.... Agent: Honeywell/marjama Patent Services

20110017828 - Handheld optical imaging device and method: A handheld optical imaging reader having a body specifically configured to be held in the hand and improve the ease by which a user can effectively obtain information from target objects presented to the reader. The body of the reader extends along a first axis and includes an optical imager... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20110017830 - Transaction product assembly with pocket and supporting backer: A transaction product assembly includes a transaction product and a supporting backer. The transaction product includes an account identifier, a primary article, and a panel. The account identifier links the transaction product to at least one of an account and a record, and the account identifier is machine readable by... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20110017831 - Method of producing radio-frequency identification elements and radio-frequency identification elements capable of being obtained by such a method: The invention relates to a method of producing, by vacuum deposition of at least one conducting material on a supporting means, radiofrequency identification elements as well as to radiofrequency identification elements that can be obtained by implementing such a method. The present invention is directed to a method of production... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20110017835 - Electronic tag housing having shrink wrap support: The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20110017836 - Identification token and method of making identification token: In accordance with some embodiments, a method includes enabling operation of an RFID integrated circuit of a first card in an identification token using a first switch; and enabling operation of an RFID integrated circuit of a second card in an identification token using a second switch. In accordance with... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20110017837 - Method and apparatus for promoting the selection and use of a transaction card: One embodiment of the present invention provides for detecting a physical change at a transaction card, and, in response to detecting the physical change outputting content to attract the attention of a user.... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20110017834 - Method for producing an antenna structure for an rfid device, and dry toner for use in producing such antenna structure: A method for producing an antenna structure for an RFID device, a dry toner for use in producing an antenna for an RFID device and a RFID device comprising an antenna structure made of fused toner are disclosed. In a method for producing an antenna structure for an RFID device,... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20110017832 - Rfid tag: The present invention relates to an RFID tag comprising a heat-resistant substrate (11) made of a plastic film and capable of withstanding temperatures up to 200° C., an antenna (1) formed on the surface of the substrate, an integrated circuit on a silicon chip (6) electrically connected to the antenna... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20110017833 - Rfid tag and method of manufacturing the same: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of manufacturing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID tag includes a radio frequency (RF) inlay, the RF inlay including a carrier sheet, an antenna printed on the carrier sheet and a wireless communication device bonded to the antenna. The RFID... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20110017838 - Optical biometric security element: This invention relates to an optical element for the purpose of identification and/or prevention of forgery or copying, including at least one layer with anisotropic optical properties, wherein the anisotropic optical properties are patterned, characterized in that the pattern represents biometric information. In addition, this invention relates to a method... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110011926 - Barcode creation apparatus, barcode creation method and program: The barcode creation apparatus which creates a barcode read in by a prescribed terminal device, comprises: a function specification device which specifies a function which allows the terminal device to startup when the barcode is read in, from a plurality of functions that the terminal device has; a color specification... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110011925 - Remote control device possible to read out dot pattern formed on medium or display: A remote control device that can be intuitively operated, that does not require users to take time to learn operation and that is excellent in convenience, operability and affinity for users is provided. The remote control device includes an optical reading unit equipped on a predetermined medium surface, for reading... Agent: Konomi Takeshita

20110011927 - Methods and apparauts for an electronic drop safe: Systems and techniques for providing an improved electronic safe are described. In one aspect, an electronic safe is provided with enhanced security, increased functionality and ease of use. The electronic safe may accept both cash and non-cash deposits, identifying tags and envelopes or folders. A wireless tag may be used... Agent: Priest & Goldstein PLLC

20110011928 - Method for implementing a wireless personal communication protocol for an ic card: A method is for implementing a wireless personal communication protocol between an integrated circuit (IC) card and a reader device. The IC card is hosted in and in communication with a handset through a corresponding handset-IC card communication protocol. The method includes the handset transmitting an Application Protocol Data Unit... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20110011929 - System and method for card based document processing device login and accounting: The subject application is directed to a system and method for automated document processing device login and accounting. Identification data corresponding to an identity of an associated user and accounting data corresponding to each of a plurality of billing accounts is communicated with an associated portable data storage. Data corresponding... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20110011930 - Parking meter with ev recharging capability: A parking meter includes a credit or debit reader to capture financial information; a printer to print parking slips; and a controller coupled to a power receptacle, the controller receiving financial information from the card reader and upon receiving authorization for a credit or debit transaction, printing a parking slip... Agent: Tran & Associates

20110011931 - One-card transaction management system: A transaction management system enabling a user to perform a transaction using a neutral card at a point-of-sale unit in communication with a central server via a system network is provided. The system includes a terminal application at the point-of-sale unit and a data storage module connected to the central... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20110011932 - Commodity information reading and displaying apparatus: According to one embodiment, a commodity information reading and displaying apparatus includes a housing, a reading window, a display device, and a light blocking sheet. The reading window is provided on one surface of the housing and configured to read predetermined information from a commodity held over the reading window.... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20110011933 - Systems and methods for the tracking of evidence: A system for the tagging, organization and tracking of evidence during the course of an investigation. The system generally utilizes an onsite handheld computer device which is capable of taking input information including a description of evidence and a photo of evidence, reading a machine readable tag placed on the... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20110011934 - Contactless ic card and wireless system: A contactless IC card includes: an antenna configured to receive an electromagnetic wave and to induce an AC signal; a rectifier circuit configured to rectify an AC signal from the antenna; a demodulating circuit configured to demodulate received data from a rectified signal from the rectifier circuit; a carrier extraction... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20110011935 - Light guiding device, reader/writer device for noncontact communication medium, and electronic apparatus: A light guiding device can be used for a reader/writer device (1) for a noncontact communication medium. The light guiding device includes a light guide plate (10) which includes: a transparent main body part (17) which can transmit light inputted from an LED (9); and a protruding part (18) which... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20110011936 - Digital point-of-sale analyzer: A digital point-of-sale system for determining key performance indicators (KPIs) at a point-of-sale includes a product identification unit and a realogram creation unit. The product identification unit is configured to receive a captured image of a product display and to identify products in the captured image by comparing features determined... Agent: Mannava & Kang, P.C.

20110011937 - Optically variable magnetic stripe assembly: An optically variable magnetic stripe assembly comprises a magnetic layer (5); an optically variable effect generating layer (1) over the magnetic layer; and a metallic reflecting layer (3) adjacent the optically variable effect generating layer and comprising an array of spaced metallic regions shaped as regular polygons.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110011939 - Contact-less and dual interface inlays and methods for producing the same: Embodiments of the present invention provide an inlay for use in multiple applications including a contact smart card, a contactless smart card, a ticket, a secured document, a combi smart card and a dual interface smart card. The inlay may include an inlay substrate; an antenna on the inlay substrate,... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20110011938 - Data carrier device: A passive data carrier device (100) comprises an input port (110) for receiving a finite duration radio frequency input signal of defined time and frequency spectral characteristics. The data carrier device (100) comprises at least one branch (130) having combinations of passive RF elements, such as band filters (134) and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110011940 - Code pattern: A dot pattern and a code pattern, a plurality of which can be printed on a small area, are provided. In the dot pattern, a first and a second dot patterns are superimposed and arranged. The first and the second dot patterns provide a plurality of reference dots in regions... Agent: Konomi Takeshita

20110011941 - Shipment tracking method, device for the implementation of the method and printing device: A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shipper of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110006110 - Improvements to methods of in-field analysis: The present invention relates to the use of unique markers in the identification and tracking of objects. The present invention provides large numbers of unique markings for application to items as part of a marking system. The present invention provides a new approach to laboratory analysis and a means of... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20110006108 - Remote control device capable of reading dot patterns formed on medium and display: A remote control device with excellent, convenience, operability, and affinity, which can be intuitively operated and does not require much time to learn its operation, is provided. The remote control device comprises an optical reading unit for reading an optically readable dot pattern, a main body that is connected to... Agent: Konomi Takeshita

20110006109 - System and method for quality management utilizing barcode indicators: A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of barcoded quality indicators each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality affecting parameter, a barcode indicator reader operative to read the barcoded quality indicators and to provide output... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (ny)

20110006111 - Plurality of plant pots for use in cultivating plants, assembly comprising such a plurality of plant pots, as well as a method for cultivating plants: The invention relates to a plurality of at least 1000 plant pots for use in cultivating plants. Each plant pot has a side wall and bottom which delimit an interior space for substrate which is open at the top, in which the bottom has a bottom side which is turned... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110006112 - Protective device and method for preventing skimming on a card reader: Skimming modules can be attached at self-service terminals, such as an automated teller machine or account statement printer, by manipulation with fraudulent intent by third parties who attempt to read the data from a magnetic stripe card introduced into the card reader (10). In order to counteract this problem effectively,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110006113 - Authorization verification system: A transaction card payment authorization system wherein a user presents the transaction card issued by an issuer to a merchant to facilitate payment to the merchant through an acquirer. The system includes an acquirer server in communication with an issuer server through communication with a data control center. A remote... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20110006114 - System and method for using a mobile device to follow a price for an item: A mobile device, such as a cellular telephone, is used to obtain information that is indicative of an item, such as a photograph of the item or a scan of an information carrying indicia associated with the item. The information obtained is then used to present on the mobile device... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20110006115 - system and method for quality management utilizing barcode indicators: A barcoded quality indicator operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one product quality threshold by at least one product quality affecting parameter, the barcoded quality indicator including a changeable barcode including at least one material having at least one variable visually-sensible characteristic which gradually changes... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (ny)

20110006116 - System and method for image analysis pointing-error correction: The disclosure relates to a system and a method for light beam interrogation of an optical biosensor and for monitoring a biological event on the biosensor for use, for example, in microplate image analysis. The system and method correct pointing-errors that can be encountered, for example, in scanning label-independent-detection biosensor... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20110006117 - System and method to automatically discriminate between different data types: There is described a system and method for automatically discriminating between different types of data with an image reader. In brief overview of one embodiment, the automatic discrimination feature of the present image reader allows a human operator to aim a hand-held image reader at a target that can contain... Agent: Honeywell/marjama Patent Services

20110006118 - Shutter mechanism of card reader and card reader thereby: A shutter mechanism of a card reader including a shutter part for opening/closing a card path through which a card is transferred. The shutter part includes: a closing part for closing the card path; a card contacting section, which contacts an end part of the card inserted into the card... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20110006121 - Integrated circuit card: The invention relates to an integrated circuit card (1) comprising: an input/output block (4) for receiving external command data from an interface device (2); a central processing unit (CPU) (3) in signal communication with the input/output block (4) for performing a task corresponding to the received command data; a judgement... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20110006120 - Rfid tag and method of manufacturing rfid tag: An RFID tag includes: a tag main body having a communication antenna, a circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna to perform wireless communication via the antenna, and a tabular sealing member in which the antenna and the circuit chip are enclosed; a print layer formed on a first surface... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110006119 - Wireless ic tag and method for manufacturing wireless ic tag:

20110006122 - Financial card with a per-transaction user definable magnetic strip portion: A financial card having a body with a front surface and a back surface and a primary account number associated with a primary account of a user of the financial card, the card including a magnetic strip positioned on the back surface configured for magnetic encoding including the primary account... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.c.

20110000958 - Systems and methods for animating barcodes: Methods and systems are described for communicating encoded information using barcodes. Symbologies that permit linking of two or more barcodes may be used to create animated linked barcodes, in which successive barcodes in the series that encodes a string of information are displayed within a display area of a dynamic... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Hartford Cityplace I

20110000959 - Payment system and methods: Disclosed are payment system and methods.... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20110000960 - Intelligent credit card system: A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers.... Agent: Scott C Harris Law Office Of Scott C Harris, Inc

20110000961 - Electronic transaction verification system with biometric authentication: An electronic transaction verification system for use with transaction tokens such as checks, credit cards, debit cards, and smart cards that gathers and transmits information about the transaction token and biometric data. The system preferably has the ability to read or scan transaction and account information printed or encoded on... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110000962 - Transit access system and method including device authentication: A system, apparatus, and method for enabling effective use of a contactless payment device in a transit system. The invention may be implemented in a manner that separates the authentication process from the pre-authorization process, thereby permitting a transit system patron to access and begin use of the transit system... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20110000963 - Methods and apparatus for product price verification and information display: Systems and techniques for automated customer display of product information. A price verification and product information station broadcasts a radiofrequency identification (RFID) interrogation signal and receives an RFID return message from an RFID tag affixed to a product in the immediate vicinity of the station. The station relays the return... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20110000964 - System and method for tracking inventory: An inventory-tracking unit associated with a storage unit holding items to be dispensed includes a card reader to read an access card issued to a user and a recorder to record data from items removed from the storage unit. A processor communicates with a sensor in the storage unit and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110000965 - Card reader: A carrying roller for a card reader including: a rubber outer peripheral member, which is roughly cylindrical, and forms the outer peripheral side of the carrying roller; and a retention member, which has an outer peripheral surface that abuts the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member and retains... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20110000966 - Barcode reading device: A barcode reading device for reading a barcode includes a case, a transmissive light-guiding element, an image capturing module, a light source and a light control element. The case has an opening. The transmissive light-guiding element is disposed adjacent to the opening and has a first surface, a second surface... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20110000967 - Multiple image security features for identification documents and methods of making same: An identification document manufacturing method makes an identification document with an optically variable security feature by forming a lens structure in the document's lamination layer along with image information. The method provides image information arranged to include at least two different images. The method uses pressure to form a lens... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20110000970 - Encapsulated rfid label, and related methods: This invention relates to an encapsulated radio frequency identification device, having a chip, an antenna, and a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, said chip and said antenna included on said first surface, primer, and a polymer wherein the encapsulated RFID illustrates flame retardant and resistant properties... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20110000971 - Handling system for exception rfid labels: A device for nullifying an exception RFID tag associated with a product or package includes a label with a replacement RFID tag configured thereon. The label is configured for placement on a package or product adjacent to the exception RFID tag. An electromagnetic shield is configured on the label and... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20110000968 - Payment device having appeal for status consumers: An identification token includes a plastic body and an RFID IC embedded or contained in the body. An antenna is also embedded or contained in the body and is coupled to the RFID IC. A metallic coating is formed on the plastic body and is sufficiently thin so as permit... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20110000969 - Tire antenna for rfid: An RFID device for tires includes first and second sheets non-conducting insulation material having positioned therebetween a semi-conductor chip and a wireless antenna formed of electrically conducting ink printed on one of said sheets.... Agent: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co