Registers inventions

20090266875 - Method for checking the authenticity of goods: A method checking the authenticity of goods, including marking and identification of the goods. A marking in a form of a patter having a pattern function is applied to the surface of the goods, a local change in physically measurable properties of the surface of the goods in the region... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090266877 - Method of enabling data entry using substrate comprising ir-absorbing dye: A method of enabling entry of data into a computer system via a printed substrate. The substrate has a surface containing human-readable information and machine-readable coded data. The coded data is indicative of an identity of the substrate and of a plurality of reference points on the surface. The method... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090266876 - Method with which a terminal can retrieve information associated to an epc-code from an epc network: A method is disclosed with which a terminal (3) can retrieve information associated to an EPC code from an EPC network (4, 5, 6, 7). The EPC code is virtual, is generated independently of RFID tags and is stored permanently and is not—or not permanently—associated to an RFID tag. A... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090266879 - Automated banking system for dispensing money orders, wire transfer and bill payment: A method and apparatus are provided for conducting transactions through a financial network using a document such as a check or money order at an unattended automated machine. For security purposes a signature detector detects the signature and the user uses a card to operate the machine. A reader reads... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20090266880 - Automated banking system for dispensing money orders, wire transfer and bill payment: A method and apparatus are provided for conducting transactions through a financial network using a document such as a check or money order at an unattended automated machine. For security purposes a signature detector detects the signature and the user uses a card to operate the machine. A reader reads... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20090266878 - Method of authorizing automated banking machine use responsive to user data read from data bearing records: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records such as user cards to cause financial transfers. A transaction data object software component operating in a computer of the machine accumulates data as the transaction proceeds. Customer identifying data read by the machine and data corresponding... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090266881 - Device including form factor indicator: A consumer device is disclosed. The device comprises a body, and a memory comprising a computer readable medium disposed on or within the body. The computer readable medium comprises a form factor indicator element coupled to the body. The form factor indicator element indicates the form factor for the consumer... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20090266884 - Dual use payment device: A mobile device includes an antenna and at least one control device coupled to the antenna. The at least one control device is selectively operable in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the at least one control device transmits a payment card account number... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20090266883 - Gathering randomness in a wireless smart card reader: A device coupled to a smart card reader may request random data from a smart card inserted into the smart card reader, and the smart card reader may incorporate the random data into its randomness pool. A device having a source of random data may have a driver installed thereon... Agent: Integral Intellectual Property Inc.

20090266882 - Smart passport system for monitoring and recording activity and data relating to persons: An apparatus for providing secure and unique identification of individuals includes a device for electromagnetically recording and storing data indicative of a specific individual. The device receives and stores data in various fields. A system for use in tracking and identifying individuals includes an electromagnetic identification device that has a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090266885 - Access control proximity card with actuation sensor: The present invention relates to access control systems using proximity cards, and in particular, to a proximity card and an associated method for controlling activation of the proximity card. The proximity card includes an actuation sensor and an access electronics system connected to the actuation sensor, the access electronics system... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090266887 - Method and apparatus for ferrous object and/or magnetic field detection for mri safety: A method and apparatus for ferrous object and/or magnetic field detection are provided. Embodiments can improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety and increase the safety of MRI facilities. Embodiments can detect a given magnetic field strength around a MRI machine and alert users to the field's presence. In an embodiment,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090266886 - Portable terminal, noncontact ic module, reader/writer and information distribution method: Provided is a portable terminal (100) which can perform pseudo push distribution and display of a message obtained in response to a request from a reader/writer from a noncontact IC card by noncontact communication which is difficult to be always connected with. A noncontact IC card, a reader/writer and information... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090266890 - Medical device tracking system with capsule and method: Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for tracking a medical device. Systems configured for such tracking may include the capability to either or both detect tampering with the medical device and to effectively expose an encapsulated medical device to sterilization substances and associate the medical device with an... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090266889 - Medical device tracking system with tag and method: Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for tracking a medical device. Systems configured for such tracking may include the capability to either or both detect tampering with the medical device and to effectively expose the medical device to sterilization substances while the medical device is captured by a... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090266888 - Method for organizing and inventorying library materials: A method for simple organization, classification, and inventory of library materials includes the steps of naming the sections of the collection with a word descriptor, creating a color code whereby various styles of library materials are each assigned a unique color, creating an icon code whereby various genres of library... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090266891 - Tracking and properties control system for bulk materials: The invention provides a system of devices and a set of methods for accurately characterizing, tracking and controlling bulk material flows. Measurements of input material properties, dynamical measurements involving identifiable tags, and fast, discrete simulations are combined to predict and control the composition of bulk material exiting a container, such... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090266892 - Optical sighting system: An automatic optical sighting system generates at least one adjustment for an adjustable optical system based on at least one detected condition, an appropriate dynamic model of a projectile in flight, and a solution of the equations of motion in flight, so that the projectile will have a trajectory between... Agent: Joseph P. Curtin

20090266893 - Mobile device and trade method using the mobile device: A mobile device for interacting with a trade device includes: a card reader configured for reading data of an integrated circuit (IC) card, when a processor detects that the card reader contacts or receives the IC card; and a near field communication device configured for connecting to the trade device... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090266894 - Card reader: A card reader may include a first card operation part having a first reproducing and recording part, a first feeding passage, and a first card pressing mechanism structured to press the card toward a first card feeding reference face, and a second card operation part having a second reproducing and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090266895 - Apparatus for communicating with rfid tag: This disclosure discloses an apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag comprising: a feeding device configured to feed a tag medium; an antenna for label production and an antenna for information acquisition that can respectively transmit/receive information to a RFID circuit element for label production or for information acquisition; an... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090266896 - Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna: Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an antenna and an integrated circuit configured to operate as a radio transceiver. The antenna comprises a ground plane having a first edge surface, and an active element having... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20090266898 - Accuracy-enhanced scanner: An accuracy-enhanced scanner provides (in response to a first user input) illumination of potential scan targets and scans (in response to a second user input) a selected scan target. The user uses the illumination to aim the scanner at the selected scan target in between providing the first and the... Agent: Patentventures - Sckt

20090266899 - Code scanner: A flat housing has a first surface and a second surface in directions opposite to one another. The second surface has a scanning window. An area imaging element is located in an inner part of the scanning window. An attaching section attaches the housing to a human body of a... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090266897 - Floating trigger assembly in electro-optical reader: A floating trigger assembly is mounted on a housing of an ergonomically triggered reader for electro-optically reading a target to initiate the reading when manually actuated by an operator. The trigger assembly includes a trigger support in the housing, and a floating trigger engageable by the operator exteriorly of the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090266900 - Wireless ic device and electronic apparatus: A wireless IC device that is miniaturized, allows simple and low-cost mounting of a wireless IC, and eliminates the possibility of damage occurring to the wireless IC due to static electricity, and an electronic apparatus equipped with the wireless IC device, includes a wireless IC chip that processes transmission and... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090266902 - Method provided with magnetic body and magnetic body sensing device: A medium comprises a magnetic body which generates a signal when a magnetic field is applied thereto, wherein the magnetic body has two or more easy magnetization directions and the magnetic body forms information that identifies the medium based on the signal generated when the magnetic field is applied to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090266901 - Souvenir creation method and product: A process for creating a souvenir from an access card is disclosed. The access card includes a source depiction surface bearing a source depiction and may include an embedded magnetic material or an externally affixed magnetic material. The access card is capable of display on a display surface such that... Agent: General Counsel, P.C.

20090261157 - Customer service center based on tags: In one embodiment, a processor is operable to transmit a customer request based on a content tag. The content tag is associated with content. The content tag is at least one of a character, a word, a term, a name, a symbol, or combinations thereof. The content tag and the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090261158 - Authentication of cheques and the like: Value based tokens are generated for inclusion on a data carrier which may be applied to a cheque or similar document. The tokens are generated by a core system, which communicates with application specific wrappers. The wrappers supply token parameters to the core that are specific to the application and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090261159 - Card activated cash dispensing automated transaction machine system and method: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. The machine includes at least one computer and a plurality of transaction function devices. The machine further includes... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090261162 - Secure system and method for payment card and data storage and processing via information splitting: A method is provided for securely storing and retrieving data. A data unit is split by an entity, into a first component and at least a further second component such that the data unit cannot be reconstructed without having the first and second component. The second component is stored on... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090261161 - Selectable multi-purpose card: A selectable, multi-purpose card comprising a plurality of features stored in memory means operatively mounted on the card and selection means for allowing a user to select a feature in a few simple steps, preferably in a single step. In one embodiment the card includes a plurality of magnetic strips... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090261160 - Systems and methods for enabling distribution of co-branded debit cards: In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods for enabling distribution of co-branded debit payment tokens are provided. The systems and methods, which may include a franchising party entering into an arrangement with a co-brand partner and assembling a group of one or more banks to participate in co-branding... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090261163 - Electronic device and information transmission method thereof: An electronic device for transmitting control data according to an external user card includes a control interface, a switching module, and an information center. The information center includes a detection module, a verification module, a control module, and an information transmission module. The detection module detects insertion of the user... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261164 - Mobile terminal, register device, and commodity sale processing system: A mobile terminal is provided. A scanner unit reads code information attached to a commodity. A RAM stores the code information read by the scanner unit as commodity-for-purchase information. The scanner unit, to confirm whether the commodity-for-purchase information stored in the RAM is correct, the scanner unit reads the code... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090261165 - Advanced material tracking system (amts): A method for tracking and reporting material movements and responding to material movements. Tracked-components are assigned a component identifier which can be associated with a location. The identifier is associated with a first location, and in response to a movement trigger, the location associated with the identifier is updated to... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.

20090261166 - System and method for data card emulation: An improved system and method for data card emulation is provided that enables a single data card to emulate any one of multiple data cards. The data card includes an improved system and method for conveying data involving pulsed light that can read a barcode and can emulate a barcode.... Agent: Mark Roberts

20090261169 - Decoupled applications for printed materials: Interactive digital content for printed materials is provided using applications executing in a smart pen computing system. The applications and the printed materials may be developed by separate entities but appear well integrated from the perspective of a user of the smart pen computing system. Printed content produced by a... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090261168 - Identification device: The invention relates to an identification device, in particular for the linear detection of a code arranged in an object plane. In this respect, an optical receiving system is present in the identification device with which the object plane is imaged on a spatially resolving light receiver. The optical receiving... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090261167 - Image reading apparatus: In an image reading apparatus, a magnetic shielding member suppresses interference of an electromagnetic wave for power supply or an electromagnetic wave for transmission and reception of ID information that would otherwise propagate to a reading unit with a carrier cable of the reading unit and the like. Thus, even... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090261170 - System and method for determining the status of a label in a roll of label stock: A method and system for determining whether a first one of a plurality of labels on a roll of label stock is a full label. The method includes sensing a leading edge of the roll of label stock, sensing a location of a first one of a plurality of indicator... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090261171 - Finger tip data reading device: A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data. The reading device includes: a harness which is configured to tight fittingly receive at least a portion of a user's hand; a housing coupled to the harness, the housing... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090261173 - Securities, chip mounting product, and manufacturing method thereof: The invention provides an ID chip with reduced cost, increased impact resistance and attractive design, as well as products and the like mounting the ID chip and a manufacturing method thereof. In view of the foregoing, an integrated circuit having a semiconductor film with a thickness of 0.2 μm or... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090261172 - Systems, methods, and computer program products for supporting multiple contactless applications using different security keys: Systems, methods, and computer program products for supporting multiple contactless applications using different security keys on a wireless smart device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for supporting multiple contactless applications using different security keys on a wireless smart device. The method... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090255986 - Method of initiating action in computer system via analog-printed substrate: A method of initiating a requested action in a computer system via a printed substrate. The substrate contains human-readable information and machine-readable coded data. The method includes the steps of: positioning a sensing device in an operative position relative to the substrate; sensing the coded data; generating indicating data in... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090255984 - Paper sheet handling system, method of use thereof, and method of use of bar-code ticket handling machine: Disclosed herein is a method of use of a paper-sheet handling system comprising the steps of: preparing a paper-sheet handling system configured to handle a bundle of paper-sheets including banknotes and bar-code tickets, the paper-sheet handling system including, a banknote handling machine configured to take in the paper-sheets from the... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090255985 - System for writing information and method of writing information: A medium writing apparatus obtains information to be written onto a recording medium, converts the information into a suitable writable format, and then writes the converted information onto the recording medium. An ID obtaining section obtains a medium ID from the recording medium, or through an input by the user.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090255988 - Method and apparatus for displaying embedded chip states and embedded chip end-user application states: A method and apparatus for managing applications installed on a smartcard. The invention comprises a Smartcard Management Program (SMP), a User Action Program (UAP), a User Command Program (UCP), an Application Status Update Program (ASUP), and a Card Status Update Program (CSUP). The SMP interfaces with smartcard communications system and... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090255987 - Method of authorising a transaction between a computer and a remote server and communications system, with improved security: A transaction between a computer, a remote server and a communications system can be authorized securely. A portable card reader is connected to a computer. Then, the portable card reader reads card data. The portable card reader reads an identification code from a separate RFID tag. Sensitive card identification data... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090255989 - Electronic delivery of admission tickets direct to a purchaser: Electronic delivery of counterfeit-resistant documents exchangeable for value such as admission tickets, gift certificates, coupons, vouchers, etc. directly to the person who ordered the documents over an open communications network such at the Internet. A first party orders a document from a second party, and the second party electronically delivers... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090255990 - Tag reader: A hand held electronic detector is provided for detecting the presence/absence and/or nature of a mark on an article (not shown) such as a security mark. The article may comprise a product, such as for example a pack of cigarettes. The detector comprises a case or body of strong rigid... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090255991 - Card reader: A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for accommodating an electric card... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090255992 - system for synthesizing a two dimensional code and a logo and the method thereof: Briefly, a system for synthesizing a two dimensional code and a logo and the method thereof are presented. The system for generating a synthesized two dimensional code comprises synthesizing means, for synthesizing an original two dimensional code and a visually readable logo to form the synthesized two dimensional code, with... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090255993 - Imaging apparatus having plurality of operating states: There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a predetermined number... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090255994 - Automatic video image reversal of difficult to read symbols: A method of operating a bar code scanning system adapted for assembling information bearing indicia (IBI) information from partial scans of IBI data which may comprise some undecodable characters, the method comprising the steps of: converting light reflected from a target into output signals representative thereof utilizing an image sensor;... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090255995 - Semiconductor device and wireless communication system: Among transistors used in an analog circuit portion of the semiconductor device, particularly in a high frequency circuit, a power supply circuit, and a data demodulation circuit, and transistors used in a digital circuit portion (logic circuit portion), a gate length of a transistor in the analog circuit portion is... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090255996 - Three-legacy mode payment card with parametric authentication and data input elements: A payment card comprises a plastic card and operates with three different legacy payment systems. A magnetic stripe with user account data allows card use in traditional point-of-sale magnetic card readers. A dual-input crypto-processor embedded in the card provides for contact/contactless smart card operation. A user input provides for user... Agent: Richard Brewster Main, Esq.

20090250510 - Voting method: The invention relates to voting devices. The inventive method consists in identifying a voter who, afterwards, selects one of the voting options and simultaneously drops a voting ball in a vertical receiving transparent cylinder placed on a lighttight screen. The falling ball touches the end of the cantilever platform of... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20090250512 - Automatic device registration system with barcode identification and maintenance information generation: A system for transmitting product information of a product is described. The system contains a product with an electronic controller for acquiring and/or storing product information, wherein the product information comprises standard information about the product and current product information, a barcode generating component for generating a barcode for representing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090250511 - Domestic appliance: The invention relates to a domestic appliance comprising a read device and at least one information card, the latter containing a code arrangement that can be read by the read device and that controls the domestic appliance. The code arrangement consists of conductive organic polymers.... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090250514 - Authenticated data carrier: A method for authenticating a data carrier that is associated with at least two security features that can be independently used to authenticate the data carrier, the method comprising using a first one of the security features to authenticate the data carrier and switching to using a second security feature... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090250513 - Close-contact-confirm-then-communicate data exchange methods and apparatus: Portable wireless devices and methods for conducting at least part of an electronic transaction with a target electronic device are disclosed. The portable wireless device includes a detector configured to ascertain whether the portable wireless device is in close proximity with the target electronic device and a data transmission circuit... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090250516 - Commodity registration processing apparatus: A commodity registration processing apparatus detects, with a commodity sensor, whether a commodity is present in an imaging area of an imaging device and, when the commodity sensor detects that the commodity is present in the imaging area, decodes a commodity code barcode or the commodity code barcode and a... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090250515 - System, method, and apparatus of a customer interface device: A customer interface device for interfacing with a customer at a store may include a touch screen for displaying information and receiving customer instructions, a keypad, a wireless sensor for scanning tags attached to merchandise of the store, and at least one user input component to accept customer payment for... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090250517 - Contactless portable object capable of providing an indication on the performance of a contactless reader: The invention concerns a contactless portable object (11) featuring an electronic circuit (14) and an antenna (12) connected together enabling coupling between the electronic circuit and a reader associated with the portable contactless object. According to the main characteristic of the invention, the contactless portable object includes a set of... Agent: James C. Lydon

20090250518 - Encrypting and storing data from a financial prospectus: A first portion of data is selected. The first portion of data is capable of being converted from a human-readable format to an electronically readable format. The first portion of data is capable of being stored in an optical bar code. A printed publication includes the first portion of data... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090250519 - Code symbol reading apparatus: A housing is mounted on a counter on which a basket for containing a commodity to be purchased is placed and is disposed at a position where it confronts an operator. A read window confronting a read area of a code symbol attached to a commodity is disposed on the... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090250520 - Card which can be authenticated by hologram chip: A card authentication is performed. An authentication chip for performing authentication by a copy-disabled hologram chip is attached to a card and when or after the card is introduced into a handling device, the authentication chip information is read to perform authentication. Read may be performed in a planar shape... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090250521 - Non-contact type ic card: A non-contact type IC card includes at least a magnetic recording layer, a metal reflective layer, and a hologram layer, which are sequentially laminated on a card base member, and an antenna and an IC chip connected to the antenna that are embedded in the card base member. The metal... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250522 - Method and material for manufacturing electrically conductive patterns, including radio frequency identification (rfid) antennas: A method of making an electrically conductive patterned film (74), such as an RFID antenna, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a layer of conductive metal (24) adjacent a layer of release coating (20); providing a patterned adhesive layer (400) adjacent a target substrate (42); contacting the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090250523 - System and method for sensing biometric and non-biometric smart card devices: A system of detecting biometric and non-biometric, standard smart card devices includes a smart card host and smart card device reader, which is operable for receiving an Answer to Reset signal and determining whether the smart card device comprises a biometric or non-biometric, standard smart card device. If a biometric... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc