Registers inventions

20080105737 - User programmable fix transactions: A storage medium having computer readable code for configuring a computer code object to conduct financial transactions using the financial information exchange protocol, comprising computer readable code for generating a graphical user interface for assisting a user in providing input indicative of rules of engagement to be used in conducting... Agent: David Aker

20080105738 - Device and method for dosing by using a scale: A device for dosing a number of constituents according to a given formula with a scale (1) containing a formula memory. The scale (1) is equipped with a transponder read unit (2), the given formula is storable in a transponder (4) and transmittable to the formula memory with the transponder... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080105739 - Electronic money system and transaction method using the same: An electronic money system and an electronic money terminal used therein which facilitate and promote the transaction by card representing cash. A user carries out a transaction by using an information card storing data representing monetary value, and in a case where the balance on the card is insufficient, the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080105740 - Self-checkout system with plurality of capacity-detecting loading stations: A system and method for scanning goods and loading the goods into receptacles by a user includes a scanner and a plurality of loading stations. The scanner scans the goods, and the scanned goods are placed on the loading stations. Each loading station separately obtains a weight of the goods... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080105742 - Device and method of electronic voting using mobile terminal: Provided are a device for and a method of electronic voting (e-voting) using a wireless terminal. The e-voting device comprises: a voter identity verifying unit which verifies a voter can be allowed to vote based on a certificate of the voter received from a wireless terminal of the voter over... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080105741 - Method and system for validating mail ballots: Methods and systems for validating signatures on ballots sent through the mail that do not require significant amounts of hardware and/or software to perform are provided. The envelope for returning a ballot by mail includes a signature area in which the voter will sign and a reserved area in which... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080105743 - Y-adapter with embedded wireless port: An improved way to add a wireless peripheral to existing digital systems is taught. A small lightweight and low-cross-section adapter is illustrated that is suitable for use suspended inline with the cables attached to it. The adapter has an embedded wireless port for receiving decoded data from a wireless peripheral,... Agent: Walstein Bennett Smith Iii

20080105744 - Authentication by means of geometric security features: A method of authenticating value documents has the following steps: a) providing a document to be checked for authenticity, b) providing a high-frequency magnetic excitation field, c) providing a trajectory path for checking the document, d) providing a detection coil, e) the detection coil receiving a detection signal when the... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080105745 - Devices and/or systems for illuminating barcodes: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a barcode reader adapted to obtain an image of a barcode. The barcode reader can comprise a camera. The camera can define a camera axis. The barcode reader can comprise a lighting module that comprises set of lighting elements that... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080105746 - Devices and/or systems for automatically imaging barcodes: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a barcode reader adapted to obtain an image of a barcode. The barcode reader can comprise a camera. The camera can define a camera axis. The barcode reader can comprise a lighting module that comprises set of lighting elements that... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080105747 - System and method for selecting a portion of an image: Described is a system and method for selecting a portion of an image. The method comprises obtaining a first image by an image capture device, analyzing the first image to detect at least one predetermined object therein, generating a second image as a function of the first image, the second... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080105749 - Methods for automatically imaging barcodes: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, which can comprise automatically obtaining an image of a barcode. The image can be obtained via a barcode reader. The barcode reader can comprise a camera. The camera can define a camera axis. The barcode reader can comprise a lighting module that comprises... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080105748 - Methods for illuminating barcodes: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, which can comprise obtaining an image of a barcode. The image can be obtained via a barcode reader. The barcode reader can comprise a camera. The camera can define a camera axis. The barcode reader can comprise a lighting module that comprises set... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080105750 - Card reading device and card game fraud detection device: A card reading device comprises a rail (18) for guiding a card; card sensors (46, 48, 50) for detecting a passing card which is slid by hand and guided by the rail (18), which are placed in a card sliding direction with a certain gap; and reading sensors (52, 54)... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080105751 - Powered authenticating cards: The present invention provides systems and methods for powered video game playing cards, powered voter authentication cards, powered financial transaction cards, and methods for administering the use of each. The cards generally include a thin, flexible substrate and a battery disposed within the substrate. A dynamic token value generator and/or... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080105752 - Method and system for kitting smart cards with a shrink wrap license: Smart Cards are kitted by preprinting a piece of film with a licensing agreement, wrapping the film around the Smart Card and sealing the package. The kitted Smart Card is much smaller and thus easier and cheaper to store and transport than standard #10 envelopes. The assembly process reduces damage... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080099548 - Currency counter: A currency counter for counting currency documents, each currency document having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a number of coded data portions. Each coded data portion is indicative of an identity of the currency document. The counter includes an input for receiving a number of currency documents to... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080099549 - Organizational arrangements for self-coordinated machine networks: The invention is a mode of operation for an improved self-coordinated machine network. The invention is used for applications where individual machine may be dormant for a significant fraction of total use time to save power. The invention provides organizational functions which allow the network to save power by having... Agent: Mark Rodgers

20080099550 - Portable patient card, information system, and procedure for patient information: A portable personalized tracker card is provided. The tracker card may be a patient tracker card. The tracker card includes a control unit, a memory for storing personal data, an energy supply unit and an electrochromic display for displaying the personal data... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080099552 - Method and apparatus for wireless authorization: A system, method, apparatus, means and computer program products for conducting wireless authorization include transmitting, from a transaction terminal to a payment card device, payment transaction data associated with a purchase transaction, associating an approval code stored in the payment card device with the payment transaction data, transmitting the approval... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080099551 - System and method for providing a gift card which affords benefits beyond what is purchased: A system, computer product and method are provided for a card issuer providing a prepaid gift card to a purchaser, the gift card usable by a recipient of the card to pay merchants who participate in a financial network. The method includes receiving a payment of a predetermined amount, and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080099553 - Watch for transacting financial transactions: An alternative for smart card financial transactions is provided in which the smart card functionality is provided as part of a watch containing a RuBee antenna and transceiver for transmitting the authorization information to a receiver separate from the watch. This form factor allows the user to maintain the card... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080099554 - Material dispensing station: A method of verifying a material application including the steps of inputting a first product number, inputting a second product number and confirming. The inputting of the first product number is done from a routing instrument. The inputting of the second product number is done from a number physically associated... Agent: Deere & Company

20080099555 - Electronic image acquisition for gaming systems: Methods and devices are provided for making, storing and retrieving electronic representations of payment documents such as payment tickets used for gaming machines. Some implementations sort currency and non-currency payment documents. According to some embodiments, electronic representations are made only of non-currency payment documents. After an electronic representation of a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080099556 - Card having password input key: The present invention provides a card having password input keys, which can prevent duplication of a credit card, a cash card, or an electronic identification card by a unauthorized third party upon loss or theft of the card, and which is constructed so that a separate password, other than a... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Tuchman & Park LLC

20080099557 - Distributed inventory management system: Disclosed is a distributed inventory management system in which a self-awareness, self-regulating and self-organizing method is used to compile on a real-time basis ad hoc databases from which the locations of a number of geographically distributed inventory units (e.g., pallets, shipping containers, trailers, railroad cards, trucks, and even people) can... Agent: Law Offices Of Morland C Fischer

20080099558 - Card reader with multiple slots: A card reader with multiple slots to convert data stored in electronic cards in different format into the interface format of Express Card™ and to output the converted data to a computer includes an insulation casing, two slots, one Express Card™ connector, and data relay unit to convert the data... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20080099559 - Dual interface sim card adapter with detachable antenna: A dual interface SIM card adaptor is described for use with an existing SIM card slot that provides a dual interface electronic information storage card. The dual interface SIM card carrier comprises a flexible printed circuit board, a mini-sized SIM card, a housing to house the mini-sized SIM card, and... Agent: Macronix C/o Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080099560 - Processing method and apparatus for recording media having printed magnetic ink characters: A method and apparatus to evaluate transportation of a recording medium based on a detection signal from a magnetic head, and based on the result of this evaluation to efficiently execute a post-processing operation such as sorting the recording media after passing the magnetic head reading position. Using this method... Agent: Anderson, Kill & Olick, P.C.

20080099561 - Method of using an indicia reader: A method of completing a transaction comprising the steps of: a customer remotely ordering a product from a provider; the provider sending an indicia to the customer, the indicia being representative of the product ordered; the provider sending authentication data to the customer for utilization as an authentication process at... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20080099562 - Packing envelope printing method for automatic medicine packing machine: A packing envelope printing method for an automatic medicine packing machine includes steps of calculating data amount, deciding excess data, in which whether the calculated data amount exceeds a reference data amount that is preset is decided; selecting bar code printing method according to the decision, in which one dimension... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080099563 - Automatic operation of a wireless device based on physical speed: A wireless device operates in an operating state determined as a function of the wireless device's physical physical speed. In some implementations, the wireless device determines the physical speed using a GPS (global positioning system). If the wireless device determines based on the physical position and/or physical speed that the... Agent: Smart & Biggar P.o. Box 2999, Station D

20080099564 - Sample plate for supporting bar code scanning: A sample plate for supporting bar code scanning is provided, comprising first-circle sample slots distributed along the circumference of the sample plate and clear slots each communicating correspondingly with each of the sample slots, wherein an angle α is formed between the line connecting the center of the circle of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080099565 - Package security having a static element and a dynamic element: A package security feature is provided, the package security feature having a static element and a dynamic element. The dynamic element selectively interacts with the static element to enable identification and anti-tampering for a package.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080099566 - Rfid reporting personal health card and related systems: A personal health card that includes a smartcard with an RFID device that automatically reports certain RFID response information when illuminated by an interrogation signal from an RFID reader, such as an authorized first responder interrogation device issued to police, fire, lifeguard, or EMT personnel. The RFID response information may... Agent: Mehrman Law Office, P.C.

20080099567 - Input device: An input device for applying a signal depending on a user-operated key to an information processing device is disclosed which includes a plurality of keys including a function-key pad and a ten-key pad; and a communication section for transmitting data to and from a non-contact IC or a device equivalent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080093435 - Mechanical golf counter: A mechanical golf counter includes a case in which is mounted a golf counter mechanism including: a plurality of first means for counting score associated with a plurality of holes, and for providing indication of the score at each hole; a plurality of second means for storing the indication for... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080093436 - Waste/recycling container with rfid device: An RFID-enabled waste/recycling container in which an RFID device is enclosed within the lower grab bar. As disclosed, the lower grab bar is extruded to define a cavity, and the RFID device is located within the cavity. The RFID device can be fixedly secured within the lower grab bar using... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080093437 - Automated teller machine: An ATM comprises a) an ATM head unit in the form of a housing within which are housed user interface components of an ATM; and b) a security enclosure within which is located an ATM media dispenser. The security enclosure and the head unit are discrete physically separate units, which... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20080093438 - Method, system and apparatus for the establishment of a virtual banking environment in a merchant venue while increasing the deposit-based assets of optionally interfaced traditional banking institutions subject to fractional-reserve banking: A system, method and associated apparatus for establishing virtual banking in a merchant venue or syndication of merchants to a consumer while optionally increasing the deposit-based assets of a related traditional banking institution, having a consumer portable device for containment of currency amounts linked to the consumer's account and enabled... Agent: Mitchell A. Stein, Esq. Stein Law, P.C.

20080093439 - Automated transaction machine: An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a combination ATM and Internet kiosk the same credit... Agent: Dreier LLP

20080093440 - Automated transaction machine: An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a combination ATM and Internet kiosk the same credit... Agent: Dreier LLP

20080093441 - Conducting assisted self-service transactions where approval is needed: A system for use in assisting a self-service transaction at a service facility includes an assisted self-service terminal configured for use by a customer in conducting a business transaction with the service facility and a notification mechanism configured to transmit a message indicating that a human representative of the service... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20080093442 - Financial transaction system with asset building benefit: s

20080093443 - Automated transaction machine: An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a combination ATM and Internet kiosk the same credit... Agent: Dreier LLP

20080093444 - Automatic vending system using rfid and method thereof: Provided is an automatic vending system using RFID technology including a multi-tag unit including a plurality of RFID tags which store product sales information; and a sales management unit which receives a message of purchase request including information on a purchase requested product, checks if the purchase requested product is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080093445 - Data ignition card: Data Ignition Card is a card with a magnetized strip and/or a microchip embedded in a magnetized strip and an electronic card reader connected to a vehicle's ignition system. To use Data Ignition Card, an individual inserts the card into the card reader prior to starting the vehicle. Information on... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080093446 - Verification system, server, and electronic instrument: The verification system of this invention comprises an image forming apparatus 1 having verification function and a card reader 2 for reading a user ID from a card. The image forming apparatus 1 is capable of performing short-range radio communication with a portable instrument 3. The portable instrument 3 receives... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080093447 - Device and method for guiding a user to a communication position: A portable electronic device that includes an antenna and at least one of a transmitter or a receiver connected to the antenna for transferring information between the portable electronic device and a corresponding device via the antenna. The corresponding device includes a visual indicator indicative of a location of an... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080093448 - Method and system for tracking and verifying medication: A method to verify a product produced by a manufacturer, the method comprising the steps of attaching a unique product code to a product prior to delivery to a retailer, storing the product code with product information in a first database linked to a verification system associated with the manufacturer,... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080093449 - Ballot marking system and apparatus utilizing multiple key switch voter interface: A ballot marking system and apparatus for marking a paper ballot listing a plurality of candidates which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the marking apparatus. The voting station includes a multiple key-switch navigation sub-panel by which the... Agent: Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080093450 - Information processing apparatus: The invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted; and a data communication unit that performs data exchange with the card-type medium in an operation mode that is judged as the faster mode that offers a faster data exchange with... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080093451 - Data acquisition device: A data acquisition device includes a housing, a card reader, a scanner, an electronic signature pad, and a data communication system. The card reader, the scanner, and the electronic signature pad are integrated with the housing and with the data communication system. The data communication system is configured to receive... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080093452 - Method for communicating by a detector of the presence of chip cards in a reader chip cards and a reading device communicating by the presence detector: The invention relates to a method of switching communication channels enabling a card reader to communicate with several card circuits, each circuit having a communication channel. The reader applies a power supply voltage to the card by electrical contacts arranged on a connection button. The reader transmits a control signal... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20080093453 - Magnetic data processing apparatus and noise reduction method for such apparatus: The magnetic data processing apparatus includes a magnetic head and a motor arranged to reduce noise due to leakage flux from the motor. The magnetic data processing apparatus may form a check processing apparatus 1 having an MICR head 2 and a transportation motor 11, which is preferably a stepping... Agent: Anderson Kill & Olick P.C.

20080093455 - Method for reading symbol indicia: A method of reading indicia having encrypted data provided therein comprising the steps of: scanning indicia utilizing an indicia reader; recognizing the presence of encrypted data in the indicia; retrieving an appropriate encryption key for decrypting the encrypted data; decrypting the data utilizing the encryption key; and, decoding the decrypted... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20080093456 - Method for updating indicia readers: An indicia reader system comprising: an indicia reader for reading symbol indicia and producing a symbol signal representative of the symbol indicia, the indicia reader capable of transferring and receiving data formatted in a plurality of protocols; a controller capable of transferring and receiving data formatted in a plurality of... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20080093454 - Wireless processor, wireless memory, information system, and semiconductor device: The invention provides a processor obtained by forming a high functional integrated circuit using a polycrystalline semiconductor over a substrate which is sensitive to heat, such as a plastic substrate or a plastic film substrate. Moreover, the invention provides a wireless processor, a wireless memory, and an information processing system... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080093457 - Imaging reader and method with visual aiming prompts: An aiming assembly supported by a mobile imaging reader projects a visual prompt, preferably one or more arrows, on a symbol to indicate a direction in which a field of view of an imager in the housing is to be moved in order to position the symbol entirely within the... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080093458 - Advanced fan control and identification system and method: A computer system is capable of operating with various types of fans from the same manufacturer or from different manufacturers and is capable identifying the type of fan which is presently installed in the system. The system includes a fan of the type which includes an integral optical sensor and... Agent: Lenovo (us)IPLaw

20080093459 - Reading device having a harness: 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

20080093460 - Systems, methods, and media for providing and/or obtaining information associated with a barcode: In some embodiments, methods for providing information associated with a barcode are provided. The methods including receiving barcode information and a user identifier from a mobile device; sending the barcode information to at least one content provider; receiving content information related to the barcode information from at least one of... Agent: Wilmerhale/new York

20080093463 - Rfid tags, rfid electronic devices and related methods for anti-theft and data transmission purposes: An RFID tag is integrated with a processor of an electronic product for anti-theft purpose. The RFID tag receives an enable mark when the electronic product is checked out at a point of sale. Only when the processor receives the enable mark from the RFID tag can the start-up sequence... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080093465 - Smart card and method of testing smart card: A smart card includes a non-volatile memory, a CPU, and a plurality of pads. The non-volatile memory stores a test program. The CPU is released from a reset state in response to a test enable signal. The CPU executes the test program stored in the non-volatile memory based on predetermined... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080093467 - Folding electronic transaction card: A sleeve provides communications between an electronic transaction card and an intelligent electronic device. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale... Agent: Lemoine Patent Services, PLLC C/o Portfolioip

20080093466 - Ic card: In an IC card of dual-way type which is used in common as a non-contact/contact operation card, an isolation transistor is provided between a power supply voltage terminal and a contact power supply circuit. Non-contact/contact judging and switching unit 6 turns OFF, when it is detected that the IC card... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080093461 - Non-contact ic card: There is provided a non-contact IC card having a power supply circuit capable of stably receiving power even if power consumption is varied after the power supply object circuit is switched to normal operation. The non-contact IC card includes: an antenna (11) for receiving an electromagnetic wave, a rectifier circuit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080093462 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device having a memory circuit which is nonvolatile and able to be written additionally, an antenna which can be easily manufactured, and to provide a manufacturing method thereof. In addition, it is an object of the present invention... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080093464 - Wireless chip and manufacturing method thereof: It is an object of the present invention to reduce the cost of a wireless chip, further, to reduce the cost of a wireless chip by enabling the mass production of a wireless chip, and furthermore, to provide a downsized and lightweight wireless chip. A wireless chip in which a... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080093468 - Security marks simulating natural defects for embedding information in documents: A system for generating a security mark includes a data reception component that receives information. A security mark generation component in communication with the data reception component generates at least one security mark configuration based at least in part upon the received information. The at least one security mark configuration... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080087718 - Systems and apparatus for expressing multimedia presentations corresponding to print media: The present invention provides an educational or entertainment system capable of activating audio, web-based streaming or flash video presentations from designated portions of a printed surface containing visual images, comprising a surface containing a plurality of discrete, visually colored zones which code for particular presentations, each of said colored zones... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080087719 - Method and system to monitor hand hygiene compliance: A system which allows healthcare providers to monitor hand hygiene compliance includes a data reader adapted to be worn by a healthcare provider. The system includes a portal trigger disposed at each door portal of a patient room which activates the reader to record an entrance event when the provider... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz

20080087720 - Biometric access control system for vending machines: A biometric access control system and method for currency-handling machines such as merchandise vending machines, payphones, copy machines, video game machines, pool and pin-ball machines, slot machines, parking meters, and automatic teller machines has two principal components—a digital authentication device (“DAD”) that is installed within the currency-handling machine, and a... Agent: Eric W. Cernyar, P.C.

20080087723 - Circuit arrangement for wirelessly exchanging data and rfid chip card device: A circuit arrangement for wirelessly exchanging data with a reader device, including an antenna for converting electromagnetic radiation into an antenna voltage, an analogue circuit for demodulating an information signal based on the antenna voltage, and a digital circuit for processing of the information signal and for receiving power from... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080087721 - Identification card: Identification card, comprising a card body (1) with graphic identification information, wherein light emission means emit the identification information in visible or invisible light. The light emission means can consist of a flat light emitting diode (2) (FLED), for instance a Polymer FLED. The FLED can be connected with an... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20080087722 - System and method for permitting otherwise suspect credit card transactions: Instead of immediately turning down a suspect credit card transaction, when a merchant store connects to a credit card issuer computer and the issuer computer realizes that the limit will be exceeded or that the transaction is otherwise suspect, it sends a voice or text phone message to the card... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080087724 - System and method for providing remote site intervention support for self-checkout stations: A system and method enables intervention events occurring at a self-checkout station at a retail site to be addressed by an operator located at a remote site distant from the retail site. The system includes a checkout station located at a retail site, a video camera and microphone mounted at... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080087725 - Fixture based item locator system: An item locator system including a computer responsive to the commands of a user of the computer corresponding to a location of a plurality of items within an establishment, the establishment including a plurality of display fixtures identifiable using identification codes, the computer having access to stored data comprising information... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080087726 - Apparatus and method for tracking of neonate feeding substrate: An apparatus and method are provided employing radio frequency identification and temperature detection tags to monitor the identification and temperature and the transfer and the storage of neonate feeding substrates such as neonate formula or breast milk and the like throughout a hospital and neonate care unit the apparatus includes... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080087727 - Pallet content identification mechanism that converts rfid information to corresponding barcode information: A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information into corresponding barcode information, and transmits the corresponding barcodes to a barcode-based inventory control... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20080087729 - Federated voting with criteria-based discrimination: Technology for use with computing devices, particularly mobile devices and wireless networks supporting federation, enabling people, devices, systems, or the like to join together in electronic federations for purposes of voting or the like. The votes in such voting situations may be weighted based on various criteria associated with the... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080087728 - Voting-on-paper assistive device: A non-electronic, accessible paper ballot voting device is presented to assist individuals with disabilities to mark and cast paper ballots privately and independently. The device is composed of one custom “ballot sleeve” for each sheet of a ballot, bound together between front and back opaque covers for privacy. Each sleeve... Agent: Ellen Theisen

20080087730 - Methods and devices for assigning rfid device personality: Methods and devices are provided for identifying, locating and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network with “personalities” that are appropriate for the roles of the RFID devices. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC code information and existing networking standards form the basis of identifying... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080087731 - Credit card sized usb flash drive: A flash memory mass storage drive stores user files in a convenient credit card sized drive. Embodiments function as both a credit card and a mass storage drive. Communication may be through a host interface connector such as a USB connector, a magnetic interface, a smart card interface, and/or a... Agent: Winston & Strawn, LLP

20080087732 - Method of displaying advertisement to a user: A method of displaying an advertisement to a user via user interaction with a printed substrate, said substrate comprising user information and coded data enabling the user interaction, said method comprising: (a) a user performing the user interaction with the substrate using a sensing device, said sensing device reading at... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080087733 - Image sensor and method of fabricating the same: An image sensor according to an example embodiment may include a plurality of photoelectric transformation active regions, a plurality of read active regions, and/or at least one read gate. The plurality of photoelectric transformation active regions may be formed on a substrate. Each read active region may be formed adjacent... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080087734 - Triggerless electro-optical reader: A software-programmed controller supported by a mobile electro-optical reader is operative for sensing when the mobile reader is supported in a steady state by the operator for a predetermined time period, and for automatically actuating the mobile reader in response to sensing the steady state to initiate reading of indicia... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080087735 - Re-configurable memory cards having multiple application-based functions, methods of operating and methods of forming the same: A memory card can include a box-shaped printed circuit board defining at least a partially enclosed interior space. A control chip is in the interior space defined by the box-shaped printed circuit board, where the control chip can be selectively configured according one or more application functions. A memory chip... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080087736 - Printed infra-red data structure with targets: A data structure is printed using infra-red ink. The data structure includes a two dimensional array of data blocks. Each adjacent pair of data blocks is separated by a gap and each of the data blocks has a data region holding encoded data. Each data region is confined by clock-marks... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd