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Registers > Coded Record Sensors > Particular Sensor Structure > Magnetic MagneticMagnetic patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/24/08 - 20080017712 - Secure magnetic stripe reader Magnetic stripe readers are disclosed that are configured to extract information from magnetic media and encrypt part of the extracted information. Embodiments of magnetic stripe readers include measures to resist tampering and inputs to receive unencrypted information from input devices. One embodiment includes a housing containing a magnetic reading head ... 11/22/07 - 20070267496 - Methods of processing a check in an image-based check processing system to determine if the check is potentially fraudulent Methods of processing a check in an image-based check processing system are provided to determine if the check is potentially fraudulent. One method comprises attempting to read a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline of a physical check as the check is transported along a document track, capturing image data ... 08/16/07 - 20070187500 - Card printer having a cam to push a magnetic head bearer away from an encoder roller A card printer has a card conveyor for conveying along a card conveying route a card having a magnetic strip for storing data , a magnetic head bearer installed on a first side of the card conveying route, a magnetic head installed on the magnetic head bearer for accessing data ... 07/05/07 - 20070152052 - Financial and similar identification cards read by magnetic swipe card readers and methods relating thereto Apparatus forming a portable charge, debit or similar identification card which can be read using a magnetic card reader and methods for securing information are described. The preferred apparatus includes a magnetic stripe for storing information, a jamming assembly configured to emit a jamming signal which temporarily renders at least ... 07/05/07 - 20070152051 - Fluid ingress resistant magnetic stripe reader assembly A magnetic stripe reader assembly for a point of sale terminal is provided. In some embodiments, the magnetic stripe reader assembly includes a holder configured to retain a magnetic head within the terminal and restrict access to electronic components. ... 06/28/07 - 20070145134 - Apparatus for communicating with rfid tag The apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag includes: a signal processing circuit and a radio frequency circuit transmission unit configured to create RFID tag information which is to be written to an IC circuit part of each RFID circuit element To that transmits/receives information, the RFID circuit element To ... 06/14/07 - 20070131768 - Card processor A card processor which can substantially reliably prevent magnetic data recorded in a magnetic card and can remarkably enhance security. In the card processor, two radiation sources radiate disturbing magnetic fields outside of an insertion slot. A disturbing magnetic field radiated from one radiation source and a disturbing magnetic field ... 04/26/07 - 20070090188 - Pneumatic card transport system A pneumatic card transport system is disclosed. The system is configured to use pressurized air to transport a card inserted to a conveying duct inside a card passageway assembly from a first end to a second end. Air nozzles are configured to release the pressurized airstreams at an angle relative ... 04/12/07 - 20070080226 - Marker for coded electronic article identification system A coded marker in a magnetomechanical resonant electronic article identification system, includes a plurality of ductile magnetostrictive elements or strips based on an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon with improved magnetomechanical resonance performance. The coded marker takes full advantage of the improved magnetomechanical properties, and an electronic article identification system utilizes ... 04/12/07 - 20070080225 - Medium processing device A medium processing device is provided having a front panel which is formed with an aperture where a magnetic recording medium is inserted into or ejected from and which partitions an outside of a device from an inside of the device. A magnetic head is provided in the inside of ... 02/01/07 - 20070023519 - System and method using movement of human body to control a function of a terminal A system which uses movement of a human body to control a function of a terminal comprises: a detecting device for detecting variation of the movement of the human body depending on an intention of a user so as to transmit a detection signal; and a terminal for storing a ... 10/19/06 - 20060231622 - Printed circuit board with integral strain gage A method for strain measurement measures strain in a printed circuit board having an integral strain measurement layer. The strain measurement layer includes an insulating layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a strain sensitive layer of metallic foil adhered to the top surface of the insulating layer ... 10/19/06 - 20060231621 - Single-pass magnetic reading and optical reading apparatus and method A document reading apparatus reduces processing time and affords excellent ease of use in reading a slip document to acquire magnetic data and/or image data. As the slip is transported through a transportation path, a magnetic reading unit outputs magnetically read data acquired by reading printed magnetic ink characters from ... 10/12/06 - 20060226224 - Multi-head point of sale terminal The invention provides increased convenience through use of multiple opposed magnetic stripe reader heads within a POS terminal card reader track. In one embodiment, the various opposed heads are offset along the card reader track. The POS terminal also accommodates smart card and contactless instrument readers and includes features for ... 10/05/06 - 20060219787 - Sheet body, information writing method, information reading method, and information reading apparatus A sheet body including plural magnetic wires arranged and embedded along a longitudinal direction of the sheet body at a predetermined interval, wherein each of the magnetic wires is formed by two kinds of magnetic bodies with different coercive forces into a linear shape of a predetermined length, and the ... 10/05/06 - 20060219786 - Marker for coded electronic article identification system A coded marker in a magnetomechanical resonant electronic article identification system, includes a plurality of ductile magnetostrictive elements or strips based on an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon with improved magnetomechanical resonance performance. The coded marker takes full advantage of the improved magnetomechanical properties, and an electronic article identification system utilizes ... 09/21/06 - 20060208078 - Magnetic thread reader A method of detecting a magnetic thread comprises causing relative movement between the thread and an array of magnetic heads, each head generates a signal upon detecting a portion of the thread. The arrival of a thread at one of the heads is detected, that head being denoted a primary ... 09/07/06 - 20060196940 - Micr reader An MICR reading head is operable to read an MICR character printed on a medium fed in a first direction. A sensor is operable to detect an end portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the medium. The MICR reading head is movable to a predetermined ... 08/31/06 - 20060192006 - Magnetic stripe card with dynamic numbers A magnetic stripe card includes a magnetic stripe, a plurality of magnetic write heads, and data circuitry. The magnetic stripe stores magnetic fields indicative of a dynamic number. The plurality of magnetic write heads located under the magnetic stripe generates the magnetic fields to write bits of the dynamic number ... 08/10/06 - 20060175405 - Adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader An adaptor allows a magnetic stripe card reader to receive information from other media such as wireless proximity chip cards while maintaining the ability to receive a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment, the adaptor includes a simulacrum structure of sufficiently narrow width to fit substantially permanently within ... 07/27/06 - 20060163353 - External adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader An adaptor in accordance with the present invention allows a conventional magnetic stripe card POS reader to receive information from contact-based or wireless sources while maintaining the concurrent ability of the reader to interact with a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the adaptor ... 07/27/06 - 20060163352 - Conveyer A conveyer has a belt and an encoded surface that moves with the belt that can be re-encoded. ... 06/22/06 - 20060131410 - Adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader An adaptor allows a magnetic stripe card reader to receive information from other media such as wireless proximity chip cards while maintaining the ability to receive a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment, the adaptor includes a simulacrum structure of sufficiently narrow width to fit substantially permanently within ... 06/22/06 - 20060131409 - Apparatus for mounting an msr to a display system at multiple locations A magnetic stripe reader (MSR) is configured to be attached to a display system. The MSR has a housing for at least partially enclosing an electronic unit which reads and decodes a magnetic stripe on a transaction card. An arm member extends from the housing. A mount plate is attachable ... 06/15/06 - 20060124740 - Magnetic field response measurement acquisition system Magnetic field response sensors designed as passive inductor-capacitor circuits produce magnetic field responses whose harmonic frequencies correspond to states of physical properties for which the sensors measure. Power to the sensing element is acquired using Faraday induction. A radio frequency antenna produces the time varying magnetic field used for powering ... 05/18/06 - 20060102722 - Magnetic information medium recording/reproducing device A magnetic information medium recording/reproducing device may include a turnable drum whose outer peripheral face forms a medium feeding path for a magnetic information medium and a feeding mechanism for carrying the medium along the outer peripheral face of the drum while pressing the medium against the outer peripheral face ... 03/16/06 - 20060054700 - Card reader A card reader (30) for reading magnetic stripe cards (42), comprises a housing having a card entry slot, a magnetic read head (40) located within the housing and guide means (36) arranged to guide inserted cards to the read head to be read. The guide means (36) is arranged to ... 03/16/06 - 20060054699 - Method and system for a static magnetic read/write head The present invention enables reading from and writing onto a magnetic stripe medium with a static read/write head that does not require relative linear motion between the magnetic stripe medium and the head while reading or writing takes place. The reading and writing is accomplished using a stationary uni-dimensional, bi-dimensional, ... 03/09/06 - 20060049257 - Self-aligning contacts for material transport A device for advancing thin sheet material such as checks and reading information thereon is disclosed. The device includes first and second paired advancement assemblies for directing the checks through the device. Sensors are positioned between the paired advancement assemblies for magnetically and optically reading information or indicia on the ... 03/09/06 - 20060049256 - Transparently securing data for transmission on financial networks A secure magnetic stripe card stripe reader (MSR) module and software system capable of encrypting the magnetic stripe data to CPI, SDP and CISP standards for use in point of sale (POS) and other applications requiring data security using non secure networks and computing devices. Additionally, when incorporated within an ... 03/09/06 - 20060049255 - Secure magnetic stripe reader for handheld computing and method of using same A secure magnetic stripe card stripe reader (MSR) module and software system capable of encrypting the magnetic stripe data to CISP standards for use in point of sale (POS) and other applications requiring data security using non secure networks and computing devices. Additionally, when incorporated within an attachment for conventional ... 03/02/06 - 20060043182 - Magnetic ink character reading apparatus A magnetic ink character reading apparatus has a magnetic detection unit for detecting magnetic ink characters on the check and generating magnetic detection signals, a noise data generator for generating magnetic noise data by accumulating magnetic detection signals before the check passes the magnetic detection unit, and a magnetic noise ... 02/23/06 - 20060038014 - Data storage device, apparatus and method for using same Data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, magnetic credit card or the like, including a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may ... 02/23/06 - 20060038013 - Medium 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 ... 12/08/05 - 20050269409 - Magnetic stripline scanner A magnetic stripline scanner for reading lines of magnetic data on a media including a portable housing having a scanning side. A linear array of magnetic field sensors, such as spin valve magnetic memory cells, is at least partially disposed within the housing, proximate to the scanning side. The magnetic ... 11/24/05 - 20050258244 - Electronic card encoder A key card encoder incorporates a plunger that is pushed downward as the card is manually inserted into a slot in the encoder and a potentiometer whose value changes based on the plunger position to indicate the card's position at all times. As the card is inserted into the slot, ... 11/10/05 - 20050247787 - Magnetic stripe reader with power management control for attachment to a pda device A magnetic stripe card manual swipe reader (MSR) unit capable of attaching to and communicating with a conventional personal digital assistant (PDA) from various manufacturers, using only the electrical power available as supplied by the PDA device, and capable of effective electrical power management and conservation operations. Additionally, this PDA ... 10/06/05 - 20050218229 - Method and apparatus for authenticating a magnetic fingerprint signal using compressive amplification A system for verifying the authenticity of data contained in a magnetic medium using the remanent noise characteristics of the magnetic medium. In one embodiment, the invention includes a sensing unit configured to generate a signal indicative of the sensed magnetic field and an amplifier. The amplifier is in communication ... 08/25/05 - 20050184155 - Automatic payment system using rf id tags The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer identification number as well as other frequent purchase information. When read by a reader installed at the fuel dispenser, the tag information is ... 08/18/05 - 20050178834 - Single-pass magnetic reading and optical reading apparatus and method A document reading apparatus reduces processing time and affords excellent ease of use when reading a slip document to acquire both magnetically read data and image data. Transportation unit 19, 20 convey slips through a transportation path. Magnetic reading unit 21, 22 output magnetically read data acquired by reading the ... 08/11/05 - 20050173530 - Magnetic stripe authentication and verification system Magnetic stripe documents are identified and authenticated on the basis of repeatable magnetic characteristics of a stripe recorded with digital data and waveform characteristics of the sensed digital data. Stripes are sensed to provide an analog signal, only the portion storing leading zeros being used. Cyclically, the leading-zero portion is ... 08/04/05 - 20050167496 - Method and apparatus for authenticating a magnetic fingerprint signal using an adaptive analog to digital converter A system for verifying the authenticity of data contained in a magnetic medium using the remanent noise characteristics of the magnetic medium. One embodiment of the invention includes an over-sampled modulator and at least one channel in communication with an output of the over-sampled modulator. The at least one channel ... 08/04/05 - 20050167495 - Method and apparatus for authenticating a magnetic fingerprint signal using a filter capable of isolating a remanent noise related signal component A system for verifying the authenticity of data contained in a magnetic medium using the remanent noise characteristics of the magnetic medium. In one embodiment, the invention includes a sensing unit configured to generate a signal indicative of the magnetic field of the magnetic medium, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in ... 07/14/05 - 20050150955 - Self-aligning magnetic read head incorporating lift-up detection Magnetic reading head assemblies are described that enable the alignment of a magnetic reading head to a track of magnetic information on a data card. In addition, embodiments of the present invention can enable the detection of misalignments in circumstances where the elastic mounted magnetic reading head could not aligned ... 06/30/05 - 20050139671 - Method and system for exception processing of micr documents System and method for exception processing of MICR documents. MICR documents are read and sorted to a destination pocket for processing subject to a determination that an exception does not prevent the routing of the document. In example embodiments, for example, an error does not prevent the routing of the ... 06/30/05 - 20050139670 - System and method for the processing of micr documents that produce read errors System and method for the processing of MICR documents that produce read errors. MICR documents are read and sorted to a destination pocket for processing subject to a determination that existing digit errors do not prevent the routing of the document. In example embodiments, an error does not prevent the ... 06/02/05 - 20050116036 - Card reader A card reader that transports a card having a magnetic strip with a drive means to read and write information on the card that includes prehead for detecting the insertion of the card by searching the presence of the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic strip, and a card detecting ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |