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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174383 | System and method for operating a synchronized wireless network A system and method for operating a wireless network comprising a plurality of devices each having a powered down mode, a receive/transmit mode, and a timer, may include a master device and a defined time interval. Time interval information and synchronizing informa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8066184 | Optically readable marking sheet and reading apparatus and method therefor A ballot or sheet having an anti-copying feature provides for detecting from an image of the ballot or sheet whether the ballot or sheet is an original or is a copy. The anti-copying feature may lighten or darken, or both, when copied and may or may not be evident t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7988047 | Method for decoding an optically readable sheet An optically readable sheet has plural mark spaces and has at least two fiducial marks defining the orientation and scaling of the sheet. A method for reading an optically readable sheet may comprise imaging the sheet and decoding the fiducial marks from the image o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975920 | Electronic voting method and system employing a machine readable ballot envelope A method for reading a sheet or a paper ballot enclosed in a ballot envelope comprises decoding a machine readable envelope identifier from each ballot envelope, displaying at least the decoded envelope identifier and a signature from each ballot envelope for determ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7839289 | Object monitoring, locating, and tracking system and method employing RFID devices An RFID system and method utilizes the power level of messages received from an RFID device for monitoring and/or locating and/or tracking the RFID device, e.g., and typically an object associated with the RFID device. The power level of received messages may be ind... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828215 | Reader for an optically readable ballot A ballot reader images a ballot, checks the ballot, and displays the ballot image for voter review. The voter may cast the ballot causing it to be collected and the vote thereon recorded, or may have the ballot returned. Checking may include, e.g., checking for a co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7813934 | Tracking apparatus and method, as for an exhibition Apparatus and method are useful for conducting an exhibition at which visitors visit plural booths and/or stations at which a PDA and an encoded tag reader are provided. Exhibitor information is stored in a memory of the PDA. An encoded tag issued each visitor inclu... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7635088 | Electronic voting method and system employing a printed machine readable ballot A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interfac... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7635087 | Method for processing a machine readable ballot and ballot therefor A method for processing ballots having page numbers comprises imaging the ballot; determining the page numbers from the images and whether the page numbers are in a sequence. If the page numbers are in a page number sequence, then decoding the voting selections mark... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7614553 | Method for reading an optically readable sheet A method for reading a sheet having one or more regions of choices and a plurality of mark spaces thereon may comprise reading or imaging the sheet, defining one or more choice regions each including one mark space, and processing the image or read sheet. Processing... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7513425 | Article tracking system and method A system and method are useful for tracking and/or managing an article at one or more stations. An RFID tag including a memory and an antenna is associated with reach article, and an RFID tag reader at the station has plural antennas for communicating with RFID tags... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508308 | Tracking apparatus and method, as for an exhibition A method and system for conducting an exhibition wherein a visitor having a visitor smart tag visits a plurality of stations comprises a plurality of stations each having a smart tag reader and an electronic memory associated therewith for storing information, e.g.,... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7501954 | Dual circuit RF identification tags A wireless article includes two or more RFID electronic devices and antenna that operate at or under different conditions, e.g., at different frequencies and/or under different protocols. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7461787 | Electronic voting apparatus, system and method A voting system and method that provides a printed confirmation of voting selections made comprises a voter interface for receiving voting selections made during a voting session; a processor for creating a voting record including the voting selections made during t... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7436989 | Generation, verification and reproduction of a digitized writing A digitized writing is recorded in a digitized writing record including at least the position of each point of a writing in coordinates relative to a coordinate of a previous point thereof and time. The digitized writing record may be converted to image format. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431209 | Electronic voting apparatus, system and method A voting apparatus, system and method may provide data redundancy in that each vote is recorded by two or more independent and verifiable means: i.e. by recording in one or more electronic memory devices included in the voting machine and/or system, and/or by record... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423535 | Object monitoring, locating, and tracking method employing RFID devices A method for monitoring a container having an RFID device interior comprises periodically transmitting messages including unique identifying information and receiving messages transmitted by the RFID device interior the container by a receiving device exterior the c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422150 | Electronic voting apparatus, system and method The voting apparatus, system and method of the invention provides at least two independently means for recording and counting votes, e.g., one associated with the voting apparatus and one separate therefrom. A preferred voting apparatus, system and method may provid... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7382255 | Medical assistance and tracking method employing smart tags A medical assistance method comprises providing a coded tag that is read and compared for matching a medication, implement, medical device, treatment and/or procedure and providing an indication of a match, e.g., by a visual and/or an audible indication. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7342497 | Object monitoring, locating, and tracking system employing RFID devices A system for monitoring a container comprises an RFID device interior the container and a receiving device exterior the container. The RFID device transmits messages each including unique identifying information, and the receiving device exterior the container recei... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319397 | RFID device for object monitoring, locating, and tracking An RFID monitoring arrangement comprises a first RFID device and a second RFID device for monitoring the first RFID device. The first RFID device transmits at least two messages each including unique identifying information and a power level code, wherein the transm... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7197167 | Registration apparatus and method, as for voting Apparatus and method for registration comprises a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, means for entry of data into the computer, and a signature or biometric digitizer including coupling software for directly enteri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7158030 | Medical assistance and tracking system and method employing smart tags A medication tracking and/or medical assistance device and method comprises an RFID tag coder for reading from and/or writing to an RFID tag. A processor and a memory process information read from an RFID tag to provide a message based thereon by a visual and/or an ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7098793 | Tracking system and method employing plural smart tags A system and method are useful for tracking two or more objects moving by separate transport paths to a destination and associating the objects at the destination. Object and check smart tags are associated respectively with each object to be tracked and with an ass... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077313 | Electronic voting method for optically scanned ballot A method for reading ballots comprises reading/imaging each ballot transported on a transport path including reading/imaging orientation indicia and a jurisdiction identifier thereof and voting selections marked thereon; determining from the orientation indicia the ... | 07/18/2006 |
