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Patent No. 5823386

Reward Candy Dispenser for Personal Computers

A personal computer peripheral, battery powered reward candy dispenser which immediately presents students with a single candy for each problem completed correctly.

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Assignee: The Governor and Company of the Bank of England


Location: London, GB2
No. of patents: 5

NumberTitleIssue Date
5537615Production of an image model and inspection of a pixel representation of an image
A method of inspecting a pixel for tolerable variation from a corresponding selected pixel in a master image comprises establishing a data word of which the bits each indicate whether or not all the master image pixels in the neighborhood of the selected ...
07/16/1996
5255331Production of an image model and inspection of a pixel representation of an image
A method of inspecting a pixel for tolerable variation from a corresponding selected pixel in a master image comprises establishing a data word of which the bits each indicate whether or not all the master image pixels in the neighborhood of the selected ...
10/19/1993
4825761Control system for printing machines, especially numbering machines
A printing machine which has a printing cylinder (1) having automatically incremented numbering barrels (2) includes drive means (40-45) which normally maintain the printing cylinder in speed and phase synchronization with a train of documents on a web (1...
05/02/1989
4370057Method of verification of a sheet element, such as a banknote
A sheet element, such as a banknote, has an incorporated authenticating device comprising a film having at least one edge which is provided with a non-rectilinear portion or portions shaped to provide coded information relating to the sheet element. The s...
01/25/1983
4186943Security devices
A sheet element, such as a banknote or other document of intrinsic value, incorporating an optical authenticating device comprising a thin film element, preferably in the form of a strip, or thread disposed within the thickness of the sheet element and ha...
02/05/1980
 
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