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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856289 | Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a vending machine utilizing audio signal detection A vending machine that dispenses items for use with a power source. Power control circuitry is electrically coupled between the power source and one or more vending components of the vending machine. A controller is adapted to manage the supply of electrical power t... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7805338 | Method of constructing a digital content play list for transmission and presentation on a public access electronic terminal The present invention relates to a method of constructing a play list of a plurality of digital content for transmission and presentation on a public access electronic terminal for use with various data processing resources. The method establishes a virtual terminal... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7693602 | Cashless vending transaction management by a vend assist mode of operation The present invention relates to a cashless transaction processing system implementing a VEND ASSIST mode of operation to effectuate a cashless vending transaction. The VEND ASSIST mode allows a computing platform 802 to oversee, control, and authorize by way... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690495 | Card reader assembly The present invention relates to a card reader assembly. The card reader assembly can be mounted in a variety of vending equipment, arcade game equipment, and other suitable equipment. Furthermore, the card reader assembly can be mounted in a standard size vending m... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7630939 | System and method for locally authorizing cashless transactions at point of sale The present invention relates to a cashless transaction processing system and method for locally authorizing cashless payment transactions at a payment module. Locally authorizing transactions can include utilizing locally stored databases and other authorization cr... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7593897 | Wireless system for communicating cashless vending transaction data and vending machine audit data to remote locations The present invention relates to a system that is scalable and configurable to include vending equipment audit capabilities, a card reader assembly having a card reader processor interface board for accepting card identification data as payment for items vended, an ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7502672 | Wireless vehicle diagnostics with service and part determination capabilities An in-vehicle device data communicates with global network based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-commerce and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the global network based data processing resources can effectuate a wide variety of e-comme... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7464867 | Cashless vending system with tethered payment interface The present invention relates to a cashless vending system that utilizes a tethered payment interface. The tethered payment interface is mountable on the external surface of a vending machine while the payment module portion of the system resides inside the vending ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7286907 | Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a refrigerated appliance utilizing audio signal detection A refrigerated appliance that dispenses items for use with a power source and includes a cooling system. Power control circuitry is electrically coupled between the power source and components (for example, a compressor and one or more circulating fans of the coolin... | 10/23/2007 |
| D543588 | Point of sale terminal mountable on a vending machine | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200467 | Method and apparatus for power management control of a cooling system in a consumer accessible appliance Methods and apparatus that manage electric power consumed by an appliance are disclosed. The appliance has an interior accessible by consumers through a door having an open state and a closed state. The appliance includes a cooling system having at least a first mod... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7131575 | MDB transaction string effectuated cashless vending The present invention relates to a payment module implementing a MDB TRANSACTION STRING in memory to effectuate cashless vending. The MDB TRANSACTION STRING allows the payment module and or computing platform to manage cashless vending by monitoring data fields with... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7089209 | Method for revaluing a phone card The present invention relates to method for revaluing a phone card by way of an electronic commerce terminal system. The method comprise the steps of: communicating transaction data from the phone card to a universal server, with the universal server retrieving furt... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076329 | Cashless vending transaction management by a vend assist mode of operation The present invention relates to a cashless transaction processing system implementing a VEND ASSIST mode of operation to effectuate a cashless vending transaction. The VEND ASSIST mode allows a computing platform 802 to oversee, control, and authorize by way... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7003289 | Communication interface device for managing wireless data transmission between a vehicle and the internet An in-vehicle device data communicates with Internet based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-mail, e-commerce, and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the Internet based data processing resources can effectuate a wide variety of e-mail, e-... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6975926 | Method and apparatus for power management control of a compressor-based appliance that reduces electrical power consumption of an appliance Power-management control methods and apparatus are disclosed. Power-management control is achieved by monitoring operational characteristics (such as current, compressor relay control signals, internal temperature) of an appliance during an extended period of operat... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6931869 | Refrigerated vending machine exploiting expanded temperature variance during power-conservation mode A refrigerated vending machine for dispensing items (such as soda cans or other beverage containers) includes a power source and a cooling system (e.g., evaporator, condenser, compressor, circulating fan). Power control circuitry selectively provides electrically co... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6898942 | Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a refrigerated appliance utilizing dispensing event data signals A refrigerated appliance that dispenses items includes a power source and a cooling system. Power control circuitry is electrically coupled between a power source (e.g., power cord coupled to a wall outlet) and components (for example, a compressor and one or more c... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6895310 | Vehicle related wireless scientific instrumentation telematics An in-vehicle device data communicates with data processing resources, including global network based data processing resources for the purpose of programming and receiving data from an in-vehicle device where the data communicated can include sampling intervals, gl... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6856820 | In-vehicle device for wirelessly connecting a vehicle to the internet and for transacting e-commerce and e-business An in-vehicle device data communicates with Internet based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-mail, e-commerce, and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the Internet based data processing resources can effectuate a wide variety of e-mail, e-... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853894 | Global network based vehicle safety and security telematics The present invention relates to a global network based vehicle safety and security system and method. In this regard, a global network based data processing resource can wirelessly data communicate with an in-vehicle device to control and monitor vehicle safety and... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6801836 | Power-conservation system based on indoor/outdoor and ambient-light determinations A refrigerated vending machine provides separate power conservation modes for the cooling system and the panel lights. Power conservation for the panel lights takes into account whether the vending machine is located indoors or outdoors. The location can be indicate... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6763336 | METHOD OF TRANSACTING AN ELECTRONIC MAIL, AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AND AN ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TRANSACTION BY AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TERMINAL USING A WIRELESSLY NETWORKED PLURALITY OF PORTABLE DIGITAL DEVICES The present invention relates to a method of transacting e-mail, e-commerce, e-business and for transaction of other data communications having associated transaction data for use with a universal server by wirelessly networking a plurality of portable digital devic... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6754641 | Dynamic identification interchange method for exchanging one form of identification for another The present invention relates to a system having access to the Internet for the purposes of transacting e-mail, e-commerce, and e-business and for communicating voice and data. In addition the present invention relates to a universal advertising and payment system a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6684197 | Method for revaluing a private label card using an electronic commerce terminal The present invention relates to a private label card revaluing method for altering the value of a private label card having an associated plurality of transaction data for use with an electronic commerce terminal system, a card reader and a universal ser... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6615186 | Communicating interactive digital content between vehicles and internet based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-commerce or conducting e-business An in-vehicle device data communicates with data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-commerce and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the data processing resources can effectuate a wide variety of e-commerce and e-business including ac... | 09/02/2003 |
