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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6583864 | Self service terminal A self service terminal (10) including a human iris identification system is described. The iris identification system comprises a camera (30) for recording an image of a human iris via a lens (32), a processor (54) for processing the recorded image, and ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6454570 | Money storage device, system and method of operating a bank account and bank account An educational banking apparatus is provided comprising a compartment for storing money, an aperture to allow money to be deposited into apparatus and an outlet to allow money to be withdrawn from the apparatus, balance determination means for determining... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6449032 | Sheet recognition system A system within a self-service deposit terminal is arranged to recognize different denominations of bank notes. The system scans each side of a deposited note and produces a diffraction pattern of first one side and then the other side of the note. The di... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6012050 | Multi-transaction service system A customer (80) can request and receive a financial service through any of a number of channels (82,83,84,85,86,87), each connected to channel-specific hardware, respectively a digital telephone (92), an ATM (93), a branch office (94), a branch sales offi... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003019 | Multi-transaction service system A customer (80) can request and receive a financial service through any of a number of channels (82,83,84,85,86,87), each connected to channel-specific hardware, respectively a digital telephone (92), an ATM (93), a branch office (94), a branch sales offi... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5742670 | Passive telephone monitor to control collaborative systems A method and apparatus for using a passive telephone monitor to control collaborative systems comprising one or more local computers connected to one or more remote computers, wherein an image displayed on the local computer is substantially simultaneousl... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5668995 | Method and apparatus for capacity planning for multiprocessor computer systems in client/server environments A computer-implemented capacity planning system for multiprocessor computer systems used in client/server environments. The capacity planning system provides a correctly sized and configured computer system in response to user specified requirements. The ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5655086 | Configurable electronic performance support system for total quality management processes A computer-implemented "Quality Information Products Process-Performance Support System" (QIPP-PSS) assists a user through the process of developing a training course or documentation. The QIPP-PSS typically operates on a computer having a monitor and a m... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5642363 | Method and apparatus for testing of electronic assemblies A testing method and apparatus for testing complex board assemblies by configuring the data paths on the multiple boards into one larger virtual data path. The system uses reconfiguration commands and serial data streams to test the virtual data path, and... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640584 | Virtual processor method and apparatus for enhancing parallelism and availability in computer systems A virtual processor method and apparatus for parallel computer systems that increases the level of parallelism to include multiple threads per node. If a processor node has a plurality of storage devices attached, a single thread can be allocated to each ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5608426 | Palette management for application sharing in collaborative systems A method and apparatus for managing palettes in collaborative systems. This includes one or more host computers connected to one or more remote computers, wherein an image displayed on the host computer is substantially simultaneously displayed on the rem... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5579529 | Method for configuring computer peripherals A method for the configuration of peripheral adapters in computer systems. The method examines a flag in a Configuration Space of the peripheral adapter to determine if user-selectable configuration options are required for the peripheral adapter. If the ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5563633 | Method and apparatus for data compression during monitor refresh operations The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for performing data compression during monitor refresh operations. In one embodiment, it is envisioned that the compression functions would be performed in a refresh compaction device and the de-compr... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5550981 | Dynamic binding of network identities to locally-meaningful identities in computer networks A method and apparatus for binding network identities to locally-meaningful identities in a computer network is disclosed. A client computer is connected to a server computer that performs various functions requested by an operator of the client computer.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5507002 | Peripheral component interconnect special cycle protocol using soft message IDS A Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus provides component level interconnection of processors, peripherals and memories. A bus protocol mechanism includes a Special Cycle command for defining "soft", i.e., configurable, transaction types for use be... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5502824 | Peripheral component interconnect "always on" protocol A Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus has a protocol that guarantees that at all times, except for turn-around clocks necessary to prevent contention, that the bus is actively driven to a logic 1 or 0 by some device attached thereto. As long as al... | 03/26/1996 |
