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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125992 | REMOTE CODE READER SYSTEM A remote code reader system sends a code read by a code reader to an appropriate function by utilizing identification information assigned specific to a client in order to select a function. A barcode reader and a host computer connected to a network are included therei... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130562 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR A RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA WITH A RAIL VEHICLE A data communication system for a rail vehicle includes a data reading device and a processing module. The data reading device is disposed on the rail vehicle and is configured to at least one of electromagnetically interrogate or optically read identification data that... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION USING IMAGE CODE A system and method for delivering information using an image code. A first system for handing over to a second system an operation being performed by the first system includes an image code generation unit to generate the image code using a uniform resource locator (UR... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127314 | ITEM IDENTIFICATION USING VIDEO RECOGNITION TO SUPPLEMENT BAR CODE OR RFID INFORMATION A method and system for confirming the identity of a product in a security system and for determining sales-related information pertaining to the products. One or more products are associated with a product identification element, such as a bar code or an RFID tag. A re... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING AND VERIFYING PRODUCT VALUE, USAGE, AND SUITABILITY FOR USE OR SALE A computer-based system for monitoring product usage, value, and suitability for use or sale. The system can include one or more processors configured to process and manage data. Additionally, the system can also include product packaging comprising a machine-readable m... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125993 | PLANAR DATA CARRIER The invention relates to a data carrier or a group of such data carriers which allow for accurate correlation of information, the use of these data carriers, as well as a reading device, by means of which a data carrier via its structured information layer is associated... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109762 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE PAYMENT THROUGH A DEVICE USER INTERFACE An approach is provided for facilitating the purchase of items at a point-of-sales terminal based on barcode information presented by a wireless communication device. Barcode information is received at a point-of-sales terminal as obtained from a wireless communication ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109367 | DIGITAL MEDIA TRANSACTION KIOSK AND METHOD A digital media transaction kiosk and method which provide security for digital media. An example kiosk includes a digital media identifier for reading an identifier of a digital media item on a representative of the digital media item provided by the customer, and a di... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105215 | PORTABLE READER The invention generally pertains to a portable gaming currency reader for reading RFID-enabled gaming currency. By way of example, one portable gaming currency reader has a portable reader housing having a currency reading surface, a shielded antenna located adjacent to... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108295 | ACCESS DATA PROVISIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS Methods and apparatus for activating a purchased or previously deployed device by a subscriber. In one embodiment, activation includes authenticating the device to a service provider or carrier, and providing the device with data necessary for enabling the service to th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104088 | TANK-LOCKING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LIQUID SUPPLY AND METHOD USING THE SAME A system for managing liquid supply suitable for a process equipment with a liquid tank is disclosed. The system includes a host, a data-reading tool, a system controller and a tank-locking device. The host stores a built-in liquid database. The data-reading tool used f... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109828 | PRE-AUTHENTICATED IDENTIFICATION TOKEN A wearable identification token includes a housing, a transmitter for transmitting user identification data to a proximity reader, a switch for switching the identification token between an enabled state and a disabled state, and a sensor for detecting removal of the ho... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104087 | CODE READING APPARATUS AND CODE READING METHOD According to one embodiment, a code reading apparatus includes an image capturing section, a first detecting section, a second detecting section, and an informing section. The image capturing section captures an image picked up by an image pickup section. The first dete... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105874 | IMAGING PRODUCT LAYOUT SYSTEM An imaging kiosk comprises an image printer, a frame-specification reader for reading frame-specification information specifying two or more image openings in a picture frame, an image-acquisition device, and a computer system for controlling the image printer, the fram... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104086 | METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE FALSE CHECKING OF A PRODUCT BY USING COLORED 2 DIMENSIONAL BAR CODES AND A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME A method for interactive false checking of a product by using colored 2 dimensional bar codes comprises the steps of (a) generating a unique colored forgery-proof bar code 40, a fixed data 41 and a 2D variable bar code 42 by inputting a product rela... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109761 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A POINT OF SALE TERMINAL An apparatus, system and method are presented for a point of sale terminal including a scanner. A display device, a printer device and a magnetic strip reader device are connected to the scanner. A processor in the scanner executes software that causes the processor to ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104084 | MOBILE TICKET VIRTUAL SENSOR FOR CONTEXT DETECTION An apparatus and method for are provided. The method includes determining that a barcode displayed on a mobile terminal has been scanned, retrieving metadata corresponding to the barcode when the barcode has been scanned, and triggering a context-aware action in the mob... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104085 | Length measurement system based on optical recognition pattern for length measurement An optical recognition pattern for length measurement is mounted on an optical contact surface and includes a plurality of optical recognition units, each of which corresponds to a length value. The sequence of the optical recognition units on the optical contact surfac... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104089 | ELECTRONIC PEN FOR INTERACTING WITH SUBSTRATE An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having a pattern of coded data printed thereon. The pen includes an infrared light source for illuminating an area of the substrate; an image sensor for imaging the coded data illuminated in the area; a force sensor for... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080515 | Barcode Recognition Using Data-Driven Classifier A barcode decoding system and method are disclosed that use a data-driven classifier for transforming a potentially degraded barcode signal into a digit sequence. The disclosed implementations are robust to signal degradation through incorporation of a noise model into ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084162 | Systems and methods for conducting a composite bill payment transaction The present invention is directed to systems and methods of conducting a payment system, facilitated between a computerized processor, a point-of-sale, a customer, and one or more payees to whom the customer wishes to make a payment. The method including the steps of: r... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080516 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER WITH THE FUNCTION OF RENDERING REAGENT INFORMATION UNREADABLE The invention provides an automatic analyzer suitable for efficient reagent management. The analyzer allows continued use of existing reagent information storage media because reagent ID information that is no longer needed is overwritten so that it is unrecognizable to... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067944 | BARCODE RENDERING DEVICE In one embodiment, a barcode rendering device includes a communication interface, a reflective display, and a detector. The communication interface is configured to receive barcode data corresponding to a barcode in one of a plurality of barcode symbologies. The reflect... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER THROUGH ANIMATED BARCODES A system and method are provided for transferring data to a mobile device through animated barcodes. The mobile device scans, with a barcode reader, at least a first barcode and then scans at least a second barcode, whereby the barcodes are shown on a display. The displ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067945 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION Network and device configuration systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first network provided. Program code stored in computer accessible memory is configured t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048921 | CODE READING APPARATUS AND SALES REGISTRATION APPARATUS An embodiment is a code reading apparatus that includes an image acquiring unit, a code reading unit, an output unit, a setting unit, and a recording unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that an image capturing unit captures. The code reading unit detects a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048923 | READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes: an image capturing section configured to capture an image picked up by an image pickup section; a reading section configured to read, from the captured image, an object set in advance and related to the start of... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048927 | CODE READING DEVICE AND CODE READING METHOD A code reading device according to the embodiment includes, an image capturing unit, a code reading unit, and an information reading unit. The image capturing unit captures an image taken by an imaging element. The code reading unit reads code information included in a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048129 | METHOD OF TAGGING SQUARE BALES A method and apparatus for inserting a tag into a bale of agricultural material is disclosed. The tag is inserted into the bale material, during bale production, such that the tag is within the bale material, but within reading distance of an outer surface of the final ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054046 | Mobile Payment Using Picture Messaging Systems and methods are disclosed for mobile payment using picture messaging to deliver an image with an encoded payment key. A mobile device equipped with at least a display and an input is used to connect to a server on the mobile network. Upon authentication of a use... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054048 | SHORT-CHARGE CORDLESS SCANNER FOR RETAIL TERMINALS A bar code reading terminal includes a cordless optical reader. The optical reader includes a microprocessor, a scan engine coupled to the microprocessor, a hand held housing supporting the scan engine, program memory coupled to the microprocessor, a decode processor ci... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048920 | INFORMATION READING APPARATUS, COMMODITY SALES INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PASTED OBJECT According to one embodiment, an information reading apparatus includes a first image-data specifying section, a second image-data specifying section, a correspondence determining section, an information-code specifying section, and an information specifying section. The... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048919 | CHANGEOVER SUPPORT APPARATUS A mounting system includes a jig storage that stores an identifier of a component mounted on a circuit board with an identifier of a jig relative to which the component is provided, a component storage that stores an identifier of a circuit board with an identifier of a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052561 | Systems and methods for analyzing bodily fluids This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043378 | Automation Control System Components with Electronic Keying Features Systems and methods are provided for utilizing electronic keying features stored within one of the components (e.g., I/O modules, terminal blocks, bases, and so forth) of I/O devices, and which may be read or detected by electronic key identification circuitry in one of... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120047228 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING TAG BASED SERVICES A service providing platform (100) utilizes machine readable tags or codes and makes available for use multiple services that can be reached in the context of these tags, i.e. tag based services. These services may or may not necessarily be platform dependent, i.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043376 | ENCODING METHOD FOR ENCODING MEDICAL ITEMS A coding for a medical disposable item is proposed comprising at least one information component in encoded form. Associated encoding methods and devices, and associated decoding methods and devices, are also proposed. The coding generally comprises an optical informati... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043377 | MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A COMPACT BARCODE READER FOR CONSUMABLE ITEMS A medical system is proposed comprising at least one medical device for carrying out at least one medical function, and at least one medical consumable item interacting with the medical device in order to carry out the medical function. The medical device has at least o... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037697 | System and method for using machine-readable indicia to provide additional information and offers to potential customers A system for using machine-readable indicia to provide additional information and offers to potential customers, the system comprising a network-connected server adapted to receive coded information from mobile devices, a database coupled to the server and containing da... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040319 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICATION COMPLIANCE Systems and methods for medication compliance are provided. The method includes registering at least one medication, instructing a user to select the at least one medication, verifying a selected medication, and instructing a user with dosage information associated with... | 02/16/2012 |
