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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND VERIFYING A PASSPORT Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach that leverages public key infrastructure (PKI) digital signature and barcode technology in providing a passport that can be validated for authenticity and data integrity when in printed form. In one embodiment, th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125998 | APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF A FINAL FLUID PRODUCT FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL USE An apparatus (22) for verifying a final product being packaged in a final container (28), includes an optical spectroscopy analysis unit including a device for holding the final container (28), and a probe, characterized in that the holding device i... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104090 | CARD-READER APPARATUS A card-reader apparatus includes has a card interface for receiving data from a card presented to the card interface, a display, and a keypad having a plurality of keys for input of respective characters of user codes associated with cards presented to the card interfac... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104095 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Movement of a Medium and Providing Associated Output Various methods for card reading and providing associated output are provided. One example method includes receiving one or more signals provided by one or more sensors, the one or more signals being an indication that a medium is moving relative to the one or more sens... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104094 | PROXIMITY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD READER A proximity integrated circuit card reader including a transmitter, transmitting energy within a proximity integrated circuit card reading volume, a receiver, receiving a signal from a proximity integrated circuit card located within the proximity integrated circuit car... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080518 | Card Feed Unit, Read Out Unit, ATM And Method The present invention relates to a card feed unit for transferring a data carrier of card information of a multi-services cards, such as a bank card or credit card, to a reading head of a reading unit for at least reading out of card information, the card feed unit comp... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080519 | METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO AUTHENTICATE USER BY USING SMART CARD A method and an image forming apparatus authenticate a user by using a smart card. The image forming apparatus includes a card reader to, if a smart card is inserted, extract user information from the smart card, an input unit to input information required for user auth... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING INDIVIDUALS VIA REMOTE TRANSMITTERS ATTACHED TO PERSONAL ITEMS A system and method are provided for verifying presence at a location is defined. In an embodiment, user information, user identifier information, vendor information, and time information is stored in at least one database accessible to at least one processor. First ele... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067947 | IC CARD, MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN IC CARD According to one embodiment, an IC card includes a communication module, a first command processing module, a determining module, a second command processing module, a response processing module. The first command processing module performs a process corresponding to a ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067948 | STORED VALUE CARD TRANSACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS A gift card processing system which includes a database storing interval information representing a required interval between transactions using the gift card. The database also stores data representing the maximum amount of each transaction. The gift card processing sy... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067949 | INTELLIGENT CREDIT CARD SYSTEM A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIATING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION BY A CARDHOLDER DEVICE A method and system for processing a financial transaction initiated by a cardholder with a merchant. The cardholder initiates the transaction using a cardholder input device and transmits an authorization request message including transaction data received by the cardh... | 03/22/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120043380 | SELF SERVICE DEVICE A self-service device (1), specifically an automated teller machine, account statement printer, and/or information or transaction terminal, with a base housing (2), an operator interface (3), an input device for identification cards (9), a ma... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY READING INFORMATION The present invention relates to a novel type of information carrier, on which information is stored in the form of diffraction structures. The information carrier according to the invention can be read by being drawn manually through a reading device. The present inven... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031968 | Printing apparatus A charging processing unit calculates a pre-charged amount of money based on print conditions and charges the calculated pre-charged amount of money to a card through a card reader. A job control unit starts a print job to print until a penultimate page, when pre-chargi... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036282 | SMART CARD DRIVEN DEVICE CONFIGURATION CHANGES A smart card determines if the smart card has been inserted into a device, and retrieves a device identifier and at least one application configuration value from the device if the smart card has been inserted into the device. The smart card compares the retrieved devic... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031969 | INTEGRATION OF VERIFICATION TOKENS WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES Apparatuses, methods, and systems pertaining to the verification of portable consumer devices are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is communicatively coupled to a computer by a USB connection so as to use the computer's networking facilities. The v... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120030003 | POINT OF SALE VIRTUAL CUSTOMER SESSION A terminal and methods are presented for displaying customer information about a transaction occurring on a point of sale terminal on a customer's portable computing device. Creating a virtual session on the portable computing device permits additional information to be... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024949 | POWER NEGOTIATION IN A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE A mobile device is provided having a smart card. The smart card is powered by the mobile device and a maximum power supply value is defined by the mobile device to control the power drawn by the smart card. Provision is made for the smart card to inform the mobile devic... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024950 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly,... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024947 | WEARABLE ARTICLE HAVING POINT OF SALE PAYMENT FUNCTIONALITY A wearable article is configured for providing payment information to a point of sale terminal during a transaction. The wearable article, in some embodiments, includes a band configured for wrapping around a body part of the customer and for carrying an electronic devi... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024948 | Parsing an identification document in accordance with a jurisdictional format An apparatus that authenticates the contents of identification documents provided by different issuers having machine-readable and/or human readable information is disclosed. The contents of the identification documents are verified without encountering any human error.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018511 | INTEGRATION OF VERIFICATION TOKENS WITH PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES Apparatuses, methods, and systems pertaining to the verification of portable consumer devices are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is communicatively coupled to a computer by a USB connection so as to use the computer's networking facilities. The v... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120023167 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR TRANSFERRING A COLLABORATION SESSION A method for transferring a collaboration session from a handheld device to a multimedia endpoint by encoding session data for the collaboration session and/or instructions into an optically machine-readable representation of data, displaying the data on a display of th... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE WITH VIDEO IN CONNECTION WITH A STORED VALUE TOKEN A method and system for creating an augmented reality experience with video in connection with a stored value token comprises augmented reality software which can be loaded on a general purpose computer. The augmented reality software may monitor camera signals in order... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012654 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING STAND-IN SERVICES FOR TRANSACTION CARD CUSTOMIZATION The present invention is directed to methods for providing stand-in services for transaction card customization, wherein a transaction card franchiser provides the stand-in services for the transaction card issuer with regard to transaction card applicant email notifica... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012653 | PORTABLE HANDHELD DEVICE FOR WIRELESS ORDER ENTRY AND REAL TIME PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION AND RELATED METHODS A portable handheld device for wireless order entry and real time payment authorization may include a portable housing, a display carried by the housing, an order entry input device carried by the housing, a transaction card input device carried by the housing for readi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016696 | Home-based Money Transaction Method A home-based money transaction method includes steps of asking money transaction by a consumer by inputting a money transaction request to a transaction device, which is located in the customer's address, validating the money transaction request by a sale server, approv... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006891 | FACILITATING MOBILE DEVICE PAYMENTS USING PRODUCT CODE SCANNING Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for facilitating mobile device payments using barcodes displayed on mobile devices and scanned by merchants at checkout counters. When a customer is ready to tender a payment to a merchant, instead of using a credit ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011066 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING AN IDENTITY OF A PAYER IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION A system and computer-based method for using a one-time password (OTP) to authenticate an identity of a cardholder in a financial transaction initiated by the cardholder with a merchant via a first communication medium. A one-time password is generated at an interchange... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH LEGACY CUSTOMER LOYALTY SERVICES A tag correlation server enables customer loyalty services to be provided to consumers using near field communication (NFC) devices. The tag correlation server receives a tag ID of an NFC tag fixed to a mobile device of a consumer from a point-of-sale device of a busine... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315762 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT INSTRUMENT AND PACKAGING Methods and systems provide and utilize a transceiver-based electronic payment device to consumers in an arrangement which allows for convenient carrying of the device and payment using the device.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315763 | Dynamic Remote Peripheral Binding Disclosed are systems and methods of dynamic remote peripheral binding. In one embodiment, such a system includes a local system (102) configured to bind a smart card reader (110) to the local system (102). The smart card reader (110) is conf... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320314 | OPTICAL CONTACT LOADED MAGNETIC CARD A magnetic interface card appears to be a payment card conventionally provided with an electromagnetic stripe and magnetic data tracks. A magnetic emissive element is disposed in the magnetic interface card body under the magnetic data tracks that can emit a variety of ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320354 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOBILE AUTHORIZATION OF CREDIT CARD PURCHASES An exemplary system includes an asynchronous transaction authorization (“ATA”) subsystem configured to record prior approval of transaction parameters from the account holder(s) and approve a transaction with congruent parameters within a subsequent defined time per... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320356 | CARD TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD ON ON-LINE AND/OR OFF-LINE A system and method for allowing a user to have card transactions on-line and/or off-line with a non-rechargeable electronic money card are provided. The card transaction system includes a card issuing unit which allocates a unique card number to each card and sets a ca... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309142 | PAYMENT CARD READER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PAYMENT CARD READER APPARATUS A payment card reader apparatus is provided for enabling a retail customer purchasing goods or services from a retail establishment to make payment for purchased goods or services. A housing enclosure has a front panel which faces toward the retail customer and an inter... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313822 | Method of Assessing Parking Fees Based Upon Vehicle Length A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes providing vehicle length or information about a vehicle which is associated with the vehicles length to a parking meter or other fee collection device. The parking fee collection device communicat... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313914 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR A PERIPHERAL DEVICE OF A SELF-SERVICE RETAIL ITEM CHECKOUT STATION A self-service retail item checkout station comprises a peripheral device for interacting with a customer while the customer is conducting a self-service retail item checkout transaction at the station. The self-service retail item checkout station further comprises a n... | 12/22/2011 |
