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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110210869 | Intruder, theft and vandalism deterrent management system for controlling a parking area A parking area control and management system employs a card reader, which reads identification information from a card commonly carried by a person, such as a driver's license or credit card or other identity card carried by a user that is issued by an entity other than... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20080306849 | Methods, systems and computer program products for interacting with ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE applications on the same wireless smart device during a common transaction Methods, systems, and computer program products for interacting with ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE® applications on the same wireless smart device during a common transaction are disclosed. According to one aspect, the method includes detecting and communicating with an ISO 1... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20070257767 | WIRELESS PHONE RF PRESENTATION INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR CONTROL A mobile communications device is described which includes an input sensor, a memory unit, processing unit, and an antenna configured to wirelessly transmit and receive financial account data for a transaction. The antenna is configured to receive a request for data sto... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070194881 | Enforcing payment schedules A payment schedule enforcement system and method cause various actions to be taken in response to nonpayment by the debtor. Such actions include remotely activating an alert message, disabling a vehicle or other product, or the like. Upon occurrence of a specified event... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070146121 | Method and system for triggering network access The present invention makes it possible that devices are triggered by RF signals and the owner of the RF chip responsible for the triggering can receive a financial compensation for this. Hereto a method and a system for triggering a first-device by a RF signal and logg... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070018786 | Charging network, charging agent apparatus and charging method The present invention discloses a charging network, including: a service unit, a charging system and a charging agent apparatus; the charging agent apparatus is responsible for connecting the service unit and the charging system, receiving a charging event sent from a s... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060158308 | System and method for automatically generating, collecting, monitoring and acting on information in an institutional setting This invention relates to methods and system for wireless data capture and transaction processing in institutional environments in which time-sensitive actions can be automated and decision made based on real-time or near real-time information about the location and/or ... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20050212658 | Fingerprint sensor with feature authentication An apparatus and method for providing user access to a secured application. In one exemplary embodiment, a detector apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a receiving portion that is configured to accept an authentication article. The fingerprint sensor detects... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050134438 | Tampering detector and system disabler A vehicle disablement device detects whether it has been tampered with. If the vehicle disablement device determines that it has been tampered with, the vehicle disablement device sends a signal to a tamper disabler. The tamper disabler is then able to disable the vehic... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050122209 | Security authentication method and system This identity authentication system is used in commercial transactions at a point-of-sale terminal. The system comprises a device for capturing a customer signature (signature pad or a smart pen), a sensor for capturing a biometric property of the customer during the tr... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050067486 | Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues using radio frequency identification tags The invention makes it easier for the post office to calculate accurately terminal dues by providing information to the post regarding each piece or parcel of mail that crosses an international border. The invention also makes it easier for the post offices to calculate... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050038736 | System and method for transmitting track 1/track 2 formatted information via Radio Frequency A transponder-reader transaction completion system includes a Radio Frequency (RF) operable reader for interrogating a RF operable transaction device via RF communication, wherein the transaction device is operable to provide an account number in ISO/IEC 7816 magnetic s... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050035847 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RF TRANSACTION DEVICE FOR USE IN A PRIVATE LABEL TRANSACTION A RF transaction device is provided, which is operable to store a private label transaction account identifier associated with a private label transaction account. The invention further includes a RF operable reader in communication with a private label transaction proc... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050033688 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A SECURE PROXIMITY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD TRANSACTIONS Methods and apparatus for a smartcard system are provided which securely and conveniently provides for secure transaction completion in a contact or contactless environment. The invention utilizes selection of processing applications based on the account issuer paramete... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050033689 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC FOB SYNCHRONIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION A system generally for personalizing and synchronizing fob data in the context of a distributed transaction system is disclosed. A dynamic fob synchronization system may comprise point of service (POS) devices configured with transponder-readers to initiate a transactio... | 02/10/2005 |
