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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186574 | Image-forming system An image-forming system includes: a data-reading unit, an image-forming unit, and a restricting unit. The data-reading unit reads first additional data from a first storing member of a sheet member. The image-forming unit forms a first image based on the read first ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186573 | Method of marking a document or item; method and device for identifying the marked document or item; use of circular polarizing particles Optical identification and/or authentication of a document or item with the help of a marking comprising a random distribution of circular polarized light reflecting particles, the marking being applied to the document or item through an ink, and the reading device ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186572 | Systems and methods for animating barcodes Methods and systems are described for communicating encoded information using barcodes. Symbologies that permit linking of two or more barcodes may be used to create animated linked barcodes, in which successive barcodes in the series that encodes a string of inform... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181849 | Color detection system for detecting reservoir presence and content in device A system for identifying a reservoir used with a fluid delivery device. The system includes a reservoir comprising a housing for holding fluid and a colored marking located on a surface of the housing. A fluid delivery device includes a compartment for receiving and... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181848 | Methods and apparatus for metering printed media Methods and apparatus for metering printed media are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus comprises a first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to adhere to a first leaflet of a printed media at a first location; a second RFID tag to adhere to a second lea... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181850 | Anti-tamper using barcode degradation A method of authenticating a first document (270) including content (271) and a barcode (272). The barcode (272) comprising barcode elements each having a predetermined form. A plurality of the barcode elements of the barcode are detected... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177122 | Providing diagnostic information on the processing of variables in source code Provided are a system and article of manufacture for providing diagnostic information on the processing of variables in source code. Source code is scanned for an instance of a variable. An entry is added to a symbol table for the variable and indication is made in ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177121 | Automated aggregation and comparison of business spending relative to similar businesses A system and method compares aggregated spending transactions of a target entity with those of a collection of entities. The system and method aggregates spending transactions of the target entity, and compares with the corresponding aggregated spending transactions... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177123 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials A system for use in storing biopharmaceutical materials includes a holder and a container for holding biopharmaceutical materials therein. The container includes a storage portion and a sampling portion connected to each other by a connecting portion. The holder has... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172129 | Method for tracking breast milk in a neonatal care facility A system and method for tracking breast milk in a neonatal facility using optically-scannable identifiers. The optically-scannable identifiers are affixed to containers and measuring devices containing breast milk. The identifiers are used in the association of the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167196 | Expanded mass data sets for electronic check processing Accommodating the data needed to process checks for payment under the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act by using expanded fields of a financial data file. The financial data file can comprise the complete, original MICR data from an original or subs... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157161 | Device and method for contact information exchange A method and device exchanging contact information on an electronic device. Contact information is obtained from a contact by scanning a barcode using an electronic device and decoding the barcode to recover the contact information encoded therein. The contact infor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152053 | RFID architecture in an industrial controller environment An RFID reader and/or writer module in an industrial controller (e.g., PLC). The RFID module interfaces internally to the controller for tight integration therewith. The RFID module can also be part of a controller communications framework and as a standalone module... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146799 | Product information systems and methods Embodiments provide product information to a person viewing a product by capturing a product identifier image associated with the product, determining a product identifier from the image, and retrieving product information from a product database using the product i... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146798 | Method and apparatus for monitoring waste removal and administration A method for a municipality to control, track, and monitor waste or refuse receptacles requires a permit for use of a waste receptacle. An issuing organization issues a permit associated with a discreet receptacle identifier. An RFID tag is provided with the permit ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146800 | Apparatus for recognizing security code having electromagnetic band-gap pattern In an apparatus for recognizing a security code having an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) pattern which uses reflection and transmission characteristics of the EBG pattern, a voltage controlled oscillator generates a signal to a power divider, which divides the power... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136720 | Method of recording mail transactions A method of recording an interaction with a mail item. The mail item comprises a product contained in a mailing package. The mailing package comprises an interface surface containing mailing information. The interface surface has coded data indicative of a mail item... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132713 | System and method for automated selection of testing criteria for payment devices System and methods for generating one more tests to be performed on a payment device are provided. A vendor selects one or more features to be included in his payment device and provides that information to the system. The system analyzes the information and provide... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123118 | System and method for tracking shipment of items utilizing RFID-tags A system and method of tracking a plurality of items during transfer from a source location to a destination. One embodiment is a method comprising associating information identifying the plurality of items with a radio frequency (RF) tag that identifies a carrier u... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123115 | 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 ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123116 | Fuel dispenser with intelligent switch A system for providing dispensing of fuel for refuelling vehicles, comprising a control unit and at least two switches. Each of said switches is connected to the control unit and comprises a microcontroller for storing a unique identifier, which identifier is associ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123117 | Proximity card function content distribution system and proximity card function content distribution method In a proximity card function content distribution system of the invention, an IP-side apparatus 5 adds identification information of a user to simplified data of contents for the proximity card function, a mobile terminal 1A acquires the simplified dat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118213 | Indirect mobile codes with flexible formats A method of operating a code clearing house is provided. The method comprises receiving an indirect mobile code from a mobile code client. The indirect mobile code comprises a length field, a routing prefix, and an identification code. The method further comprises d... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113418 | Virtual readers for scalable RFID infrastructures Some implementations of the invention involve forming “logical” or “virtual” devices by aggregating a plurality of physical devices. The physical devices may be, for example, controllers, RFID readers and/or storage devices. Some logical devices comprise com... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104671 | Store solutions Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104672 | Security system, mobile security device, and methods of operating System, device and methods that provide proximate environmental and security intelligence to a guard making a security tour or round in an installation, as well as that provide for certifying that the guard has visited designated and known checkpoints on or about th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091774 | Printing system using a cellular telephone A printing system is provided having a cellular telephone which has an input at which a print medium is loaded into the telephone, a printer, and a sensor for sensing an identifier of the loaded print medium. The cellular telephone uses the sensed identifier to dete... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091775 | Process and assembly for identifying and tracking assets An assembly and process for identifying and tracking assets, such as tubulars, equipment, tools and/or devices. An antenna is electrically connected to a responding device, such as a radio frequency identification device, and this assembly is connected to an asset. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091773 | Systems and methods for automatic printer configuration Apparatus, systems, and methods consistent with disclosed embodiments permit the automatic configuration of printers based on the generic physical characteristics of print media by using a product code associated with the print media. Printer configuration settings ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091772 | Automated appliance registration A system for automatically registering an appliance, including a storage housed within an electrical appliance for storing identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and a communication card including a controller, an interface connecto... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091771 | Method for managing competition entry with printed labels Provided is a method for managing competition entry by means of products having printed labels, the labels having human-readable information relating to a competition and machine-readable coded information relating to an identity of the label and being uniquely indi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087577 | Radio frequency identification tag reader and method A system that includes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reader, said reader includes a reading section, a processing section, memory and a transmitting section; wherein the reading section is configured to read tag data stored on one or more RFID tags, th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087579 | Systems and methods for verifying branding of pharmaceutical/medical containers Systems and methods for verifying branding of pharmaceutical/medical containers are provided. In some embodiments, systems for verifying branding of at least one medication container associated with at least one of a prescription and medication order are provided. T... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087578 | Printing device and printing system A printer antenna configured to carry out radio communication with an RFID tag for T-shirt provided at a T-shirt to be a print target is provided, print parameter information stored in the RFID tag for T-shirt is obtained through the printer antenna, and desired pri... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083129 | Systems and methods for electronic document delivery, execution, and return To expedite electronic delivery and return of a document, the document is sent to an electronic mail system and stored in an electronic form thereat. The recipient is informed that the document is available thereto at any of a plurality of merchants where the docume... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083130 | Identification verification system and method A method and apparatus is provided for verifying the validity of ID cards. A card reading device reads an ID card and transmits a request to a database server. A database is queried and a reply is sent back to the card reading device indicating whether the ID is val... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083128 | Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device which includes an anti-collision function during or after production of an IC chip just by a change of a program, even when there is a change of a specification of a product accompanying a change of the kind or standard... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079510 | Information on consumables A printing apparatus using a consumable providing at least one of an image receiving tape, the consumable carrying a tag holding parameter information identifying the width of the tape and status information including the amount of tape remaining in the consumable, ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079511 | Online association of a digital photograph with an indicator The present invention relates to an online method for associating an image with an indicator. The method involves a computer system storing a captured image in the clipboard of a server. The computer system determines the selection of an association operator from a ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070054 | Stored-value product with manufactured article A stored-value product includes a toy automobile and a panel. The toy automobile includes a body and wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The panel is coupled to the body and includes an account identifier signifying a financial account or record linked to the stor... | 12/06/2011 |
