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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4937599 | Variable configuration time clock A time clock housing has a back plane circuit providing parallel circuit connections between identical pins on a plurality of circuit board connectors mounted on the back plane. This permits mounting any circuit board to any connector. The time clock incl... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4924451 | Computer time clock A computer time clock, which is to use a photo-electric mechanism to decode the card and to store the data in a built-in diskette, and which provides a complementary memory for storage of the data at time the built-in diskette is overloaded, which can als... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4908038 | High-security integrated-circuit card An integrated circuit card having a one-chip micro computer, a memory, and an address bus and data bus for coupling the micro computer and the memory, includes an input/output bus and interface for communication with an external terminal device. The micro... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4899173 | Time clock device This invention relates to a time clock device, which contains a hinged time card shelf, which is adapted to be pressed down by the user of the time clock when he inserts his time card into the time clock. Upon pressing down on the time card and time card ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4874935 | Smart card apparatus and method of programming same A smart card (20) including a microcomputer (40). The microcomputer (40) being programmed with a smart card control program (50) and a data dictionary (52) defining the data to be stored in the microcomputer.... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4835377 | Programmer for identification system A tag has a memory programmable to store alphanumeric indications in a pattern identifying an object associated with the tag. The stored indications are convertible to signals transmitted to a displaced reader in an individual pattern at first and second ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4819162 | Time clock system including scheduling payroll and productivity analysis capability The computerized time clock system includes a personal computer via which employee, job and schedule records may be assembled and maintained. A computerized time clock communicates with the personal computer and received employee and scheduling data there... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4814592 | Apparatus and method for storing and retrieving articles A machine from which a customer can selectably purchase or rent a videocassette or return a previously rented videocassette. The machine comprises a videocassette storage device for storing a plurality of videocassettes in discrete, identifiable locations... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4804829 | Data handling system A data handling terminal includes a microcomputer and a memory, the microcomputer preferably being intended for connection to a central computer. The data handling terminal (1) is characterized in that it includes a feed path (5) arranged to advance a so-... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4801786 | Checking system and method for verifying checking stations in a monitoring system A control system is provided having stationary check points which are contactlessly read by a data collector and verified. The data so read can be stored and transmitted by a transmitter to a central unit, where the data so received are centrally evaluate... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4755835 | Time recorder with printing wheels and impression hammer A time recorder includes a clock circuit for producing a clock signal, a detector for detecting when a time card is loaded in the time recorder to produce a detection signal, and a correcting circuit for producing a correcting signal effective to correct ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4751521 | Time recorder with automatic correction for momentary discontinuation of power supply A time recorder is normally powered by a main power source for supplying a commercial power and occasionally powered by a back-up power source during interruption of the commercial power supply. A clock means counts time to constantly produce a clock puls... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4665536 | Programmable automatic power-off system for a digital terminal A programmable unit for attachment to a work-station whereby power to the work-station will be shut off after a pre-set time-period, unless work-station activity occurs before the outset of the time-period, when the pre-set time-period will initiate again... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4650976 | Card processor with fail-safe card return upon power failure This card processor includes an electrical driving means for operating either in a take in mode for conveying a card upon insertion thereof to a determinate position, or in an ejection mode for expelling a taken in card to the outside, and a control means... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4625100 | Coded data carrier and reader and electronic security tour system employing same A watchman's tour recording system includes a portable housing containing a data reader for reading and recording data from tour stations and a printer for printing out recorded station data and entry time in alphanumeric form. The printer is located in a... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4567357 | Method of and apparatus for automatic line identification for recording on employee time cards and the like This disclosure is concerned with providing automatic identification of lines of time cards and the like on which time-in, time-out and related data is to be printed or recorded, by printing distinctive marks in the data field of the card on such lines, a... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4544832 | Card reader with buffer for degraded mode There is disclosed herein an improved card reader for a security system utilizing a central controller and a plurality of card readers for controlling traffic through critical doors in a facility. The improved reader includes means for improving the syste... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4542286 | Time card and carrier A time card carrier has means for alterably storing employee identification, time and attendance data, and means for releasably retaining an employee time card having an imprintable portion. The time card has an extended tab portion for proper orientation... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4538056 | Card reader for time and attendance There is disclosed herein an improved card reader for a security system utilizing a central controller and a plurality of card readers for controlling traffic through critical doors in a facility. The improved reader includes means for improving the syste... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4536646 | Time accounting system A system for generating data for input to a computer representing the length of time the worker has spent at a workstation performing a task includes portable memory circuit, a data entry circuit, and a data reading circuit. The memory circuit stores data... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4524266 | Method of and apparatus for discriminating between various types of check-out periods in employee time-recording systems and the like This disclosure is concerned with automatically identifying authorized break, meal and other time intervals in check-out and check-in of employee timecards in time-recording systems and the like and accommodating for the same in computing total working ho... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4516138 | Time-clock recording and computation apparatus with optional rest processing function A time-clock recording and computation apparatus of which operation is controlled by a microcomputer, includes computation means comprising a data storage unit (107) in which attendance data based on a predetermined attendance system are stored, and a pro... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4506274 | Time card recorder and method for identifying employee work schedule A time card recorder for recording an employee's clocking times, such as his clocking-in and clocking-out times at the beginning and end of a work period, upon a time card and for indicating a relationship between such clocking times and a working schedul... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4494127 | Apparatus and method for recording both machine-readable and printed information A device for recording both machine readable information and visible information on a recording member such as a time-card or ledger card or pass-book with a strip of magnetic record material on it. The device includes recording apparatus for recording ma... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4485299 | Work slip reading and summing device The record surface of a work slip on which work contents for a printing machine are recorded with a time axis separately according to the kinds of work, is read, so that the total periods of times are obtained separately according to the kinds of work. Th... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4471216 | System and process for identification of persons requesting access to particular facilities The user has a credit card incorporating electronic devices and/or circuits. The facility which is to be protected has an electronic device and/or circuit analogous to that of the credit card. The devices of the credit card and of the facility contain in ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4466078 | Automated time record processing system An apparatus for storing and processing card identification information and associated time information primarily intended for use in combination with a standard time clock. The apparatus includes a card reader removably mountable to a standard time clock... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4442345 | Apparatus for and method of recycling recording carriers, such as credit cards, including non-volatile erasable memories for identification data A credit card includes a memory having first and second zones in which are respectively stored variable and fixed data. The data stored in the first zone includes first, second and third bit fields respectively representing a card serial number, a card in... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4423315 | Time recorder A working hour system corresponding to each of a number of different kinds of plural work classes is stored in the form of predetermined format in a storage section of a time recorder. A time card has a work class code expressing the work class of the per... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4423314 | Time recorder A time recorder having an assembly with structure for reading out a personal code recorded on an inserted time card, a memory provided corresponding to each personal code for storing status data expressing at least the distinction of either "arrival queui... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4415802 | Cross identification system and lock The system described is a positive cross identification system finding use in assuring that the proper medicaments are used for the proper patient. In this system, a patient's identification (I.D.) number is read by an optical scanner. Next, the I.D. numb... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4409657 | Time clock for recording the identification of a person A time clock and/or computer system has a central management office with readout communication to factory work stations. Work instructions to the work stations are displayed for the foreman who prints or punches a working order. The order together with wo... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4401994 | Recorders for recording data A time cost recorder enables entry and exit transactions to be recorded at will both by a badge bearing digitally encoded machine readable identity information and by a card bearing both digitally encoded machine readable identity information in the same ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4333085 | Time recorder A data recorder for use in processing cards and the like comprises a housing which has mounted therein electronic control system incorporating both firmware and software programs. A thermal printer and optical reading device are mounted in the housing for... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4323771 | Automated time and attendance system An automated employee time and attendance system having a central processor and a plurality of sub-systems which are capable of providing data used by the central processor in payroll determination. Each sub-system is capable of maintaining clocking infor... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4270043 | Methods of and apparatus for time clock recording and computation and related uses This disclosure is concerned with time-clock recording and computation that, through a novel clock track card and separate clock track and data channel optical reading, in cooperation with microprocessor calculation, storage and control, enables automatin... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4159530 | Data collection system for use with a system of flexible working hours A terminal is connected by a transmission link to a computer coupler. The rminal has a reader for a worker's card or badge. A number written on the badge is sent to the computer for verification and is echoed back if OK. The return number is checked again... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4011434 | Stand-alone cumulative elapsed-time calculating system A system for elapsed-time calculation is disclosed. The system employs a magnetic-striped card in conjunction with a stand-alone terminal for recording the coming and going of employees, along with other pertinent payroll data, directly on the magnetic st... | 03/08/1977 |
