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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419091 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with disposable cash display An automated banking machine system and method is provided which is operative to display a disposable cash amount associated with an account. The disposable cash amount is calculated responsive to the current Available Balance and responsive to future debit and cred... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413118 | Financial automated-teller machine and method of withdrawing cassette provided therein The present invention provides a financial automated-teller machine comprising a main body having an operation unit and a cash deposit/withdrawal unit installed at a front face thereof; a safety door having a locking function and hingedly connected to an edge of the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413116 | Banking system, automated teller machine, financial transaction method, and a recording medium recording a financial transaction program readable by computer The present invention is a banking system comprises a borrowing application section, a borrowing information acquiring section that acquires information about the borrowing money permitted by a cashing service dealer, a transaction instruction inputting section that... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410097 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit printing system and method An automated banking machine which dispenses cash and includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items may be provided to the machine in envelopes which are first passed to a user from an envelope storage area (132) in the machine through a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410098 | Automated will call system A will call system for automating the management of storage and retrieval of items, preferably medical prescriptions. The automated system provides informational control of all items in the system. The automated will call monitors the length of time an item remains ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407090 | Dispensing of currency Among other features, a cash dispenser includes a paper path arranged between an opening in a money box through which currency can be withdrawn for dispensing to a customer at a dispensing location that is spaced apart from the opening in the money box, the paper pa... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407093 | System, method, and computer program product for packaging and activating stored value cards A system, method, and computer program product are used for packaging a stored value card that unviewably secures the secured value card in the package. The package includes a readable area allowing for purchasing of the stored value card without removing it from th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398921 | User-specific dispensing system The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on b... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398922 | POS terminal apparatus A POS terminal apparatus is adapted to be connected to an external device. With an application running in the POS terminal apparatus, a device manager determines whether the external device is capable of counting a first value indicating a usage amount of the extern... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7401043 | Method and system for issuing securities and fixed rate financing instruments, method for establishing a market with the system An issuing system for a newly-issued security or fixed rate financing instrument includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchas... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392940 | In-lane money transfer systems and methods The present invention provides systems and methods to initiate, facilitate, process and/or perform money transfers. One such method includes receiving a request for a transfer pair verification from a vendor location (360), and verifying that the transfer pai... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389916 | Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned equipment A method and apparatus relating to the renting, leasing and/or loaning of electronic equipment operable and/or controllable by a computer, wherein one entity not in physical possession and/or control of the equipment desires control over another entity which has phy... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389919 | Products and processes for promoting multiple transactions at a retail establishment Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for promoting multiple transactions at a retail establishment are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, products and processes are disclosed for receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387241 | Self-service checkout The invention relates to the reliable and rapid registration of articles, which are provided with a barcode and/or an RFID tag, at a self-service checkout. This is made possible by installing a barcode reader and an RFID reader in the region of the product registrat... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387239 | Method and system of setting and/or controlling of a food product dispensing machine using a tag-type communication device A method of and system for providing machine-readable tags, preferably programmable RFID tags are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a receptacle having at least one wall member that defines an enclosure and a tag associated with the receptacle, w... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386511 | Methods and systems for processing financial instrument deposits The present invention comprises a program product, system and method for deposit processing using check images. In one embodiment of the present invention, the program product comprises machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, a machine to perform t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383204 | System and method providing customer incentive to purchase non-fuel products and services A system and computer-implemented method of providing an incentive for a customer to purchase non-fuel products or services at a store that sells the products or services and fuel. The system detects that the customer purchased a number of non-fuel products or servi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374108 | Write protection and use of erase tags in a single host multiple cards system A low cost data storage and communication system is disclosed. The low cost data storage and communication system has a host and at least one card connected to the host. A voltage negotiator located in the system for determining a common operating voltage range that... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374083 | Method of selling and activating consumer products and services A business method for products and services. The business model provides for retail purchase of a product or service. The product or service is then transported from the retail point of purchase to a professional. The professional then activates the product or servi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370793 | Universal prepaid telecommunication services card, and methods and systems for using same In a relationship in which a universal prepaid telecommunication services card issuer is different than a telecommunication services provider, a method and system for implementing a universal prepaid telecommunication services card (prepaid card), which can be used ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372360 | Item information system and method An item price notification system automatically interrogates product labels to determine product, pricing, and other unique data. The system uses a radio frequency (RF) radio frequency transceiver to generate an RF field to communicate with radio frequency identific... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373372 | Method for accrediting event participants The present invention relates to the accreditation of participants to an event. Participants are invited to register, allowing an accreditation system (300) to collect information (325 and 320) from each of the participants. The accreditation sy... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370795 | Medicine management methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus are shown for providing information on a pill. A patient specific delivery apparatus for medicine using information on a pill or pills is shown as well, and a database with patient specific information may be provided, resulting in an individua... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367500 | Method and apparatus for coupon management and redemption The present invention provides a system for the electronic management and redemption of coupons. The system incudes an integrated coupon card comprising a microprocessor, a random access memory means, a scanner, and a communications port. The coupon card is capable ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370016 | Music distribution systems Music is blanket transmitted (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's user station where selected music files are recorded. Customers preselect from a list of available music in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay only ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366695 | Electronic purchase method and funds transfer system An electronic transaction method, funds transfer apparatus and method for facilitating a funds transfer. The methods comprise sending information from a purchaser or payor to a funds transfer system separate from a vendor system or payee, validating and confirming p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366699 | Electronic money system, electronic money terminal device, and information card An electronic money system includes a plurality of electronic money terminals for withdrawing a sum of money which is spent by a user from money data which has been deposited into an information card. Utilization-history data including the number of times the inform... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364073 | Method for receiving credit card applications at a fuel dispenser Credit card applications typically involve the help of a third party to input the necessary data required by a credit card issuing agency. Using the present invention, a customer at a fuel dispenser can complete a credit card application and have it approved or deni... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364069 | System for automatic check-in and check-out for space occupancy In one aspect of the invention, a novel method of purchasing commodities associated with a golf course at least includes: a) providing at least one kiosk under the dominion of a golf course operator; b) via the kiosk, providing to a prospective golfer, available tee... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364070 | System and method for real-time remote shopping A method for real-time remote shopping using a real-time remote shopping system includes the steps of (a) obtaining the commodity information from a hand-held terminal and registering the information on a customer, (b) sending the shopping request information includ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360693 | System and method for a card benefit program providing benefits to program members based on program performance The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for a card payment instrument providing that a share of program profits above a pre-designated level is returned to participating recipients at pre-designated intervals such as annually. Participants respond to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360695 | Access control apparatus An access control apparatus has a blocking element (1) which is moved by a motor (2) or similar actuator controlled via a control means. Provided are a first access authorization reader (12, 14), a second access authorization reader (13, 15 | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360698 | Method for determining relevance to customers of an advertisement for retail grocery items offered by a retailer A method for determining relevance to customers of an advertisement for retail grocery items offered by a retailer. The method includes the steps of, for each item contained in the advertisement, creating an item promo group including non-ad items related to the adv... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363246 | System and method for enhancing buyer and seller interaction during a group-buying sale A method and system are provided that enable buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and to negotiate the purchase terms of featured merchandise in a group-buying opportunity. Sellers and buyers may use various forms of on-line group-buying mechanisms in c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360710 | Stored-value card with chamber A stored-value card includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and an account identifier. The first housing member defines a chamber, and the second housing member defines a cavity. The second housing member is coupled with the first housing member to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357317 | Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technology A disclosed method comprises scanning a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag on a package to generate scanned data, and generating a handling instruction for the package based on the scanned data. The handling instruction can be executed to route the package to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357312 | System for associating identification and personal data for multiple magnetic stripe cards or other sources to facilitate a transaction and related methods A system to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a transaction and related methods are provided. The system includes a server configured to store personal control IDs and sets of personal data and configured to store a data profile derived f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359187 | Apparatus for mounting removably a disk drive in an electronic device An apparatus includes a casing, an electrical connector, and a latch unit. The electrical connector is provided in the casing, and is coupled electrically to a terminal of a disk drive when the latter is received in the casing. The latch unit includes a latch member... | 04/15/2008 |
