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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357320 | Information carrier reader/writer, method and apparatus for supporting the same In a reader/writer, a storage unit is configured to store a plurality of parameter files each including a plurality of control parameters required to communications. The parameter files meet the communication characteristics. An identifying unit is configured to try... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357302 | Self service terminal A self-service terminal that is adapted to: receive a text message, in particular an SMS message, from a mobile telecommunications device; interpret the received text message, and provide information or a service in response to the received text message. Preferably,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357314 | Vending machine, dispense product determination method, stock product determination method, and system thereof, and cartridge for vending machine A storage compartment contains a variety of products. In a vending machine, once a product is selected at a product selection part, a dispense product determination part determines a product to dispense based on a selected product data from the product selection par... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7356485 | Service providing system A system for providing a service through a non-contact communication unit such as a wireless communication unit is disclosed. Specifically, an electronic ticket is communicated between a so-called mobile terminal and the non-contact communication unit equipped in a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356824 | Shared services platform A shared services hub is provided that allows a software application that is related to a given postal product, to access, translate, and communicate information related to a second postal service or module. A customer accessing the Postal Service website for a part... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353989 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine (10) is operative to carry out financial transactions and includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16) which is operative to read data on user cards which identify user's financial a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353033 | Position-matched information service system and operating method thereof Disclosed is a position-matched information system and operating method thereof that determines a current location of a serviced subject by a position tracking using a mobile terminal of the corresponding service subjects and selectively transmitting one of the prev... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353208 | Transaction processing using intermediate server architecture A system and method of transaction processing is provided and includes a transaction terminal accessing a communications network. The transaction terminal sends first transaction information for a transaction across the communications network to a server. The first ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347364 | Method and apparatus for managing vending machine offers In accordance with one or more embodiments, a promotion redeemable at a vending machine is determined. The promotion comprises an offer distinct from a general offer to sell products from the vending machine at posted prices. The promotion is output (e.g., via an ou... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347363 | Anti-fraud apparatus and method for credit cards An anti-fraud apparatus and a method for recognizing authentic credit cards compares the first six numerals of a credit card number located on a front face thereof (the first six numerals are issued in conformity with coding rules and represent an issuing bank and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350112 | Automated diagnostic service A method of providing diagnostic service for a data processing system includes retrieving product data identifying a data processing element in response to an alert generated by the element. The retrieved product data is forwarded to a networked diagnostic site. A d... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343491 | Information processing apparatus and method In order to limit use of content, when a source receives a request for transmitting content from a sink, the source performs an authentication process. When the authentication is successful, the source transmits to the sink key information necessary for decrypting t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341181 | Method for biometric security using a smartcard The present invention discloses a method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system by proffering a biometric. The biometric may be proffered to a biometric sensor communicating with the smartcard-reader system. Proffering the biome... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343357 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343252 | Method, system and apparatus for passively monitoring the maintenance and distribution of fluid products to heavy work vehicles A method and apparatus for passively monitoring the distribution of fuel and lubrication fluids to track vehicles and other heavy duty work equipment, such as bulldozers, draglines, scrapers, loaders, etc. The system includes means for identifying and recording the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343330 | Systems and methods for acquisition, evaluation, inventory, distribution, and/or re-sale of pre-owned recorded data products Data integrity of recorded data products is quantitatively evaluated by enumeration of unreadable, uncorrected, and/or corrected data subsets, and/or by measuring over-sampling of corrected data subsets. Quantitative data integrity evaluation facilitates commerce in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343321 | Method of administering licensing of use of copyright works In a method an owner of copyright in a copyright work uses computer equipment to transmit digital signal containing information regarding the copyright work to physically remote computer equipment of a licensing administrator. The licensing administrator uses the co... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342692 | Scanner carrier A carrier device for a contact image sense optical scanner. The carrier device incorporates a pair of magnets with identical poles facing each other or a fluid filled sealed chamber for exerting an equal pressure on a scanning module within the scanner and maintaini... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342494 | Inventoriable-object control and tracking system An inventoriable-object control and tracking system comprising, in accordance with its preferred embodiments, an object identification assembly having an electronic device, with a unique electronically-readable identification code, which is connected to an inventori... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341183 | System and method for distributing media A method, system and apparatus for distributing limited media to a user through a user interface. The method, system and apparatus includes a media distribution database (202, 302) for storing limited media, and a first server (206) in communication wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337944 | Universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU) The invention relates to a universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU). In one implementation, a UDCBU includes a mail compartment (110/120) accessible by one door (210) and a storage compartment (130) accessible by a second door (220 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337947 | Prepaid account and card A transaction card with a prepaid amount for spending is disclosed. The card may be funded through direct deposit, savings accounts, or any other source, for instance, specified by an individual setting up the transaction card. The card may be reloaded or reissued w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340423 | Method for defining a relationship between an account and a group Defining a relationship between an account and a group. Accounts corresponding to different products are linked together to create a group so that group processing can be performed at the group level while independent processing of the accounts is performed at the a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337949 | System for marketing leisure activity services through prepaid tickets One-time-use tickets containing a unique identification code that allow for prepayment of entertainment or personal services are distributed and sold. When a ticket is sold, it is activated by the seller notifying a ticket information manager of its sale, at which t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337963 | Portal system for a controlled space Systems, devices, and methods are provided for monitoring and tracking an item in a controlled space. In one embodiment, a portal system that monitors the controlled space includes a radio frequency tag that is attached to inventory and a portal device, which includ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340419 | Method and apparatus for product display Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to display a type of product. Thereafter, a substitute product for the product is selected from a plurality of substitute products. The selection is based on expected revenue from display of the selected subst... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337128 | Method, program, and system for resetting the value of a coupon based on market information A method and computer program for resetting the value of a coupon based on market information is provided. The program receives a request for valuation of a coupon from a retailer, accesses market demand information for a product corresponding to the coupon, determi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337145 | E-money managing method and system, e-money managing/holding medium, computer-readable recording medium in which e-money managing program is recorded, e-value managing/holding medium, and e-value managing method With an electronic money managing system using an electronic-money medium, a user is freed from worrying about a balance in the medium, avoiding unnecessary spending. The system has a medium storing e-money that is spent for payments by a payment section in response... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334728 | Method and system for interactively providing product related information on demand and providing personalized transactional benefits at a point of purchase The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and enabling the user to engage in various transactions related to the product... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336174 | Object tracking system with automated system control and user identification An enhanced object tracking system for tracking and controlling access to a plurality of objects such as keys is disclosed. The object tracking system implements many improvements including automated user identification using biometric data extracted from the user w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333873 | Method and device for providing cards to be applied to a carrier A method and a device for providing cards for processing first cause a drawing of a card from at least one card magazine. The cards are arranged in a plurality of card magazines and may be drawn from the same, and information regarding their card type is further ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333953 | Method and apparatus for integrated payments processing and decisioning for internet transactions A method and apparatus provides a decisioning solution for merchants accepting Internet transactions, integrated with means for processing payments electronically. The invention claimed herein provides features, such as, but not limited to, electronic transfer of fu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333955 | System and method for securing communication service A system and method for supplying communication service value is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes distributing indicia of an identifier to a merchant for distribution to a customer having a customer account. The identifier has an associated service ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331513 | Automated currency canister reloading machine with ability to update canister memory An automated canister reloading machine is able to reload a currency canister removed from an ATM. The reloading machine includes a supply of currency notes. The reloading machine can transfer currency notes from the supply into a storage area of the canister. The c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331521 | Methods and apparatuses for purchasing telephone calling card minutes using an electronic commerce kiosk and for conducting other forms of electronic commerce Methods and apparatuses for purchasing telephone calling card minutes and for conducting other forms of electronic commerce. In one embodiment, a method for conducting electronic commerce includes providing a kiosk in a publicly accessible location, and displaying o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331520 | Electronic image acquisition for gaming systems Methods and devices are provided for making, storing and retrieving electronic representations of payment documents such as payment tickets used for gaming machines. Some implementations sort currency and non-currency payment documents. According to some embodiments... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330216 | Handheld electronic device having a battery compartment door that includes a camera An improved handheld electronic device includes an improved battery compartment door having a miniature camera disposed thereon. The battery compartment door with its camera advantageously does not alter the form factor of the handheld electronic device and can easi... | 02/12/2008 |
