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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7330816 | Information providing method and information providing system An information providing method of providing information to a user includes the steps of receiving a providing request of first information from the user, acquiring contents of the first information from a database, presenting to the user a charge which the user bea... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328181 | Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet A method is provided for transacting a purchase using a non-personalized purchase card which is distributed to a number of purchase card outlet each purchase card being a bearer instrument having a non-personalized card holder name without any perspective card holde... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328190 | System and method for adding value to a stored-value account A system and method for adding value into a customer's stored-value account is provided. A stored-value card is distributed to a merchant for distribution to a customer who has an account with a specific provider of goods and/or services. The stored-value card has a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326847 | Methods and systems for dynamic channel allocation Methods and systems of dynamic channel allocation. The provided methods and systems can be employed in a music synthesis system comprising a synthesizer. Audio instructions from sources, such as MIDI players, are received. Available channels provided by the synthesi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328191 | Methods and systems for processing unrestricted stored-value instruments Methods and systems are provided for processing a stored-value instrument. An unrestricted value associated with the stored-value instrument is authenticated at an instrument-authority system in response to an authentication request received from a merchant point-of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327267 | Vending machine A vending machine reads a commodity data on a commodity from a QR code of a commodity housing unit by a code reader of a commodity receiving unit when the commodity receiving unit receives the commodity from a predetermined commodity housing unit selects an operatio... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325728 | Remote diagnosis and repair of vending machine communication failures An audit system for a vending machine system is provided. This audit system is configured to retrieve operational data, such as a DEX file, from a vending machine controller in the vending machine system. The audit system is further configured to store a communicati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324958 | Information administering system for an eating house A customer of an eating house orders refreshments by pressing a first touch panel provided at a customer's seat, watching a liquid-crystal monitor on which a menu of the refreshment and an average cooking time thereof are displayed. A cook inputs cooking-state infor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325205 | Use unit for bank note processing machines The invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing bank notes, in particular for singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes or papers of value, which can be operated in a plurality of operating modes and wherein a display dev... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322518 | Bill depositing/dispensing apparatus A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus being fitted with a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills including a deposited bill box, an outgoing bill box, a recycle box, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments for sorted storing of bills. The acceptance box... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321941 | Network routing utilizing a product code A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. The product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an associated product. In re... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320430 | Variable rate toll system A method and system are provided in which average vehicle speeds of tolled and non-tolled road segments between two locations are monitored and saved for reference in providing dynamic adjustment of the toll amount to be charged for use of the tolled segment in orde... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319974 | Vehicle parking management method The invention concerns a method for managing vehicle pay parking, using at least a time recording machine connected to a parking server. The invention is characterised in that since said time recording machine and mobile telephones are quipped with short-distance co... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318550 | Biometric safeguard method for use with a smartcard A method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system is provided. The method includes determining if a transaction violates an established rule, such as a preset spending limit. The method also includes notifying a user to proffer a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317295 | Electric motor driving system, electric four-wheel drive vehicle, and hybrid vehicle An electric four-wheel drive vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a generator for outputting DC electrical power; an inverter for converting DC electrical power, output from the generator, into AC electrical power; and an AC electric motor, which is driv... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316357 | Stored-value card with bubble wand A stored-value card includes a housing and a bubble wand. The housing includes an account identifier adapted to link the stored-value card to a financial account or a financial record. The bubble wand is enclosed within the housing and is configured to transition fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317393 | Object tracking method and system with object identification and verification A system and method for tracking and controlling access to objects such as keys includes a lockable storage cabinet adapted to receive, store, and dispense objects within transparent security containers. A control computer is operably coupled to the cabinet. Informa... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316614 | Method and apparatus for conducting a sweepstakes A method and apparatus for conducting a sweepstakes in which a consumer purchases a prepaid voucher for valuable goods and services unrelated to the sweepstakes, and in return, as a promotional bonus, is provided a corresponding number of optional entries into the s... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316351 | Marking a deposit item In order to identify an item, on which a return deposit can be imposed, an element, which can at least be read in the radio frequency range and/or optionally one which can be switched or activated, are/is provided on the item. This element is activated optionally be... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315247 | Refrigerator having improved recognition rate of RFID tag A refrigerator having improved recognition rate of RFID tags. Antennas of RFID readers are slantingly installed in walls of storage chambers, thereby increasing the recognition rate of the RFID tags attached to foods stored in the storage chambers. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315828 | Method of and system for delivering combined social expression cards and gift certificates A method of and system for producing combined social expression cards and gift certificates for delivery to recipients is implemented in a Web-based client-server environment in which remotely located customers use standard Web browsers to access a Web server. The W... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7316007 | Optimization of n-base typed arithmetic expressions A method for arithmetic expression optimization includes receiving a first instruction defined for a first processor having a first base, the first instruction including an operator and at least one operand, converting the first instruction to a second instruction o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314164 | System for biometric security using a smartcard The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314165 | Method and system for smellprint recognition biometrics on a smartcard The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using smellprint recognition biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a smellprint sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifyin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311251 | System and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with RFID labels A system and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) labels which uses a portal to read the RFID labels. The system includes a computer for obtaining label information read from radio frequency identificat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309001 | System to provide specific messages to patients An apparatus and method for delivering targeted informational messages includes a computer system for creating a de-identified encrypted PID and de-identified patient transaction data in a retail store for transmission and storage. A subset of de-identified encrypte... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309004 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine firmware authentication system and method An automated banking machine which is operative to authenticate firmware in at least one hardware device of the machine. The hardware device is operative to generate through operation of at least one processor in the at least one hardware device a firmware certifica... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310042 | System and method for biometric-based fraud protection A biometric fingerprint device for preventing fraud based on the device having standalone, self-authentication of the identity of predetermined user(s) and its interactivity with a database that is initiated via a controlled singularity of registration, i.e. contemp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309012 | Secure magnetic stripe reader for handheld computing and method of using same A secure magnetic stripe card stripe reader (MSR) module and software system capable of encrypting the magnetic stripe data to CISP standards for use in point of sale (POS) and other applications requiring data security using non secure networks and computing device... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309013 | TV and control method thereof A TV includes a memory module including a mounting part detachably mounted with kinds of memory cards; an input part to receive an access command to access the memory card mounted thereon; and a signal processor operating data communication corresponding to the acce... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307525 | Instruction drop-off warning system and method An instruction drop-off warning system (1), which warns of drop-off of an instruction sheet (L) attached on a work (20) in a production line (40), comprises an IC tag (5a), which is incorporated in the instruction sheet L and is us... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303119 | Coin counter and voucher dispensing machine and method Methods and systems for exchanging coins are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of exchanging coins includes positioning a coin counting kiosk in a publicly-accessible area of a supermarket, and receiving a plurality of coins of multiple denominations at ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304662 | Video surveillance system and method A video surveillance system includes clients coupled to servers using a network. The clients generate data, video, and optionally audio. Using the network, clients communicate in real-time the data, video, and optionally audio to the servers for monitoring, analyzin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299978 | Bill deposit and withdrawal apparatus The present invention provides a bill deposit and withdrawal apparatus comprising a shutter for opening and closing a bill-receiving space; a first plate for forming a front wall of the bill-receiving space and guiding transfer of a bill input into the bill-receivin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301944 | Media file distribution with adaptive transmission protocols A server/client media file distribution system is provided in which the server system is adapted to receive transmission requests from clients, status information from a network, and protocol information from each client. The server, based upon this information, ada... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299977 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with deposit holding container An automated banking machine (10) is provided. The automated banking machine may include a fascia (50) in operative connection with a frame (110). The machine may include a plurality of hardware devices which are accessible through the fascia. T... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302465 | Distributed multimedia transfer A multimedia distribution kiosk can communicate with a remote user to receive multimedia requests and can communicate with a multimedia content provider to obtain requested multimedia content. The kiosk can cache received multimedia content and provide the content a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294056 | Enhanced gaming system An enhanced gaming system through which a variety of games of chance and/or games of skill can be made available to players. The gaming system separates game outcomes from game themes and game payout/buy-in information, thereby enhancing game flexibility. The gaming... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293702 | Multiple sheet detector apparatus and method A detector for a deposit accepting apparatus of an automated banking machine includes an ultrasonic transmit driven by a driving signal operative to cause the ultrasonic transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic sound signal through a sheet pathway of the detector. The ... | 11/13/2007 |
