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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7259835 | Reticle-processing system A reticle-processing system includes a reticle-carrying container, a transfer rail for transferring the reticle-carrying container, a light exposure apparatus for printing a circuit pattern, and a reticle stocker for keeping a plurality of reticles. Orientation chan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255268 | System for purchase of prepaid telephone services A system and method for electronic purchase of prepaid telephone services is provided. An initiating terminal receives input of a customer's request to purchase a specified amount of prepaid telephone services and receives input of the customer's designation of a fi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257614 | Digital ID for selecting web browser and use preferences of a user during use of a web application A browser configuration architecture where input of a unique user ID automatically configures those browser applications preselected for auto-configuration from entries of a user preferences sheet. The user preferences sheet (2500) is part of the browser cont... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257558 | System and method for conducting a financial transaction between a sender and recipient of a mail piece In a postage payment system, a secure integrated circuit (IC) card is used to manage postage funds, and created encrypted postage indicia. Among other things, the system is capable of performing charge-back accounting of postage expenses and generating mail contents... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255264 | Cellular phone-based automatic payment system A wireless payment system allows high speed operation without user intervention with the convenience that cellular phones provide. The system being described uses a wireless stored value module attached to an ordinary cellular phone or embedded in the cellphone's Su... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255200 | Apparatus and method for operating a self-service checkout terminal having a voice generating device associated therewith A retail terminal includes a voice generating device. The retail terminal also includes a processing unit electrically coupled to the voice generating device. Moreover, the retail terminal further includes a memory device electrically coupled to the processing unit.... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252225 | Stored-value card adapted to be read by an electronic device A stored-value card including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface stores data adapted to be read by an electronic device to perform at least one interactive activity. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The second surface includes a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252226 | System and method for using a prepaid card A system for using a prepaid card permits a card user to purchase a card, issued by an issuer such as a bank, through an agent at a retail establishment via a terminal, select a PIN, have the card activated at the point of purchase, use the card to purchase goods an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253729 | Wireless vending communication systems A system includes a plurality of vending machines communicating wirelessly with a centralized consolidation unit. The consolidation unit communicates via a pre-established communications network, such as a wired or wireless telephone network with a data collection c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252227 | System for automatic check-in and check-out for space occupancy An automated check-in and check-out for a user needing rental space. Specifically, there is an electronic device configured to: provide information regarding the rental space available for rental; provide the user with a way to select desired information; and provid... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251733 | Method, system and devices for transferring accounting information A method in a system for transferring accounting information, a system for transferring accounting information, a method in a terminal, a terminal, a method in an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) service authorization server, an EAP service authorization ser... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250865 | Object tracking system with non-contact object detection and identification An object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal of objects from a location and the replacement of the objects at the location. The system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to each of the objects to be tracked and each tag h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251624 | Score based decisioning The invention aids an entity to selectively request additional data about a user to serve the needs of the entity without causing the user to have an adverse reaction. The invention helps an entity to determine the condition under which to request additional data so... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249706 | Information collector, resetting method, program and remote maintenance system To provide a system for transmitting the counter information based on a counter value to be updated and an offset value to be entered in accordance with a communication from a device in order to perform the setting for easily collecting the correct accumulated count... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251633 | Method or system for executing deferred transactions A method of conducting a transaction between a user of a remote communications device and a second party includes: creating a transaction data structure based on input from the user that defines the transaction; creating a deferred transaction data structure, corres... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251631 | Automated banking machine system using internet address customer input An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/TP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with fore... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251647 | Web based resource distribution system A system and method for distributing a collection of physical (tangible) resources, e.g., books, newspapers, periodicals, trade publications, compact discs, equipment, video tapes microfilm. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of accessing a web server ma... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246754 | Secure currency A secure document comprises a pliable fabric comprising human-readable information. The secure document further comprises a memory attached to the pliable fabric in which machine-readable information about the secure document is stored. The secure document further c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249029 | Method of using a computerised administration system to administer licensing of use of copyright material The present invention relates to a method of using a computerised administration system to administer licensing of use of copyright material. The method comprises an administrator storing in a database of the computerised administration system information regarding ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249050 | Vending machine system and method for encouraging the purchase of profitable items This invention relates generally to systems and methods for delivering products-on-demand to individuals and, more particularly, to delivery via vending machines. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the method of the instant invention is initiated when a cust... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249112 | System and method for assigning a funding source for a radio frequency identification device A transponder-reader payment system includes a RFID reader for interrogating a transponder, and a fob including a transponder which is associated with fob data file funded by one or more funding sources. In exemplary operation, the fob identifying information may be... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247098 | Combination fingerprint reader and I/O devices for gaming machines A replacement device for a conventional bill acceptor in a gaming machine, located in the same space as the bill acceptor, has a bill acceptor or voucher reader/printer, plus at least a fingerprint reader. In one preferred embodiment, the new device has a bill accep... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243841 | Enterprise polling system for electronic cash registers A method and system for transmitting information from a point of sale terminal such as an electronic cash register to a remote site. The system eliminates the need for a computer to operate the point of sale terminal at the store location. The system includes modify... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243843 | Personal authentication medium issuing method In a personal authentication medium issuing apparatus, a main image information is input and whether a personal authentication medium on which synthesized image information having sub-information embedded in the main image information is checked or not is determined... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246226 | Method and apparatus rendering user accounts portable Improved approaches for enabling user accounts to be portable across different multi-user computer systems are disclosed. A user account created at a multi-user computer can be stored to an external, portable data store, thereby rendering the user account portable. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246077 | Systems and methods for generating highly responsive prospect lists The present invention provides systems and methods for generating a highly targeted list of prospective customers for a list purchaser at least partially based on successful prospect lists previously used by the list purchaser, based on prospect lists used by relate... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243844 | Point of sale integrator The point of sale terminal includes a terminal housing with a controller portion and a cash drawer portion, a sliding sled coupled to the terminal housing residing within the controller portion of the terminal housing and between a first position and a second positi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245227 | Method and apparatus for preparing media Work tools such as a printhead, platen, and/or cutting head are spaced normally with respect to a media path based on a location of one or more objects carried by the media, and the position of the media with respect to the work tool. Additionally or alternatively t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243842 | Computer-based value-bearing item customization security The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for protecting the security of processing for customization of computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, securing processing of exemplary image-customized com... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240834 | Real-time retail marketing system and method A marketing system and method for a retail environment periodically reads RFID tags attached to products to produce a list of product identifications. Consumer recommendation rules are updated according to each list, and recommendations are generated according to th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242304 | System and method for authenticated detachment of product tags A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale without the need for store employee involvement, assuming a valid sale is occurring. A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243076 | Computer network system for shopping and method therefor A system and method for secure and private on-line shopping has an on-line shopping store having a plurality of computers for accessing on-line retailers. An on-line shopping store server is provided and is coupled to the plurality of computers. The on-line shopping... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237713 | System and method of managing time-sensitive items A method of managing time-sensitive items which relies on identification information of RFID labels associated with the items. The method includes the steps of identifying the time-sensitive item, and obtaining the expiration information from a web site of a seller ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239709 | Data recording/reproducing method, data recording/reproducing system, recording apparatus A data recording/reproducing method wherein encrypted digital data obtained by subjecting digital data to first encrypting by using a contents key and encrypted contents key obtained by subjecting the contents key to second encrypting are recorded on a recording med... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7240017 | System and method of dispensing insurance through a computer network Systems and methods for facilitating the dispensing of insurance and of an insurance company selling insurance policies are provided, which may be network or Internet based, and may be managed through a general agent. Policy information from insurance companies may ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7240031 | Bill payment system and method with a master merchant database A method and system for paying bills. A service provider receives, via a network, a request to pay a bill on behalf of a consumer. The consumer can request that any merchant be paid. The service provider searches a master database containing names of merchants to de... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236946 | Operation of control system for ensuring availability of purchasable items in networked machines Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system and article of manufacture for operating vending machines. In general, a plurality of vending machines are nodes of a network. Each node is configured to send, receive and process signals carrying inv... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234639 | Stored-value card with whistle A stored-value card includes a housing and at least one internal wall substantially enclosed within the housing. The housing includes an account identifier signifying a financial account or record linked to the stored-value card. The at least one internal wall is co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236943 | Charitable contribution station with promotional game piece feature A game system, for soliciting donations to charities and organizations as a promotion to expose charitable groups or other organizations to a wider range of potential donors as well as to expand the locations currently available. To encourage such donations the syst... | 06/26/2007 |
