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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181868 | System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring the transfer of cargo to and from a transporter Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for monitoring the transfer of cargo, such as a shipping container, to and from a transporter, such as a truck. Identification codes are provided on the cargo and the transporter to aid in the i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181867 | Transit card credit authorization A system is provided for transit card credit authorization. An authorization component on a mobile device determines whether a balance on a transit card application on the mobile device is below a threshold, and determines whether a communication signal is too weak ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157168 | Data collection device and network having radio signal responsive operation A data collection device can include at least one of a bar code reader unit, an RFID reader unit, and a card reader unit. A data collection device can be operative to receive and process radio signals. A data collection device can be configured so that operation of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132726 | Postal stamp tracking system and method A trackable postage stamp includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface is adapted to adhere to a piece of mail. The stamp also includes a passive tracking device including stamp identification (ID) information. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123130 | Remote ordering device A remote ordering device having a two-way wireless communications input device with a display for sending and receiving data and a data receiving station to send and receive data, process orders and keep track of accounts, inventory and retain other data as required... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118223 | Smart sign mobile transit fare payment A system and method for facilitating the payment and collection of transit system fares using a mobile device utilizes a smart sign including near field communication (NFC) devices that communicate with a contactless element embedded within a mobile wireless device.... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8087585 | Baggage handling system and method A label for tracking and tracing baggage in a baggage handling system is disclosed. The label includes resonators doped into the label. The resonators providing the label with a unique signature and are capable of being read from approximately 2 meters. A baggage ha... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8056803 | Ticket processing system for parking lot The ticket processing system utilizes RFID technique to record and access data in the parking tickets. The ticket processing system mainly contains at least a ticket reader positioned at the entry of the parking lot. A first antenna in the ticket reader writes data ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047432 | Package tracking techniques Method and system for tracking packages including readable indicia in a movable cargo container includes mounting at least one scanner to an interior surface of the container capable of reading the indicia on, in or associated with the packages, operatively reading ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047433 | Shipment tracking method, device for the implementation of the method and printing device A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028906 | Ground conveyor with a label Ground conveyor, which is provided with one or more labels and/or documentation, which contain information on the use and/or safety of the ground conveyor, wherein at least one label or documentation is provided with an RFID transponder, in which data is saved. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025226 | Enhanced vehicle identification card A vehicle identification card is provided to an insured that includes proof of automotive insurance information and charge account information. The card may include an insurance policy covering the insured's vehicle, the VIN number of the vehicle, and other informat... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7988046 | Vehicle violation enforcement system and method A PDA device is used to record the ID of a vehicle boot RFID tag and to transmit to the tag and to a host entity violation data such as summons number, license number, time and date stamp, issuing person ID, location of the vehicle, scofflaw data and so on. This dat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975918 | Baggage check-in using short message service A check-in method for airlines allows passengers to use Short Message Service (SMS) to check-in themselves and baggage. A passenger requests to check-in via SMS from practically anywhere and not limited to the airport. After receipt of the request, a confirmation me... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7949559 | Credit card rewards program system and method A platform and program for enhancing the value and desirability of a credit card (or other payment product) to a card holder and encouraging increased use of the card as a payment device by rewarding the card holder based not only on qualifying purchases but on mile... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942320 | Park user management system and park user management method using the same A park user management system having a plurality of radio frequency tag readers installed along usable routes in a park for recognizing information stored in a radio frequency tag provided to each park user and an exercise quantity management module for calculating ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942319 | Location information management A method of managing product-location specific information is provided. Product-location specific information is collected from multiple users at a centralized network hub and transformed into location-harmonized data with one or more attached attributes including p... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938323 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the transportation of a luggage item A method and an apparatus monitor the transportation of a luggage item. What is to be monitored is a transportation process by which the luggage item is transported. At least one computer-accessible image of the luggage item is produced. The image shows the luggage ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922085 | System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring the transfer of cargo to and from a transporter Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for monitoring the transfer of cargo, such as a shipping container, to and from a transporter, such as a truck. Identification codes are provided on the cargo and the transporter to aid in the i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7886972 | Digital color image capture and processing module A digital image capture and processing module for use with an Internet-based shipping, tracking and delivery network. The module includes a housing having a light transmission aperture with an optically transparent imaging window mounted thereover. A digital camera ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883013 | Mobile image capture and processing system A mobile image capture and processing system including a digital image capture and processing instrument for capturing digital images of shipping documents associated with shipments to be delivered to an intended destination over a Web-based shipping, tracking, and ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874482 | Parking meter A parking system using parking meters which accept payment by credit card or smart cards. The user can start the parking payment period by swiping a credit card in the reader. A fixed pre-payment is charged to the card. The payment period is terminated when the same... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870999 | Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting a plurality of mobile digital image capture and processing (MICAP) systems An Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network including a data collection and processing center operably connected to the infrastructure of the Internet, and including a RDBMS for storing and managing shipping information, and a plurality of pickup/deli... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866554 | Systems and methods for event driven baggage management Systems and methods for event driven baggage management are disclosed. Readers are used to detect and monitor the location of tags attached to baggage as the baggage moves from the point at which a traveler drops of the baggage at the origin of a trip to the point a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854381 | Shipment tracking method, device for the implementation of the method and printing device A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837105 | Method of and apparatus for translating shipping documents A method of translating a shipping document regarding one or more shipment items being shipped, tracked and delivered to a final destination using a Web-based shipping, tracking, and delivery information network. At the point of shipment pickup, the method involves ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7810724 | Method of and apparatus for shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while the shipment is being transported to its first scanning point, to shorten the delivery time of packages to point of destination An Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from a point of shipment pickup and completed while shipments are transported to its first scanning point in sa... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802724 | Identifications and communications methods The invention relates to improved methods and forms for automatically and non-unobtrusively to detect, without human interpretation, the identification of people(s), object(s), and other, with various methods utilized in connection to creating, storing, adding, conn... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798400 | Method of and apparatus for shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of pickup and completed while shipment is being transported to its first scanning point so as to facilitate early billing processing for shipment delivery Method of and Apparatus for an Internet-based network for shipping, tracking and delivering a shipment of packages from a point of shipment pickup to point of destination. At the point of shipment pickup a digital image of the shipping documents are captured and pro... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775431 | Method of and apparatus for shipping, tracking and delivering a shipment of packages employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while the shipment is being transported to its first scanning point to facilitate early customs clearance processing and shorten the delivery time of packages to point of destination Method of and an Internet-based network for shipping, tracking and delivering a shipment of packages from a point of shipment pickup to point of destination. At the point of shipment pickup, digital images of the shipping documents are captured and processed to extr... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766230 | Method of shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages over an internet-based network employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of pickup and completed while shipment is being transported to its first scanning point in the network, so as to sort and route packages using the original shipment number assigned to the package shipment An Internet-based shipping, tracking and delivery network is deployed, wherein at the point of shipment pickup, digital images of shipping documents are captured and processed, shipping information graphically represented the digital images is extracted and encoded ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757946 | Material transport in-motion product dimensioning system and method Methods, systems, and devices to obtain dimensions of an article or product in association with material handling vehicles are disclosed. A dimension detection device is installed in an enclosure and is used to acquire geometrical dimensions of the object in associa... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757947 | R.F.I.D. enabled storage bin and method for tracking inventory A contents-aware storage bin includes a transportable bin unit adapted for placement within a storage bin rack. An RFID reader unit is in contact with the bin unit. An RFID antenna is connected to the RFID reader unit and is in contact with the bin unit. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753271 | Method of and apparatus for an internet-based network configured for facilitating re-labeling of a shipment of packages at the first scanning point employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while said shipment is being transported to said first scanning point A method of and apparatus for an Internet-based network configured for facilitating rapid re-labeling of a shipment of packages at the first scanning point in the Internet-based network. The network employs the capture of shipping document images and recognition-pro... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743984 | Systems and methods for tracking items using wirelessly-enabled devices The present invention is generally directed to a tracking and visibility system of a kind that augments aspects of traditional tracking systems by implementing mechanisms for independently detecting and verifying the whereabouts of particular objects moving through ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743985 | Method and apparatus for an up-to-date transportation notification system A method for receiving up-to-date transportation information at a user entity (120) in a wireless communication system (100) includes requesting up-to-date transportation information (502), determining which up-to-date transportation information... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735731 | Web-enabled mobile image capturing and processing (MICAP) cell-phone A Web-enabled mobile image capturing and processing (MICAP) cell-phone for use on a Web-based shipping, tracking and delivery network. The cell-phone include a hand-supportable housing, and a digital image capture and processing engine for capturing and processing d... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735730 | System and method for state-based execution and recovery in a payment system A system and method for state-based execution and recovery in a payment system is presented. A payment system uses a state machine to track completed sub-tasks using a state progress identifier and completion state data. When a failure occurs, stored completion stat... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731088 | Vehicle violation enforcement system and method A PDA device is used to record the ID of a vehicle boot RFID tag and to transmit to the tag and to a host entity violation data such as summons number, license number, time and date stamp, issuing person ID, location of the vehicle, scofflaw data and so on. This dat... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7661590 | Electronic fund transfer or transaction system An electronic fund transfer (EFT) system capable of displaying a menu including one or more user-defined custom transactions associated with an identification card so that the user can select a desired translation by a single selection or with limited inputs. The AT... | 02/16/2010 |
