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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334733 | Data access device using rotational head to access data stored in data strips and data arc segments or data circles This invention discloses a data card that has a plurality of data arcs and also a linear data track, e.g., a magnetic or optical data strip, disposed on a flat data storage medium. The data card may be employed as a credit card or ID card with conventional magnetic ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275991 | Slot machine with ticket-in/ticket-out capability A gaming apparatus which comprises a slat machine capable of accepting either paper currency, preprinted coupons, or cash out slips. The slot machine also includes a printer that prints and dispenses cash out slips which include a bar code representing a unique iden... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7143942 | Card processing apparatus and system, POS terminal for card processing, and credit card processing control method To reliably process a card such as a credit card to acquire accurate card information in accordance with the present invention without lowering job productivity, magnetic data is read from the card and in the same operation the front of the card is scanned to secure... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7083095 | System for automatic connection to a network A system for managing digital rights of digital content over a network. A data card contains user information including digital rights information specific to a user, the data card having a memory component for enabling information to be stored within the data card.... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059519 | Man/machine interface method and device for a ticket processing device comprising a magnetic stripe The invention concerns a man/machine interface method for a ticket processing device (DIS) comprising a magnetic read/write station (PIL), a thermal printing station (TT) and control means (UC), including the following steps: a) writing on the magnetic stripe of a c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044366 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit accepting system and method An automated banking machine 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 transport (124) a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000914 | Imaging methods and apparatus Imaging apparatus and methods include providing an input support surface to support input imaging media and an output support surface to support output imaging media. The input support surface is configured to move relative to the output support surface, wherein suc... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6953154 | Card recording apparatus The present invention provides a card recording apparatus capable of printing in high speed as well as reducing overall dimensions of the apparatus. After a card is transported to an information recording section 200 in a lateral (short length) direction of t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6923377 | PCMCIA interface card for coupling input devices such as barcode scanning engines to personal digital assistants and palmtop computers A variety of PC card interfaces to interface from many different types of input devices to Personal Digital Assistants or palmtop computers through PCMCIA slots. The disclosed interfaces can receive data in undecoded format from laser based, wand based or CCD based ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6880760 | Drive arrangement for a card holder The present invention relates to a compact drive system serving to deflect a push force to move a carriage assigned to the chip card and mounted in a chip card receiving unit. A flexible, pressure-transmitting force conductor is provided in the form of individual sp... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851613 | Card processor A card processor which maintains security against unauthorized reading of the magnetic data recorded in the card and improves operability by suppressing offensive feeling to the customers includes a card carriage control unit which rotates carrier rollers in a direc... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6824062 | Card transporting mechanism for card reader A card reader is provided with a card transporting mechanism wherein the trailing end of a card as viewed in a card transporting direction is brought into contact with a first card engaging/holding member moving in a card transporting direction, and the card is tran... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6786410 | Card connecting unit provided with loading mechanism A loading mechanism of this invention that draws a card into a body unit and ejects the card outside of the body unit is so constructed as to include a movement member that moves to a drawing direction and an ejecting direction of the card by means of power of a dri... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6729537 | System and method for automating telecommunications session initiation and calling card for use therewith A system and method for automating the initiation of a telecommunications session and a calling card to use with the system or the method. In one embodiment, an automated telephony interface system includes a scanner and a session initiator which is coupled to the s... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6691917 | Manual magnetic card reader and method of reading magnetic data A manual magnetic card reader allows a card with a magnetic strip to be inserted in a card insert slot to a card stop position and then allows the card to be removed. The reader comprises a magnetic head for reading magnetic data recorded in the magnetic ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6601766 | Electronic device using card-type media Openings (OPa, OPb) corresponding to respective card slots (18a, 18b) are formed in a side face of a digital camera, and a slot cover (121) having a size covering both of the openings (OPa, OPb) is placed in a manner so as to shift thereon, thereby allowi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6508402 | IC card contacting and releasing mechanism An IC card mechanism includes an IC card for insertion into a receiving space of an electronic device; a contact which is brought into contact with an external contact of the card when the card is inserted; a card pusher which is advanced, when the card i... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6422458 | Bill deposit/withdrawal machine for depositing/withdrawing bills A bill deposit/withdrawal machine for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills according to a transaction includes a deposit/withdrawal port for performing deposit or withdrawal of bills; a bill discriminating unit for discriminating bills, bill acceptin... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6199760 | Magnetic card reader and card taking-in method for magnetic card When, in the case where card take-in means 3 takes in a magnetic card 10, a magnetic head 4 outputs a predetermined reproducing signal, the magnetic card is taken in; and when the predetermined reproducing signal is not outputted by the magnetic head, the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176424 | Unit for processing chip and/or magnetic stripe cards A unit for processing chip and/or magnetic stripe cards. The unit comprises a minimum of one card storage magazine to store cards to be processed, a minimum of one chip and/or magnetic stripe processing station to record data on the chip (semiconductor el... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6085977 | Check processing procedure A method for using a POS printer that includes means for magnetizing and reading the ON-US and ROUTING information from preprinted magnetic characters on a check. The characters are printed with an ink having magnetizable particles embedded therein. First... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6016958 | Unit for processing chip and/or magnetic stripe cards A unit for processing chip and/or magnetic stripe cards. The unit comprises a minimum of one card storage magazine to store cards to be processed, a minimum of one chip and/or magnetic stripe processing station to record data on the chip (semiconductor el... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5962832 | Apparatus for personalizing identification cards An apparatus for personalizing identification cards with integrated circuits includes at least one printing unit and a reversing unit for reversing and transporting the printed identification card. The reversing unit has a rotor, at least one card transpo... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5741986 | Thickness filter device for use in an insertion chute of a reader for tickets, cards and the like A thickness filter device is for use in an insertion chute of a reader for tickets, cards or the like. The device includes a mobile assembly comprising a stirrup member in the form of a yoke pivoting about a fixed axis parallel to a flat support along whi... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5616910 | Optical reading apparatus An optical reading apparatus for a card medium having an optical signal in bar code form written thereon. The optical reading apparatus includes a receiving section for receiving cassette holding the card medium, and a light source for projecting a light ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5500841 | Information storage and retrieval device An information storage and retrieval device comprising a card conveyor mount for supporting and conveying a card-type information storage medium; a drive means having a linear motor, for reciprocatingly driving the card conveyor mount; an electrical power... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5461219 | Apparatus and method for automated printing, reading, and dividing of information-carrying documents An apparatus and method for automatically printing, reading and otherwise treating an information-carrying document, particularly apparatus having a mechanically dividable circular pathway for reading and otherwise processing ATB-ticket (Automated Ticket/... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5362951 | Magnetic card reader equipped with head reversing function A reversing board 14 with a magnetic head 16 mounted thereon is provided at its central portion with card guides 14b1, 14b2 , the inlet ports of the card guides 14b1, 14b2 being disposed proximate to the front end openings of front and rear card guides 2A... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5343026 | Magnetic card reader/writer with selectable frequencies relative to motor speed for variable recording densities A magnetic card writing circuit is disclosed which enables the recording density of a recorded card to be selected, as desired, independently of the speed of a card conveying motor.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5321244 | Coded card reader systems Optical card reader systems are known in which an optically encoded card is read to provide an output signal. However, in known systems, the card has to be presented in a particular orientation. Described herein is a card (80) which has three code zones (... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5294785 | Cards processor A cards processor (100) including a gateway (101) for the insertion and discharging of cards (104) on one end side of a cabinet (2), a transport line disposed in the cabinet (2) in almost a straight line from the gateway (101) for transporting the cards i... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5274567 | Table top image based document processing machine and methods of processing documents A table top image based document processing machine and methods of using it. The machine is used in conjunction with a host computer like a PC. The machine includes a document track, a programmable transport mechanism for moving the document bi-directiona... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5264688 | Card conveyance mechanism having card discharge means for removing a card from the travel path when abnormal travel occurs A card conveyance mechanism used in a card reader so as to convey a card in a card travel path. The mechanism includes an abnormal card travel detecting device for detecting whether the card has jammed, and a card discharge device for discharging the card... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5247505 | Information recording method for reciprocally recording and verifying information The information recording method of the present invention comprises steps of recording information on a recording medium by a recording head during forward movement, reading the information recorded during the forward movement in the opposite sequence to ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5222058 | Data recording apparatus capable of recording with predetermined data arrangement A data recording apparatus is directed to a modulating/recording system for modulating data divided into a plurality of blocks and recording the modulated data on a recording medium. A byte sync signal output section outputs byte sync signals to be insert... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5206493 | Document reader A document reader for reading manually fed edge coded documents, comprising a first component including a side wall, a second component orthogonally positioned with respect to the first component and having a second sidewall, the first and second sidewall... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5192859 | Card carrier in card reader A card carrier including pairs of rollers disposed at predetermined spacings along a card conveyer passageway such that the respective pairs of rollers hold both sides of a card therebetween. A driver including a single motor, a power transmission includi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5179272 | Card reading device having card orientation correction mechanism A reading device includes an inlet port for a boarding pass, a reading section for reading data recorded on part of the boarding pass, and a feeding section for transporting a boarding pass from the inlet port to the reading section. The reading device fu... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5173596 | Paper card reader/validator A card reader and validator for use in wagering terminals includes a housing with a paper path. A paper drive surface of a drive wheel projects into the paper path. A platen assembly includes a pressure roller for pressing paper against the paper drive su... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5120947 | Apparatus and method for processing a ticket An apparatus for processing a ticket includes a circular ticket guide having a drive apparatus for driving a ticket in the circular ticket guide, an arcuate ticket guide having a ticket drive apparatus for driving a ticket in the arcuate ticket guide, a t... | 06/09/1992 |
