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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7543756 | Providing change information for documents A method of supplying information comprises providing a document having a memory tag. The document has a human-readable part presenting the information in human-readable form. The method further comprises storing change information identifying changes to the informa... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540427 | IC tag The present invention provides an IC tag which has a structure comprising a first adhesive layer formed on a surface of a substrate sheet, an electronic circuit and an IC chip connecting both ends of the electronic circuit, both formed on the surface of the first ad... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540428 | RFID tag, RFID-tag antenna, RFID-tag antenna sheet, and method of manufacturing RFID tag A radio-frequency-identification tag antenna includes a film base, a plurality of antenna patterns for transmission and reception, which is formed in parallel on the film base, and a cut line that is formed on the film base between adjacent antenna patterns along th... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537169 | Credit card sized USB flash drive A flash memory mass storage drive stores user files in a convenient credit card sized drive. Embodiments function as both a credit card and a mass storage drive. Communication may be through a host interface connector such as a USB connector, a magnetic interface, a... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533828 | Electronic credit card—ECC Electronic Credit Card (ECC) is an electronic device that enables transmission/reception of data and/or digital information to/from a host computer via a Terminal Station (TS). TS includes Teller Machines in supermarkets/shopping complex, Automatic Teller Machines (... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530500 | Mobile communication terminal and method for controlling operation thereof When a non-contact type IC of a mobile communication terminal is used, equipment or location is identified from equipment identification information, and a pre-specified melody, tone or music is sounded from a speaker as a confirmation sound, and thereby, a user can... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527208 | Bank issued contactless payment card used in transit fare collection An architecture for a contactless smart card or payment device, where the smart card is intended for use in both commerce transaction payment and transit fare payment (or other venue access) environments. The payment device may function as both an electronic wallet ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520437 | USB host device for printer interface The present invention relates to providing a printing device which allows for user authentication. The printing device may communicate with the authentication device using universal serial bus (USB) protocol, wherein the printing device contains a universal serial b... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520440 | Contactless identification device The invention relates to a contact-less identification device comprising a flat conducting structure as an electromagnetic sensor or transducer, and more particularly the invention relates to contactless cards, hybrid cards and radio operated electronic labels and t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520442 | Input device An input device for applying a signal depending on a user-operated key to an information processing device is disclosed which includes a plurality of keys including a function-key pad and a ten-key pad; and a communication section for transmitting data to and from a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520441 | Chip card with simultaneous contact and contact-less operations A chip card receives and processes what-ever combination of contact data and contact-less data is available to allow multiple functionalities for the chip card. A micro-computer of the chip card is adapted to simultaneously receive and process contact data from a co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520438 | Method of multi-interfacing between smart card and memory card, and multi-interface card A multi-interface card includes smart card interface, memory card interface, card controller and memory module. The smart card interface interfaces with a smart card host using a smart card protocol. The memory card interface interfaces with a memory card host using... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520439 | Portable electronic devices with convenient or foldable transaction cards Convenient transaction cards are provided that may be attached or interconnected with portable electronic devices, such as, for example, cellular telephones, PDAs, MP3 players, the iPod™ digital music device, and other like portable electronic music devices. The t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7516903 | IC card A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516901 | RFID tag With the RFID comprising a transmitting and receiving antenna, a detecting block formed in the circumference of the antenna, and an electronic component connected to the antenna and detecting block to detect breakdown of the detecting block, illegal use can be preve... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516902 | Protection of a microcontroller A method for protecting at least one section of a program executed by a microcontroller, included before execution of the section, decrementing or incrementing at least one first counter and storing its state in a non-volatile memory of the microcontroller; in case ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513436 | Apparatus and methods for optical representations of radio frequency identification tag information Methods, systems, and apparatuses for reconstitution of data for failed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are described. The tag's information is segmented, optionally compressed, and encoded into a plurality of optical representations. Alternatively, or in... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513437 | Security marking and security mark The application discloses a security mark consisting of a plurality of layers, of which the cover layers are highly conductive films and the layers of the card core are films of varying transparency. One layer carries information, which can be read directly, if desi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513434 | Device comprising two mutually adapted impedances for the purpose of power transmission A device (1) for processing a signal (S) has firstly an antenna configuration (5) that is arranged to transmit a signal (S), that has at least one antenna-configuration terminal (6, 7) intended for connecting the antenna configuration (5)... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513435 | Service providing system A service providing system for improving convenience of users by quickly executing a membership registration process in a system in which plural shops and groups jointly administrate its members. In the system, an external reading/writing unit stores a write data ta... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510123 | RF contact signal detector A contact-based system for inexpensively monitoring the presence, location, and timing of various advertising and merchandising materials at a variety of retail facilities has been disclosed. This includes sign holders, display holders, stocking section identifiers,... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506820 | Contact-free integrated circuit having automatic frame identification means A contactless integrated circuit includes means for sending/receiving data by inductive coupling, means for providing a communication according to at least two determined protocols, and means for automatically switching into a communication mode conforming to one or... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506821 | Adapter for contact and contactless smart cards A portable adapter for using a contact smart card with a contactless smart card reader and a contactless smart card with a contact smart card reader. The adaptor is provided with a casing that is configured to engage a contact smart card or a contactless smart card,... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503508 | Updating of a smart card value counter A method and a system for updating a counter of an electronic component in which are stored recordings, each containing at least one individual value and at least one sorting value, including: transferring into a memory of a reader an initial count of the counter an... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503504 | Transaction card supporting multiple transaction types A transaction card comprises a memory operable to store a plurality of transaction profiles associated with a transaction card holder. A user interface on the transaction card is operable to receive input from the transaction card holder, and a communications interf... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503505 | Non-contact IC card system and attaching body for non-contact IC card A non-contact IC card can accept a frequency band different from the main receive frequency band of the non-contact IC card. The non-contact IC card has a main antenna supporting a first frequency band and an IC device connected to the main antenna for data transmis... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503506 | IC tag mounting structure To provide an IC tag mounting structure in which the probability is reduced that the IC tag mounted on a vehicle is replaced for repair or maintenance. The IC tag is mounted to any one of main functional components and internal components of an engine of the vehicle... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503507 | Wireless IC tag and manufacturing method of the same A compact wireless IC tag incorporating a pressure sensor in an IC chip. The IC chip of the wireless IC tag has SOI structure comprising a silicon sheet layer, a silicon device layer which is formed on the upper side of the silicon sheet layer, and a thin silicon ox... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497385 | RFID security device for optical disc An optical disc has a security feature in the form of an RFID tag that communicates with a voltage controlled optical modifier layer in the optical disc. In the presence of an interrogation signal, the RFID tag allows the optical disc to be used normally by outputti... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497384 | Methods and systems for the negotiation of a population of RFID tags with improved security Methods and systems for the negotiation of a population of RFID tags with improved security is provided. In one aspect, tags are singulated without using information that directly identifies the tags in the tag population. A key is generated to identify each RFID ta... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494067 | Alternate authorization for proximity card A mobile device is provided. The mobile device comprises a card operable to validate an authentication input based on a stored authentication value and to provide financial information to an external point-of-sale system when the authentication input validates succe... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494066 | Semiconductor device The invention provides a circuit which provides a stabilized boosting in the case where a semiconductor device typified by a non-contact ID chip includes a circuit which requires a higher voltage than a logic circuit does. By inputting an alternating signal inputted... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494068 | Contactless transponder A contactless transponder includes an antenna made from a conductive material that is disposed on a surface of a substrate. An integrated circuit chip having electrical contacts is mounted on a surface of the antenna that is remote from the substrate. The contacts o... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7487920 | Integrated circuit card system and application loading method An integrated circuit card operation management system and method are provided. In one example of the system, a collator system is provided for receiving a user request to determine whether the application program can be loaded, for acquiring a card policy from a ca... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487921 | Reader/writer and communication method thereof A reader/writer is provided. The reader/writer performing radio communication with a radio communication terminal in close proximity thereto, includes: an antenna which transmits a carrier wave of a predetermined frequency and which receives a composite wave of the ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481373 | Triggering a proactive session from an applet in a smart card In a communication interface of a terminal, such as a mobile device, that includes a first application part (APT), an action is triggered from a second application part in a chip card. After a command designating the action and transmitted from the first to the seco... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478759 | Method and system for presence detection of wireless antennae An antenna, a wireless communication system, and a method for enabling presence detection of antennae are provided. The antenna includes a memory device that stores specifications of the antenna. These specifications are acquired by a wireless device in the wireless... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478758 | Method and apparatus for automatically tracking and communicating data storage device information using RF tags: operating condition, configuration and location The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for automatically tracking and communicating data storage device information using RF (radio frequency) tags. An apparatus includes a data storage device and a RF tag attached to the data storage device, wh... | 01/20/2009 |
| RE40623 | Method and apparatus for identifying integrated circuits An integrated circuit and method for identifying same is described. The integrated circuit includes a programmable identification circuit for storing electronic identification information. The integrated circuit also includes an optical identification mark displayin... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7472835 | RFID system components implementing adjusted backscatter calculations and methods RFID system components, such as readers and tags, communicate by a reader transmitting waveforms that encode a calibration symbol and a divide ratio. Tags include a processor to determine a backscatter link period result by dividing a count value representing the ca... | 01/06/2009 |
