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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189018 | Time stamp A time stamp is a device that prints time information on a time card inserted into a time card slot. The time card slot is formed to be inclined downwardly in the depthwise direction of the time stamp at an angle of 8 to 10 degrees or so with the mount surface of th... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7373346 | Methods and apparatus for improved security services An apparatus and method for providing and/or obtaining security services includes a database of information which relates to security services provided for at least one client. A computer that is Internet accessible hosts the database. The database includes security... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7293083 | Internet usage data recording system and method employing distributed data processing and data storage A network usage data recording system and method employing distributed data processing and data storage is described. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a network usage recording system having a multiple level distributed data storage system. The syst... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266048 | Digital time clock for operation in conjunction with mechanical time clock A digital time clock that may be used in conjunction with a mechanical time clock. The digital time clock is placed on or adjacent to an existing mechanical time clock. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is associated with each time card that is distributed... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257254 | Method and system for recognizing time A method and system for recognizing time. An embodiment of a method for recognizing a time includes receiving a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where a set of marks was made on a paper form without the use of a graphical u... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7124180 | Internet usage data recording system and method employing a configurable rule engine for the processing and correlation of network data A network usage data recording system and method employing an aggregation rule scheme for processing and correlation of network data is described. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for recording network usage. The method includes the step of... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7024468 | Internet usage data recording system and method with configurable data collector system An internet usage data recording system and method is described. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a network usage recording system. The network usage recording system includes a configurable collector. The collector includes an encapsulator for read... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6850466 | Time recorder A time recorder can print characters without reducing the print font size or increasing the width of a time card itself. Also, no limitations are imposed on the number of clock ins/outs per day. A control unit checks the identity of card identification information a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6215735 | Postage meter having non-Gregorian calendar capability A postage metering system includes a device to monitor the passage of a unit of time, a calendar profile, a system date and a control system. The calendar profile has parameterized data including day, month, year and leap year information so that dates ma... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6163325 | Flush-mounted multi-channel printer A multi-channel printer with a time profile recorder for recording time profiles of measured values and electrical connectors for detachable connection of signal connecting leads for measured value sources which is installed in grid-based switch panels or... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6125162 | Postage meter having non-Gregorian calendar capability A postage metering system includes a device to monitor the passage of a unit of time, a calendar profile, a system date and a control system. The calendar profile has parameterized data including day, month, year and leap year information so that dates ma... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6061303 | Programmable time recorder A time recorder includes a digital display and a printer for printing selected information including time, date, comment and number. A removable cover covers programming text which surrounds the display. During programming, the cover is removed to expose ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5793707 | Programmable time recorder A time recorder includes a digital display and a printer for printing selected information including time, date, comment and number. A removable cover covers programming text which surrounds the display. During programming, the cover is removed to expose ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5764250 | Dual-line time recorder A dual-line time recorder includes a barrel cam, printer, motor, and slide plate. The motor rotates the barrel cam. The rotational motion of the barrel cam translates into lateral movement of the printer in forward and reverse directions. A slide plate is... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5497141 | Automated labor alert and remote messaging system An alert system for alerting a supervisor when an employee has worked beyond a predetermined time limit. The alert system comprises a time collection device that is interfaced with at least one alarm device. The time collection device is selectably operab... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5197042 | Postage meter having auto dating device The improved postage metering combination includes a date setting mechanism for enabling the printing of a posting date by a printing assembly. The combination includes a calendar clock in communication with a microcomputer for providing current date info... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4837584 | Security time clock system System for requiring the contemporaneous application of time clock data and personal data to a time card to prevent or signal the fraudulent application of either type of data at a time which is substantially different from the other type of data, i.e., b... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4831388 | Elapsed time recorder An elapsed time recorder comprising an entrance recorder installed at the entrance for printing the entry time on a time card and simultaneously coding this entry time and printing the coded entry time on the time card, and an exit recorder installed at t... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4819162 | Time clock system including scheduling payroll and productivity analysis capability The computerized time clock system includes a personal computer via which employee, job and schedule records may be assembled and maintained. A computerized time clock communicates with the personal computer and received employee and scheduling data there... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4630292 | Fuel tax rebate recorder A system for recording the total time that a motor vehicle is running, the time that the motor is running while the vehicle is stationary, and the time that the vehicle is running while the vehicle is moving. The system includes three electrically driven ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4516138 | Time-clock recording and computation apparatus with optional rest processing function A time-clock recording and computation apparatus of which operation is controlled by a microcomputer, includes computation means comprising a data storage unit (107) in which attendance data based on a predetermined attendance system are stored, and a pro... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4283769 | Time information print out at a preselected condition in an electronic calculator A printer calculator includes a time information keeping circuit for storing current time information. A state detection means is provided in the printer calculator for printing out the current time information stored in the time information keeping circu... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4227453 | Imprinting of time clock data The invention concerns apparatus and method to provide timing imprints on a sheet or sheets. The imprints are characteristically provided in association with other imprints provided by a card having indicia thereon.... | 10/14/1980 |