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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8086493 | System and method for facilitating a financial transaction with a dynamically generated identifier Instead of a PIN which is associated with an account and provides access to an account, a dynamically generated card identifier (dynamic CID) is used to verify that the consumer currently possesses the transaction card at the time of purchase and/or is the true card... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8032416 | Method for the decomposition in modules of smart-card event-driven applications A method for separating an event-driven application in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a smart-card, and the application resident in the smart-card may be separated in at least two modules: a central module and one or more complement... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7890372 | Electronic device for verifying a user's personal information and associated method An electronic point-of-sale authorization device is removably attachable to an auxiliary register system for verifying the identity of a user during point-of-sale transactions. The device may include a user interface, a microprocessor coupled with a memory, displays... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7761327 | Ensuring that advertisements are played A system may confirm that advertising was played as originally intended. For example, in one embodiment, a system may determine that an advertisement was played as originally intended and in return, a credit may be provided to the user. This credit may be the abilit... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7610216 | Method and system for detecting fraud A system and method for detecting fraud when facilitating a payment transaction over a global wide area network. The method comprises receiving a sale information, receiving a payment information from a buyer, and analyzing a transaction information for fraud. If th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7571114 | 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... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7571115 | 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... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7440924 | Method and system for processing financial instrument deposits physically remote from a financial institution A system that includes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that enables individuals, businesses, and all types of organizations (both for profit and non-profit) to capture and securely transmit check images (including, but not limited to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434062 | Password encrypting apparatus and method for encrypting password The present application relates to a method and an apparatus of encrypting and/or decrypting password to secure secrecy of the password. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412462 | Data repository and method for promoting network storage of data In general, the invention features methods by which more than one client program connected to a network stores the same data item on a storage device of a data repository connected to the network. In one aspect, the method comprises encrypting the data item using a ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411503 | System and method for disabling data on radio frequency identification tags The disclosed embodiments of the present invention are used to permanently disable or destruct an RFID so that it is no longer possible to read some or all of the data encoded on the RFID tag. In one method for disabling data on a radio frequency identification (RFI... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405661 | Real-time system for monitoring theft protection A system including at least one theft security system having at least one transceiver device, set up adjacent at least one passage, for detecting antitheft labels that pass the passage, characterized in that each theft security system and/or each transceiver device ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404085 | Authentication of handheld devices for access to applications The present invention provides a method and system for communicating via a handheld device to Internet applications such as customer relationship management applications. Automatically generated user information, such as an electronic mail (e-mail) address, containi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398283 | Method for providing access control for data items in a data repository in which storage space used by identical content is shared A method for providing naming and access control of data items in a data repository, the method comprising having a first client program deposit a data item in the data repository, the depositing including determining a digital fingerprint from the data item, and st... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395506 | Spy-resistant keyboard A method, system and article of manufacture for providing a spy-resistant keyboard. The spy-resistant keyboard provides a user with additional protection against unauthorized observers while the user is interfacing with a system implementing the spy-resistant keyboa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7395246 | Delegating digital credentials The system includes receiving, from a delegator, a designation of a role and a delegate to assume the role, receiving, from a credential service provider, an indication that the designation is valid, issuing a delegation credential in response to receiving the indic... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386727 | Method for digital signing of a message A method and apparatus for the digital signing of a message to be signed, the message to be signed is transmitted via a communication network to a mobile radio telephone to be used as a signing unit. A message to be signed is transmitted from a transmitter to a rece... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386511 | Methods and systems for processing financial instrument deposits The present invention comprises a program product, system and method for deposit processing using check images. In one embodiment of the present invention, the program product comprises machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, a machine to perform t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379897 | Automatic payment system using RF ID tags The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer identification number as well as other frequent purchase information. When read ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373671 | Method and system for user information verification A system and method for authenticating users based on personal information. The personal information may include age-related data where the users are interested in receiving age-restricted content. The personal information may include an address and a permission req... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367498 | POS terminal and system including the same by which a transaction log can be revised and registered as a new transaction A terminal apparatus and a transaction information management system consisting of the terminal apparatus and a management apparatus that can revise transaction information, which is stored in the management apparatus, connected to a previous transaction when a cust... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370098 | Autonomic management of autonomic systems A method for the autonomic management of autonomic systems can include monitoring a managed system and recommending a course of action to be performed in the managed system. It can be determined whether the recommended course of action has been performed by an admin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366913 | Knowledge-type authorization device and methods A wireless electronic authentication device with an authenticating smart chip, a local radio communication circuit, an input circuit that receives user input, and a power supply, all housed in a portable housing. Preferably, the authentication device is a mobile tel... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360689 | Method and system for proffering multiple biometrics for use with a FOB The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using multiple biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363252 | Mobile telephone A portable telephone including a transmission and reception unit, a control unit, a speaker, a display unit, a code reader unit, an operation input section, a microphone and a storage unit. The storage unit includes a telephone number memory, a password-data memory,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360240 | Portable network encryption keys A portable storage device, for example a secure smart card, contains network identification information for a processing unit that is connectable to a data communications network, which processing unit includes a device reader for reading the portable storage device... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353394 | System and method for digital signature authentication of SMS messages The invention allows SMS messages authentication through the use of a digital signature computed with the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) as a key. Particularly, a text messaging system having the ability to send SMS messages to remotely managed wirel... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349884 | Method and apparatus for electronic commerce services at a point of sale Point of sale transactions can be efficiently processed by use of a point of sale terminal having both image capture and storage capability, as well as other information input capabilities such as a MICR reader, a bar code reader, a keyboard, or similar input device... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346586 | Validation protocol and system This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authentication chip and from that determine whether a consumable containin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340392 | Multiple sound fragments processing and load balancing A method, system and article of manufacture of recognizing a voice command. One embodiment of the invention comprises: receiving a voice input; using the number of sound fragments, determining a number of sound fragments to be processed in a first set of sound fragm... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334034 | Methods and computer program products that manage communication interfaces between order handling programs A communication interface between an order generating program that generates orders and an order processing program that processes orders is managed. At least one metric that is based on orders passing from the order generating program to the order processing progra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328841 | Method and system for transaction authorization The present invention provides an additional tier of authorization, which can be combined with any authorization procedures already in place for particular type of transactions. This new security schema uses variable identification number assigned to account owner a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330835 | Method and system for tracking and reporting automated clearing house transaction status Tracking and reporting status of automated clearing house (“ACH”) transactions. An ACH operator receives an ACH file comprising an ACH batch comprising an ACH transaction item for ACH processing. The operator tracks a status of the ACH file, batch, and item duri... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330839 | Method and system for dynamic pricing The method and system of the present invention enables Internet businesses to conduct real-time, online experiments on a sample of transactions to determine marketplace sensitivities. Analysis of the results of the experiments reveal optimal values of key market dec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328170 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self-checkout system and checkout stations. The supervisory terminals may be wireless termina... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325724 | Method for registering a biometric for use with a smartcard The present invention discloses a method for registering biometric information for use in a smartcard-reader system. The method comprises the steps of contacting an authorized sample receiver and submitting a biometric to a sensor to facilitates the sensor in obtain... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320072 | Method and token for authenticating a control point A method is provided for authenticating an action between a control point and a user. A token which performs authentication is presented to the control point. The control point may be authenticated by using the token. The token may include a communication portion th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315824 | Internet printing by hotel guests Printing over a network, such as the Internet, by uploading, via the network, to a printing service provider, print data information and location information, determining identification information based on the uploaded location information, correlating, at the prin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314164 | System for biometric security using a smartcard The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312707 | System and method for authenticating a RF transaction using a transaction account routing number A system and method for securing a Radio Frequency (RF) transaction using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transaction device are provided. A random number is transmitted from an RFID reader to an RFID transaction device, an RFID transaction device authentica... | 12/25/2007 |
