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| 7409352 | System and method for managing sponsorships A system and method for managing sponsorships by a sponsor, in which the party requesting the sponsorship requests to use content owned and protected by the sponsor, such as trademarks, logos, and copyrighted material. An embodiment of the method involves receiving,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7379917 | Printing control apparatus and a method of charging for printing The image forming apparatus, for printing print data, and a printing control apparatus, for controlling a printing operation of the image forming apparatus, are connected through a network. In the printing control apparatus, there are provided an authentication mean... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7356515 | Method and system for transferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory A method and system for transferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory associated with a money sender to an account or to a credit memory associated with a money receiver via an intelligent network in real time via user service signaling. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353194 | System and method for managing recurring orders in a computer network A recurring order management system and method for a computer network is disclosed. The system receives a request to suggest a recurring order for one or more products or services. The system generates a profile which stores the suggested products or services, the s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7287011 | Application management for multi application devices A process and system for managing and leasing memory capacity on a plurality of smartcards and/or smartcard terminals. The capacity is leased to developers of various applications who wish to load their applications on desired smartcards and/or smartcard terminals. | 10/23/2007 |
| 7240033 | Information providing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, program storage medium, program, and information providing system Disclosed is an information providing apparatus comprising first reception control means for controlling the reception, from a first information processing apparatus, of user identification data for identifying a user of the first information processing apparatus an... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233926 | Electronic wallet system with secure inter-purses operations The electronic wallet system comprises a plurality of devices interconnected through a local network and capable of conducting electronic business transactions on an open network. Each device contains a smart card reader. A plurality of smart cards represent electro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7151451 | Near field presence detection device The invention relates to a near field presence detection device provided to monitor an area (11) around a mouth (2) of a reading member, in particular a card reading member (1). The device comprises a presence detector (3) including a tra... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7139694 | Method and system for tranferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory Method for transferring an electronic sum of money from a credit memory associated with a money sender to an account or to a credit memory associated with a money receiver via a telecommunications and data network in real time, the necessary connections being set up... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7004387 | System and method for preventing theft at automatic teller machines Theft at an automatic teller machine (ATM) is deterred by having an ATM customer enter a special number as he or she enters his or her ATM card number. This special number alerts authorities and can automatically activate cameras and/or lights. The special number ac... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6856969 | Bi-currency debt contract system and procedure A bi-currency debt contract system for making secure debts and including guidelines and an associated procedure particularly adaptable for issuing debt of a hard or stabilized currency, such as but not limited to US dollars, to a debtor entity which utilizes the deb... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830192 | Substrate which is made from paper and is provided with an integrated circuit The invention relates to a substrate which is made from paper and is provided with at least one integrated circuit which is produced from a semiconductive organic polymer. A semiconductive organic polymer of this nature, when used as the base material for the integr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6736313 | Card reader module with pin decryption A card reader module includes capabilities for receiving and decrypting an encrypted user PIN to facilitate off-line transaction authorization. In an off-line transaction, a transaction processing system need not communicate with an outside authorization network to ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6726108 | Device for limiting fraud in an integrated circuit card An integrated circuit device has a memory area that includes a data memory. The data memory has a counter element and an indicator element. The counter element counts at least one number of occurrences of events within the device. When the counter element reaches a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6616035 | Method and device for identification and authentication A method and a device of identification and authentication of a holder of a mobile electronic transaction device in an electronic transaction process between a transaction service provider and a transaction terminal in communication via a computer network... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6508397 | Self-defense ATM An enhanced-security automated bank teller machine/customer activated teller (ATM/CAT). The ATM/CAT includes a multi-level security system. The first line of defense is access control to the service area behind the ATM/CAT through the use of an electronic... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6199046 | Method system and article of manufacture for performing real time currency conversion A currency converter consisting of a source of exchange rate information with either an object performing the role of currency selection, exchange rate information retrieval, and price display, or objects undertaking currency selection and exchange rate i... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6182892 | Smart card with fingerprint image pass-through A fingerprint authentication methodology in which a smart card with a credit card form factor is used to transmit the imprint of a fingerprint to a live-scan device. Use of a credit card form avoids direct contact of the imprint with the live-scan device,... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6070795 | Method of making recoverable smart card transactions, a method of recovering such a transaction, as well as a smart card allowing recoverable transactions A method of recovering and thus possibly completing interrupted smart card transactions includes providing a smart card that stores a first and a second pointer, the second pointer being used to indicate an update of the first pointer. In the case of an i... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5929428 | File managing method requiring a change in key data and IC card device using the method A file managing method includes a step of setting a key data of a portable storage medium having a plurality of storage areas, a step of determining whether the key data is changed, a step of inhibiting data from being processed in the plurality of storag... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5845069 | Card-type storage medium protecting data stored in its memory by interrupting an existing transaction after a predetermined permissible number of accesses An apparatus and method for managing security of an IC card such as a cashless payment card, an ID card, a medical health management card, a local government service card, etc. in each transaction with an object to improve a level of the security. The per... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5678937 | Apparatus for dispensing a document having monetary value A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5591949 | Automatic portable account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor An automatic account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor. The controller includes a detector for activating the portable account controller upon detection of indicia of identity of an authorized user and a selector for select... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5557518 | Trusted agents for open electronic commerce A system for open electronic commerce having a customer trusted agent securely communicating with a first money module, and a merchant trusted agent securely communicating with a second money module. Both trusted agents are capable of establishing a first... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5517014 | File management apparatus for IC card A file management apparatus capable of inhibiting an accessing operation for a plurality of areas within files. The file management apparatus includes a memory storing files each having multiple areas, a first storage unit for storing lock data denoting a... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5506396 | Microcomputer for IC card A microcomputer for an IC card arranged so that only a user mode can be performed after the microcomputer has been shipped to a user. Data representing that the microcomputer has been shipped is written at the time of shipment in a test region of an EEPRO... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5461217 | Secure money transfer techniques using smart cards Systems and methods for providing secure electronic financial transactions are disclosed. Money is electronically stored on a plurality of smart cards. At least one smart card is equipped with an electronic security wall having a closed state and an open ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5021967 | Apparatus for dispensing money orders An apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for controlli... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014212 | Apparatus for dispensing money orders A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4894784 | Apparatus for dispensing money orders Apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for controlling ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4870596 | Method and apparatus for dispensing money orders A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4812986 | Apparatus for dispensing money orders A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4737758 | Personal security and electronic parking system The present invention provides an improved electronic parking system which has the capability of providing a relatively inexpensive personal security system to better protect patrons while in the parking garage. The invention provides increased protection... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4736315 | Apparatus for evaluating density and evenness of printed patterns An apparatus for evaluating density-evenness of patterns printed on an article includes a circuit for calculating density distribution of the image data in each segment; a circuit for normalizing the density distribution with an area of effective image da... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4707679 | Magnetic tamper detector An electric meter is provided with a magnetically sensitive switch and a means for detecting the activation of the switch. A program is provided for sensing, recording and transmitting the status history of the magnetically sensitive switch to a remote de... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4681350 | Quick coupling connection for hoses An instant coupling comprises a male element and a female element which are locked together by two teeth (19) supported by flexible strips (18), which are normally in the disengagement position but urged into the engagement position by the action of an ax... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4675815 | Transaction safety system for falsely indicating successful completion of illegal transaction A transaction device, having an input portion, and a processing device, having a client file, which is located at a processing center, are connected by a telephone line for processing data input on the transaction device. The transaction device sends an a... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4652698 | Method and system for providing system security in a remote terminal environment A security system and method are disclosed in a network comprised of a plurality of remote terminals in communication with a central processor wherein, before a user can access data from the central processor, that user's assigned terminal must first veri... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4642412 | Photo-electronic conversion apparatus with light pattern discriminator A plurality of photovoltaic devices (e.g., solar cells) connect with each other and form a photo-electric conversion apparatus. The photovoltaic devices concerned are so connected with each other that when a given pattern of light is irradiated upon the p... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4625275 | Apparatus for dispensing money orders A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for... | 11/25/1986 |
