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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429984 | Display management system Systems and methods for providing personalized information are provided. Based on an identification of a customer and/or a product, the personalized information is produced and wirelessly provided to a display such as a wireless display. A wireless information reade... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7383989 | Foldable transaction card systems Transaction cards having one or more folds therein to provide compact and easily stored transaction cards are provided. Moreover, foldable transaction cards are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attac... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366918 | Configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose integrated circuit card using a personal computer The systems and methods provide for configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose IC card. In one aspect, a user interface (UI) for an application is presented on a display device. A user is enabled via at least one graphical dialog screen of the UI to confi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7280994 | Enhanced air travel security method and apparatus A method of screening passengers for a passenger aircraft flight includes a step of obtaining voluntary consent from a plurality of passengers to perform background check. The method further includes formulating a data record associated with each of the plurality of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7222164 | Device and method to load commands in an integrated circuit card The invention concerns a device to load commands from at least one server to at least one integrated circuit card, the said card including a first command execution program and a first memory. The invention is characterised in that firstly, the said server includes:... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7181602 | Method for exchanging at least one secret initial value between a processing station and a chip card The invention relates to a method for exchanging at least one secret initial value between a processing station and a chip card, in an initializing step for the chip card. In the initialization of chip cards in known methods an initial value, e.g. a key, is t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171382 | Method and system of enabling minors to make stock market transactions via the Internet with adult authorization A method and system for enabling adults to perform stock market transactions on behalf of minors and other young persons who have demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the stock market. The method comprises enabling an adult to set up and put money into a custodial a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171565 | Method and system for producing wise cards A method (and system) for preventing counterfeiting and cloning of smart cards, includes providing a smart card with a cryptographic structure for authorizing the smart card which can not be accessed completely by a predetermined small number of readings. The crypto... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7107616 | Method of producing a response The present invention relates to a device (1) comprising an input for receiving an input; calculation means (P) for producing a response (OUTPUT) in response to the input (INPUT) and a secret key (A) by utilizing a first predetermined function (f), and an out... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7044389 | 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 ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028193 | Method and apparatus for determining the validity of a data processing transaction The present invention relates to determining the validity of a transaction of a data processing system such as the validity of a financial transaction carried out at an automatic teller machine (10) which has a magnetic card reader. In addition to the entry o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003678 | IC card and IC chip module In an IC card 30 is sealed an IC chip 70 provided with an exposure sensor 84. When exposure sensor 84 detects that IC card 30 has been opened, exposure sensor 84 outputs an exposure detection signal to a CPU 76. In re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988656 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with improved card retention capabilities and method An automated banking machine (10) includes a card reader (256) in the machine operative to receive cards from users. Cards that are to be captured and held in the machine are moved by the card reader to the interior of a bin (268). Cards enterin... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6945465 | Integrated circuit card having staggered sequences of connector terminals An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in stagge... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938013 | Money-transfer techniques A technique for transferring money between a customer and a beneficiary comprises a money-transfer company, and a plurality of selling agents and paying agents. The money-transfer company maintains a server, a database, and a communications interface for communicati... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902106 | Electronic money transaction system with a radio transmitter and receiver using a portable telephone A terminal 2 held by the user is provided with a radio transmitter and receiver 3. Electronic money information is transferred via the radio transmitter and receiver 3. By using a portable telephone, it is unnecessary to directly insert an IC ca... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902116 | Method for making a financial transaction card with embedded electronic circuitry Financial transaction and similar cards are fabricated with a split core adapted to received embedded electronic circuitry. The card core has two or more laminated layers. The cavity is milled into one or more of the layers to receive the electronic circuitry. The c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902115 | Display device for a portable data carrier The invention relates to a portable data carrier having a display device. This data carrier contains a microprocessor and storage devices associated with the microprocessor as well as means for displaying data stored in the storage devices associated with the microp... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6827258 | Electronic purse A processor automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards connected to IC connecting portions and the existence of an external device connected to an external device connecting terminal, thus makin... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802008 | IC card and IC chip module In an IC card 30 is sealed an IC chip 70 provided with an exposure sensor 84. When exposure sensor 84 detects that IC card 30 has been opened, exposure sensor 84 outputs an exposure detection signal to a CPU 76. In re... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6786417 | Memory card with write protection switch A memory card and apparatus used therewith. The memory card comprises a rectangular card body having terminals in the vicinity of one end and a storage device disposed in the card body for storing data. A switch on the card is operable to a state to prevent stored d... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6760472 | Identification method for an article using crystal defects A semiconductor substrate has a peculiar crystal defect. Crystal defects in a fixed area of a substrate can be treated as data acquired by coding the distribution of the crystal defects. The coded data is utilized for certificate data of an IC card by identifying a ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754559 | Automatic vending machine and sales method thereof An automatic vending machine which is highly reliable and which does not require any complicated operations when performing sales using a non-contact IC card, and a sales method therefor are provided. When a non-contact IC card is held up for a first time against an... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6751675 | Moving set packet processor suitable for resource-constrained devices A method for data communication includes receiving a data packet that includes at least one contiguous data item, defining a window that initially includes the beginning of the data items, determining whether the window includes a part of a split data item and proce... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6510983 | System and method for transferring value to a magnetic stripe on a transaction card The present invention discloses a system and method enabling value stored in an advanced technology memory on a transaction card to be utilized in a magnetic stripe transaction with the card. The invention provides a special transaction number that is enc... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6445780 | Method and system for ensuring the security of telephone call management centers The invention concerns a method an a system enabling a centre managing telephone calls (30) to different suppliers of services (40), to identify safely and rapidly the customers (11) of the service suppliers calling the management centre by means of a tel... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422471 | PCMCIA module including a chip card interface A PC card has, in addition to the normal plug-and-socket interface, a standard or modified chip card interface analogous to ISO 7816 ff and is personalized therewith. The PC card can be used in standard PC applications, but also personalized and used as c... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6375082 | Portable electronic device with contacting and noncontacting interfaces A portable electronic device has contacting and noncontacting interfaces and an inhibiting section. The contacting interface including a plurality of contact terminals for exchanging driving power and data. The noncontacting interface for generating drivi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6321980 | Electronic money storing apparatus and IC card control method In an electronic money storing apparatus in an electronic money transaction system for transmitting and receiving electronic money between electronic money cards holding electronic money, IC cards are loaded to each of a plurality of IC card read/write un... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6196461 | Value data charging method and system for implementing the same A value charging apparatus for writing value data to an electronic storage device includes an apparatus main body having a processor, a cash inserting portion for accepting cash, and an interface through which the value charging apparatus communicates wit... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193163 | Smart card with replaceable chip A smart card is provided having a removable integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is mounted on a semiconductor chip assembly which is locked within the smart card. The semiconductor chip assembly is configured so that once it is locked in place, it ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189786 | Portable terminal device with stackable IC card slot opening A portable terminal device for electronic money IC cards containing monetary data therein, comprises in a main body (10), a card slot opening (12, 13) into which a plurality of electronic money IC cards (100, 110, 120) are inserted, electric contact termi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189782 | Electronic purse A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external de... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6170743 | External storage apparatus and control apparatus thereof and data transmission/reception apparatus The object of the present invention is to enable to prevent an erroneous erase of a data stored or writing another data on the data as well as to enable to easily switch an erroneous erase prevention switch. A command generator, upon reception of a register in... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6145739 | System and method for performing transactions and an intelligent device therefor A system for enabling a service user to perform one or more transactions with the same or different service providers, while providing a high level of security for the performance of the transactions both with respect to the service provider and the servi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129275 | Smart card transaction system and encoder-dispenser The disclosed apparatus is a stand alone integrated smart card circuit chip card vending machine. It accepts bills in $1, $5, $10, $20 and $50 denominations and/or credit cards and issues stored value smart cards for the value requested. It can also telep... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128744 | Computer starter and starting method for an ATX computer system A computer starter and starting method for an ATX computer system which provides a standby voltage when the computer system is shut down. The computer starter takes the standby signal as its power supply and includes a smart card interface, a clock genera... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119946 | Countable electronic monetary system and method A smart card payment system using stored value in the form of serialized electronic coins and electronic bills, which provides efficient security monitoring without the need for full centralized accounting of each transaction. Central monitoring of the sy... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6112987 | Method of executing a transaction on a smartcard, a smartcard and a transaction processing system including a smartcard A method of executing a transaction on a smartcard of the type including a processor, a memory for storing a system program, an application programs and for storing data and an interface enabling communication with an external processor in a local termina... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6098889 | Hybrid information recording medium with masking layer An optical recording medium includes an integrated circuit (IC) module whose exposed surface is masked so as not to be visually recognized. The optical recording medium can be efficiently manufactured without degrading the essential function thereof. The ... | 08/08/2000 |
