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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186590 | High speed personalization machine The present invention concerns a high speed machine for personalizing portable objects, incorporating an integrated circuit comprising at least one memory, the machine comprising a transfer device (3) for the portable objects to be personalized and a compact ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186591 | Contactless management between a smart card and mobile terminal Certain existing commands, such as USAT/SAT/CAT commands, are modified to allow management of various types of contactless applications to be performed. Such commands are exchanged via a communication bus between a secure element and a contactless function (CLF) mod... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181871 | Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selection capability A portable encoded information reading (EIR) terminal for incorporation in a data collection system can comprise a terminal module communicatively coupled to a wireless interface module via a wired interface. The terminal module can include a central processing unit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167203 | Credential reader having a micro power proximity detector and method of operating the credential reader An improved battery-powered credential reader, which may be used in security and other applications, includes include a micro-power proximity detector. The micro-power proximity detector is configured to lengthen battery life by reducing power consumption requiremen... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157170 | Card identification device, card identification method, program, and information recording medium Aimed is easy locating of a card placed on a touch panel, when identifying card type by sliding a touch pen, etc. along card slits. When a reference slit determining unit (404) of a card identification device (401) determines that a locus input from a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8127991 | Removable media spindle and antenna assembly for printer A removable spindle for use in a thermal transfer printer houses dual RFID reader antennas that are used to read an RFID tag attached to the core of the print media. The information provided by the RFID tag enables the printer to self-calibrate based on the type of ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113426 | Check processing module for a self-service check depositing terminal A check processing module (CPM) is provided for a self-service check depositing terminal. The CPM comprises a substantially U-shaped plastic guide including (i) first and second leg portions forming the substantially U-shape, (ii) a surface which forms an opening in... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100328 | Apparatus and method for data processing for IC tags and image forming device with the apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus and method for data processing for IC tags and an image forming device capable of recording an image onto a conveying medium on which IC tags are mounted. The apparatus and method set up a state that enables reliable radio commu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8079519 | Structure including an electronic device for making a security document The present invention provides a method of making a structure for making a security document and/or a document of value, or for making an article secure, the structure comprising at least one electronic device and at least one at least partially fibrous layer having... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074884 | Concealable card module for a cash register keyboard The invention relates to a keyboard (1) for data input, particularly a POS keyboard (1), with a key field (2) and at least one card reading device (6), for the reading of data from a card (13) provided with data, whereby the device... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066185 | Wireless diagnostic system and method A diagnostic system for an oven chamber, an oven system, and a method of wirelessly monitoring item temperature in an oven chamber are disclosed. In some embodiments, a temperature sensor used for sensing the temperature of an item is moved or transported with the i... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061608 | Card reader A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for acc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061607 | Method and system of universal RFID communication A method and an apparatus are provided for a universally operable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reader base unit. An RFID base unit is provided that can communicate with at least two different types of RFID tags, one at a time, that are commercially avai... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056804 | Reader/writer device for noncontact IC card, communication system and noncontact communication method A reader/writer device performs noncontact communication with a noncontact IC card section (400) to which power is supplied from a power storage section (310) of a portable terminal (300) whereupon the card section is mounted. In the reader/writ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038063 | Portable security printed matter authentication device Provided is a portable security printed matter authentication device for authenticating security codes printed on security printed matter such as currency, vouchers, passports, and identification cards. The portable security printed matter authentication device incl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033465 | Apparatus for searching RFID tag The apparatus has an antenna provided with a predetermined directivity for carrying out radio communication with a RFID tag provided at a search target, a transparent display device that can impart a field of view including a natural image of the search target to vi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028910 | Tag anti-collision RFID system and method for tag identification The present invention relates to a tag anti-collision Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system and a method for tag identification. The method for tag identification consists of a first step of initializing a queue (Q) field and storing a prefix of a candidate q... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025231 | Tag reader A hand held electronic detector is provided for detecting the presence/absence and/or nature of a mark on an article (not shown) such as a security mark. The article may comprise a product, such as for example a pack of cigarettes. The detector comprises a case or b... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992783 | Mobile terminal and control program thereof In a mobile terminal, a control section monitors a battery residual amount at a power supply section, if the battery residual amount is less than a preset threshold, it refers to the states of various flags stored in a flag table at a memory section. Subsequently, i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7942325 | Optimized smart card driver performance By splitting a smart card driver into multiple components, with one component residing on the mobile communication device and another component residing on the smart card reader, the smart card reader driver component is enabled to do more than merely relay communic... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942324 | Method for communicating between a reader and a wireless identification marker, associated reader and marker A method includes transmitting a first digital channel (X0) from a reader to a marker, receiving a second digital channel (Y0) corresponding to the first digital channel and to errors introduced by a noisy channel, introducing artificial errors... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926719 | Electronic circuit for a contactless reader device An electronic circuit (12, 12′) for a reader device (10, 10′) for contactless communication with a transponder (20) is disclosed. The electronic circuit (12, 12′) comprises a connection (13a, 13b) to an a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905403 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus The present invention relates to a sheet conveying apparatus comprising a communication device, which performs communications with an RFID tag attached to a sheet material passing through a conveyance path, wherein a maximum communicable distance between the communi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896247 | Secure use of externally stored data A smart card reader is adapted to extract and store authentication data from a response APDU received from a smart card before generating a filtered response APDU, wherein the filtered response APDU does not include the authentication data. Beneficially, when the sm... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886974 | Smartcard interface system A smartcard interface system is described. The interface system supports a plurality of different smartcard types. By providing a plurality interface modules and selecting an appropriate one of the available modules for effecting communication with a presented smart... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886975 | Data transfer system, data acquisition device, data acquisition method, data accumulation device, data transmission method, and program for the same Processing efficiency of acquired data is improved by restricting saving or acquiring of unnecessary data. A data acquisition device 110 includes a communication unit 214 for performing wireless communication of data with a data accumulation device ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883015 | Host apparatus and method providing calibration and reagent information to a measurement apparatus which makes use of a consumable reagent in a measuring process Apparatuses and methods providing data such as, for example, calibration and reagent information (30) over a network (6) to a measurement apparatus (4) which makes use of a consumable reagent (18) in a measuring process are disclosed. The... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874483 | Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selection capability A portable encoded information reading (EIR) terminal for incorporation in a data collection system can comprise a terminal module communicatively coupled to a wireless interface module via a wired interface. The terminal module can include a central processing unit... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7841528 | System for secure communication between a contactless card reader and a card The invention relates to contactless communication systems between a moving object and a reader, in particular systems in which the moving object is a chip card or an identification tag. To enhance communication security, the card reader transmits, from a radiofrequ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832639 | Information processing device An information processing device has a data recording medium accessor, into which a data recording medium is inserted. The data recording medium has first and second operation modes. The information processing device accesses the data recording medium to execute an ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7766234 | Information receiving apparatus An information receiving apparatus including: a reader receiving information stored in an information storage medium; and a body processing the information received by the reader, wherein the reader is assembled with the body in such a way that a insertion portion | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735733 | Multiple account wireless payment device A payment device includes an integrated circuit (IC) to store at least two account numbers. The payment device also includes an antenna coupled to the IC to selectively transmit a selected one of the account numbers. The IC includes at least three terminals by which... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712662 | Wireless diagnostic system and method A diagnostic system for an oven chamber, an oven system, and a method of wirelessly monitoring item temperature in an oven chamber are disclosed. In some embodiments, a temperature sensor used for sensing the temperature of an item is moved or transported with the i... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699224 | Device provided with means for maintenance against a communication surface of a contactless data medium The invention relates to a device (10) comprising a housing wherein a communication station is accommodated, said communication station comprising an inner antenna (12), wherein the housing comprises a wall (14) which has a transversal outer com... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7478750 | Reading device of scanning apparatus By combining a sensing module having a lens and an image sensor with a carriage module having a mirror set, a reading device of a scanning apparatus is assembled. The sensing module further includes two channels at bilateral sides of the lens and two guiding slots d... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7438236 | Contactless activation systems and methods Methods and systems for enabling contactless communications with a contactless card are disclosed. A contactless card may include a contactless interface activation mechanism that includes one or more sense contacts, a processor, and a processor-readable storage med... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439865 | Radio tag issuing apparatus A mount sheet having a plurality of radio tags attached at an interval to it is run over a radio communicating section. The radio communicating section has a metal member providing a conveying surface with a slit formed therein. A dielectric member is arranged on a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438235 | Non-contact information medium and communication system using non-contact information medium A noncontact information medium includes a coil formed by a conductor, a capacitor that forms a resonance circuit together with the coil, an IC chip that controls information transmitted to and received from a reader-writer. The coil has a cutoff part formed by cutt... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428990 | Capacitive sensing of media information in an interactive media device Detecting information relating to a medium in an interactive media device. The device includes a surface able to receive the medium and a sensor network embedded within the surface. The sensor network includes a configuration able to detect medium information. The d... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427034 | Information processing apparatus and loop antenna An information processing apparatus for use in a transmitting or receiving operation by a non-contact type IC card function and a reader/writer function includes a loop antenna having a feeding element having a first number of turns winded in a predetermined form, a... | 09/23/2008 |
