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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6994265 | ATM receipt A medium for printing, such as a thermal receipt roll for an ATM. The medium has two sides, each side having a plurality of marks positioned to trigger an automatic operation, such as printing, movement, or cutting of the medium when identified by a detector. Prefer... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6851613 | Card processor A card processor which maintains security against unauthorized reading of the magnetic data recorded in the card and improves operability by suppressing offensive feeling to the customers includes a card carriage control unit which rotates carrier rollers in a direc... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6702182 | IC card reader To present a highly reliable IC card reader for detecting when it is ready to communicate with an IC card by using a detection switch. In a main body unit, a torsion spring is thrust in a pushing direction of a detection switch button (OFF direction). In ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6572021 | Card-shaped data carrier and method for producing the same The invention relates to a card-shaped data carrier having a printed layer (6) on a carrier layer (2) and a transparent film (1) with a thermoreversible color layer (4) on said printed layer (6).... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6315207 | Smart diskette device adaptable to receive electronic medium An element which can be plugged into an electronic data processing (EDP) device, for receiving a user card which is equipped with components, including at least one of a processor and/or data memory, a frame having an exterior form, which is designed to a... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6006989 | Automatic money-receiving and -dispensing machine In the case of an automatic money-receiving and -dispensing machine having a banknote-receiving location (20), having a banknote-checking and recognition device, having at least one intermediate store for intermediately storing received banknotes, having ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5756985 | Cash box system for bill validator An improved cash box system for a bill validator (11) which includes bill inlet (16) a sensor (OS) associated with the opening, a bill transporting assembly (21) and a bill stacking assembly (30). A cash box (10) associated with the bill validator (11) re... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5192859 | Card carrier in card reader A card carrier including pairs of rollers disposed at predetermined spacings along a card conveyer passageway such that the respective pairs of rollers hold both sides of a card therebetween. A driver including a single motor, a power transmission includi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5061947 | Microprocessor controlled thermal printer A microprocessor controller thermal printer particularly usable in a hand-held labeler for printing labels on a composite web detects indices on the web and automatically adjusts the distance that the web is advanced based on a measurement of the distance... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5061946 | Microprocessor controlled thermal printer A microprocessor controlled thermal printer particularly usable in a hand-held labeler for printing labels on a composite web detects indices on the web and utilizes the detected indices to position the labels relative to the print head. The printer utili... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5039849 | Card conveying structure for card accessing devices A card conveying structure for card accessing devices, comprising: a casing defining a card inlet and a card guideway; a drive pulley and a driven pulley supported on one side of the card guideway by a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, respectivel... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4998010 | Polygonal information encoding article, process and system The article of the invention is an optically readable label for storing encoded information, said label comprising a data array of a multiplicity of information-encoded polygons arranged in a predetermined geometric pattern, and said polygons having at le... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4988854 | Temperature compensating card conveyor There is provided a card reader which has a card conveying path to sandwich and convey a card between the surfaces of a pair of opposite conveying belts reeved around pulleys and which processes card data by a card processing section arranged on the card ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4825054 | Method and apparatus for parallel integrated circuit card initialization and embossing The present invention provides a method and apparatus for parallel initialization of integrated circuit cards along a card transfer path.... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4795894 | Visiting card marked with discriminating symbols and a method of and an apparatus for reading what is printed on said visiting card A visiting card of a new type on which symbols, such as characters, mumerals and figures of any kind, for discriminating the bearer's identification items, such as the company name, section name or own name, from other items are marked in the vicinity of ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4438328 | Card reader for reading information carried on tag cards A card reading assembly includes a drive for driving a card carrying recordings on one or more entry regions thereon along the course of travel typically due to the force of gravity on the card. A plurality of stops force the card to a temporary stop duri... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4394568 | Card reading apparatus A card reading apparatus having a hopper in which cards bearing digital information such as punched cards or marked cards are accommodated, a card drive unit for feeding the cards from the hopper and a reading station for reading the information recorded ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4232217 | Stepper motor drive for a mechanical camshaft A drive system for processing passbook data includes a bi-directional stepper motor responsive to programmed input signals, cam sets rotated by the stepper motor for initiating data sensing, document positioning, and data transfer operations, and cam foll... | 11/04/1980 |
| 3951251 | Document positioning means for printing apparatus A document positioning device is provided having a document holder or carrier which is driven by a stepper motor to position a document clamped therein for printing thereon. A row of light sources, e.g. light emitting diodes (LEDs) are pre-positioned and ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3946205 | Document feed for optical scanner In a system for optically scanning and reading data printed in transversely extending lines longitudinally spaced apart on a document and comprising a scanning head including an electro-optical arrangement for scanning and reading the data, friction drive... | 03/23/1976 |
