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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104687 | Card reading device for a vehicle A card reading device for vehicles having a base plate, a sliding plate part, and a spring part. The base plate has a vaulted groove, an opening surface located at one end, and an annular groove provided on the base surface of said vaulted groove. The sliding plate ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7997495 | Precisely tuned RFID antenna The present invention describes An RFID antenna manufacturing system whereby the RFID antenna becomes an integral part of an integrated circuit package. The RFID manufacturing system contemplated by this invention includes photoresist manufacturing techniques to pro... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992789 | Method for making a secure personal card and its working process A method for producing a secure personal card and its working process using an intelligent card, the card has electric contacts, a CPU with at least data memory of the user and a biometric data receptor of the user. The biometric data stored in the card is used to m... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7357304 | Security means for a spray dispenser A security means comprises a spray tray; a dispenser slot positioned so as to dispense media into the spray tray; and a security cover positioned to cover said spray tray and slot. The cover is arranged so as to cause a sweep member to sweep past the dispenser slot ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339836 | Data collector A data collector to be installed in an electrical storage device has a data reader and a base. The data reader is to be connected to the electrical storage device to store status data detected by the electrical storage device. The stored data has a specific format. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287703 | Removable memory cards including USB and other controllers, connectors, and methods of operating same A removable memory card can include a plurality of connector contacts including a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller module power contact and a separate controller module power contact configured to provide separate mutually exclusively applied voltage to the rem... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281656 | Magnetic card transaction apparatus A card with a magnetic stripe when fed into a card reader can be illegally read by a read head unobtrusively attached to the outside of the card reader adjacent to the slot into which the card is fed. To defeat this illegal reading, movement of a card through the re... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7204416 | System and method for uncontrolled velocity scanning Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for scanning of information, such as characters or symbols, without requiring a controlled scan velocity. Preferred embodiments utilize an optical sensor in detecting attributes of information scanned and implement com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185822 | IC card reader An IC card reader holding an IC card by using an IC contact block and a card receiving member at a data communication position, and preventing a sudden increase in load when inserting the card. A card receiving member (13) is entirely or partially moved in a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7156295 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit accepting system and method An automated banking machine includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items may be provided to the machine in envelopes which are first passed to a user from an envelope storage area (132) in the machine through a transport (124) a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7017811 | Electronic card encoder A key card encoder incorporates a plunger that is pushed downward as the card is manually inserted into a slot in the encoder and a potentiometer whose value changes based on the plunger position to indicate the card's position at all times. As the card is inserted ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000842 | Card-like electronic appliance holder and card-like electronic appliance support apparatus The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957061 | User authentication in a mobile communications network A method of authenticating mobile user equipment in a mobile telecommunications network comprising the steps of receiving an authentication element from a serving network (SN) to which the user equipment is not directly subscribed, extracting the authentication mana... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938825 | Data system A data system (1) includes a credit card type substrate (3) and a data unit (2). The substrate has first and second edges (28, 30) and a data surface region (26) between the edges. The data unit includes a base (4), a substr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923372 | Card gate mechanism in card reader A structure of a card gate mechanism in a card reader of, e.g., an ATM (automated teller machine). In order to constitute a gate opening (3) of a card gate mechanism (1), a gate frame (4a, 4b) which includes a wide-open port... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6862685 | OPTICAL DISK, AN OPTICAL DISK BARCODE FORMING METHOD, AN OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, A MARKING FORMING APPARATUS, A METHOD OF FORMING A LASER MARKING ON AN OPTICAL DISK, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL DISK Disclosed is an optical disk barcode forming method wherein, as information to be barcoded, position information for piracy prevention, which is a form of ID, is coded as a barcode and is recorded by laser trimming on a reflective film in a PCA area of an optical di... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6820806 | Manual card reader A manual card reader comprises a slot frame with a recess provided in the slot frame in the card insertion direction to allow insertion or removal of a card. A card is inserted into the slot to a holding point through the recess and is taken out therefrom. The manua... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6779723 | IC contact unit and IC card reader An IC contact unit is described which includes an actuator, such as a solenoid, that is miniaturized by using transfer force of an IC card, and the whole apparatus is made compact and consumed electric power is reduced. An IC contact unit includes a movable support ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6705524 | Methods and apparatus for preventing damage to memory cards, memory card connectors and other electronic devices Methods and apparatus for preventing damage to memory cards, memory card connectors, host electronics, and other electronic devices by only allowing intended electronic devices to mate with the connector for which it is intended and/or determining when an electronic... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6695216 | Data processing form for use with a scanning apparatus This invention is directed to a unique type of form to be used with an optical mark sensing device known as a mark read scanner for reading marks on the form. Form characteristics are defined by "graphic switches" printed near the lead edge of the form. E... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691917 | Manual magnetic card reader and method of reading magnetic data A manual magnetic card reader allows a card with a magnetic strip to be inserted in a card insert slot to a card stop position and then allows the card to be removed. The reader comprises a magnetic head for reading magnetic data recorded in the magnetic ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6659347 | Hand-held magnetic ink character recognition system The present invention relates to a hand-held magnetic ink character recognition system 10 having an integrated position/speed feedback device 20, such as an optical encoder. The position/speed feedback device 20 is provided to compensate for variable spee... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6491227 | Erroneous insertion prevention mechanism In order to make it possible to determine the erroneous insertion of an information recording medium at a position close to a recording medium insertion port by utilizing a notch portion provided at the information recording medium, the present invention ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464143 | Card reader and electronic device A card reader including a card guide path for guiding a card into the device, a card holding configuration for holding the card at a prescribed position in the device, a card position retaining configuration for retaining the position of the card held by ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460772 | PCMCIA smart card reader A PCMCIA smart card reader with no protruding portion, with a stable mechanical design, allowing space for additional functions to be included in the PCMCIA card and that eases the insertion of a smart card. A thin support is formed between a thin upper s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457641 | Universal switch for smart card reader The invention relates to a Smart Card reader. The inventive reader has a universal switch contained in a contact support. The universal switch contains two identical passive contact elements as well as an active contact element. By having two identical pa... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454170 | Card blocking device for a smart card connector A card blocking or card locking apparatus in particularly for a smart card connector of the push/push design. A blocking element which closes an opening adapted for introducing a smart card in case the card 2 is in a reading position and opens the opening... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422475 | Self-service terminal A self-service terminal (10) incorporating an anti-fraud device is described. The anti-fraud device has a search coil (20) for detecting metal, where the search coil (20) is located in the vicinity of a user interface element (36). The search coil (20) ma... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6405931 | Method of managing upgradeable applications in a terminal/smart card system The invention concerns a method for adapting terminals for chip cards to enable them to present and execute operations for which they were not signed, which consists in equipping the chip cards with a link memory associated with a reading and translating ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6368123 | IC card connector having a shutter mechanism An IC card connector comprising a housing having plural connector terminals, guide frames disposed opposedly to each other at both side portions of the housing and having guide grooves in which an IC card to be connected to the connector terminals is inse... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360946 | Vandal proof electronic memory card reader An electronic memory card reader (10) for reading a card comprising a card body (11) and electrical contact areas (12). The reader includes a read head (100) having connection elements (112) designed to cooperate with the contact areas (12), an insertion ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6254004 | Terminal unit in which waterproof effect is improved A terminal unit has a mechanism processing an information recording card and a slit into which the card is inserted. The slit is provided on a side surface of said terminal unit. A slit upper portion in an upside of the slit overhangs outward with respect... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6189797 | Transmission device for card reader comprising transmission and worm shafts A card transmission device includes a motor and a shaft connector, a worm shaft with worms on both ends thereof, two transmission shafts with one end engaging with the worm and another end having a transmission pulley, and a driven pulley arranged below t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186402 | Credit and smart card readers A credit or smart card reader for processing bent, bowed, extremely warped, or cut credit, or smart cards. A standard reader has an insertion deck for inserting a card to be read and processed. The card to be read is inserted into a slot provided in the i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186401 | Transaction card gate mechanism Apparatus of simple construction that can pass the front portion of a smart card to a card reader, while safeguarding the card reader from vandalism. A gate device (32) whose front end (52) can be pivoted up by the leading edge of the card, is initially p... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149064 | IC card reader A contact carriage 2 is movably provided in an opening 12 formed in a frame 11 having a card path 8 into which an IC card 9 is inserted, and of the opposed side faces defining the opening 12, the side face 13b which confronts a carriage movement reference... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6079624 | Data processing form using a scanning apparatus This invention is directed to an optical mark sensing device known as a mark read scanner for reading marks on a form. This scanner is a stand-alone device that has an internal micro-controller with the controlling software therein. An external personal c... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6065680 | Card and disk receptor carrier with a pivotable door for use in an internet set-top box A card receptor for use in an internet set-top box is provided with a pivotable door, a card carrier with card/disk insertion slots to receive and to keep a card/disk therein through the card/disk insertion slots and a driving mechanism. The card carrier ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6006987 | Removable card carrier assembly A card carrier part is inserted into a contact carrier part of a card reader together with a card to be read therein. The card carrier part is embodied such that it can be slipped onto an edge portion of the card, thereby clamping the edge in place. As a ... | 12/28/1999 |
