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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370804 | IC card reader An IC card reader includes contactors contacting to IC contact points of the IC card, a frame forming with a card insertion path into which the IC card is inserted and a retraction domain for retracting the contactors in a direction away from the insertion path, a p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7299989 | System and method for decoding and encoding compensated optical codes An optical code reader system is provided for reading a presented optical code having first and second sets of elements, the first set of elements including a plurality of elements having a first reflective property and the second set of elements including a plurali... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7181022 | Audio watermarking to convey auxiliary information, and media embodying same Methods of processing audio to convey auxiliary information therein without audible evidence of data alteration. Various arrangements are disclosed. One receives plural bit auxiliary data in which the auxiliary information is included, and modulates a carrier signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165174 | Trusted infrastructure support systems, methods and techniques for secure electronic commerce transaction and rights management The present inventions provide an integrated, modular array of administrative and support services for electronic commerce and electronic rights and transaction management. These administrative and support services supply a secure foundation for conducting financial... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6932275 | Frame kit to accommodate multiple host processing system connector interfaces An embodiment of the invention provides a connector interface frame comprising a plurality of detachable limbs. When one or more specified limbs are detached, the connector interface frame accommodates a particular one of a plurality of host processing system connec... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6857575 | Optical business card An optical storage system capable of use as a business card or a credit card of a rectangular card lying flat against an optical storage medium which can have a circular track for the optical storage of data. Symmetrical fastening elements around the whole optical s... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6805285 | Self-service terminal having a reconfigurable media entry slot A self-service terminal (SST) (10) having a reconfigurable media entry slot is provided. The slot (16) has paired vertically movable (22) and horizontally movable (20) shutters located so as to be capable of being moved to restrict the si... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6726102 | Data recording medium and code reader A card records data as an optically readable code. A non-interference area is provided around the code to inhibit presence of only an interference image having an attribute causing an error during reading of the code. The code reader's CPU provides a code detection ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6466384 | Apparatus and method for reading magnetic images with an adjustable force pressure pad A device for reading magnetically encoded data on a document, such as a strip of characters printed in magnetic ink along the lower edge of a check, executes a subroutine to determine whether each character, as it is read, is legitimate. This error detect... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6073844 | CCD shift-alignment device for optical scanner A device for holding a charge couple device (CCD) in an optical scanner where optical alignment of the CCD to the position of scanned image of document can be easily made. The device includes a holder for holding a lens and providing a focused image taken... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5917169 | Method and apparatus of identification of characters formed on a plurality of tablets of silicon Process for identifying characters, which are formed on a plurality (2) of silicon sheets, whereby the sheets are arranged in parallel planes (P0) and are aligned relative to the support (1), and comprises: inserting luminous reflector (5) between a... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5877481 | Document dispenser with reading aperture formed in document guide A document dispenser comprises a document guide defining a guide portion of an advancing document path and a document identification code reading aperture formed in the document guide wherein a single detector in communication with the dispenser controlle... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5696369 | Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus provided with mechanism for carrying medium An optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information with a light beam in or from a card information recording medium provided with a plurality of linear tracks, includes a card holder on which the med... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5574272 | Data symbol reader A data symbol reader which reads a two-dimensional data symbol includes a reading device which receives light reflected from the data symbol, a casing in which the reading device is provided, and a guide member which defines a symbol reading area in which... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5336877 | Contacting device for standard chip card and SIM card The contacting device described is designed to contact the contacts of boards of different sizes with preferably the same contact pattern, using a chip board reader which is adapted by means of a board holder, preferably a SIM board holder, in such a way ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5331139 | Card reader with antiabrasion member A card reader having an antiabrasion member for preventing a bottom surface of a card checking passage of the card reader from card contact abrasion. This antiabrasion member is easily inserted in a mold before an injection molding of a main body of the c... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5321243 | Card reader apparatus with read head mounting structure and card guide A reading head mounting arrangement is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a base having a top surface and extending from a side thereof an upright mounting member for mounting of a reading head in proper spaced relationship from the top surface of the b... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5256867 | Card reader apparatus A reader assembly for reading a data carrier having at least one data track located at a prearranged data track position thereon. The reader assembly includes a transducer means having at least one data pickup element on a front face thereof. A guide mean... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5241161 | Smart card integrated in a wristwatch and having logic unit controlling the automatic identification process and the data transfer A smart card includes a control and logic unit which recognizes an interrogational signal sent to the card and automatically responds by sending an identification code. The interrogational signal is received using a noncontact communication medium in digi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5191196 | Apparatus for adjustably securing a bar code scanner device using nylon hook and loop type fasteners In an inserter system, an apparatus for bar code scanning includes a scanner, a travel bar attached to a frame of an inserter, and adjustable brackets for slidably fastening said scanner to the travel bar. The travel bar is positioned wherein said scanner... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5165044 | Scanner adjustment device An apparatus for adjustably positioning a scanner along a transport deck includes a cartridge; and a belt structure rotatably mounted in said cartridge, for positioning the scanner transversely along the transport deck. The belt structure includes a reach... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5140581 | Read window for envelope reader An apparatus (570) for forming a window in which printed characters on an item such as an envelope can be read. The apparatus (570) comprises a base member (572) fastened to a planar horizontal surface (508) and positionable intermediate a reader device (... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5128524 | Data carrier reader apparatus for selective data track reading A data terminal having a card reader assembly for reading a data card having at least a pair of magnetic stripes formed thereon at adjacent ones of at least three defined magnetic data track locations thereon. The terminal includes a read head having two ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5092445 | Apparatus for selectively conveying a paper money and a magnetic card An apparatus provided in an automatic vending machine and the like for selectively accepting and conveying a paper money and a magnetic card. The apparatus includes first and second belts driven, respectively, by first and second pulleys having a same rad... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5065001 | Adjustable wear plate badge reader A card or badge reader is provided for reading badges or cards on which there are coded indicia such as a bar code symbol. The reader has a front wall plate that is removably affixed onto the front of the main housing, but separated a slight amount to def... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5008552 | Data recording and reproducing apparatus for an optical card Data can be recorded onto an optical card (102; 200; 601; 800) on which a plurality of tracks are parallelly arranged and can be reproduced therefrom. The optical card is supported by card supporting means (101; 501). This card supporting means is recipro... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4954698 | Sensor aligning means for optical reading apparatus An optical reading apparatus which has a mechanism for aligning the center line of the optical image sensor with the characters on the subject matter to be read. As the vertical position of the optical image sensor is adjusted, and indicator plate with a ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4933537 | Apparatus for controlling movement of an optical memory card for data transfer therewith A reader-writer apparatus for an optical memory card for reading and/or writing data with respect to the optical memory card having a data storing face, which apparatus includes a card holder including a carriage for carrying and holding the card inserted... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4791282 | System for automatically charging and discharging X-ray film sheets into and from cassettes and a cassette for use in the system An X-ray film cassette has on its top a triangular bar code field readable by a bar code reader of an automatic film sheet charging and discharging apparatus. The bar code field is in the form of an isosceles right triangle whose hypothenuse faces a refer... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4764976 | Document reader module A document reader module which provides precise alignment for the document being read and the associated reader, like an optical reader. An integrated frame member provides accurate control surfaces for the precise alignment mentioned. An elevator mechani... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4501959 | Method and apparatus for aligning flat data supports The method of aligning generally flat data supports of flexible sheet material such as credit cards, identity cards, check cards and similar documents includes the steps of engaging at least one edge of the data support and exerting an alignment force the... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4457016 | File label reading system The present invention provides a manually controlled wand which is particularly suited for use in a file control system in which the files are provided with machine readable codes located along an edge of the file. The wand is adapted by the provision of ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4358672 | Pay per view television control device A method and apparatus for providing access to an electrically controlled service for perdetermined periods of time employs a dual magnetically striped record medium encoded in a CRB format with data indicative of the periods of time during which access i... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4301361 | Document handling device providing channels for documents of two widths A movable divider wall means is resiliently supported to extend through a slot opening in a bottom wall and into contact with the top wall so as to define between one of its faces and one of the edges of a channel guide for documents an effective guide fo... | 11/17/1981 |
