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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7289957 | Verifying a speaker using random combinations of speaker's previously-supplied syllable units A method for verifying a speaker by a computer is specified in which the speaker utters at least one code word consisting of a random combination of syllable units previously supplied by the speaker. A comparison of this uttered code word with at least one pattern v... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259681 | System and method of performing medical diagnosis in real time A system and method of performing a medical diagnosis in real time that can diagnose a health condition of a mobile terminal user in real time is disclosed. Various sensors provided in the mobile terminal sense a body condition, and a server diagnoses the health con... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7091825 | Method and system for vehicle control using walkie-talkie type cellular phone A method and system for controlling vehicle functions using a walkie-type cellular phone is provided. A cellular phone is used to make a walkie-talkie type connection with a device disposed within a vehicle. The cellular phone sends a message to a receiver of the de... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7064652 | Multimodal concierge for secure and convenient access to a home or building An improved method is provided for enrolling with a resource security system. The method includes: providing an access code to a system user; accessing the resource security system using the access code; prompting the user to input a biometric feature which identifi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7039951 | System and method for confidence based incremental access authentication A system and method for providing continuous confidence-based authentication. The present invention may be implemented in an incremental access authentication system for controlling access to secured data having various levels of security. During the course of a con... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7002450 | Method for authenticating a spare key for using a vehicle In a method for authenticating a spare key for use with a vehicle in the absence of the regular key, the spare key is provided with an identification number that is transmitted to, and checked by, a central station. The spare key is authenticated by an authorization... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971029 | Multi-ringed internet co-location facility security system and method An Internet co-location facility security system and method integrates all the major components of the system and makes tracking information from these components available to co-located members on a database accessible from the web. A web-based interface allows co-... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6924729 | Remote control device for motor vehicles A remote control device for motor vehicles having a transmitter for wireless transmission activated only when the user has been recognized as the authorized user. An identification device recognizes the authorization and is assembled with the transmitter in a single... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6903657 | System and method of performing medical diagnosis in real time A system and method of performing a medical diagnosis in real time that can diagnose a health condition of a mobile terminal user in real time is disclosed. Various sensors provided in the mobile terminal sense a body condition, and a server diagnoses the health con... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6868045 | Voice control system with a microphone array Voice control systems are used in diverse technical fields. In this case, the spoken words are detected by one or more microphones and then fed to a speech recognition system. In order to enable voice control even from a relatively great distance, the voice signal m... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6778098 | Method and electronic device for speech control Reliable and efficient activation and deactivation control of a number of electronic products (P1, P2, P3) is effected by activation of one of the products by emission of an activation command specific to the product and controlling performance ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6743022 | System and method for automated self measurement of alertness equilibrium and coordination and for ventification of the identify of the person performing tasks A system and method for automated self measurement of alertness, equilibrium and coordination and for verification of the identity of the person being tested is provided. The system for self-tutoring and testing a person includes an identifying unit for identifying ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727800 | Keyless system for entry and operation of a vehicle Disclosed is a keyless system for operating and accessing a vehicle such as an automobile, truck, minivan, bus, airplane, train, boat, etc. Preferably, the user's fingerprint is his or her “right of passage” into the vehicle. The system includes fingerprint trig... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6703918 | Portable information equipment, authentication device, authentication system and authentication method Portable information equipment has a device attachment detection section which detects whether or not a device is attached to a human body, an authentication data input section which inputs authentication data while the device is attached to the human bod... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6657538 | Method, system and devices for authenticating persons In a method for authenticating persons, video information of certain body features associated with a user or a user group is recorded in a point of presence (POP). Such recorded video information is processed to derive biometric keys, which are stored in ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6556127 | Speaker verification method A method to enable a user of a system to obtain access to one or more services, for example, to enable a caller to access some information on a remote server. The system first prompts the caller to identify himself by entering a subscriber code. A speaker... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6496107 | Voice-controlled vehicle control system A vehicle control system for permitting voice control of at least one device in a vehicle by at least one user includes a radio transponder unit which outputs an RF signal which includes an identification code; an electronic receiver for receiving the RF ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6424249 | Positive identity verification system and method including biometric user authentication A system and method of providing system integrity and audit capabilities to a positive identification system is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the system uses biometric access authority information units and a biometric comparison system at a rem... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6275151 | Cognitive intelligence carrying case A cognitive intelligent carrying case includes an outer shell layer and a plurality of internal layers defining corresponding interior compartments for storing a variety of specific types of items. The outer shell layer includes access type security syste... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5907597 | Method and system for the secure communication of data A user-authentication system includes an authorized user device (AUD) for transmission of dtmf tones to a user-verification system (UVS) over a telephone network, where user-verification is performed and authorized users are granted access to a desired se... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5586171 | Selection of a voice recognition data base responsive to video data In a switching system for connecting a call between a calling station and a called station, a system and method of voice recognition using a concentrated or distributed multiplicity of voice recognition and other resources with a facility for selecting an... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5548660 | Machine security systems A system and method are provided for enabling machine operations. In particular, the invention includes an electronic device that senses or scans one or more physical characteristic of a person about to operate a machine and generates signals indicative o... | 08/20/1996 |
| 4998279 | Method and apparatus for personal verification utilizing nonpredictable codes and biocharacteristics A personal verification system comprising a user device which is adapted to generate a time varying, multi-character, nonpredictable code; a verification device; a mechanism for permitting the user to communicate the nonpredictable code generated by the u... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993068 | Unforgeable personal identification system An unforgeable personal identification system for identifying users at remote access control sites. The unforgeable personal identification system generates one-way encrypted versions of physically immutable identification credentials (facial photo, retin... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4991205 | Personal identification system and method A personal identification system and a method for verifying a person presenting a record member such as a credit card or other member so as to eliminate fraud from the procedure. The record member or card contains invisible magnetic recordings of a full f... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4856072 | Voice actuated vehicle security system A voice actuated vehicle security system includes both internal and external microphones for receiving vocal instructions and internal and external speakers for delivering vocal messages. During a training period, a plurality of voice recognition template... | 08/08/1989 |
