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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8150032 | Methods for controlling rendering of images and video The present disclosure includes disclosure generally related to digital watermarking and steganographic encoding. One claim recites an apparatus including: electronic memory for buffering data representing video or imagery; and an electronic processor. The electroni... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8130951 | Intelligent electronic document content processing A network device includes a content processing module that is configured to perform intelligent document content processing, such as confidential information processing, content optimization and workflow optimization. The network device authenticates a user and dete... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7970136 | Apparatus and materials for two-stage printing of value indicia A roll of label stock includes a plurality of first regions suitable for being printed on by thermal printing. The first regions are blank. The label stock also includes a plurality of pre-printed color images, each associated with a respective one of the first regi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7940929 | Method for processing documents containing restricted information A method, system and computer program product for processing documents containing restricted information. The method for processing the documents includes the step of identifying data fields in the document. The method further includes the steps of identifying a cri... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7864955 | Print system, control method therefor, information processing apparatus, control method therefor, program for implementing the control method, and storage medium storing the control program A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853017 | Method and apparatus for encrypted print processing According to a print controller of this embodiment, when a part of print data is specified to be encrypted, a client 102 determines functions supported by a printer 104. If the printer 104 is capable of handling partial encryption, the client | 12/14/2010 |
| 7796753 | Digital anti-counterfeiting software method and apparatus This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus, as implemented by a software program on a computer system, for digitally producing counterfeit-deterring scrambled or encoded indicia images. This method and system are capable of combining a source image w... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7508939 | Image processing system and method for processing image data using the system In an image processing system according to the present invention, a first device encrypts image data generated by reading an image in a document, stores a decryption key for decrypting the image data, and transmits the image data to a data storing device. A second d... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7436956 | Document encryption Encryption of documents is used to restrict access to such documents to those users who have the appropriate decryption keys. The encryption of documents on public web servers hitherto has prevented indexing by search engines. By keeping words and possible sentences... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430762 | Identification card manufacturing security Identification card manufacturing security restricts use of an identification card manufacturing system with only authorized supplies. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a supply-specific security code (SSSC) and supply-specific data are stored in memor... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7398545 | User data management device having a notification determination device that determines who is provided with identity data, storage medium which stores a control program, and control method A user data management device, a storage medium which stores a control program, and a control method are disclosed which efficiently report the identity of a user who is using equipment to some or all members of the department in which that equipment is located, or ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7383441 | Method and device for confirming the authenticity of a document and a safe for storing data The invention relates to a method for confirming the authenticity of a document. According to the invention, said method is carried out in such a way that the authenticity is confirmed using a digital signature, the signed confirmation of authenticity is integrated ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373372 | Method for accrediting event participants The present invention relates to the accreditation of participants to an event. Participants are invited to register, allowing an accreditation system (300) to collect information (325 and 320) from each of the participants. The accreditation sy... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369265 | Printer with code sensor A printer for printing user information is provided with one or more sensors for detecting machine-readable information pre-printed or pre-formed on the substrate printed upon. The information uniquely identifies each substrate from other substrates and this informa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370016 | Music distribution systems Music is blanket transmitted (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's user station where selected music files are recorded. Customers preselect from a list of available music in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay only ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366339 | System and method for detecting cheque fraud A system and method for detecting check fraud includes a check scanning module and a detection module. The check scanning module scans checks and matches the encoded Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) data (i.e. serial number, Customer Account Number and amou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366103 | Seamless roaming options in an IEEE 802.11 compliant network A communication protocol that provides load balancing and/or test pattern information between devices is described. A first embodiment of the protocol provides such information via a data frame that is transmitted a definitive time after a special DTIM beacon is tra... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366908 | Digital watermarking with content dependent keys and autocorrelation properties for synchronization A digital watermark detection method exploits autocorrelation properties of the watermarked signal that enable synchronization of the digital watermark despite temporal or geometric distortion of the host signal. Other watermark methods employ keys, including a key ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366301 | Optical watermark A multiple-layered watermark is generated to be placed on document, to protect against counterfeiting and forgery. Hidden information embedded into each of the watermark's layers is only detectable by using a corresponding decoder. Because of the multiple-layered st... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363233 | System and method of network addressing and translation in a transportation system A method for routing an object in a transportation network is provided. The method includes obtaining at a first point a first address and a first functional property code associated with an object to be routed. The method also includes storing at a data base a seco... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362862 | Methods and apparatus for awarding prizes based on authentication of computer generated outcomes using coupons The present invention provides authentication of computer generated game or test results (“outcomes”), and a system by which persons who play games or take tests on a game or testing computer, respectively, may submit the outcomes of the games or tests to a cent... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357324 | System, method, and program for generating barcode data Misunderstanding is not caused among users such that the user misconstrues a special digit character of barcode data which is not directly input by the user as an input character or misconstrues the input character as the special digit character. In the invention, t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356163 | Postal image augmented bio-warfare aerosolized agent trigger A method and apparatus for reliably detecting bio-warfare agents in the mail stream that may be released from posted items. The agents are detected as the mail pieces are being processed using typical postal automation machines equipped with image scanning capabilit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352867 | Method of preventing unauthorized distribution and use of electronic keys using a key seed A method and system for generating an electronic key used in an electronic transaction can be created by executing a one-way function on a host that derives the electronic key from a key seed saved in a non-volatile storage unit of the host and a unique host identif... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353398 | Article, method, system and apparatus for decentralized creation, distribution, verification and transfer of valuable documents The invention described herein utilizes a universally known and accepted unique item that is independently identifiable and valuable so as to be constituted for difficulty of counterfeiting as an authenticator item. The identity of this item is included in an author... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349557 | Electronic transaction verification system An electronic transaction verification system for use at a location where a transaction token is presented for payment. The electronic transaction verification system digitizes various indicia of the token, and transmits the transaction information data to a central... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347375 | Reader for decoding two-dimensional optically readable information An apparatus and method for reading optical information including a photosensitive system oriented to capture optical information. Also included is an optical system focusing optical information onto the photosensitive system, and a display oriented to display optic... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349553 | Watermarks for secure distribution of digital data A visible first watermark and invisible second and third watermarks are embedded in digital media content, in order to protect the media content from piracy. The visible first watermark protects the media content during distribution and storage, while the invisible ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349555 | Documents and apparatus to encode documents The present invention relates generally to documents, e.g., such as legal tender, currency and identification documents, and apparatus for encoding documents. One claim recites: a physical document including a machine-detectable hidden signal. Presence of the hidden... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346586 | Validation protocol and system This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authentication chip and from that determine whether a consumable containin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343357 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343358 | Mailer-postal service interfaces A system for preparing mail for submission to a postal service is described, the system comprising: a mail finishing system of the mailer for generating items of mail for inclusion in a submission of mail by the mailer to the postal service; an announcement system o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339892 | System and method for dynamic control of data packet fragmentation threshold in a wireless network In a wireless network system having a wired backbone network, one or more access points (APs), and one or more wireless units (WUs), a technique wherein an AP automatically determines a factor indicative of the error(s) occurring in the transmissions of one or more ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333946 | Ticketing with printing option A method of purchasing and printing a ticket from a wireless device. A wireless device selects and pays for a ticket from a wireless terminal. The ticket is printed at a later time in order to reduce the possibility of the losing it. A printing device is selected by... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328995 | Method and apparatus for embedding information in an image A method and apparatus for embedding information in an image during relative movement between a print medium and an ink jet print head is provided. A plurality of first lines are printed and a plurality of second lines are printed. Each of the first lines includes a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330563 | Documents, articles and authentication of documents and articles The present invention relates generally to physical articles, e.g., such as documents, and authenticating physical articles. One claim recites a method of determining authenticity of an analog form (e.g., a printed document such as legal tender, currency or identifi... | 02/12/2008 |
