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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8027083 | Contact microscope using point source illumination The embodiments of the invention include a microscope having a transparent specimen holder and a digital imaging device positioned within the transparent specimen holder. The digital imaging device can include a wireless transmitter. The transparent specimen holder ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7995802 | Apparatus and methods for verifying identity using biometric information collected during a pre-enrollment phase Apparatus and methods are disclosed for verifying identity using a plurality of biometric samples collected during a pre-enrollment phase, where the plurality of biometric samples concern one or more biometric measures. In one embodiment, the biometric measure compr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7868759 | Shopping cart bottom of the basket item detection Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to bottom of the basket (BOB) item detection and provide a method, system and computer program product for high-contrast BOB item detection. In one embodiment of the invention, a shopping cart B... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7633493 | Camera-equipped writing tablet apparatus for digitizing form entries The embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus, method, etc. for a camera-equipped writing tablet for digitizing form entries. More specifically, a data capture apparatus comprises a form holder and an image capture device connected to the form holder. The im... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7330662 | System and method for remote optical digital networking of computing devices The extended range of optical data communication is enabled through the use of intermediary relay stations spaced fairly far apart. IRDA communicatiOn, as is well known, uses very short duration optical pulses to send data up to 1 Mbit/sec; this has the concomitant ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6920289 | System and method for remote optical digital networking of computing devices This invention extends the range of optical data of mobile device by trading speed for distance as well as integrating a plurality of pulses over time to define a single bit of information. The present invention uses a number of integrated pulses to represent a sing... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6437772 | Capacitive pointing stick apparatus with floating conductive cone for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface A structure is provided for a user-manipulable input device, such as an in-keyboard, joystick-type device, for allowing a user to provide input to a computer graphical user interface (GUI). The structure includes a user-manipulable, articulating member, a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6184865 | Capacitive pointing stick apparatus for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface A structure is provided for a user-manipulable input device, such as an in-keyboard, joystick-type device, for allowing a user to provide input to a computer graphical user interface (GUI). The structure includes a user-manipulable, articulating member, a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5796827 | System and method for near-field human-body coupling for encrypted communication with identification cards An apparatus and method are disclosed for encoding and transferring data from a transmitter to a receiver, using the human body as a transmission medium. The transmitter includes an electric field generator, a data encoder which operates by modulating the... | 08/18/1998 |
