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Method of and system for reading visible and/or invisible code symbols in a user-transparent manner using visible/invisible illumination source switching during data capture and processing operations
ActiveUS8408468B2Avoiding shortcoming and drawbackWithout complexityCharacter and pattern recognitionHybrid readersComputer scienceComputer graphics (images)
Method of and system for reading visible and / or invisible code symbols in a user-transparent manner using visible / invisible illumination switching during data capture and processing operations.
Owner:METROLOGIC INSTR
Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources
A system for decoding an encoded symbol character associated with a product is provided. The system includes a bioptic scanning apparatus comprising a first scan source disposed within a housing, and a second scan source disposed within the housing. The second scan source comprises an operating technology distinct from an operating technology of the first scan source. The first scan source is adapted to output a first scan data set, and the second scan source is adapted to output a second scan data set.
Owner:HONEYWELL INT INC
RFID token with multiple interface controller
InactiveUS20060208066A1Acutation objectsBroadcast information characterisationComputer moduleSmart card
An RFID token apparatus has a connection module for interfacing with an appliance capable of communicating and interacting with remote servers and networks, a translation module for moving signals between a USB interface and a smart card interface, a processor module which may be capable of operating as a dual-interface (DI) chip; and an input / output module having at least one RF antenna and a modulator. An RFID-contactless interface according to ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 and / or NFC. A wireless interface according to Zigbee, Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11, UWB, USB wireless and / or any similar interface. An RFID reader apparatus has a housing; a slot for a contact or contactless fob; and a USB stick alternately protruding from the housing and retracted within the housing.
Owner:DPD PATENT TRUST
Snap-on module for selectively installing receiving element(s) to a mobile device
ActiveUS8991704B2Digital data processing detailsCharacter and pattern recognitionComputer moduleEngineering
Owner:INTERMEC IP CORP
Transaction apparatus and method
InactiveUS6315195B1Low production costEasy to operateHybrid readersPoint-of-sale network systemsComputer hardwareBarcode
Owner:DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYST DIV OF DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
RFID token with multiple interface controller
An RFID token apparatus has a connection module for interfacing with an appliance capable of communicating and interacting with remote servers and networks, a translation module for moving signals between a USB interface and a smart card interface, a processor module which may be capable of operating as a dual-interface (DI) chip; and an input / output module having at least one RF antenna and a modulator. An RFID-contactless interface according to ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 and / or NFC. A wireless interface according to ZIGBEE wireless, BLUETOOTH wireless, WLAN 802.11, UWB, USB wireless and / or any similar interface. An RFID reader apparatus has a housing; a slot for a contact or contactless fob; and a USB stick alternately protruding from the housing and retracted within the housing.
Owner:DPD PATENT TRUST
External adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader
An adaptor in accordance with the present invention allows a conventional magnetic stripe card POS reader to receive information from contact-based or wireless sources while maintaining the concurrent ability of the reader to interact with a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the adaptor includes an inductor capable of generating a magnetic field of sufficient power to couple with a head of a magnetic stripe card reader through the housing of the reader device. In this manner, the adaptor can be positioned external to the reader device, leaving the slot of the reader accessible for conventional interactions with magnetic stripe cards. Selective inductive communication with individual heads of the reader device may exploit their differing sensitivity to external magnetic fields generated by the adaptor.
Owner:INT TECH & SYST CORP
External adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader
An adaptor in accordance with the present invention allows a conventional magnetic stripe card POS reader to receive information from contact-based or wireless sources while maintaining the concurrent ability of the reader to interact with a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the adaptor includes an inductor capable of generating a magnetic field of sufficient power to couple with a head of a magnetic stripe card reader through the housing of the reader device. In this manner, the adaptor can be positioned external to the reader device, leaving the slot of the reader accessible for conventional interactions with magnetic stripe cards. Selective inductive communication with individual heads of the reader device may exploit their differing sensitivity to external magnetic fields generated by the adaptor.
Owner:INT TECH & SYST CORP
Payment cards and devices operable to receive point-of-sale actions before point-of-sale and forward actions at point-of-sale
PendingUS20090159663A1Shorten the timeEasy to changeImage enhancementImage analysisWaiters/waitressesUser input
A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a waitress. A user can provide instructions on a card to accelerate a transaction. The information a user enters can be communicated to a point-of-sale device. For example, a user can enter into his / her card that the user desires $100 withdrawal from a checking account. The user can also enter his / her PIN into the card. The user can swipe his / her card into an ATM and instantly be provided with the desired $100.
Owner:DYNAMICS
Cash withdrawal from ATM via videophone
Apparatus and method for purchasing an item via a self-service checkout at a merchant store. The item is associated with a bar code and an anti-theft device. A customer uses their phone to establish communication with the store's transaction host. The phone includes a camera and a programmable memory. The memory includes customer account data. The camera is used to capture and transmit an image of the bar code to the host. The host determines the item's cost from the received bar code image. The customer can wirelessly transmit their account data from the phone to an in-store terminal. The terminal can transmit the account data to the host. The host can accept and use the account data in payment for the item. After customer payment for the item, the host causes the anti-theft device to be neutralized.
Owner:DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYST DIV OF DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
Wallet consolidator and related methods of processing a transaction using a wallet consolidator
A wallet consolidator to process a transaction and related methods, are provided. An embodiment of a wallet consolidator can include a controller to control operation of the wallet consolidator, and an input device connected to the controller and positioned to receive a copy of information. The input device, for example, can include a magnetic stripe reader / writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes, a bar code scanner for scanning bar codes, or a keypad, among others, to input user selections and commands. An embodiment of a wallet consolidator can also include a memory for storing information provided to the wallet consolidator, and an output device connected to the controller and positioned to transmit at least a portion of the information stored in the memory device to a computer device, e.g., point-of-sale terminal, dumb terminal, and / or database, located at a point-of-sale, to process a transaction. The output device can include a wireline communications interface, a wireless communications interface, a radio frequency (RF) interface, or an infrared (IR) interface, among others.
Owner:STRIPE INC
Portable automated banking apparatus and system
InactiveUS20010013551A1Risk minimizationHybrid readersPoint-of-sale network systemsComputer hardwareBarcode
Owner:DIEBOLD NIXDORF
Bar code reader for a fuel dispenser
A system and method to adapt a fuel dispenser and related facilities to accept bar coded cards in addition to or instead of magnetic strip cards. A standard bar code reader is used in conjunction with a magnetic strip card reader. The bar code reader includes a light detector and a light source. The light detector and light source are secured so that they may visually access a card in the magnetic strip card reader. This allows the light detector to access bar coded data that is printed on a bar coded card. Furthermore, the addition of the bar code reader does not prevent the magnetic strip card reader from also reading a magnetic strip if it is present on the card. When a bar coded card is slid into the magnetic strip card reader, the bar code reader interprets the signals generated thereby and "decodes" the signals into corresponding numbers. These numbers are then sent over a data bus to a controller, where they are interpreted. Once interpreted, the numbers can be used similarly to numbers conventionally produced by a magnetic strip card, or can be used separately to provide additional services and / or advantages, such as updating a frequent purchase account.
Owner:WAYNE FUELING SYST
Card interface for interfacing a host application program to data storage cards
InactiveUS6213392B1Memory record carrier reading problemsCo-operative working arrangementsHigh-level programming languageApplication software
A card reader / writer which interfaces between a host application program and a data storage card. The card reader / writer reads from and writes to the application program with high level language of the commands. The card reader / writer translates the high level language commands of the host program to corresponding sequences of low level commands for reading and writing to the data storage card. The card reader / writer stores a plurality of sets of such low level commands, and is able to establish the card type for any card interfaced with the card reader / writer, and to use the appropriate command set for the established card type. The card reader / writer also translates low level commands from the card to high level commands for the host application program. The card reader / writer can be loaded with low level command sets for additional card types as required.
Owner:COIN ACCEPTORS
Data collection device and network having radio signal responsive mode switching
ActiveUS7712670B2Increase the display functionHybrid readersVisual presentationOperation modeComputer science
Owner:SAUERWEIN JR JAMES T +4
Transaction system and transaction terminal equipment
InactiveUS20050119979A1Easy to operateLow costHybrid readersData switching by path configurationComputer hardwareTransaction data
In order to cause effective function when a system adopting a conventional settlement card is shifted to a system adopting a settlement card of IC card type and to enable a significant contribution to proliferation of the settlement card of IC card type, when a person who has input authentication data is authenticated as a user of a card by an authentication section, transaction data read by a magnetic stripe reader and transaction authentication data read by a memory reader are transmitted to a host server from transaction terminal equipment. The host server conducts a transaction through use of the transaction data and the transaction authentication data, both being output from the transaction terminal equipment. When the transaction is conducted, a memory writer writes data into memory of the card or rewrites data recorded in the memory.
Owner:FUJITSU LTD
Apparatus and method for gathering and utilizing data
InactiveUS7117374B2Minimal unit costSpeed up preparationKey distribution for secure communicationConveying record carriersWeb siteInternal memory
Disclosed is a device and method for obtaining and utilizing data. A handheld device which is capable of optically scanning or receiving RFID signals from an object, storing the data in an internal memory, and then re-transmitting the data is disclosed. The re-transmitted data may trigger access to an internet web site or other database which provides a user with detailed information relating to the scanned object. The device is also usable as a re-configurable electronic key or may be built into electronic devices to allow reconfiguration by scanning a symbol.
Owner:INTERMEC IP
System and method to automatically discriminate between a signature and a barcode
The invention features a system and method for automatically discriminating between different types of data, such as a barcode and a signature, with an image reader. In brief overview of one embodiment, the automatic discrimination feature of the present image reader allows a human operator to aim a hand-held image reader at a target containing a dataform, a signature, or another data type and actuate the trigger on the image reader. An autodriscrimination module in the image reader in one embodiment analyzes image data representative of the target and determines whether the target contains a dataform, a signature, or another type of data. If the target contains a dataform, the image reader decodes the dataform and outputs decoded dataform data, such as the alphanumeric sequence encoded by a barcode. If the target contains a signature, the image reader captures or stores a representation of the signature.
Owner:HAND HELD PRODS
Method of interfacing with data storage card
InactiveUS6698654B1Hybrid readersSpecial data processing applicationsHigh-level programming languageCard reader
A card reader / writer which interfaces between a host application program and a data storage card. The card reader / writer reads from and writes to the application program with high level language of the commands. The card reader / writer translates the high level language commands of the host program to corresponding sequences of low level commands for reading and writing to the data storage card. The card reader / writer stores a plarality of sets of such low level commands, and is able to establish the card type for any card interfaced with the card reader / writer, and to use the appropriate command set for the established card type. The card reader / writer also translates low level commands from the card to high level commands for the host application program. The card reader / writer can be loaded with low level command sets for additional card types as required.
Owner:COIN ACCEPTORS
System and method to automatically discriminate between a signature and a dataform
There is described a system and method for automatically discriminating between different types of data with an image reader. In brief overview of one embodiment, the automatic discrimination feature of the present image reader allows a human operator to aim a hand-held image reader at a target that can contain a dataform and / or a signature and actuate the image reader. An autodiscrimination module in the image reader in one embodiment analyzes image data representative of the target and determines a type of data represented in the image data.
Owner:HAND HELD PRODS
Information card with multiple storage media and a device and method for reading and writing information in said card
InactiveUS20050092844A1Large data storage capacityInhibition of reproductionOther printing matterUser identity/authority verificationContact image sensorInformation Card
The present invention relates to an information card with multiple storage media. Combining reading and writing characteristics of magnetic strip storages, ICs, PFIDs and etc. with large storage capacity of a compound printing 2D barcode, the invention uses a base card with a magnetic strip storage medium or a base card beset with an IC read-write chip, and a RF read-write chip. On said base card contains a first 2D barcode which has different reflectivities to lights in the first spectrum area between bars and spaces, there is a designated relation between data stored in the magnetic strip or the IC chip, RF chip and data stored in the first 2D barcode. The invention discloses a read-write device of the information card comprising a Contact Image Sensor (CIS), a magnetic head or an IC chip reader, an RF chip reader. The invention further discloses a method for reading and writing data in said information card.
Owner:SHENZHEN SYSCAN TECHC CO LTD
Data collection device and network having radio signal responsive mode switching
ActiveUS20070069030A1Increase the display functionHybrid readersVisual presentationOperation modeComputer science
A data collection device is configured so that the device receives and processes various radio signals and automatically changes an operating mode of the data collection device in response to the processing of the radio signals or in response to the presence or absence of radio signals without manually inputting any commands with use of a user interface. By configuring the data collection device to automatically change an operating mode in response to sensed radio signals, operating modes are presented to an operator that may be tailored to the preferences of the present operator and / or tailored to the particular requirements of the device at present location of the device. With highly featurized operating modes being automatically and selectively presented to operators under specific circumstances, an operator is relieved of a variety of burdensome and time consuming exercises that are typically associated with learning how to access particular functions of a highly featurized electronic device.
Owner:SAUERWEIN JR JAMES T +4
System and method for imaging and decoding optical codes using at least two different imaging settings
A system and method for imaging an optical code is provided including the steps of consecutively imaging an optical code respectively using at least a first and a second imaging setting; generating at least first and second sets of image data respectively corresponding to the first and second imaging settings; evaluating at least one of the first and second sets of image data; and selecting at least one of the first and second sets of image data in accordance with the evaluation. The system includes an imaging engine having a lens assembly and a photo sensor array for consecutively imaging an optical code located in a field of view of the imaging engine using at least the first and the second imaging settings, and generating the at least first and second sets of image data respectively corresponding to the first and second imaging settings. The system further includes at least one processor for evaluating the at least one of the first and second sets of image data, and selecting the at least one of the first and second sets of image data in accordance with the evaluation.
Owner:SYMBOL TECH LLC
Data collection device and network having radio signal responsive operation
ActiveUS20100217723A1Ticket-issuing apparatusVisual representatino by photographic printingBarcodeEngineering
A data collection device can include at least one of a bar code reader unit, an RFID reader unit, and a card reader unit. A data collection device can be operative to receive and process radio signals. A data collection device can be configured so that operation of the data collection device is responsive to radio signals.
Owner:HAND HELD PRODS
Apparatus and methods for saving power in RFID readers
InactiveUS20060267733A1Save powerMultiplex system selection arrangementsMemory record carrier reading problemsComputer architecture
A portable, multi-mode RFID reader is capable of operating in a plurality of interrogation modes. The reader includes a processor configured to select either a subset of the plurality of interrogation modes according to which the RFID reader will operate when interrogating a set of one or more RFID tags, a sequence in which at least some of the plurality of interrogation modes are employed when the RFID reader interrogates the set of RFID tags, or both. Configuration of the processor as described is such that the RFID reader may consume less power, interrogates the set of one or more RFID tags more quickly, or both consume less power and interrogate the set of one or more RFID tags more quickly.
Owner:DATALOGIC MOBILE
Contact programmer
InactiveUS6481907B2Easy to replaceDigitally marking record carriersCo-operative working arrangementsEngineeringRadio frequency
A printer is provided for programming a radio frequency identification (RFID) label and may be used to print indicia on the RFID label. The printer has a pin module which can be raised to engage the RFID label during processing of the RFID label through the printer so that the RFID label can be programmed.
Owner:ZEBRA TECH CORP
Portable dual-mode contact and contactless communication device
InactiveUS20050274803A1Improve securitySmall footprintHybrid readersRecord carriers used with machinesElectricityDual mode
A communication device comprising a portable casing having space adapted to receive at least one digital and communication integrated circuit (IC) or smart card therein; the casing also containing a contact smart card connector that is adapted to electrically couple to the smart card. A contact smart card reader electronic module is provided within the casing and connecting the smart card connector to an external port, the external port adapted for electrically coupling to an external host for data exchange between the smart card and the external host. This device also contains an antenna assembly adapted to electrically couple to the IC or smart card for wireless data transmission between this device and an external contactless smart card reader.
Owner:ADVANCED CARD SYSTEMS
System and method for secure electronic transaction
InactiveUS20140258132A1Increase probabilityAcutation objectsCryptography processingNetwork connectionSecure Electronic Transaction
The various embodiments herein provide a system for a secure electronic transaction. The system comprises a dongle connected to a computing device for reading an electronic card data, a client application running on the client device for collecting a transaction information from a customer, a service provider system connected to the computing device through a first communication network for transmitting the collected transaction information and the audio signal from the computing device to the service provider system, a production server located at the service provider system for processing the received card data, a payment server for processing the audio signal, a second communication network for transmitting a processed card data from the production server to a payment system and a payment gateway running on the payment system for interfacing with the service provider system. The payment system performs the financial transaction by authenticating the customer and a merchant.
Owner:EZETAP MOBILE SOLUTIONS
Portable automated banking apparatus and system
Owner:DIEBOLD NIXDORF
Directional RFID reader
InactiveUS20090295541A1Memory record carrier reading problemsHybrid readersHand heldDirectional antenna
One embodiment is a hand held device, which comprises a body comprising a directional antenna and an integrated radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader coupled to the directional antenna. Another embodiment provides a system and a method for identifying an animal, which comprises an RFID tag attached to the animal and a hand held device, wherein the hand held device comprises an RFID reader and a directional antenna coupled to the RFID reader.
Owner:PATIENTSAFE SOLUTIONS
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