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7614566 Smart cards and smart card systems supporting multiple interfaces  
A smart card includes a first interface configured to perform a first type interfacing operation with a host using a plurality of contact pads defined by a contact type smart card protocol, a...
7614556 Distributed RFID antenna array utilizing circular polarized helical antennas  
In accordance with the teachings described herein, RFID systems are provided that include a distributed RFID antenna array utilizing one or more circular polarized helical antennas. A plurality of...
7614555 RFID sensor array  
An RFID performance monitoring system may include systems, methods, or computer program products for collecting information related to the performance of an RFID system. One source of...
7614545 Electronic marking of a medication cartridge  
The invention relates to a marking of cartridges, carpules or any kind of package. The marking can be in an electronically readable form while being transparent. Hereby a marking with improved...
7607580 Object sensor and IC card reader with the object sensor  
The present invention provides an object sensor configured such that excitation coils ( 13 c and 13 d ) and a detection coil ( 12 ) are separately disposed, and the detection is performed in...
7607579 Information processing apparatus  
The invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted; and a data communication unit that performs data exchange with the...
7604170 Portable device with an active communication station configuration and a passive data carrier configuration  
A portable device includes an active device (communication station) configuration for contactless communication with at least one external data carrier and a passive device (data carrier)...
7604160 Image forming apparatus, image forming method and storage medium  
In a method for controlling an image forming apparatus capable of reading predetermined information, the image forming apparatus can operate in a first mode in which processing conditions set by a...
7597268 Memory module which includes a form factor connector  
A plurality of flash (solid state) media coupled to a single form factor connector to provide a module, i.e., referred to as a SmartStack module, that can be coupled directly to a device with a...
7597264 Presentation instrument with non-financial functionality  
Systems and methods provide multi-use electronic payment arrangements to consumers for executing electronic payment transactions. Embodiments of these payment arrangements may offer added...
7597250 RFID reader with multiple interfaces  
A pocket-size RFID reader apparatus having a contactless interface and a slot for insertion of a contactless smart card fob, and having a biometric sensor, thereby providing two levels of...
7594603 System and method for sensing biometric and non-biometric smart card devices  
A system of detecting biometric and non-biometric, standard smart card devices includes a smart card host and smart card device reader, which is operable for receiving an Answer to Reset signal and...
7591426 Method and system for data writing/reading onto/from and emulating a magnetic stripe  
A method of writing data on magnetic stripe of a smart card by imposing a magnetic field of a given polarity on each selected segment of the magnetic stripe, such that data on the magnetic stripe...
7591415 Passport reader for processing a passport having an RFID element  
A passport reader for processing a passport having an RFID element associated therewith. A exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a passport reader for processing a passport having an RFID...
7588184 Metal-containing transaction card and method of making the same  
Metal-containing transaction cards, useful for the purchase of goods and/or services, and methods of making the same are provided. The metal-containing transaction card may have a magnetic stripe,...
7584896 Printed sheet products with integral, removable, radio frequency identification elements  
Each printed sheet product includes a core of flexible, microvoided polymer sheet material and a planar RFID assembly encoded with a unique electro/magnetic code permanently and integrally joined...
7581678 Electronic transaction card  
An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile...
7578449 Index card for recording medium casing and recording medium casing  
An index card for mounting on a casing for accommodating a recording medium includes a contact type or non-contact type IC for storing information or for processing signals.
7578448 Authorizing radio frequency transactions using a keystroke scan  
A method for registering biometric information for use in a transponder-reader system is disclosed. The method includes steps of detecting, verifying and storing a proffered biometric sample....
7575175 Non-contact IC card  
In a contactless IC card ( 1 ), a rectification circuit ( 17 ) rectifies an electromagnetic wave received via an antenna ( 10 ) to provide a DC voltage, and an electric double-layer capacitor ( 18...
7571853 Device and method for supplying a data transfer unit with energy  
Device for supplying a data transfer unit with energy, having an energy supply input via which the energy can be fed into the data transfer unit, and a decoupling unit for coupling and decoupling...
7562829 Multi-mode integrated circuit devices including mode detection and methods of operating the same  
Multi-mode integrated circuit devices on an integrated circuit substrate include a controller configured to operate in a first mode compliant with the International Standard Organization (ISO)...
7562828 Radio communication device, radio communication method and non-contact IC card reader/writer device  
A radio communication device of an example of the present invention is one capable of communicating a plurality kinds of radio communicating media having different resonant frequencies comprises a...
7559477 Low voltage signal stripping circuit for an RFID reader  
A reader of an RFID system has excitation circuitry for generating a higher voltage excitation signal, receiving circuitry for reading a lower voltage transponder signal and an antenna coupled with...
7559468 Reader/writer secure module access control method  
A secure module holder is (SH) capable of preventing an unauthorized reading of information on a secure module (SM). The SH holds one or more SM. The SH controls non-contact communication with a...
7556205 Adaptable media card storage device  
Card storage device for storing and transporting multiple media cards, the cards being of the same type or of different types. The card storage device has an adaptable media-card holder that allows...
7556195 Card reader and writer  
A card reader and writer is provided which can perform read and write operation on a card in a stable manner although it is configured such that a card inserting direction is perpendicular to a...
7554842 Multi-purpose non-volatile memory card  
A flash non-volatile memory system that normally operates its memory cells in multiple storage states is provided with the ability to operate some selected or all of its memory cell blocks in two...
7552872 Reader/writer, optical transceiver module, and cable system  
A reader/writer is provided which is capable of speedily recognizing a correspondence between one end and the other end of a fiber-optic cable when a plurality of fiber-optic cables is laid. The...
7549593 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device includes external interface terminals and processing circuits, and it is fed with an operating power source when detachably set in a host equipment. Power source feeding...
7543746 Portable terminal system including portable terminal mounting base  
In a portable terminal system, a mounting base is equipped with a RFID section capable of performing RF communication with a RFID section of a portable terminal. As soon as the portable terminal is...
7543739 Automated payment card fraud detection and location  
A payment card fraud detection business model comprises an internal virtual account number generator and a user display for Card-Not-Present transactions. Card-Present transactions with merchant...
7543738 System and method for secure transactions manageable by a transaction account provider  
A system and method for securing a financial transaction using a proxy code, which is assigned a transaction account number. An account issuer permanently assigns the proxy code to a transaction...
7540428 RFID tag, RFID-tag antenna, RFID-tag antenna sheet, and method of manufacturing RFID tag  
A radio-frequency-identification tag antenna includes a film base, a plurality of antenna patterns for transmission and reception, which is formed in parallel on the film base, and a cut line that...
7533826 Electronic wallet  
A case for holding a contactless smart card includes a set of plastic walls for defining a generally planar space. The space may be for housing one smart card or alternatively may be for housing...
7530500 Mobile communication terminal and method for controlling operation thereof  
When a non-contact type IC of a mobile communication terminal is used, equipment or location is identified from equipment identification information, and a pre-specified melody, tone or music is...
7530492 Card discriminating system and method of the same  
The invention discloses a card discriminating system used for identifying whether a card is authentic or not. The card has a surface, and N sensing marks are formed on the surface of the card. The...
7520431 Communication system, reader/writer, authentication method, and computer program  
A reader/writer that reads or writes information from or in an Integrated Circuit (IC) module, in which one or more applications are loaded, in response to an instruction issued from a controller...
7520428 Wireless tag communication control device  
The present invention provides a wireless tag communication control device, which includes a gate through which an object having attached thereto a wireless tag passes, a sensor that is arranged at...
7516885 Transaction instruments with enhanced security PIN and expiration date generation  
The present invention generally relates to transaction instruments with enhanced expiration date and/or security personal identification number (PIN) generation. The enhanced security PIN...
7516884 Method and system for private information exchange in smart card commerce  
A method, system and computer program product for private information exchange in smart card commerce is disclosed. The method includes, in response to determining that an item of biometric data...
7513435 Service providing system  
A service providing system for improving convenience of users by quickly executing a membership registration process in a system in which plural shops and groups jointly administrate its members....
7513434 Device comprising two mutually adapted impedances for the purpose of power transmission  
A device ( 1 ) for processing a signal (S) has firstly an antenna configuration ( 5 ) that is arranged to transmit a signal (S), that has at least one antenna-configuration terminal ( 6, 7 )...
7510123 RF contact signal detector  
A contact-based system for inexpensively monitoring the presence, location, and timing of various advertising and merchandising materials at a variety of retail facilities has been disclosed. This...
7508296 Reading method, responder, and interrogator  
Transmission and reception of the identification number to/from an interrogator includes an interrogator that reads a recognition number from a responder by radio. When a clock pulse is modulated...
7506821 Adapter for contact and contactless smart cards  
A portable adapter for using a contact smart card with a contactless smart card reader and a contactless smart card with a contact smart card reader. The adaptor is provided with a casing that is...
7506820 Contact-free integrated circuit having automatic frame identification means  
A contactless integrated circuit includes means for sending/receiving data by inductive coupling, means for providing a communication according to at least two determined protocols, and means for...
7506814 Card reader  
A card reader which makes it possible to read card data from a non-contact IC card, discharge a foreign substance inserted from a card insertion slit, sufficiently ensure the degree of freedom in...
7506813 Resonator use in the print field  
A plurality of resonators are embedded in a base material for use in applications in the printing industry. The base material including the resonators can be used in printing press applications,...
7503507 Wireless IC tag and manufacturing method of the same  
A compact wireless IC tag incorporating a pressure sensor in an IC chip. The IC chip of the wireless IC tag has SOI structure comprising a silicon sheet layer, a silicon device layer which is...