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7613363 Image superresolution through edge extraction and contrast enhancement  
A technique for generating high-resolution bitmaps from low-resolution bitmaps. A low-resolution bitmap is magnified to form a magnified image. Edge detection is performed on the magnified image to...
7607584 Verification of a biometric identification  
An identification verification system includes a combination of indicia that represent measurable characteristics mapped into a characteristic signature, and an indicia detector for detecting the...
7600678 Method of issuing a ticket paid for by illegal payment means, and a vending machine and ticket reader for implementing the method  
A method of issuing a ticket, paid for with illegal payment means during a transaction between a user and a ticket vending machine, where if the payment means are identified as being illegal, the...
7598876 Method for manufacturing a RFID electronic tag  
A method for manufacturing an electronic tag to be affixed onto a product includes providing, in an electrically conductive film of a foil for packaging, packing or transporting the product, areas...
7592914 Radio frequency identification tag and manufacturing method thereof  
A tablet PTP package contains a multiplicity of tablets by a resin PVC and a metal sheet such as an aluminum sheet. An elongate space pattern is formed in a part of the aluminum sheet on the lower...
7588189 Systems and methods for managing information relating to medical fluids and containers therefor  
The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to...
7581677 Vote by mail envelope that protects privacy of voter's signature  
Methods and systems that provide privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots are provided. The envelope for returning ballots includes a flap with a window that aligns with a signature...
7559481 Differentiable spectral bar code methods and systems  
Devices, systems, methods, and compositions of matter can track and/or identify a library of elements, particularly for use with fluids, particulates, cells, and the like. Signals from one or more...
7557908 Apparatus for determining the authenticity  
An apparatus for determining the authenticity includes a light-emitting unit that emits a light including the first wavelength to the paper sheet; a first blocking unit that is arranged between the...
7549592 Method for embedding machine-readable information with fluorescent materials  
Disclosed is a method of embedding machine readable information on a substrate, including converting the information to machine readable code format and writing the machine readable code format on...
7549591 Combined multi-frequency electromagnetic and optical communication system  
A communication system is provided that includes both an electromagnetic (“EM”) communication device and an optical communication device including at least a machine readable symbol where at...
7537170 Machine-readable security features for printed objects  
The present invention relates generally to documents such as printed documents. One claim recites a printed document including a machine-readable signal. The document includes: a first set of print...
7537161 Method and device for checking authenticity of a security element  
The invention relates to a method, in which from two images of a security element, which are recorded with right-handed and left-handed circularly polarizing filters, a differential image is...
7536553 Method and system for validating a security marking  
A method and system for authenticating an item by using a security marking. The security marking is provided on the item with an OVD ink capable of absorbing light in a visible wavelength range to...
7513433 Security feature  
The invention concerns a process for producing a security feature and a print medium which is equipped in that respect, which affords the possibility of not having to implement any change and in...
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...
7500604 Chambered presentation instruments and methods  
Transactional presentation instrument systems having one or more chambers, and method of using and constructing such systems are provided. Systems can include a presentation instrument, an...
7498075 Use of pearlescent and other pigments to create a security document  
A security material for documents comprises a first layer of material, such as a polymeric film or laminate, having first and second sides. A pearlescent material is applied to at least one of the...
7487919 System for checking the security features of documents of value  
The invention relates to a system for checking the security features of documents of value with at least one sensor in areas of different security categories. Since dependent on the security...
7478757 Method and device for the authentication of documents and goods  
The invention discloses a method and a device for the authentication of a document, a valued good or a packaging, carrying a marking (M) exhibiting a viewing-angle dependent light reflection...
7467747 Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots  
Methods and systems that provide privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots are provided. The envelope for returning ballots includes a flap with a window that aligns with a signature...
7441704 System and method for identifying a spatial code  
A system and method are provided for identifying a one- or multi-dimensional spatial code comprising a plurality of security tags with one or more characteristic emission profiles. The spatial...
7441703 Optical reader for diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements  
An optical reader system 7 for diffraction grating-based encoded microbeads (or bead reader system), comprises a reader box 100, which accepts a bead cell (or cuvette) 102 that holds the...
7427030 Security features for objects and method regarding same  
The present invention provides an emerging security or authentication feature for objects (e.g., identification documents, product packaging, banknotes, etc.). One method recites: exciting an...
7427029 Valuable document comprising a security element and method for producing said valuable document  
A valuable document comprising at least one security element that is provided with a marking layer in a marking region, the layer containing an electroluminescent pigment and being applied to a...
7422158 Fluorescent hidden indicium  
A printed indicium including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first ink having a first color under normal daylight. The second section includes a second different...
7403120 Reverse infrastructure location system and method  
Methods and apparatus are provided to locate a terminal within a workspace. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided in known locations, preferably in, on or adjacent the light...
7399434 Rare metal compounds and mixtures of these  
An article of manufacture marked with compositions comprising rare earth metal compounds which, due to their luminescence when irradiated with UV light, are suitable in particular for the marking...
7380723 Monitoring object movement  
An object identifier for an object is read in a first reading area and a second reading area. A time the object entered the first reading area and a time the object exited the first reading area is...
7377443 Transaction card  
The present invention relates to a process for producing an opaque, transparent or translucent transaction card having multiple features, such as a holographic foil, integrated circuit chip, silver...
7364085 Identification document with printing that creates moving and three dimensional image effects with pulsed illumination  
Identification documents have a three dimensional or moving image effect to enable human verification of their authenticity. These effects are created by printing image layers of invisible inks,...
7357333 Mechanism for storing authenticity information about a written or printed document  
A mechanism for storing authenticity information about a written or printed document. This authenticity information may be stored in a publicly-accessible database. When a document patterned with...
7353994 Security, identification and verification systems  
A method of operating a security system includes making a plurality of security tags, each of which includes a plurality of particles randomly distributed in a light-transmitting matrix, providing...
7344076 Laser processing device  
There is disclosed a laser processing device, comprising: a laser light source for emitting laser light; an irradiating optical system for irradiating laser light emitted from the laser light...
7328851 Machine-readable code format  
Disclosed is a machine readable code of a set of distinguishable symbols including at least a first symbol for encoding zeroes and a second symbol for encoding ones, wherein the first symbol...
7325729 Enhanced purchase verification for self checkout system  
A method and system for enabling reliable verification of items being purchased using a self checkout system. The self checkout system is equipped with a verification mark dispenser and...
7322530 Forgery-proof marking for objects and method for identifying such a marking  
The invention relates to forgery-proof marking for objects, such as check cards, banknotes, labels, and the like, comprising a plastic transparent film ( 1 ) having a first and second surface,...
7299984 Postage indicia including encoded ink characteristic data  
The present invention includes apparatus and methods for printing and verifying postage indicia. The indicia includes data that indicates characteristics of ink used to print the indicia. To verify...
7267285 Information encoding on surfaces by varying spectral emissivity  
A method for applying surface modifications in at least two patterns that differ in spectral emissivity by known amounts. The patterns form an information-encoding sequence of transitions of...
7237720 Product packaging including digital data  
Light sensitive materials applied in shipping materials, including security seals and tear tape, for authentication, discrimination and recognition of items.
7232067 Registering multiple similar items with flickers  
Items, for example grocery items in a shopping cart or warehoused items being inventoried, are counted by electronically registering flickers from tags attached to, or incorporated into, the items....
7229025 Barcode with enhanced additional stored data  
A printed barcode including first basic barcode information stored in a first basic mode of printed data storage, and second additional enhanced barcode information stored in a second enhanced mode...
7207494 Laser etched security features for identification documents and methods of making same  
The invention provides a method of producing a security feature in an identification document. A core including a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A first laminate is laminated in...
7204428 Identification of object on interactive display surface by identifying coded pattern  
A coded pattern applied to an object is identified when the object is placed on a display surface of an interactive display. The coded pattern is detected in an image of the display surface...
7198732 Rare earth metal compounds and mixtures of these  
Rare earth metal compounds are described which, due to their luminescence when irradiated with UV light, are suitable in particular for the marking of security-relevant items, such as documents or...
7188776 Method and device for personalizing luminescent marks of authenticity  
A method and device for personalizing the luminescent authenticity features on data carrier, in particular plastic cards. The luminescent authenticity feature being applied to or incorporated in a...
7183927 Electronic article surveillance marker assembly  
An electronic article surveillance assembly comprises a housing containing an electronic article surveillance marker, the housing defining a viewability channel extending between opposed first and...
7182451 Method and apparatus for halftone printing with multi-signal transmission ink  
A method for printing indicium on an article including steps of providing a supply of ink including a multi-signal transmission ink which is adapted to provide an optically visual signal when...
7143950 Ink with cohesive failure and identification document including same  
The present invention provides ink that is designed to cohesively fail upon a de-lamination attack. A resulting failure pattern is preferably difficult to predict. The ink is applied to an...
7142117 Electronic circuit for contactless tag, and contactless tag  
An electronic circuit for a contactless tag includes a rectification circuit that rectifies an induced electromotive force caused by bringing an antenna coil into close proximity to a reader/writer...
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