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6464147 Dual gap read head for magnetic ink character recognition  
A magnetic read head assembly and method for recognizing magnetic ink characters involves the scaling of peak information based on a second waveform. The read head assembly includes a first read...
6454166 Security document with a security component and method for the production thereof  
A method of producing a security element, and/or a security document that includes a security element, includes the steps of (a) providing first gaps in a first layer of the security element and in...
6431445 Magnetic stripe card verification system  
Magnetic stripe documents are identified and authenticated on the basis of repeatable magnetic characteristics of a stripe recorded with digital data. Stripes are sensed to provide an analog...
6402028 Integrated production of smart cards  
Automated mass production of smart cards is applicable to either single application or multi-application smart cards, and can be customized. A scripting language combines all of the production...
6386457 Prepaid entertainment card and methods and systems for using prepaid entertainment card  
A prepaid entertainment card includes a card body. The card body includes first, second, and third codes. The first code encodes a card type, the second code encodes a monetary amount to be applied...
6382516 Security system including a portable secure medium having a microphone therein  
A security device and a security system incorporating such a device comprises a portable secure object which includes a unit for storing information, a unit for storing a voice biometric signal or...
6371379 Magnetic tags or markers  
A magnetic tag or marker is described which is capable of functioning as a multi-bit information carrying tag. The tag may be attached to an article and then used as a means of identifying that...
6373388 Coding articles  
Magnetic tags or markers are disclosed, together with a variety of techniques by means of which such tags may be interrogated. In one aspect, the magnetic marker or tag which is characterised by...
6367701 Portable data transmission device, and fixing element  
The portable data transmission system is adapted to the contactless transmission of electrical signals and/or data between a smart card and a read-write station. The smart card has an electronic...
6364209 Data reading apparatus  
A dot code contains a plurality of data dots arranged according to the data to be recorded and markers providing data dot read reference points for reading the data dots and showing a predetermined...
6345766 Methods and apparatus for providing a prepaid, remote memory customer account for the visually impaired  
The present invention includes a prepaid telephone calling card for use by the visually impaired. A braille printer is configured to print a wallet-sized, plastic prepaid telephone calling card...
6343745 Security device  
The invention relates to a security element for a security document such as a bank note, ID card or the like consisting of a translucent plastic layer having an opaque layer with gaps in the form...
6329916 Magnetic marker or tag  
Magnetic tags or markers are disclosed, together with a variety of techniques by means of which such tags may be interrogated. In one aspect, the magnetic marker or tag which is characterised by...
6321979 Magnetic tape apparatus and computer-readable magnetic tape medium  
The present invention provides a magnetic tape apparatus comprising: a tape drive for recording and reproducing data to/from a magnetic tape; a firmware memory containing firmware; and a controller...
6315207 Smart diskette device adaptable to receive electronic medium  
An element which can be plugged into an electronic data processing (EDP) device, for receiving a user card which is equipped with components, including at least one of a processor and/or data...
6313746 Magnet marker strip and a method of producing a magnetic marker strip  
The magnetic marker strip is formed of a signal strip made from ferromagnetic material with a low coercive force onto which there is applied ferromagnetic material whose coercive force is...
6290129 Apparatus and method for printing on media and detecting information magnetically recorded on the media  
An information detection apparatus and information detection method for processing recording media to ascertain validity of checks and other negotiable instruments and print as necessary on the...
6286759 Multi-magnetic head for a card-shaped recording medium  
A multi-magnetic head has magnetic members defining magnetic gaps for recording information to and/or reproducing information from a card-shaped recording medium and an abrasion-resistant member...
6267295 IC card processing apparatus having a unique contact member  
This invention provides an IC card processing apparatus in which a contact error does not occur in contact elements even when a warped card is inserted, and the service life of the contact of the...
6257488 Magnetic detector for security document  
Apparatus for detecting the presence of magnetic elongated particles in a substrate, the base material of the substrate having magnetic properties substantially differing from the corresponding...
6255948 Security device having multiple security features and method of making same  
A security device having multiple security features is used with an item, such as a secure document, ticket, label or tag, to authenticate the item and/or encode data pertaining to the item. One...
6254002 Antiforgery security system  
Security can be enhanced for any circular casino chip, betting chip or token by a magnetically readable system that may be applied to circular casino chip, betting chip or token. A circular casino...
6244508 Document of value having two seperate corresponding data  
A document of value, such as a check or ID card or the like, having information specific to the document, in particular user-related data. The document having at least one luminescent area which is...
6241152 Card processing apparatus and method  
A card processing apparatus process the card having the magnetic layer containing two types magnetic material. The one of the magnetic materials increases coercive force once receiving a magnetic...
6230973 Method of inputting print-destined data in rewritable card read/write apparatus  
A method of inputting print-destined data in rewritable card read/write apparatuses of a card utilization system very conveniently. A message edited by a computer (20) for rewritable card users is...
6230972 Magnetic reading devices  
A detector for sensing the presence of a magnetic tag having an axis of easy magnetization, which comprises (1) either (i) a magnet or (ii) a pair of magnets arranged in magnetic opposition, the...
6206293 Magnetically communicative card  
A magnetically communicative card (200) has a ferrite core (302) extending substantially the width (201) of the card body (203) and has a conductor (408) wound around the ferrite core for the...
6202933 Transaction card and methods and apparatus therefor  
A transaction card carrying encrypted information for verifying that the card has not been forged comprises a card stock, a magnetic stripe storing account information, a printed or embossed...
6196460 Age verification device  
The invention relates to an electronic age verification device that reads data stored on a data carrier or readable medium, such as a driver's license or identification card, then calculates and...
6196465 Capacitive data card and reader thereof  
6189787 Multifunctional card system  
Disclosed is a multifunction card system which provides a multifunction card capable of serving as a prepaid phone card, a debit card, a loyalty card, and a medical information card. Each card has...
6189791 Magnetic card reader and method for determining the coercive force of a magnetic card therein  
A magnetic card reader comprises a card insertion slot, a magnetic head for regenerating or recording magnetic information formed on a card to be inserted in the cart insertion slot and a...
6186404 Security document voiding system  
The present invention is a system for voiding a security document. The system voids a security document by supplying heat to a localized area of a specially configured security document. According...
6186398 Magnetic card  
A magnetic card in which a magnetic layer is successfully concealed without lowering the magnetic output of the magnetic layer and giving any restriction to the design of the card. Such a magnetic...
6182896 Information detection apparatus and information detection method for recording media  
An information detection apparatus and information detection method for processing recording media to ascertain validity of checks and other negotiable instruments and print as necessary on the...
6179211 Method of identifying a data carrier  
A method of identifying a data carrier such as a credit card, benefit card, access control card, identity card or stored value card, carrying data in the form of a plurality of rational number in a...
6173901 Process for making an encoded card  
The present invention includes a method for rapidly producing encoded, ink-jet printed cards. The method includes providing an encodable and printable card and providing an electronic database with...
6168080 Capacitive method and apparatus for accessing contents of envelopes and other similarly concealed information  
The contents of sealed envelopes are accessed by detecting and digitizing a change in capacitance produced when a pattern of dielectric or conductive ink is passed by a sensitive capacitance...
6153321 Method of using a substrate with magnetic substance of a magnetic scale  
An article comprising a substrate formed with predetermined patterns and magnetized magnetic substances arranged in the substrate in accordance with the predetermined patterns, and a method of...
6149058 Chip card reader with fast transmission protocol  
A chip card reader may be connected to a microcomputer to provide for data exchanges in the read or write mode between the card and the microcomputer, under the control of the microcomputer. The...
6144300 Spatial magnetic interrogation  
Magnetic tags or markers are disclosed, together with a variety of techniques by means of which such tags may be interrogated. In one aspect, the magnetic marker or tag which is characterized by...
6142372 Tractor/trailer having bar code thereon and a GPS receiver for tracking and logging purposes  
A tractor and trailer tracking system is provided including a plurality of tractor/trailers at least one of which has a bar code positioned thereon. Also included is at least one checkpoint post...
6141161 Magnetic card recording/reproducing apparatus and method  
According to the presents invention, there are provided a magnetic card recording/reproducing apparatus comprising a coercive force identifier for identifying the coercive force of a magnetic card...
6126076 Security strip with optical and magnetic information, insertable in documents in general  
A security strip with optical and magnetic information and with conductive properties which can be inserted in documents in general, comprising, on a single backing film, magnetic bars with coded...
6127989 Monolithic integrated circuit and antenna coil structure comprising a peripheral protective ring  
The present invention concerns an integrated circuit structure (1) formed in a substrate (2) and including at least one integrated circuit element (3, 4), an antenna coil (5) capable of...
6123260 Flagging unverified checks comprising MICR indicia  
A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding and reading of indicia at the point-of-sale. The printer reads the imprinted MICR indicia and determines whether the MICR indicia are verifiable....
6107221 Card for cleaning a card processor  
Blockage of reading head sensors in a card processor is prevented by removing fine dust particles and dirt. This can be prevented with a rectangular cleaning card comprising a substrate, which...
6098890 Method and device for adapting a chip card to different card terminals  
A Method and device for recognizing card terminals which include a plurality of chip cards wherein each chip card includes a plurality of function components, recognizing circuit, and electronic...
6097293 Passive electrical marker for underground use and method of making thereof  
A passive electrical marker has tuned circuits, each of which includes a coil and a capacitance. The tuned circuits are oriented with respect to each other in a predetermined arrangement so as to...
6095416 Method and device for preventing unauthorized use of credit cards  
An authorization card, such as a credit card, has a security feature. The authorization card generally has two operational states, a disabled state and an enable state. In the disabled state, which...