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7388465 Tampering detector and system disabler  
A vehicle disablement device detects whether it has been tampered with. If the vehicle disablement device determines that it has been tampered with, the vehicle disablement device sends a signal to...
7170390 Method and apparatus for conditioning access for a remotely-accessible device  
A method and apparatus for conditioning the access of a user of a remotely-accessible device, which tracks and monitors objects, by using a preprogrammed expiration time and date and comparing that...
7164363 Article identification device  
A user-friendly article identifying device capable of retaining voice data associated with a tag. The device contains a tag reading section; a voice data input section; a storage section; a...
7123128 Pre-installed appliance and method for purchasing the same  
A limited-use appliance is disclosed which has at least one input device for generating an input signal and a controller associated with the input device and receiving the input signal. The...
6930587 Arrangement of entrance unit for protected areas  
In a protected area ( 1 ), equipped by an electronic lock ( 2 ) and by a reading device ( 3 ) of chip cards ( 4 ), connected to a discriminating unit ( 5 ), a user terminal ( 7 ) is located, which...
6696981 Apparatus for managing entry and exit of a shared vehicle  
The apparatus for managing the entry and exit of a shared vehicle, comprises: a vehicle position detector provided in the shared vehicle; a position determining device for determining whether the...
6636145 Vehicle sharing system and method with parking state detection  
A shared vehicle system includes a central facility, at least one vehicle distribution port facility and a plurality or fleet of vehicles, each having a vehicle subsystem. In general, the central...
6535143 Vehicle detection system  
A transponder is selectively mounted on a vehicle. The transponder receives its operation energy through magnetic coupling with the loop coil when the vehicle comes over the loop coil, and...
6529725 Transaction security apparatus and method  
A transaction security apparatus and method including an input device for inputting transaction data, a processing device for processing the transaction data and for generating a first signal...
6469615 Locking device for tools and equipment  
The operating control device can be use on equipment such as hand tools, electronics or fuel pumps. An input device enables the input of user access codes and a readout panel monitors the equipment...
6329901 Electronic vehicle key  
An electronic vehicle key has a radio receiver for receiving radio call information which is transmitted by a control center, and a key communication device for communicating with a vehicle...
6243029 Parkulator photo parking  
The invention is a method of monitoring and assessing a fee for parking a vehicle in a toll parking location where the user pays only for the actual parking time used. The invention includes...
6157315 Vehicle rental system  
After confirmation that a user is an authorized user by bringing a user certification into proximity to a user discrimination device, following the guidance of a touch panel display device, a...
6157313 Method and apparatus utilizing a multifunction remote appliance sensor  
A system (10) utilizing a multifunction remote appliance sensor that remotely senses a status of an appliance (20) and that locks and unlocks the appliance. The system includes a selective call...
6044260 Method of controlling the number of messages received by a personal messaging unit  
A subscriber's PMU (Personal Messaging Unit) (14) determines when the number of incoming messages is likely to be excessive by counting the incoming messages and comparing their number and rate of...
6026868 Transponder distinction in a fueling environment  
The present invention solves these problems by providing a fueling system capable of distinguishing between types of transponders based on the type of signals transmitted or information transmitted...
5995133 Method for changing a rating code with a macro function key and receiving apparatus having a function for blocking out a program  
A received television program is blocked out when a rating of the program is not within a scope of a preset rating. The preset rating code can be easily changed with a macro function key. A...
5991738 Automated credit card processing  
An automated payment system particularly suited for purchases over a distributed computer network such as the Internet. In such a distributed computer network, a merchant or vending computer...
5986565 Individual recognition system  
An individual recognition system uses a mobile communication apparatus to more securely conduct financial data transactions. A call number stored in a mobile communications apparatus is read by a...
5960416 Real time subscriber billing at a subscriber location in an unstructured communication network  
A system and method are provided for real time subscriber billing at a subscriber location in an unstructured communication network. Account information is stored for at least one subscriber at the...
5936221 Smart card system and method for transferring value  
A stored value system and method comprising a central server apparatus (10), one or more value added terminals (12), and one or more money-activated machines (14). The value added terminal (12) is...
5864306 Detection regions for transponder tracking  
Data transmissions between a transponder and a reader of a toll collection system are minimized while the transponder moves through a communication zone of the system. A plurality of dimensionally...
5862222 System at a vehicle for debiting at automatic fuelling  
System for automatic fuelling of a vehicle and debiting for fuel obtained. A transponder is provide on the vehicle for the positioning of a fuelling robot and includes coded information to be...
5689100 Debit card system and method for implementing incentive award program  
A debit card system for implementing an incentive award program for a customer having participants. A plurality of debit cards, each assigned to one participant and having a unique account number...
5615110 Security system for non-cash transactions  
When a non-cash transaction occurs, the corresponding computer account writing system will be in operation. The computer account writing system outputs information signals which include the...
5585787 Programmable credit card  
A programmable credit card enables accessing of a selected one of a plurality of different credit accounts with the same or different credit card companies through communication with a clearing...
5565857 Electronic indentification system having remote automatic response capability and automatic identification method thereof  
Disclosed are an electronic identification system having remote automatic response capability comprising a wireless portable electronic apparatus (100) for data transmission and reception and a...
5511114 Telephone pre-paid calling card system and method  
A pre-paid calling card system enables customers to access a telephone network and obtain long distance telephone service. The system includes four main functional components: a plurality of...
5510780 Time cycled security code and activation control system  
A self-contained time cycled security code activation system for controlling a piece of power equipment includes a keyboard via which an activation security code is input into a microprocessor. The...
5504808 Secured disposable debit card calling system and method  
A card and associated system and method provides disposable but secure telephone debit cards. Identifying indicia are disposed on the telephone debit card surface, and temporarily covered so that...
5485520 Automatic real-time highway toll collection from moving vehicles  
One or more roadside collection stations (RCS) communicate over a short-range, high speed bidirectional microwave communication link with one or more in-vehicle units (IVU) associated with one or...
5376931 Debit message authorization system for radio receivers  
A radio receiver (50) for establishing a message debiting system has a receiver (54) for receiving message information and a memory (104) for storing the received message information to be...
5371493 Radio paging receiver wherein programming information is readout from a discardable data card inserted therein  
A communications receiver such as a radiopager derives information which is necessary for operation thereof from a discardable read-only data card which is inserted therein. Such information may...
5302947 Method and apparatus for loading a software program from a radio modem into an external computer  
A method and apparatus in a selective call receiver (100) choose and load a software driver program (124) into an external computer (302). The apparatus comprises a data interface (118) for...
5301234 Radiotelephone installation for prepayment operation with security protection  
In the course of the intercommunication between the base station and the autonomous telephone set, the first means of authentication initially generates a keyword dependent on the call charge for...
5278538 Bicycle security system  
A bicycle security system includes a locking bicycle rack and employs a user's automated teller banking card to operate the system and debit charges accrued in connection with use of the system...
5253162 Shielding field method and apparatus  
A system for automatic collection of tolls includes a toll facility, an in-vehicle toll processor having memory for storing a toll-money-available quantity purchased by the user, and a...
5060079 Apparatus for controlling television monitoring  
An arrangement for limiting the time an authorized viewer may view a television program on a television receiver including apparatus for sensing a value stored in a transportable magnetic medium,...
5046157 Time control device for appliances  
A controlled device is disclosed for allowing a parent to control the use of an appliance by a child. The system includes a plurality of user cards, one of which is assigned to each child. A...
4915205 Apparatus for dispensing and receiving rented articles  
Machine for automatic rental of video cassettes. Cassettes are stored in a drum like magazine (32) and are made available at a dispensing slot (20, 22) after a user has identified himself by...
4877947 Transaction processing system  
A transaction processing system using a prepaid microchip card includes a customer's microchip card reader/writer for communicating with a customer's microchip card in which a balance is recorded,...
4812994 Postage meter locking system  
A postage metering lock-out security system is disclosed for use with electronic postage meters and for use with a postage metering system that operates in conjunction with a users computer and...
4672377 Check authorization system  
A check authorization and verification system for use by stores handling personal checks. A data base containing credit reference on all customers made accessible to the store and is accessed...
4577061 Arrangement for a pay telephone payment system utilizing a payment card within the telecommunication system  
A payment system utilizing a payment card (5) is employed for a telephone set (1) which forms part of the general telephone network and is connected to a telephone central office (2) via a...
4458142 Programmed electronic keycorder unit  
A miniaturized card unit, resembling a standard credit card, incorporates solid state counter, a multiplexer means, and a small battery. The counter may be incremented or decremented in accordance...
4373158 Device for altering encoded data  
A record card having a plurality of bits arranged in a predetermined pattern, where at least one of these bits is adapted to be permanently "debited" by a corresponding apparatus. Each "debit bit"...
3959607 Communications booth with automatic accounting for telephone and booth usage  
A climate-controlled communications-work booth for use as a local office by travelling salesmen, businessmen and the like. The booth is provided with a molded contoured chair, and a work table...
3935933 Automatic article vending machine  
An automatic article vending system in which a card is used to actuate the system. The card has a predetermined monetary value, which is decreased by the value of the article purchased with the...
3820071 CREDIT CARD RISK EVALUATION SYSTEMS  
A system including an automatic credit card reader and tone transmitter for transmitting identification of a credit card to a tone decoder and transmitter for retransmission to a computer at which...
3711833 METHOD OF VERIFYING SIGNATURES AND FORMS CARRIER FOR USE THEREON  
A method of verifying the identity of an individual by means of a uniquely cataloged signature card which may also contain the individual's photograph. A novel forms carrier to align signature...
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