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Data transmission system and data transmitting method
Owner:SHARP KK
Electronic discount couponing method and apparatus for generating an electronic list of coupons
InactiveUS6035280AReduce the possibilityEliminate needPublic buildingsDigital computer detailsGraphicsGraphical user interface
A method and apparatus for distributing, generating, and redeeming discount Virtual Coupons TM , rebate or gift certificates or the like which may be used on conjunction with a frequency card program or the like. Virtual Coupons TM may be distributed electronically, for example, in the form of a diskette or CD-ROM software. Software on the diskette or CD-ROM may prompt a consumer to call a 1-800 number for a validation number or code. During the phone call, telemarketing personnel may request consumer demographic and or identification information which may be entered into a centralized database. Once the software is validated, a consumer may print out a list selected Virtual Coupons TM displayed on a Graphical User Interface (GUI). When a product is purchased, the UPC code of the product may be compared electronically with a list of Virtual Coupons TM authorized for a particular consumer. An appropriate coupon discount may then be applied and the Virtual Coupon TM may be considered "redeemed". Once redeemed, consumer ID information and Virtual Coupon TM information may be retrieved electronically and used to update a central database. Accurate data may then be produced illustrating which consumers or groups of consumers are redeeming which Virtual Coupons TM . Such data may be used for marketing purposes or to generated further diskettes for distribution targeting specific consumers or groups of consumers with specific classes of Virtual Coupon TM offerings. The use of Virtual Coupons TM eliminates or reduces fraud, and allows a frequency card discount to be applied only a limited number of times.
Owner:CATALINA MARKETING CORP
Interactive shopping system with mobile apparatus
An interactive system adapted for use in a shopping venue, comprises: an interactive and intelligent source of information, for example supplemental information related to articles available for selection by shoppers in a shopping venue, and not otherwise available to the shoppers during shopping; and, a plurality of interactive, mobile apparatus which shoppers can move throughout the shopping venue and use for transmitting queries to the interactive source of information and use for receiving information transmitted from the interactive source of information, whereby shoppers can receive information useful for evaluating the articles when making article selection decisions, and at least some of the received information can be formulated to influence the article selection decisions. At least some of the information transmitted to the shoppers can be responsive to the queries. An artificial intelligence unit can evaluate the queries and select information for inclusion in responses to the queries.
Owner:TAMIRAS PER PTE LTD LLC
Harvesting ambient radio frequency electromagnetic energy for powering wireless electronic devices, sensors and sensor networks and applications thereof
ActiveUS20070109121A1Facilitates transmission of wireless signalFacilitates local and remote distributionBatteries circuit arrangementsFrequency-division multiplex detailsElectrical batteryThe Internet
A system and device for harvesting various frequencies and polarizations of ambient radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) energy for making a passive sensor (tag) into an autonomous passive sensor (tag) adapted to collect and store data with time-stamping and some primitive computation when necessary even when an interrogating radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is not present (not transmitting). A specific source of ambient RF EM energy may include wireless fidelity (WiFi) and / or cellular telephone base stations. The system and device may also allow for the recharging of energy storage units in active and battery assisted passive (BAP) devices. The system could be a “smart building” that uses passive sensors with RF EM energy harvesting capability to sense environmental variables, security breaches, as well as information from “smart appliances” that can be used for a variety of controls and can be accessed locally or remotely over the Internet or cellular networks.
Owner:COHEN MARC HARRY
Reconfigurable user interface for modular patient monitor
InactiveUS6188407B1Maximize useMinimizing navigationData processing applicationsElectrocardiographyOperational systemModularity
A reconfigurable user interface for a modular patient monitor which selectively populates menus for operator selection based on the parameters which are available at any given time. Due to event processing, when a parameter module is added or removed from the system, the reconfigurable user interface is updated immediately to reflect the addition or subtraction of the associated parameter. A flash box in each menu provides shortcuts to the most likely menu option in response to asynchronous events such as alarms and the like. The flash box also assists the operator with the particular steps that must be followed to properly setup or operate a particular feature of the system. Since the menus are not modal, an operator may navigate the menus without making any selections or changing the state of the device.
Owner:GE MEDICAL SYST INFORMATION TECH
Consumer interactive shopping system
InactiveUS20050040230A1Expand accessFunction increaseGuide needlesCredit registering devices actuationComputer terminalPortable data terminal
Owner:SYMBOL TECH LLC
Image forming apparatus, controlling method of image forming apparatus, and program
InactiveUS20130215449A1Save powerElectrographic process apparatusVisual presentationImage formationEngineering
An image forming apparatus operates in a first power state, a second power state returnable to the first power state by a return instruction, or a third power state power-saved as compared with the second power state. The image forming apparatus comprises: a controlling unit to transition the power state of the image forming apparatus to the first power state, the second power state or the third power state; and a power-supply switch to cut off power supply to the image forming apparatus by being turned off by an internal mechanical relay driven by a manual operation or controlling from the controlling unit, wherein the controlling unit controls to turn off the power-supply switch after transitioning the power state from the second power state to the third power state.
Owner:CANON KK
Portable point of purchase devices and methods
Systems, methods, and devices for conducting sales transactions are provided. Embodiments include handheld, portable, electronic, point of purchase devices configured to acquire identification information from articles to be purchased, to determine a purchase price, and to acquire payment information for the purchase price. The point of purchase devices may include one or more input devices such as a near field communication device, a camera, a scanner, and a biometric sensor for acquiring the identification information and / or the payment information. In some embodiments, the near field communication device may be detachable from the point of purchase device. The point of purchase devices also may contain communication interfaces, such as a near field communication interface, a local area network interface, a short message service interface, and a personal area network interface, for transmitting the information to an external server.
Owner:APPLE INC
Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames
InactiveUS20050069209A1Image enhancementCharacter and pattern recognitionComputer graphics (images)Display device
A method of displaying an image with a display device includes receiving a first set of image data for a first image. A first sub-frame and a second sub-frame corresponding to the first set of image data are generated. A bit-depth of the first and the second sub-frames is reduced based on a first set of quantization equations, thereby generating a first dithered sub-frame and a second dithered sub-frame. The method includes alternating between displaying the first dithered sub-frame in a first position and displaying the second dithered sub-frame in a second position spatially offset from the first position.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEV CO LP
Electronic apparatus having universal human interface
InactiveUS20060034042A1Improve portabilityEasy to operateDetails for portable computersVisual presentationHuman–machine interfaceDisplay device
An electronic apparatus includes first and second display devices having first and second display screens held in first and second housings, respectively. The second display screen is provided with a sensor which generates an output signal determining an input area in response to an external predetermined input to the second display screen. The first and second housings are connected together by a connecting mechanism so that an opening angle between the first and second housings can be adjusted. A first interface image is displayed on the second display screen. An instruction input to the interface image is determined on the basis of a sensor output signal. In response to the instruction input, a second display image is displayed in place of the first display image. In response to the instruction input, a second interface image is displayed in place of the first interface image.
Owner:KK TOSHIBA
RFID device, system and method of operation including a hybrid backscatter-based RFID tag protocol compatible with RFID, bluetooth and/or IEEE 802.11x infrastructure
ActiveUS20030104848A1Near-field transmissionMemory record carrier reading problemsTransceiverAntenna impedance
An RFID system includes a hybrid backscatter-based RFID tag protocol-compatible with existing 802.11x / Bluetooth Standards as well as RFID standards. The tag is linked to a multi-protocol Interrogator via a generated RF Continuous Wave (CW) field. The tag includes an antenna coupled to an RFID and a Bluetooth / 802.11x transceiver section. A Protocol Processor services RFID and transceiver sections and is coupled to the antenna via a backscatter switch. The Interrogator can switch the tag to an RFID backscatter radiation mode where the processor switches the antenna impedance to reflect the CW signal. For transceiver operation the processor switches antenna impedance in synchronization with a frame organized bit stream. For reception, the RFID section utilizes demodulation techniques, typically Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK), and provides a wake up mode within a predetermined distance of the Interrogator. The transceiver may operate in a backscatter or regular mode as directed by an Access Point.
Owner:GOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC
Managing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and processing method for the same, wherein a first user stores a temporary object having attribute information specified but not partial-area data, at a later time an object is received from a second user that includes both partial-area data and attribute information, the storage unit is searched for the temporary object that matches attribute information of the received object, and the first user is notified in response to a match
InactiveUS8339645B2Easy to useDigitally marking record carriersDigital computer detailsDocumentationDatabase
A temporary object is registered in a document managing system in advance on the basis information about an object that a user wants to use. Then, when an object is registered by another user, it is determined whether the registered object is a similar object corresponding to the temporary object. If the registered object is a similar object, the user is notified of that fact, and the temporary object in target document data is updated with the similar object.
Owner:CANON KK
Dynamic credit card with magnetic stripe and embedded encoder and methods for using the same to provide a copy-proof credit card
A dynamic credit card is provided in which a secure credit card number (e.g., a secret / hidden credit card number) is encoded based on a timing signal (e.g., an internal counter) to provide a dynamic credit card number. This dynamic number may be displayed to a user via a display (e.g., so that online purchases can be made) or written onto a magnetic stripe such that the number may be processed by traditional credit card merchants (e.g., swiped). At a remote facility, the dynamic number may be decoded based on time (and / or a counter / key number / equation) or the facility may have the secure number and perform the same function as the dynamic credit card (e.g., encode using time data as a parameter to the encoding equation) and compare the resultant dynamic number to the dynamic number received. Thus, a dynamic credit card number may change continually or periodically (e.g., every sixty seconds) such that credit card numbers may not be copied by thieves and used at later times. A dynamic verification code may be utilized in addition to, or in lieu of, a dynamic credit card number.
Owner:DYNAMICS
Integrated system for ordering, fulfillment, and delivery of consumer products using a data network
A technique for effecting electronic commerce using a data network is described. The data network includes a plurality of subsystems which, together, form an integrated system for receiving customer orders for selected items via a data network, fulfilling the customer orders, and delivering the ordered products to the customers. Moreover, according to a specific embodiment, the integrated nature of the system architecture of the present invention allows the on-line merchant to provide a guarantee to the customer that the ordered items will be available to be delivered to the customer at the specified delivery date, time, and location.
Owner:JUNE RAY
Electronic display devices and methods
InactiveUS6859218B1Visual presentationElectrographic process apparatusInteraction controlDisplay device
Electronic display devices and methods are described. In one embodiment, a display device comprises a housing and a display area provided within the housing to display content for a user. Memory is provided within the housing to hold data that is to be rendered into user-viewable content. An electrophotographic assembly is provided within the housing and is configured to electrophotographically render user-viewable content from the data that is held in the memory. A loop of material is disposed proximate the electrophotographic assembly and is configured to receive electrophotographically rendered content and present the content for user viewing within the display area. A control area is provided on the housing and includes one or more user-engagable structures to permit a user to interact with the device. The control area is positioned on the housing to accommodate one-handed use of the device. In one embodiment, the control area is provided on a sidewall that extends between front and back faces of the housing. The user-engagable structures can comprise any suitable user engagable structure, with an exemplary structure comprising a rocker-type switch which accommodates one-handed use of the display reader.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEV CO LP
Media Methods and Systems
InactiveUS20090158318A1Good effectImprove service reliabilityTelevision system detailsDigital data authenticationBroadcastingFingerprint
Several novel watermarking and fingerprinting applications—and related improvements—are disclosed. Some relate to advertising. These include techniques for replacing broadcast advertising with other advertising; inserting advertising based on a viewer's ad-viewing history; triggering insertion of advertising based on fingerprint data derived from compressed video content; and discontinuing advertising when a threshold amount of advertising has apparently been viewed. A great number of other features and technologies are also detailed.
Owner:DIGIMARC CORP
Method and apparatus for making secure electronic payments
InactiveUS7734527B2Addressing slow performanceNo network overheadFinanceVisual presentationPaymentThe Internet
In accordance with the present invention, a consumer communicates a request for purchase of goods and services to a merchant, the goods and / or services being selected from these listed together with their price quotes on the merchant's computer or website connected to a network, such as the Internet. The merchant then communicates a request for a token and an update key to the clearing server, the token being previously purchased by the consumer and residing on a clearing server device. The update key is used as an authorization to modify the value of the token, i.e., to decrement and to increment. The merchant forwards the purchased merchandise to the consumer. When consumer discontinues making purchases at the selected merchant, the merchant returns the updated token to the clearing server. A new key is necessary to make the next purchase. This is the case even where the requesting merchant is the same as that from whom the last purchase was made. When the token is requested, if the token was used after its initial purchase, the present value of the token is made certain by receipt on the clearing server of informational downloads from the merchants.
Owner:UZO CHIJIOKE CHUKWUEMEKA
Shopping cart with RFID capability
ActiveUS7225980B2Credit registering devices actuationMemory record carrier reading problemsEngineeringEmbedded system
Owner:IND TECH RES INST
Smartcard and magnetic stripe emulator with biometric authentication
Owner:X CARD HLDG
Dynamic credit card with magnetic stripe and embedded encoder and methods for using the same to provide a copy-proof credit card
A dynamic credit card is provided in which a secure credit card number (e.g., a secret / hidden credit card number) is encoded based on a timing signal (e.g., an internal counter) to provide a dynamic credit card number. This dynamic number may be displayed to a user via a display (e.g., so that online purchases can be made) or written onto a magnetic stripe such that the number may be processed by traditional credit card merchants (e.g., swiped). At a remote facility, the dynamic number may be decoded based on time (and / or a counter / key number / equation) or the facility may have the secure number and perform the same function as the dynamic credit card (e.g., encode using time data as a parameter to the encoding equation) and compare the resultant dynamic number to the dynamic number received. Thus, a dynamic credit card number may change continually or periodically (e.g., every sixty seconds) such that credit card numbers may not be copied by thieves and used at later times. A dynamic verification code may be utilized in addition to, or in lieu of, a dynamic credit card number.
Owner:DYNAMICS
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product
InactiveUS7986431B2Data processing applicationsDigital computer detailsInformation processingData mining
An information processing apparatus that calculates importance of data based on a print log. A print-log database stores therein a print log of data printed. A calculating unit refers to the print log to check the number of times of printing the data, and calculates importance of the data based on the number of times of printing. A storing unit stores the importance of the data in an importance database.
Owner:RICOH KK
Foldable electronic device and a flexible display device
ActiveUS20060146488A1Easy to applyIncrease the areaSubstation equipmentDetails for portable computersDisplay deviceFlexible display
An electronic device, which comprises: at least two parts foldable in relation to each other, which can be turned into a first position and into a second position around a rotation axis; and a flexible display device, which extends over at least two foldable parts, covering them either entirely or partly. The flexible display device comprises: a folded position, to which the display device settles in the first position, and in which it folds around a first direction, which is parallel in relation to the rotation axis; and a curved position, to which the display device settles in the second position, and in which it curves around a second direction, which is transverse in relation to the rotation axis. A flexible display device can also be used with an electronic device.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGLES OY
Context sensitive labels for an electronic device
InactiveUS6917373B2Visual presentationDigital output to display deviceDisplay deviceApplication software
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device
InactiveUS6943678B2Improve protectionIncreased durabilityRecord carriersDigital data processing detailsThermoformingEngineering
An apparatus has a communications device associated therewith. In another aspect of the present invention, a pallet is made from thermoformed polymeric sheets with an attached communications device. A further aspect of the present invention provides a radio frequency identification device attached to an apparatus. In still another aspect of the present invention, a communications device is incorporated into one or more sheets of a pallet or other container prior to forming. Methods of making and using a thermoformed pallet and container, having a communications device, are also provided.
Owner:NEXTREME
Diagnosis of programmable modules
InactiveUS20050258963A1Memory record carrier reading problemsDetecting faulty computer hardwareComputer hardwareDiagnostic data
An electronic diagnostic device for testing electronic monitoring tags for devices such as replaceable modules for a printing apparatus includes a tag reader with a reader wireless communication element. The tag reader is adapted to read tag diagnostic information from an electronic monitoring tag. The electronic diagnostic device further includes a data processor in communication with the tag reader. The data processor is adapted to determine from the tag diagnostic data whether the electronic monitoring tag is operating within predetermined parameters, to identify one of a predetermined set of error categories if the electronic monitoring tag is operating outside the predetermined parameters, and to generate error category information. The electronic diagnostic device further includes a results communication element adapted to communicate the error category information generated by the data processor. The diagnostic device may also communicate correction information to the electronic monitoring tag.
Owner:XEROX CORP
Modular video conference enclosure
InactiveUS6205716B1Easily broken down into transportable pieceTelevision system detailsTelevision conference systemsModularityDistance collaboration
A secure, modular and movable interactive two-way telecollaborative video conferencing and imaging enclosure for conducting business or privileged medical, legal, or other confidential matters in private, being particularly equipped for remote monitoring of physiological attributes of one or more users by medical specialists and remote interaction between users and medical specialists.
Owner:PELTZ DIANE P
User interface control for creating split panes in a single window
InactiveUS6310631B1Great flexibility and controlEasy to useCathode-ray tube indicatorsVisual presentationGraphicsGraphical user interface
An improved method is disclosed for creating and sizing panes within a window of a display screen of a computer system as part of an interactive graphical user interface. Grab handles are positioned in the borders of the panes. When a grab handle of a pane is selected by user interaction, an adjustable rectangular form is created on the screen which represents a new pane. The existing pane is split in an arbitrary manner. The size of the new pane can be varied so as to include areas of the screen from other existing panes. The existing panes are then reconfigured so as to be accommodated on the screen along with the newly created pane.
Owner:IBM CORP
Method and system for facilitating, coordinating and managing a competitive marketplace
A system and method for facilitating, coordinating and managing the operation of a competitive marketplace via the Internet. The system and method collect bids for market services from a plurality of customers, calculators a clearing piece for the market service and calculates settlement information based on the clearing piece calculated and the bids collected.
Owner:ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
Retractable flexible digital display apparatus
ActiveUS20050040962A1Static indicating devicesInternal/peripheral component protectionDisplay deviceElectronic component
The present invention provides a flexible digital display retractable into a portable housing. Electronic components are contained within the housing to provide for portable storage, viewing and markup of digital documents, such as full-size architectural drawings, on the digital display device.
Owner:VIRTUALBLUE
Digital downloading jukebox system with central and local music servers
ActiveUS20060018208A1Accurate and reliable processIncrease incomeRecord information storageData switching by path configurationReal-time computing
A digital downloading jukebox system including a central server and a plurality of remote jukebox devices each provided with a local server that preferably mirrors the central server and enables selected songs to be immediately downloaded to the jukebox for reproduction. The local server and jukebox may also provide, through control of the central server, song download services to other jukebox devices. The jukebox system may also act as a monitoring / management device for other coin operated equipment present in a location where the jukebox is located, thereby enabling the jukebox device to perform updates on other equipment under control of the central server.
Owner:TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CO LLC
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