| 6856969 |
Bi-currency debt contract system and procedure |
| Feb-15-2005 |
A bi-currency debt contract system for making secure debts and including guidelines and an associated procedure particularly adaptable for issuing debt of a hard or stabilized currency, such as but not... |
| 6830192 |
Substrate which is made from paper and is provided with an integrated circuit |
| Dec-14-2004 |
The invention relates to a substrate which is made from paper and is provided with at least one integrated circuit which is produced from a semiconductive organic polymer. A semiconductive organic polymer... |
| 6736313 |
Card reader module with pin decryption |
| May-18-2004 |
A card reader module includes capabilities for receiving and decrypting an encrypted user PIN to facilitate off-line transaction authorization. In an off-line transaction, a transaction processing system... |
| 6726108 |
Device for limiting fraud in an integrated circuit card |
| Apr-27-2004 |
An integrated circuit device has a memory area that includes a data memory. The data memory has a counter element and an indicator element. The counter element counts at least one number of occurrences... |
| 6616035 |
Method and device for identification and authentication |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method and a device of identification and authentication of a holder of a mobile electronic transaction device in an electronic transaction process between a transaction service provider and a transaction... |
| 6508397 |
Self-defense ATM |
| Jan-21-2003 |
An enhanced-security automated bank teller machine/customer activated teller (ATM/CAT). The ATM/CAT includes a multi-level security system. The first line of defense is access control to the service area... |
| 6199046 |
Method system and article of manufacture for performing real time currency conversion |
| Mar-6-2001 |
A currency converter consisting of a source of exchange rate information with either an object performing the role of currency selection, exchange rate information retrieval, and price display, or objects... |
| 6182892 |
Smart card with fingerprint image pass-through |
| Feb-6-2001 |
A fingerprint authentication methodology in which a smart card with a credit card form factor is used to transmit the imprint of a fingerprint to a live-scan device. Use of a credit card form avoids direct... |
| 6070795 |
Method of making recoverable smart card transactions, a method of recovering such a transaction, as well as a smart card allowing recoverable transactions |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A method of recovering and thus possibly completing interrupted smart card transactions includes providing a smart card that stores a first and a second pointer, the second pointer being used to indicate... |
| 5929428 |
File managing method requiring a change in key data and IC card device using the method |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A file managing method includes a step of setting a key data of a portable storage medium having a plurality of storage areas, a step of determining whether the key data is changed, a step of inhibiting... |
| 5845069 |
Card-type storage medium protecting data stored in its memory by interrupting an existing transaction after a predetermined permissible number of accesses |
| Dec-1-1998 |
An apparatus and method for managing security of an IC card such as a cashless payment card, an ID card, a medical health management card, a local government service card, etc. in each transaction with... |
| 5678937 |
Apparatus for dispensing a document having monetary value |
| Oct-21-1997 |
A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the... |
| 5591949 |
Automatic portable account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor |
| Jan-7-1997 |
An automatic account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor. The controller includes a detector for activating the portable account controller upon detection of indicia of identity... |
| 5557518 |
Trusted agents for open electronic commerce |
| Sep-17-1996 |
A system for open electronic commerce having a customer trusted agent securely communicating with a first money module, and a merchant trusted agent securely communicating with a second money module. Both... |
| 5548632 |
Safe alert emergency alerting system for remotely located sites |
| Aug-20-1996 |
A system for providing emergency alerting capability to persons at or near a remote banking terminal (ATM) or night-depository, in such a manner as to minimize risk to the possible victim and maximize... |
| 5517014 |
File management apparatus for IC card |
| May-14-1996 |
A file management apparatus capable of inhibiting an accessing operation for a plurality of areas within files. The file management apparatus includes a memory storing files each having multiple areas,... |
| 5506396 |
Microcomputer for IC card |
| Apr-9-1996 |
A microcomputer for an IC card arranged so that only a user mode can be performed after the microcomputer has been shipped to a user. Data representing that the microcomputer has been shipped is written... |
| 5461217 |
Secure money transfer techniques using smart cards |
| Oct-24-1995 |
Systems and methods for providing secure electronic financial transactions are disclosed. Money is electronically stored on a plurality of smart cards. At least one smart card is equipped with an electronic... |
| 5021967 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| Jun-4-1991 |
An apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order... |
| 5014212 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| May-7-1991 |
A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the... |
| 4894784 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| Jan-16-1990 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers... |
| 4870596 |
Method and apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| Sep-26-1989 |
A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the... |
| 4812986 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| Mar-14-1989 |
A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the... |
| 4737758 |
Personal security and electronic parking system |
| Apr-12-1988 |
The present invention provides an improved electronic parking system which has the capability of providing a relatively inexpensive personal security system to better protect patrons while in the parking... |
| 4736315 |
Apparatus for evaluating density and evenness of printed patterns |
| Apr-5-1988 |
An apparatus for evaluating density-evenness of patterns printed on an article includes a circuit for calculating density distribution of the image data in each segment; a circuit for normalizing the density... |
| 4707679 |
Magnetic tamper detector |
| Nov-17-1987 |
An electric meter is provided with a magnetically sensitive switch and a means for detecting the activation of the switch. A program is provided for sensing, recording and transmitting the status history... |
| 4681350 |
Quick coupling connection for hoses |
| Jul-21-1987 |
An instant coupling comprises a male element and a female element which are locked together by two teeth (19) supported by flexible strips (18), which are normally in the disengagement position but urged... |
| 4675815 |
Transaction safety system for falsely indicating successful completion of illegal transaction |
| Jun-23-1987 |
A transaction device, having an input portion, and a processing device, having a client file, which is located at a processing center, are connected by a telephone line for processing data input on the... |
| 4652698 |
Method and system for providing system security in a remote terminal environment |
| Mar-24-1987 |
A security system and method are disclosed in a network comprised of a plurality of remote terminals in communication with a central processor wherein, before a user can access data from the central processor,... |
| 4642412 |
Photo-electronic conversion apparatus with light pattern discriminator |
| Feb-10-1987 |
A plurality of photovoltaic devices (e.g., solar cells) connect with each other and form a photo-electric conversion apparatus. The photovoltaic devices concerned are so connected with each other that... |
| 4625275 |
Apparatus for dispensing money orders |
| Nov-25-1986 |
A method and apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the... |
| 4584639 |
Computer security system |
| Apr-22-1986 |
A capability based computer system includes means, called a factory, for allowing two domains to share resources in a secure manner. Factories are special domains which, in combination with corresponding... |
| 4511970 |
Portable terminal device |
| Apr-16-1985 |
A portable terminal device is adapted to effect transaction operation by transmitting and receiving data to and from a central unit. When transaction data is entered, the transactions including the current... |
| 4479112 |
Secure input system |
| Oct-23-1984 |
A secure keyboard input terminal is disclosed in which a secret user identification code number or other confidential data sequence formed from a set of alpha-numeric characters (for example, the ten numerical... |
| 4446334 |
Telephone number coding device |
| May-1-1984 |
A telephone number coding device for eliminating unwanted telephone calls by requiring that a caller dial a special number code, in addition to a regular telephone number, in order for a telephone connected... |
| 4420751 |
Detection method and apparatus for a user device or automatic teller bank machine |
| Dec-13-1983 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting (ultrasonically or eletromagnetically) events of the presence and movement of a user within a defined user area, and a user operating zone within the... |
| 4420261 |
Optical position location apparatus |
| Dec-13-1983 |
An optical position location apparatus for locating the position of an object in one or more dimensions, which relies upon one or more sources of radiant energy and distributor devices to disburse such... |
| 4360728 |
Banking card for automatic teller machines and the like |
| Nov-23-1982 |
A data card having a pair of spaced apart information records. One record is a strip of high resolution reflective laser recording material, such as a metallic film. The other strip is a magnetic recording... |
| 4359630 |
Apparatus for depositing and/or withdrawing bank-notes by means of credit cards |
| Nov-16-1982 |
The apparatus is controlled by a credit card following customer identification, and comprises a series of peripheral units operable by a central unit 10 in accordance with a determined program. The apparatus... |
| 4333090 |
Secure keyboard input terminal |
| Jun-1-1982 |
A secure keyboard input terminal is disclosed in which a secret user identification code number or other confidential data sequence formed from a set of alpha-numeric characters (for example, the ten numerical... |
| 4006310 |
Noise-discriminating voice-switched two-way intercom system |
| Feb-1-1977 |
An intercom system for remote banking which facilitates communication between a teller terminal and a remotely located customer terminal. A two-way speaker is provided at the customer location and a separate... |