Patents Examined by Daniel I. Walsh
  • Patent number: 11763617
    Abstract: A gate for regulating access in a transit system is disclosed. The gate comprises a movable barrier, secured storage, an RFID card reader, a first processing unit that processes a set of digits from an RFID credential, generates and transmits a hash value of the set of digits, and transmits a first bin. The gate comprises a memory, having a higher capacity than the secured storage, and a second processing unit, which sends validity information for a plurality of second bins having larger number of digits than the first bin, the validity information indicates which of the plurality of second bins is valid, check if the hash value is member of first list. If the hash value is on the first list, opening of the movable barrier is regulated and if a second bin from the plurality of second bins corresponding to the RFID credential is invalid, opening is denied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: John Y Wang, Robert McEntee
  • Patent number: 11763112
    Abstract: An indicia-reading system is provided that incorporates a hybrid approach to decoding indicia such as barcodes. An indicia-capturing subsystem acquires information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view. An indicia-decoding module decodes indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem. The indicia-decoding module includes a primary, basic signal processor for initially decoding indicia information, and a secondary, advanced signal processor for decoding indicia information that is not decoded by the primary, basic signal processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Meier, Ryan C. Belanger, Benjamin Hejl
  • Patent number: 11755859
    Abstract: A decoding device includes a display, a display buffer to store a current display image of what is currently visually presented on the display, a scanning engine to capture scanning images of objects, and a processor configured to: decode first barcodes carried on surfaces of objects in the scanning images to retrieve first data encoded within the first barcodes; provide the first data to an application routine as input; and in response to a screen capture of the current display image from the display buffer, perform operations including disrupt the decoding of the first barcodes carried on the surfaces of objects of the scanning images, decode a second barcode within the current display image to retrieve second data encoded within the second barcode, and provide the second data to the application routine as input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DATALOGIC IP TECH S.R.L.
    Inventors: Andrea Primativo, Marco Donato Torsello, Nicholas Brunetto
  • Patent number: 11747430
    Abstract: A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes with at least some of the functional nodes including an application layer that execute routines to provide node functions, and a device to manage the lower tier of devices, the device instantiating a program manager that executes a state machine to control the application layer in each of the at least some of the functional nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventor: Robert B. Locke
  • Patent number: 11734678
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to authenticate a user with a mobile device. In one embodiment, a computing device includes a short-range radio and a secure element. The computing device reads, via the short-range radio, a portion of credential information stored in a circuit embedded in an identification document issued by an authority to a user for establishing an identity of the user. The computing device issues, to the authority, a request to store the credential information, the request specifying the portion of the credential information. In response to an approval of the request, the computing device stores the credential information in the secure element, the credential information being usable to establish the identity of the user. In some embodiments, the identification document is a passport that includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) circuit storing the credential information, and the request specifies a passport number read from the RFID circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Herve Sibert, Onur E. Tackin, Matthias Lerch, Ahmer A. Khan, Franck Rakotomalala, Oren M. Elrad
  • Patent number: 11720874
    Abstract: A sales processing apparatus includes a processor and an input and output unit configured to perform an operation for a sales transaction processing. The processor is configured to acquire the time required for the input and output unit to perform the operation for the sales transaction processing of a sales transaction, then determine whether the time required for the input and output unit to perform the operation during the sales transaction exceeds a reference time for the input and output unit to perform the operation. A notification is output if the time required for the input and output unit to perform the operation during the sales transaction exceeds the reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahide Kubota
  • Patent number: 11721150
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller. The controller forecasts whether an intended user will go to a restroom area in a facility. The intended user being a user who is eligible for using a multipurpose restroom stall. When it is forecast that the intended user will go to the restroom area, the controller reserves a multipurpose restroom stall provided in the restroom area by locking the door of the multipurpose restroom stall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Shin Sakurada, Satoshi Komamine, Yusuke Sato, Hiromitsu Fujii
  • Patent number: 11710004
    Abstract: A card reader includes a card conveyance path comprising upper and a lower conveyance paths to convey a card inserted into a device; and a reading unit that reads information on the card. Lower concave and convex portions are provided on an upper surface of the lower conveyance path behind the reading unit. Upper concave and convex portions are provided on a lower surface of the upper conveyance path to be fitted to the lower concave and convex portion. A pressing unit provides a fitted state of the lower and upper concave and convex portions when no object is present. A detection sensor detects a state where an interval between the lower and upper concave and convex portions is widened. The detection sensor detects the state where the interval is widened, to recognize that an object is inserted between the lower and upper concave and convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI CHANNEL SOLUTIONS, CORP.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kageyama
  • Patent number: 11704629
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing information cards. The implementations include receiving from a first application an instruction by a second application to process the information card. The first application is different from an application corresponding to the information card, and the second application is capable of processing the information card. The second application may process the information card based on the instruction. Alternatively, the second application may return service data to the first application based on the instruction such that the first application processes the information card based on the service data. This improves flexibility and efficiency of information card processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: BANMA ZHIXING NETWORK (HONGKONG) CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhonghua Zeng
  • Patent number: 11697301
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a wireless receiver, a processor, a memory component, and a graphical display. The wireless receiver is configured to be in wireless signal communication with a remote user device so that the wireless receiver can receive a programming signal from the remote user device. The memory component stores non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wearable device to display one or more graphics at the graphical display. Upon receiving the programming signal from the remote user device, the processor can execute the non-transitory computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to generate an interface input signal based on the received programming signal and convey the interface input signal to the graphical display to cause the graphical display to display one or more graphics corresponding to the interface input, and thus corresponding to the programming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Baysoft LLC
    Inventors: Sahar Moshiri, Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Kambiz Farbakhsh
  • Patent number: 11684090
    Abstract: Features relating to a laser etching and/or tag writing machine are provided. The machine may include a tray assembly including a tray and a nest. The tray may hold an array of vaporizer cartridges. The tray may allow for a laser-etching operation to be performed by the machine on at least one or two sides of the vaporizer cartridges held by the tray. The tray may allow for the array of vaporizer cartridges to be rotated at the same time between laser etching operations. The tray may additionally and/or alternatively allow for the machine, such as via an antenna, to write data to an NFC tag of a corresponding vaporizer cartridge before, during, and/or after each laser etching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Mah, Timothy Roger Milberger, Darin Parnell Smedberg, Marko Markovic, Todd Farr
  • Patent number: 11667474
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein increase a scan rates of parcels within a material handling facility. In some instances, the systems and methods described herein focus an imaging device on a label attached to a parcel to capture image data of the label that is in focus. This permits the image data to be analyzed for discerning shipping identifiers that are used for sortation and/or processing the parcels. For example, a height of the parcel may be determined and a field of view (FOV) associated with capturing the image data may be correspondingly adjusted. Furthermore, other setting(s) associated with imaging the parcels may be adjusted. For example, lighting conditions may be adjusted to reduce glare, contrast, and/or brightness captured within the image(s), and/or other setting(s) of the imaging device may be updated, such as gain and exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Payman Ferdosali, Mohammad Taghizadeh
  • Patent number: 11657373
    Abstract: The proposed systems and methods describe an autonomous asset detection system that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) models for three-dimensional asset identification and damage detection, asset damage classification, automatic in-field asset tag readings, and real-time asset management. In some embodiments, a deep learning-based system receives a set of aerial images of one or more assets and automatically identifies each asset in the image(s) using rotational coordinates. In some embodiments, an image annotation tool labels the images either manually or automatically. The system then detects whether the asset is damaged and, if so, determine the type of damage, and further captures and stores asset tag information for the target asset. The collected and processed data is then provided to end-users via a comprehensive user interface platform for managing the assets in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Guanglei Xiong, Neeru Narang, Anwitha Paruchuri, Angela Yang Sanford, Armando Ferreira Gomes
  • Patent number: 11590664
    Abstract: Provided is a robot system which includes: a robot; a controller controlling the robot and causing the robot to operate in a plurality of operation modes; and a display device attached on the robot and caused by the controller to operate in patterns in accordance with the operation modes, the patterns being different from one another. The display device includes: a sheet-like base part being deformable in a shape in accordance with an outer surface of the robot and having flexibility; one or more display parts fixed on the base part; and a fixture maintaining the base part in a state in which the base part is attached on the outer surface of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11580349
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow for the integrated circuit cards (ICCs) to removably couple to each other and transmit information to an access device as a single device. One among the two or more ICCs coupled together may read data from the remaining ICCs and provide the data to an access device via contactless communication. The ICC may include a substrate; an integrated circuit embedded in the substrate; input ports exposed on a first surface of the substrate, and output ports exposed on a second surface of the substrate. The input ports and the output ports are electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. The output ports are configured to be removably coupled to the input ports of a second ICC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Ved Prakash Sajjan Kumar Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11568191
    Abstract: A radio frequency communication device includes a conductive loop electrically connected to an integrated circuit arrangement and a pair of opposing elongated conductors extending away from the conductive loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Chi Lun Mak, Kwong Chu
  • Patent number: 11568700
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus in the present invention operates in a self-service mode, in which a user does not receive operation support provided by an operation assistant, and a non-self-service mode, in which the user receives the operation support. The sheet processing apparatus includes an inlet that takes in sheets in a deposit process, a transport section that transports the sheets taken in from the inlet, storage sections that store the sheets transported by the transport section, and a control section that causes the transport section in such a way as to transport the sheets to the storage sections on a basis of storage conditions for storing the sheets in the storage sections. The control section changes the storage conditions for at least one of the storage sections between the self-service mode and the non-self-service mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11568196
    Abstract: A memory card and a terminal, where the memory card includes a storage device, a controller, and a memory card interface. The storage device and the controller are disposed inside a card body of the memory card. The memory card interface is disposed on the card body of the memory card. The controller is electrically coupled to the storage device and the memory card interface separately. Because a shape of the memory card is the same as that of a nano subscriber identity module (SIM) card, and a size of the memory card is the same as that of the nano SIM card, a nano SD card is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiangtao Yang
  • Patent number: 11562614
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a device and a system for checkout, and belongs to the technical field of computer. The checkout method comprises: verifying whether a received unlocking request is sent by a pre-registered customer, and if so, issuing an unlocking instruction for opening an accommodating case in which a shelf for bearing the item is arranged and associating the customer with a take-up action or a put-back action aiming at an item; generating a shopping list of the customer, after identifying the take-up action or the put-back action and the item at which the take-up action or the put-back action aims; and performing checkout of the shopping list. The present invention further discloses a checkout device which comprises a registration module, a verification association module, a shopping list generation module and a checkout module. The present invention further discloses a checkout device which comprises a camera, a processor and a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: YI TUNNEL (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yili Wu
  • Patent number: 11548175
    Abstract: A system for controlling operation of a power tool. The system includes a handpiece having a power tool, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and a wireless transceiver. The system also includes a power pack having an electric motor driving the power tool. The power pack also includes a wireless transceiver, an RFID reader, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions for pairing the handpiece to the power pack. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: interrogate the RFID tag with the RFID reader; receive an RFID signal from the RFID tag including identifying information for the handpiece; store the unique identifying information for the handpiece at the power pack; and, based on receipt of the unique identifying information, complete wireless pairing of the handpiece to the power pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hantover, Inc.
    Inventors: Traig William Savage, Ronald J. Curnett, Jeremy S. Loy, Philip George Bright