Patents Assigned to Intermec IP
  • Multi-technology information capture system and method
    Patent number: 7711159
    Abstract: A mobile system having a portable fingerprint collecting system for generating a digitized image of a fingerprint collected from a subject, a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of fingerprint templates cross-referenced with identification information, the database system configured to compare the digitized fingerprint images generated by the portable fingerprint collecting device with the fingerprint templates stored in the database to provide identification information for the fingerprint, and a communication system providing real time communication of the digitized fingerprint image and identification information between the portable fingerprint collecting system and the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Arvin D. Danielson, Pixie Austin, Michael John Brady, Patricia Brady, legal representative, Dah-Weih Duan, John H. Sherman, John H. Sherman, Jr.
  • Multi-technology information capture system and method
    Patent number: 7711154
    Abstract: A mobile system having a portable fingerprint collecting system for generating a digitized image of a fingerprint collected from a subject, a database system configured to store a database containing a plurality of fingerprint templates cross-referenced with identification information, the database system configured to compare the digitized fingerprint images generated by the portable fingerprint collecting device with the fingerprint templates stored in the database to provide identification information for the fingerprint, and a communication system providing real time communication of the digitized fingerprint image and identification information between the portable fingerprint collecting system and the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Arvin D. Danielson, Pixie Austin, John H. Sherman, John H. Sherman, Jr.
  • WIRELESS TRANSPONDER SYSTEM WITH POLARIZATION MODULATION
    Publication number: 20100102931
    Abstract: A wireless transponder system includes at least one antenna configured to send transponder signals. The wireless transponder system also includes a wireless transponder circuit coupled to the at least one antenna, the wireless transponder circuit having a first state for sending transponder signals of a first polarization type and a second state for sending transponder signals of a second polarization type different than the first polarization type, and the wireless transponder circuit configured to encode information in a sequence of the transponder signals of the first polarization type alternating with the transponder signals of the second polarization type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: Pavel Nikitin, Venkata Kodukula, Rene Martinez
  • CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20100103053
    Abstract: A circularly polarized antenna includes a generally helical wire defining a generally cylindrical passage having a first end and a second end. A first ground plane is proximate the first end of the generally cylindrical passage and has a width substantially equal to a diameter of the generally cylindrical passage. A cable extends through the generally cylindrical passage and is electrically coupled to the first ground plane and to the generally helical wire proximate the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: Pavel Nikitin, Venkata Kodukula, For Sander Lam
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND ARTICLE FOR OFF-LINE CERTIFICATION IN MOBILE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20100082996
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant certification device receives a certified digital time stamp from a trusted third party, resets a time function and produces a time stamp receipt in an on-line mode; The tamper-resistant certification device receives a digital file from a mobile computing device, and produces a certified digitally signed digital file including a copy of the digital file, time stamp receipt and temporal offset in an off-line mode to evidence the content of the digital file within a defined tolerance of a day and/or time. A processor may be portioned into tamper and non-tamper resistant portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventor: Robert D. Buck
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO LICENSE PROTECTED ASSETS USING USING RFID TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20100071072
    Abstract: Access to a license protected asset is limited by storing license information associated with the asset on at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Access to the asset is allowed only upon successful retrieval and verification of the license information by a device having at least one RFID reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: Josh Holland, James Seely, Dennis Born, Phyllis Tuner-Brim
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY SCREEN FLICKER DETECTION AND CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20100045859
    Abstract: An improved display screen flicker detection and correction system. The system includes a flicker detection component. A test pattern is placed on a display screen to be tested and corrected. The flicker detection component is placed on or near the display screen. The flicker detection component senses the change in light level that results from the flickering screen. The display system is then adjusted to minimize flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: Johanas L. Starr, Mark C. Thompson, Brian J. Clair, Harold W. Tiedemann
  • System and method for common file installation
    Patent number: 7669201
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for creating a single, common installation file for multiple target device types. In one approach, the method comprises providing a base engine, compiling the engine into an intermediate language code, and just-in-time compiling the intermediate code into executable code. The latter code is executed to gather the appropriate data sets and concatenate the data sets with the engine to form the installation file. The present invention also provides a method and system for utilizing the installation file to retrieve the appropriate data set(s) for the identified target device type, and to install the retrieved data set(s) onto the target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: James Edward Seely
  • Method, apparatus and article for off-line certification in mobile applications
    Patent number: 7664959
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant certification device receives a certified digital time stamp from a trusted third party, resets a time function and produces a time stamp receipt in an on-line mode; The tamper-resistant certification device receives a digital file from a mobile computing device, and produces a certified digitally signed digital file including a copy of the digital file, time stamp receipt and temporal offset in an off-line mode to evidence the content of the digital file within a defined tolerance of a day and/or time. A processor may be portioned into tamper and non-tamper resistant portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: Robert D. Buck
  • Zoom lens assembly controlled by shape memory material
    Patent number: 7652828
    Abstract: A zoom lens assembly comprises a first optical component, a second optical component, and an actuator. The actuator comprises a shape memory material that changes its shape in response to electrical or thermal fields to change the distance between the first and second optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: Daniel C. Perreault
  • Apparatus and method for display screen flicker detection and correction
    Patent number: 7633550
    Abstract: An improved display screen flicker detection and correction system. The system includes a flicker detection component. A test pattern is placed on a display screen to be tested and corrected. The flicker detection component is placed on or near the display screen. The flicker detection component senses the change in light level that results from the flickering screen. The display system is then adjusted to minimize flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Johanas L. Starr, Mark C. Thompson, Brian J. Clair, Harold W. Tiedemann
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEALTH TRACKING
    Publication number: 20090303045
    Abstract: A shipping and tracking system has a number of tracking stations that are geographically distributed. The tracking stations gather information from shipping items processed by the shipping and tracking system. The shipping and tracking system provides an enhanced level of security for selected shipping items. The enhanced level of security for the selected shipping items is based at least on the information gathered at the tracking stations. The enhanced security is provided in such a way that personnel of the shipping and delivery system cannot physically discern whether or not a shipping item is being shipped with enhanced security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: Steven J. Winter
  • Radio frequency identification system with write broadcast capability
    Patent number: 7616094
    Abstract: A Write Broadcast system and method uses a base station to write sent data to all or some selected number (sub group) of tags in a base station field simultaneously. By unselecting the tags that have been successfully written to, and requesting a response from the remaining tags in the field (or sub group), the system determines, by receiving a response to the request, that there are tags in the field (sub group) that were unsuccessfully written to. Another Write Broadcast signal is sent to these tags. The system is useful for quickly (simultaneously) “stamping” information on the tag memory of a large number of tags in the field of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Harley Kent Heinrich, Christian Lenz Cesar, Thomas A. Cofino, Daniel J. Friedman, Kenneth Alan Goldman, Sharon Louise Greene, Kevin P. McAuliffe, Shun Shing Chan
  • Method and system for protecting a print head in a content applicator and reader
    Patent number: 7594769
    Abstract: A content applicator for selectively processing media received by the content applicator. The content applicator includes a print station having a print station protector subsystem. When the print station is in a print offline mode, the print station protector subsystem protects at least one component of the print station from degradation caused by media being received by the print station while the print station is in print offline mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: Lars Wangblad
  • RFID TAG COMMUNICATION TRIGGERED BY SENSED ENERGY
    Publication number: 20090237223
    Abstract: An RFID tag is equipped with an energy sensor for receiving an appropriate energy signal or registering an appropriate temperature/environmental level. The RFID tag only responds to a query from an RFID reader if the sensor receives the appropriate stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Zimmerman, Kelly Ungs
  • Data collection device that configures itself based on geographic position data
    Patent number: 7590425
    Abstract: A computing device that includes at least one input/output device automatically configures itself based on acquired data the represents a geographic position of the computing device. The computing device acquires environment identification data and performs at least one of a configuration command and a power state command on the input/output device based on the acquired environment identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Dean Russel Harken, Lyle L. Zumbach
  • RFID TAGS WITH ENHANCED RANGE AND BANDWIDTH OBTAINED BY SPATIAL ANTENNA DIVERSITY
    Publication number: 20090219158
    Abstract: Spatial antenna diversity is used with RFID tags to reduce sensitivity to multi-path fading. RFID tags can use a single multi-port chip or multiple multi-port chips. The ports of the chip or chips are coupled to separated feedpoints on one or more antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Pavel Nikitin, KVS Rao (Venkata Kodukula), Sander Lam
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ERASURES IN A 2D SYMBOL
    Publication number: 20090212111
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying erasures in a 2D symbol is disclosed. One embodiment of a method for marking a codeword as an erasure in a Quick Response code (QR code) captured by a bar code reader includes, identifying the scrambling mask used for encoding the data in the QR code. A location of the codeword in the QR code corresponds with a portion of the scrambling mask. The codeword comprises multiple codeword bits and the portion of the scrambling mask comprises multiple mask bits. The method further includes, generating an unscrambled codeword by performing a logical operation between each of the multiple codeword bits and each of the multiple mask bits, generating a reference matrix by applying the scrambling mask to a uniform matrix, and/or comparing the unscrambled codeword with the reference matrix to determine whether the codeword is the erasure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Mostafa Krichi, Patrice Thebault
  • Information gathering apparatus and method having multiple wireless communication options
    Patent number: 7580395
    Abstract: An information handling apparatus, and a method, having a plurality of wireless communication systems is disclosed. The apparatus can include three radio-frequency communication components. In another embodiment, the device can include four wireless communication systems. In one embodiment, the communication systems can communicate simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Darrell L. Boatwright, Ryan R. White
  • Device and method for selective backscattering of wireless communications signals
    Patent number: 7579955
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device with two or more antennas may select one antenna to backscatter or otherwise transmit, while deriving power from receipt of a carrier wave at one or more other antennas. The RFID device may select the antenna receiving the lower power or producing the lower voltage to transmit. The RFID device may select the antenna receiving the higher power or producing the higher voltage to transmit if the lower power or voltage is insufficient to operate the RFID device to backscatter or transmit. The RFID device may select neither antenna to transmit if the higher power or voltages are insufficient to operate the RFID device to backscatter or transmit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventor: Vijay Pillai