Patents Examined by Ahshik Kim
  • Patent number: 12045907
    Abstract: A program in the present invention causes a computer to perform: performing a first process for performing a predetermined process related to an aircraft boarding procedure and acquiring boarding reservation information on a user; when the process is completed, performing a second process for matching biometric information acquired from the user with passport biometric information included in passport information acquired from a passport of the user and, when a result of the matching of the biometric information with the passport biometric information is that the matching is successful, associating the passport information, the biometric information, and the boarding reservation information with each other; and performing a switching process for switching whether to perform the first process or the second process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Otani, Takeshi Sasamoto
  • Patent number: 12045687
    Abstract: Methods and systems include using three-dimensional imaging apparatuses to capture three-dimensional images and analyze resulting three-dimensional image data to enhance captured two-dimensional images for scanning related processes such as object identification, symbology detection, object recognition model training, and identifying improper scan attempts or other actions performed by an operator. Imaging systems such as bi-optic readers, handheld scanners, and machine vision systems are described using three-dimensional imaging apparatuses and described capturing three-dimensional images and using with captured two-dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yuri Astvatsaturov, Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
  • Patent number: 12046346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for handling medicament delivery devices and is to be used with a safety container, where the medicament delivery devices have information retaining elements having information that is unique to specific medicament delivery devices, and which medicament delivery devices are to be put in a safety container after use. The disclosed device has an information obtaining mechanism operably arranged to obtain information from the medicament delivery devices placed into the safety container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHL Medical AG
    Inventors: Stefan Gylleby, Nikolaj Hautaviita, Daniel Säll, Rasmus Renstad
  • Patent number: 12039397
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices detect radio frequency identification devices. Methods include transmitting a signal from a transmitter of a wireless device compatible with a wireless communications protocol, receiving, using a receiver of the wireless device, an encoded signal from a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, and determining a plurality of data values based, at least in part, on the received encoded signal. Methods further include generating an estimated distance value based, at least in part, on the received encoded signal, the estimated distance value representing an estimate of a distance between the wireless device and the RFID device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Kolych, Kiran Uln, Oleksandr Karpin
  • Patent number: 12032086
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a global resource locator tag and methods of using the same. A semiconductor chip can include a processor and a micro sized timing device. The semiconductor chip can generate a timing signal. The global resource locator tag can include a blockchain and a memory in logical communication with the processor. The processor can determine a cryptographic hash of a previous block of events in the blockchain. The processor can determine an respective inventory status of nearby labels. The processor can compile a data set with the respective inventory status of each of the nearby labels and the cryptographic hash of the previous block. The processor can record a next event of the events in a next block of the blockchain. The next event can include the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LocatorX, Inc.
    Inventor: William D. Meadow
  • Patent number: 12026568
    Abstract: The invention concerns a RFID label for marking containers or equipment, preferably in a laboratory environment and including in particular cylindrical bottles, vials, syringes, etc., by adhering the RFID layer to a surface thereof. The RFID label has a flat flexible support material base (11), at least one RFID microelectronic device (5c) included in the flat support material base (11), and at least one antenna (5a,5b) connected with the at least one RFID microelectronic device (5c) and included in the flat support material base (11). The flat support material base (11) has a number of predefined cuts (8) distributed about its outer periphery and/or the at least one RFID microelectronic device (5c) includes a tamper detection function and a conductive loop (5d) connected with tamper detection function terminals of the RFID microelectronic device (5c) is included in the flat support material base (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Christian-Hubertus Kuechenthal, Roja Azees, Dan Kvelstad, Sven Erfurth
  • Patent number: 12026574
    Abstract: An energy storage device and a system having the same are provided. The energy storage device includes a power unit, a gauge, an antenna, and a bridge chip electrically coupled to the antenna. The bridge chip is configured to receive information from the gauge and transmit the information through the antenna to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher P. Klicpera, Damien Ramrattan
  • Patent number: 12020546
    Abstract: A method of communication between a host of an automated teller machine and a device. The process is performed as a result of sensor polling which the host periodically performs to check a state of a device. The process is simplified by employing an interrupt communication scheme in which an interrupt signal for notifying that a change of a sensor value occurs in the device is transmitted from a device to a host. This simplification reduces USB traffic that occurs during a process of communication between the host of the automated teller machine and the device, thereby reducing a load that is applied to a communication hardware chip of the automated teller machine. As a result, the frequency with which a communication failure occurs is decreased, thereby achieving the effect of providing support for seamless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HYOSUNG TNS INC.
    Inventors: Byung Ryong Kim, Jong Woo Kim, Yoon Kill Baek
  • Patent number: 12020243
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “system”) are provided. The system may include a processor configured to perform operations and/or steps comprising receiving a selection of a transaction account to be used as payment for a transaction; and transmitting a wireless signal carrying emulated track data for payment of the transaction, wherein the emulated track data emulates data in tracks of a magnetic card and includes alias transaction account data in place of actual transaction account data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish K. Deliwala, Jonathan Lupton, Ajay B. Maddukuri, John G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 12014618
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to drink reminder, and more particularly, to a wearable reminder for drinking in a bracelet or a finger ring form factor. One of issues that cause illness in elderly or persons with special illness or ordinary persons due to improper habit, is frequently they forget to drink enough amounts of liquid and this inadequate drink lead to dehydration. Using special drinkware which comprises bulky circuits and batteries is not convenient for users and people like to use their own personal drinkware, mug, cup or glass. This disclosure proposes a wearable reminder for drinking and can be used with any kind of drinkwares and only need to attach an active, passive or semi-active RFID tag to the drinkware. The user wears a wearable like bracelet or a finger ring and wearable reminds him/her based on predefined time schedule or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Salar Basiri
  • Patent number: 12014352
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for a smart card which enables users to securely complete online transfers without entering sensitive transaction information into a third-party system. The smart card may include a touch-sensitive screen configured to display selectable transfer options. The smart card may include a microprocessor and wireless interface. The wireless interface may provide wireless communication capabilities and the ability to initiate online transfers based on information captured by the touch-sensitive screen. A card issuer may mint an NFT with data from a past transaction using the smart card. The smart card may display the NFT and an associated score on the touch-sensitive screen. The smart card may communicate with another smart card using near-field communication to share NFT and score data. The smart card may accept or decline a transaction based on one or more NFTs associated with the other card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Saurabh Gupta
  • Patent number: 12001910
    Abstract: Presented are user-friendly battery powered touchless identity card emulator systems and methods that allow existing ID management installations, such as physical card reader systems, to securely operate without requiring a physical key and irrespective of type, model, shape, and size of reader and card format. Various embodiments integrate wireless functionality to existing systems to enable mobile access to provide advanced user/identity management capabilities for access control systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Oloid Inc.
    Inventors: Madhu Kiran Madhusudhanan, Mohit Garg, Shankar Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11995966
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed for electronic security systems for an establishment offering in-store pick-up of previously purchased products. Embodiments may include an electronic article surveillance (EAS) gate, a receiver for receiving transmissions from the tags, and a processor. The processor may be configured to access a purchase transaction record of an out-of-store product purchase; receive a unique tag ID of a specific tag associated with a specific product corresponding to the purchased product, and assign the specific product to a record associated with the purchase transaction; receive, from a mobile communications device, a notification that the purchased product is being picked up at the establishment; authorize pick-up of the specific product based on the received information; and following the authorization of pick-up, disable an ability to initiate an alarm when the receiver receives a transmission from the specific tag in proximity to the EAS gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Nexite Ltd.
    Inventors: Anat Shakedd, Guillermo Rotstein, Ran Polager, Lior Shakedd
  • Patent number: 11995866
    Abstract: An optically readable marker comprises a dash and two dots arranged in a pattern to allow detection of the marker, wherein the dash and dots are collinear, and wherein the dots are of the same size and shape and adjacent to each other. Multiple such optically readable markers may be combined into a composite marker, optionally with one element (i.e. a dash or a dot of the marker) being at least partially shared between two or more markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Zappar Limited
    Inventors: Simon John Taylor, Jordan Evan Campbell
  • Patent number: 11989613
    Abstract: An authentication system for authenticating an asset having an NFC tag is disclosed comprising an authentication server, a controller in communication with the authentication server and an NFC enabled device, the controller is configured to request reading of a tag identification number (ID) from a memory of the NFC tag, generate a tag record of the NFC tag on the authentication server, associated with the tag ID, generate a token (TS) corresponding to the NFC tag, the token is generated by an algorithm based on the tag ID, request writing of the token to the memory, associate the token with the tag ID, wherein, upon a user subsequently validating the asset, the controller is configured to request reading the token from the memory, and verify the token against the tag record comprising comparing said token with the associated token stored in the tag record on the authentication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Inventor: Stefan Larsson
  • Patent number: 11977942
    Abstract: A noncontact storage medium that is mounted in a magnetic tape cartridge includes an IC chip that is connected to an antenna to be coupled to a communication destination by electromagnetic induction through a magnetic field applied from a communication destination, and performs communication with the communication destination through the magnetic field, and the IC chip corresponds to a plurality of communication standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiichiro Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11972315
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises: a pair of panel portions; a hinge portion defining an axis from which each of the panel portions extends, the hinge portion being coupled to each of the panel portions and adapted to permit pivotal movement of the panel portions relative to one another about the axis between a closed position wherein the panels overlay one another one another and an open position wherein the panels extend away from one another; a near field communication tag coupled to one of the panel portions; and a shield defined by RF blocking material coupled to the other of the panel portions. The tag and shield are positioned and adapted such that: the tag can be activated by the reader when the panels are in the open position; and the shield isolates the tag from the reader when the panels are in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Edgar Davin Salatandre
  • Patent number: 11960958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for notifying users regarding a status of various tracked items. A system for generating these notifications comprises a tracking device, having a unique identifier, using a short-range wireless communication protocol to communicate its location; and a mobile device comprising a motion detector configured to identify/monitor movements of the mobile device; and a reader using a short-range wireless communication protocol to communicate with the tracking device. Upon receiving an indication, from the motion detector, that the mobile device has a motion that satisfies a threshold, the reader identifies one or more tracking devices within the predetermined distance from the mobile device, wherein when the reader determines that the tracking device is not within the predetermined distance and the unique identifier of the tracking device is associated with the mobile device, the mobile device outputs a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KIPIT, INC.
    Inventors: Sarah Dorine Le Cam, Elizabeth Grace Harkins, Robert Shane Luttrell
  • Patent number: 11960957
    Abstract: A system for tracing members of an animal population throughout a process including moving at least some of the members between a plurality of physically separate locations, the system comprising: a plurality of identification devices, each being attached to, and uniquely identifying, a respective member of the members; a plurality of identification device readers, each capable of being located at a respective physically separate location of the physically separate locations, and each capable of reading the identification devices to uniquely identify the respective member; a data repository comprising one or more records, each of the records (i) being associated with a respective member of the members, and (ii) including a unique animal identifier associated with the identification device attached to the respective member of the members; and a processing circuitry configured to perform a process for storing location change records indicative of location changes of the members during the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: IdentiGEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert William Mitchell, Yuval Rapaport-Rom, Matteo Ratti
  • Patent number: 11954554
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying and accurately monitoring evaporation from casks storing high value liquor are presented herein. A Cask Identification and Evaporation Monitoring (CIEM) system includes instrumentation to identify cask location within a high volume storage facility and monitor loss of content from each cask. The resulting data is communicated to a CIEM tracking server for storage and further analysis. The CIEM tracking server identifies excessive short term losses, e.g., leaks, arising anywhere in the storage facility. In addition, the CIEM tracking server identifies long term loss trends. The long term loss trends are enable data-driven management of the cask conditioning process, including tasks such as scheduling of cask rotation within the storage facility, bottling, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DT Whisky Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Amrit Singh, Shawn B. Smith, Nagendra Palle