Abstract: The present invention relates in various aspects to a module for integrating into card body of a smart card, to a smart card, and to a method of implanting a module into a card body of a smart card. In an aspect, a module for integrating into a card body of a smart card comprises a support, a contact portion formed on a first surface of the support, and a solder material formed on the contact portion, wherein a surface of the solder material is at least partially covered by a flux.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described related to using flexible circuitry in a payment device. In one embodiment, a payment device comprises a computing device and a memory. The computing device is configured to store a biometric identifier associated with a transaction account. The computing device is configured to at least receive, by the antenna, an interrogation signal from a point of sale (POS) device in order to activate the payment device for a payment transaction. The computing device is configured to determine a scanned fingerprint identifier of a user based at least in part on the interrogation signal activating the payment device and authenticate the scanned fingerprint identifier by matching the scanned fingerprint identifier to the biometric identifier. The transaction account is transmitted to the POS device for processing the payment transaction based at least in part on the authentication of the scanned fingerprint identifier.

Abstract: A card exhibiting multiple linear arrays of sensors are provided to detect a presence and movement of an external object (e.g., a read-head of a magnetic stripe reader). Each sensor of each array of sensors may be independently connected to a dual port of a processor so that the processor may determine a direction in which the card is swiped through a magnetic stripe reader. A portion of sensors of each array of sensors may be shared by a portion of inputs and/or outputs of a single port of a processor. Sensors may be cross-coupled to a single processor port so that forward and reverse directions of a card swipe may nevertheless be detected by a single-port processor of a card.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating at least one security label (110) using at least one printing device (112) is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are inventions for heating without combustion plant material or volatile compounds or oils in a disposable consumable such as a cartridge or disposable device with power supply. The consumable contains fluid to vaporize. A child resistant cap on the end of the device blocks vaporization fluid flow. Force is required to unblock said fluid flow.

Abstract: A system and method for generating and implementing a barcode is provided, wherein the system includes a data generation device configured to receive data and generate barcode data response to the received data, a barcode generation device, configured to receive the barcode data and generate a barcode responsive to the received barcode data, a display device, configured to display the barcode and a barcode receiving device, configured to receive the barcode and operate in response to the barcode.

Abstract: An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: An elector is provided using shared storage to allow a cluster of participant nodes to gracefully convert failed voters to non-voters until there are only two voters. The cluster can then tolerate the failure of either of those two remaining participant nodes. A tiny amount of shared storage is used as a voter without an object store. This results in a cluster with only one running node that is an exclusive leader. An exclusive leader is then the only participant node that is a voter, and the exclusive leader can commit log records without replicating them to any other members of the cluster. When there is an exclusive leader, there is only one remaining node with a current copy of the object store.

Abstract: In various aspects, the present invention relates to a lead frame for integration into a smart card, a card body of a smart card, a smart card, and a method of forming a smart card. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a lead-frame for integration into a smart card is provided comprising a planar lead-frame body portion, at least one contact pad having a planar contact portion, and at least one bridging portion coupled with the planar lead-frame body portion and extending away from the planar lead-frame body towards the at least one contact pad and between the planar contact portion and the planar lead-frame portion, wherein the at least one bridging portion extending out of a plane defined by at least one of the planar lead-frame body portion and the planar contact portion and at least partially in parallel to a substantially normal direction of the planar contact portion.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include a method for systems and methods for providing mobility-impaired transactional or identify documents processing. The method may include receiving login credentials associated with an account and a request to deposit a check into the account, and identifying, using an image recognition model, a presence of a check in a visual field of the image capture device. Then the method may include obtaining, via the image capture device, a plurality of digital images of a front side of the check, and generating, based on the plurality of digital images of the front side of the check, a composite image of the front side of the check. The method may further include creating a recording of an endorsement gesture and transmitting the composite image of the front side of the check and the recording of the endorsement gesture to a back-end server.

Abstract: The invention is directed to the use of electrolytic bronze deposits as substitutes for the noble metal electroplating of electronic circuits, e.g. for use in electronic payment cards and identity cards. The invention also relates to a novel layer sequence of bronze layers.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for categorizing a transfer target destination associated with a quick response (“QR”) code. An artificial intelligence (“AI”) engine may receive a plurality of recommendations for categorizing the transfer target destination. Each recommendation may be passed through a natural language processing (“NLP”) algorithm. Each recommendation may then be parsed by the AI engine to extract tag words. Each tag word may be mapped to a respective category. Each instance of each tag word and associated category may be stored in a database. The number of instances of each tag word and associated category may be counted. A percentage may be calculated for each category based on the number of instances associated with each category and the total number of instances of all the tag words.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wearable electronic device may have a coil. The device may have a finger-ring housing that surrounds a finger-shaped opening to allow the device to be worn on a finger of a user. The coil may be formed from metal traces on a printed circuit that wrap around the finger-shaped opening. Near-field communications circuitry in the device may be used to gather near-field communications tag information. The tag information may be gathered in response to user input. Wireless communications circuitry that uses a non-near-field communications antenna may wirelessly transmit the tag information and/or other information such as user input to a companion device.

Abstract: An automated system/method for identifying and enabling viewer selection/purchase of products or services associated with digital content presented on a display device. Products within the digital content are identified and existing product placement data is ascertained. For products that do not include such data, other methodologies, with the assistance of third-party servers, are employed to assess identity and purchase availability. Viewer input designate products to assess or products can be automatically assessed. Viewers initiate purchase of identified products via the display device or other electronic devices controlled by viewers, such as via viewers' smart phones. Various processes for identifying products include use of AI processing, access to data on third-party servers, crowd sourcing and other methodologies. Various techniques for selecting products for purchases are employed including employing 3D codes (e.g.

Abstract: The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a timing module, an illumination module, and a control module. The time during which the target is illuminated is referred to as the illumination period. The capture of the image by the image sensor array is driven by the timing module that, in one embodiment, is able to simultaneously expose substantially all of the pixels in the array. The time during which the pixels are collectively activated to photo-convert incident light into charge defines the exposure period for the sensor array. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the exposure period occurs during the illumination period.

Abstract: An object marking including a first security element and at least a second security element, wherein each security element is associated with a set of data segments and each security element exhibits depending on the capturing conditions, in particular the viewing angle and/or the direction of illumination, a code segment which is an optoelectronically readable representation of one of the data segments of the set associated with the respective security element, wherein different distinct data segments are represented by different code segments and that the set associated with the first security element and the set associated with the second security element differ in at least one data segment; method for producing and method for authenticating the same.

Abstract: A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.

Abstract: A soil-based coupon having an electronically readable verification code printed thereon is used for verification of soil removal by a cleaning process. The coupon includes a soil overlay covering the verification code. The verification code is at least partially revealed by removal of all or part of the soil overlay during the cleaning process. If the data encoded in the verification code can be correctly decoded after completion of the cleaning process, the cleaning process can be verified. The soil overlay can be designed to match the application. The coupons may be used in a cleaning process verification procedure in which one or more computing devices analyze images of the verification codes to determine whether or not cleaning processes can be verified.

Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present invention are directed to barcode readers having a housing with upper and lower portions, and a platter. Additionally, the barcode readers include a platter frame and an imaging assembly, the first imaging assembly having a first field of view (FOV) directed through at least one of the substantially horizontal window or the substantially upright window of the housing, and a reader accessory removably coupled with at least one of the lower housing portion or the platter frame that includes a thermal transmitter. The thermal transmitter is thermally coupled with at least one of the housing frame or the platter frame to transfer thermal energy generated by the reader accessory thereto.

Abstract: A caregiver assistance system for assisting a caregiver in a healthcare facility to perform his or her rounding duties comprises a server in communication with one or more patient beds and one or more electronic devices (e.g. smart phones) that are remote from the beds and that include a display, a user input, and a web browser. The server executes a caregiver assistance application that causes the electronic device to perform the following actions after the web browser of the electronic device accesses a particular URL whose content and function are controlled by the caregiver assistance application: (a) display rounding information on the display relating to a patient associated with the bed, and (b) forward a completion indication to the caregiver assistance application wherein the completion indication is generated in response to a caregiver manipulating the user input when the caregiver has completed a rounding task associated with the patient.