Abstract: A self-cleaning negative-pressure ejector at least comprises a suction chamber, a jet pipe and a flushing member. A side wall of the suction chamber has at least one suction port for communicating with a first fluid pipeline. An exit port of the jet pipe is disposed in the suction chamber and ejects a second fluid so that a negative pressure is generated in the suction chamber, a first fluid in the first fluid pipeline enters the suction chamber, and a first included angle is between a direction in which the first fluid being sucked into the suction chamber and an ejection direction of the second fluid. The flushing member optionally provides a third fluid to flush the suction chamber and/or the first fluid pipeline.

Abstract: An anti-skimming device includes a base configured to be mounted to at least one of a support structure or a card reader device. The base includes mounting openings configured to receive mounting hardware for securing the base to the at least one of the support structure or the card reader device. An arm extends outward from the base. The arm includes a flange extending such that a gap is defined between the flange and the base. The gap is configured to receive at least portion of the card reader device therein such that the flange of the arm overlaps a portion of a front side of the card reader device.

Abstract: A smart IC substrate according to an embodiment includes: a substrate including one surface and the other surface; a circuit pattern and a connection circuit pattern disposed on the one surface; and a coil pattern disposed on the other surface, wherein a chip mounting region is formed on the other surface, the coil pattern is electrically connected to a first terminal and a second terminal, the substrate includes a first region disposed inside the coil pattern and a second region disposed outside the coil pattern, the first terminal is disposed in the first region, the second terminal is disposed in the second region, a first via is formed in the first region corresponding to the circuit pattern of the substrate, a second via is formed in the second region of the substrate, a third via is formed in the first region corresponding to the connection circuit pattern of the substrate, and a connection member is disposed inside the second via.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, a valve, a spout, a dispenser, a motor, and a controller. The basket may be rotatably mounted and define a chamber for receipt of articles for washing. The valve may be disposed upstream from the tub. The spout may be directed at the tub downstream from the valve. The dispenser may be upstream from the tub for dispensing detergent into the tub. The motor may be in mechanical communication with the basket. The controller may be configured for controlling the washing machine appliance. The controller may be configured to initiate an oversuds-sensitive operation. The oversuds-sensitive operation may include detecting one or more resultant conditions from one or more previous wash cycles of the washing machine appliance, determining an adjusted operating parameter based on the detected resultant conditions, and directing detergent dispensing according to the adjusted operating parameter.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for attaching pool accessories, such as LED light strings, to a pool liner. The systems and methods for attaching pool accessories can comprise a re-sealable pocket attached to a pool liner where the re-sealable pocket can hold a LED light string or another pool accessory.

Abstract: In this patent disclosure, various embodiments of using near-field communication (NFC) to facilitate secure data exchange between a robotic surgical system and a surgical tool attached onto the robotic surgical system are disclosed. In one aspect, a process for enabling secure data exchange between a robotic surgical system and a surgical tool begins by detecting a coupling of the surgical tool onto the robotic surgical system. The process next establishes a NFC link between a first NFC module embedded in the robotic surgical system and a second NFC module embedded in the surgical tool. The process then determines whether the surgical tool is authenticated to the robotic surgical system via the NFC link. Next, in response to the authentication of the surgical tool, the process establishes secure data exchange between the robotic surgical system and the surgical tool.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems pertaining to the verification of portable consumer devices are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is communicatively coupled to a computer by a USB connection so as to use the computer's networking facilities. The verification token reads identification information from a user's portable consumer device (e.g., credit card) and sends the information to a validation entry over a communications network using the computer's networking facilities. The validation entity applies one or more validation tests to the information that it receives from the verification token. If a selected number of tests are passed, the validation entity sends a device verification value to the verification token, and optionally to a payment processing network. The verification token may enter the device verification value into a CVV field of a web page appearing on the computer's display, or may display the value to the user using the computer's display.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a card body for a chip card, includes the steps of: supplying a metallic base body with two opposite main faces and a circumferential peripheral face connecting the two main faces, wherein in the base body a module opening for receiving a chip module has already been produced or will still be produced in a module opening zone, and producing a slot on the peripheral face between the two main faces. The slot is formed from the peripheral face up to the module opening or up to the module opening zone. An entry angle (?) of the slot into at least one of the two main faces is not equal to ninety degrees with respect to the main face.

Abstract: A hose assembly for a hydraulic system, the hose assembly includes: a first hose coupled a pump with a hydraulic actuator using a first port, wherein the first hose comprises a first electronic device configured to provide identification information for the first hose, a second hose coupled with the hydraulic actuator with a hydraulic return component using a second port, wherein the second hose comprises a second electronic device configured to provide identification information for the second hose; and a controller. The controller receives connection signals and identification information for the first hose and the second hose, determines a connection fault based on at least one of the first connection signal and the second connection signal, and adjusts internal operation of a hydraulic manifold.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet having a detergent opening defined a front surface thereof, a tub located inside the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, and a storage for storing detergent to be supplied to the tub therein. The storage is retracted into or extended out of the cabinet through the detergent opening. The storage includes a storage frame having a detergent storage space defined therein for storing the detergent therein, where a top surface of the storage frame is opened such that the detergent storage space is opened, a cover seat portion formed on the storage frame and formed along a perimeter of the detergent storage space, and a cover detachably coupled to the cover seat portion to shield at least a portion of an open top surface of the detergent storage space.

Abstract: A card registry system is configured to automatically identify financial card information in one or more credit files associated with a consumer and populate a card registry account of the consumer with the identified financial card information. Once the financial card information has been obtained from the credit file(s), the card registry system may transmit cancellation and/or reissuance requests to the respective card issuers in the instance that one or more cards are compromised, so that the financial cards may be easily and efficiently cancelled and/or reissued at the request of the consumer.

Abstract: A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine are provided. The washing machine includes a display configured to display a washing course and a first washing option set corresponding to the washing course, an inputter configured to receive a user's option change command for changing at least one washing option among a plurality of washing options included in the first washing option set from a user, a storage configured to store a washing option set including the changed at least one washing option, and at least one processor configured, based on the storage of the washing option set being more than a predetermined number of times, to control the first washing option set to be changed to a second washing option set based on the changed at least one washing option.

Abstract: An environmental exposure indicator includes a substrate and an environmental exposure indicator (“EEI”) material provided on the substrate that is configured to change an optical property between a creation state and an end state. The environmental exposure indicator material has a deployment state, between the creation state and the end state, at a deployment time. The environmental exposure indicator also includes calibration data based on the deployment state.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method of conducting a publicly auditable election using secret ballots. The invention allows an elector to verify their ballot has been counted towards the result of an election in the manner in which it was cast. The elector is capable of cryptographically proving if their ballot has been altered or deleted. Any interested individual or entity is capable of auditing the election using an anonymized database of published ballots.

Abstract: A RFID tag for placement on a surface of a container that contains a liquid is provided. The RFID tag includes an IC chip configured to store identification information, a loop conductor connected to the IC chip, and an antenna unit that includes two conductor units connected to the loop conductor and extending away from each other from the loop conductor.

Abstract: A label with RFID function comprises a support layer and an RFID inlay with an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the RFID chip. The RFID inlay is arranged on the support layer. The antenna comprises at least one capacitive element on which the resonant frequency of the antenna depends. By adding the at least one capacitive element to the antenna, the read/write range of the RFID inlay can be increased.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a field of payment transactions using a card that discloses a computer-implemented method and a system for restricting a transaction while using a payment card. A card processing server may receive card details, a transaction amount, a flag, and signature data of the payment card from a remote terminal upon initiating a transaction using the payment card. Further, the card processing server validates the payment card based on the card details and the signature data of the payment card and thereafter determines a value associated with the flag upon successful validation. The value associated with the flag indicates one of two conditions, e.g., a true condition and a false condition. Based on the condition indicated by the flag, the card processing server performs one of a first action and a second action related to either processing or declining the transaction.

Abstract: The invention apparatus for and a method of creating a localized warning to prevent damage to buried pipeline and other buried infrastructure using a new type of marker tape with the trade name signal tape® [hereinafter referred to as “Signal Tape”]. The disclosed Signal Tape may incorporate tracer wire and RFID technology to aid in the remote location of the Signal Tape and, thus, the buried infrastructure. Signal Tape may also incorporate Litz wire for use as tracer wire within the Signal Tape. The Signal Tape is designed to be buried just below the surface of the ground and directly over a buried infrastructure such as a pipeline. The Signal Tape incorporates a strong core material which permits the Signal Tape to be bodily removed from the soil when it is struck by excavation equipment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of acquiring information of an accessory connected to a vehicle. The method comprises, in a control unit of the vehicle, acquiring an accessory identifier from the accessory. The method further comprises transmitting the accessory identifier to a remote server comprising accessory information, matching, in the server, the accessory identifier with corresponding accessory information, transmitting the accessory information to the vehicle and receiving the accessory information in the control unit.

Abstract: System for detecting a person on an underground, which is provided with passive RFID tags (1) in a predetermined pattern, while the person is provided with a sensor module (2), which is adapted to determine the position thereof relative with respect of to the RFID tags and, preferably, the direction and/or the acceleration and/or the inclination thereof. The sensor module and/or further processing means are arranged to calculate the position of the sensor module by means of triangulation calculation. The tag pattern is formed by a regular pattern of tag clusters (4), each being formed by two tag strips, oriented in a T-shape with respect to each other. Of the T-shaped clusters, the first tag strip has an even identification code and the other tag strip has an odd Identification code. The RFID tags are applied to construction foil, which is positioned under the top layer of a floor.