Abstract: An electronic shelf label system comprising an electronic display device and a plurality of electronic shelf labels is provided. A computing system transmits data transmissions to the plurality of electronic shelf labels. Each of the electronic shelf labels are configured to receive, from the computing system, data to render on an electronic display of each of the electronic shelf labels. The electronic display device is configured to determine, based on at least one of a set of specified conditions or the data rendered on each of the electronic shelf labels, content to be rendered on the electronic display of the electronic display device, and adjust the display of the electronic display device to render the content based on the determination.

Abstract: A data-transmission system, comprising measurement means, having memories, to create and collect measurement data, an output device having a zero-power passive state, to show in the zero-power passive state, machine-readable code containing the measurement data created using the measurement means, a power supply for the output device and the measurement means, a server arrangement to process and/or store the measurement data, and one or several reader devices to read the code from the output device in the zero-power passive state and arranged for data transfer with the server arrangement. The output device and measurement means with memories are to be arranged at monitoring objects.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods disclosed herein provide technical solution for on-demand manufacturing of a payment instrument that includes an integrated circuit chip. Apparatus and methods provide technical solutions for securely validating and activating the manufactured payment instrument. The customer may submit a request to manufacture a payment instrument through an automated teller machine (“ATM”), online banking channel or mobile banking channel. Apparatus and methods allow a customer to manufacture a payment instrument at home using a 3D printer or use a 3D printer installed at an ATM. Using a secure validation methods, the newly manufactured payment instrument may be activated at an ATM.

Abstract: Some embodiments describe a system for rope-based localization. The system includes a rope; a first tag, and a second tag coupled to the rope at an interval from the first tag. A reader includes a reader tag sensor to detect the first tag and record a rope ID or a tag ID. The rope ID includes identifying information for the rope. The tag ID includes identifying information for first tag. An orientation measurement unit records orientation data for the reader. The reader is aligned with the rope. The reader orientation is taken as the rope orientation. The orientation data includes azimuth measurement and attitude measurement of the reader. A navigation device includes a navigation tag sensor to detect the first tag and a navigation processor to receive positioning data of the first tag.

Abstract: A product with packaging includes an envelope having a cavity. An envelope flap may be opened, and may initiate a smart packaging feature, such as an NFC chip embedded in the packaging. The NFC chip may search for an electronic device, such as the electronic device of the specific user, and once connected may initiate or carry out an authentication process or activation process.

Abstract: Support method for the management of beverages bars in points of sale connected to a data manager, including identifying a display container associated with a beverage preparation machine through a data tag placed in the display container; determining preparation of a recipe of a beverages through a first data control and acquisition module coupled to the beverage preparation machine, according to information associated with the data tag of the display container; counting time elapsed from start of the preparation of the beverage recipe; emitting an alarm from a second data control and acquisition module coupled to the display container to a message center, the alarm including messages for a need for a new preparation of the beverage recipe if content of the display container has expired depending on the time elapsed or is empty due to consumption of the beverage; and sending a notification to a mobile device if the messages have not been attended to in a given period of time.

Abstract: A checkout apparatus includes a memory that stores first information about one or more commodities registered in a registration process, a first interface configured to acquire an image of a predetermined region where registered commodities are to be placed, and a processor configured to identify commodities in the image acquired via the first interface by object recognition, determine whether each of the identified commodities is in the first information stored in the memory, and if one of the identified commodities is not in the first information, output an error signal.

Abstract: A radio-frequency device comprises a radio-frequency chip, a first connecting element arranged over a chip surface of the radio-frequency chip, the first connecting element being designed to mechanically and electrically connect the radio-frequency chip to a circuit board, and a radio-frequency signal carrying element arranged over the chip surface and electrically coupled to the radio-frequency chip, the radio-frequency signal carrying element being covered by an electrically nonconductive material and being designed to transmit a signal in a direction parallel to the chip surface, wherein the first connecting element and the radio-frequency signal carrying element are arranged at a same level in relation to a direction perpendicular to the chip surface, and wherein the first connecting element is spaced apart from the radio-frequency signal carrying element by way of a region that is free of the electrically nonconductive material.

Abstract: In a management system of a game token coin, one RFID tag having a data non-rewritable region and a data rewritable region is imparted to the game token coin. The location relating information of the game token coin is stored in the data rewritable region. The system includes a writer configured to additionally write the location relating information, a reader configured to read the location relating information from a plurality of the game token coins, and a management controller configure to examine the information obtained from the reader. The management controller includes a function that determines whether a history of the location relating information obtained from the reader has no abnormality.

Abstract: An identification system using electronic paper includes an external operation device and a portable identification device, the external operation device includes an external communication module for providing external display information; the portable identification device includes a wireless communication module, an electronic paper module, a timer module and a housing. The wireless communication module is configured to receive the external display information, and the electronic paper module includes a processing unit and a display unit. The processing unit is configured to drive the display unit according to the external display information so that the display unit displays an image including identification information and subsidiary information. The wireless communication module, the electronic paper module and the timer module are disposed in the housing so that the image is seen from the housing.

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: In this patent disclosure, various embodiments of using near-field communication (NFC) to facilitate the transfer of data and power between a robotic surgical system and a surgical tool attached to the robotic surgical system are disclosed. In one aspect, a process for automatically managing surgical tool attachment in a robotic surgical system can begin by detecting an attachment of a surgical tool. The process next establishes a secure near-field communication (NFC) link between a first NFC module embedded in the robotic surgical system and a second NFC module embedded in the surgical tool. Next, the process requests tool calibration data from the surgical tool via the secure NFC link. The process subsequently uses the received tool calibration data to initialize the surgical tool so that the surgical tool is ready for use.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting control system for directing a show. The system includes at least: a master device; and a plurality of slave devices that receive lighting control signals from the master device. The light control signals correspond to seats of a plurality of audiences in an auditorium. The plurality of slave devices receive position information indicating specific positions at which the plurality of slave devices emit a light, light-emitting status information including preset information to classify the plurality of slave devices into a plurality of groups, and group identification number information. The plurality of slave devices are grouped in accordance with received information. The master device controls the grouped plurality of slave devices to emit a light per group basis by broadcasting the lighting control signals including group light-emitting pattern information for each of the plurality of groups of the plurality of slave devices.

Abstract: Described is an antenna comprising two oppositely wound antenna coils, each antenna coil formed by concentric conductor coils. An outermost conductor coil of one antenna coil is conductively connected to an outermost conductor coil of the other antenna coil via a shared conductive portion. An innermost conductor coil of each antenna coil terminates in a bridge connector, and a bridge conductively links the bridge connectors.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to computer-implemented systems and methods for enhanced security for mobile wallets in multiple devices. The method includes using a wearable computing device to submit an account payment transaction at a point of sale device. The point of sale device sends a transaction request message requesting authorization for the account payment transaction on an account of a user of the wearable computing device. An encrypted authentication token is received at a mobile computing device from a mobile wallet provider in response to the transaction request message, and the token is sent to the wearable computing device. The wearable computing device receives the token and forwards it to the mobile wallet provider. An authorization message is received from the mobile wallet provider after the token is verified.

Abstract: A length measuring instrument for measuring length with a measure includes: a measure on which a code is printed, a plurality of patterns each allotted to a different number being arranged, each of the patterns having digits to which an N-notation number (N being 3 or greater) is allotted, each of the digits having a different color corresponding to the allotted numerical value, the patterns being arranged in ascending order or descending order, a Hamming distance between patterns adjacent to each other in an array direction being 1, an amount of change in numerical value at the same digit between the adjacent patterns being 1 in the code; a reading unit that optically reads patterns printed on the measure; and a measuring unit that measures a length of a measurement target from a result of the reading by the reading unit.

Abstract: A method for automatically electronically associating vessel identity information of a vessel with an unassociated telemetric device, the unassociated telemetric device comprising a processor and being configured to detect and transmit quantity or usage data and being configured with a location sensing device, wherein the unassociated telemetric device is configured to communicate with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: the remote server receiving the vessel identity information comprising a deployment location for the unassociated telemetric device; the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with an automatic action rule; in response to the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with the automatic action rule, the processor receiving location information of the unassociated telemetric device from the location sensing device; the unassociated telemetric device transmitting the location information; the remote server receiving the location information; the remo

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multicolor barcode. The multicolor barcode includes a start region (1), a data region (2), and a check region (3). The start region (1), the data region (2), and the check region (3) are arranged in sequence. The start region (1) includes a start color block that indicates a start position of the multicolor barcode, the data region (2) includes a data color block that indicates encoded data of the multicolor barcode, and the check region (3) includes a check color block that indicates an end position of the multicolor barcode. The start color block includes a first color block and a second color block, the first color block is located at the start position, and the second color block is a white color block. The present disclosure further provides a color calibration method for a multicolor barcode, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Abstract: The disclosure describes an RFID system having chip-based novel Simple Random-Access Procedure (SRAP) and Dynamic Simple Random-Access Procedure (DSRAP) tags, and chip-less time and frequency coded tags, for inventory management. The SRAP process contains static (pre-defined) size Frame Structures, and RFID tags compete for network resources by transmitting random preambles to contend for resources to send its Tag-ID to the RFID Reader. The DSRAP process contains dynamic (changing) size Frame Structures and is more efficient than SRAP if the number of tags is lower. The disclosed memory-based variants, save the orthogonal preambles in the tag's memory to reduce the number of transmitted bits and processing necessary to calculate the preambles. To further improve system efficiency and reduce the number of transmitted bits, disclosed memory-based variants may use a pre-defined memory-based modulation (QAM) signal in the memory of the transmitter of the Tags.

Abstract: The disclosed scanner for detecting a decay time of light emitted by a luminescent material has a control unit operable to adapt the drive current, or the value of the drive voltage, powering its light source to accordingly adapt the intensity of excitation light delivered to the luminescent material so that its high sensitivity light sensor can reliably measure the luminescence light emitted in response to the excitation light, and thus accurately determine a corresponding decay time value.