Abstract: The POS register 20 receives a withdrawal amount of cash to be withdrawn (S1), and transmits a withdrawal possibility determination request to a change machine 30 (S2a). The change machine 30 determines whether withdrawal is possible, based on the withdrawal amount in the withdrawal possibility determination request, inventory quantity data, and reserved-for-change quantity data (S2b), and transmits a determination result to the POS register 20 (S2c). When the determination result is “withdrawal impossible”, the POS register 20 notifies that dispensing of money is impossible. When the determination result is “withdrawal possible”, cash is dispensed from the change machine 30 (S9) through notification of a settlement request amount to a debit terminal 70 (S3), reading of a debit card (S4), a settlement request to a management server 100 (S5), reception of settlement permission (S6, S7), and dispensing instruction to the change machine 30 (S8).

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to secure generation of barcodes using cryptographic techniques. A processor of a contactless card may generate a cryptogram based on a cryptographic algorithm and a diversified key stored in a memory of the contactless card. The processor may receive an encrypted authorization token based on verification of the cryptogram by a server. The processor may generate a barcode utilizing the encrypted authorization token.

Abstract: Provided is a Device, a System, applications and an associated Ecosystem for the consistent and reliable production, creation, generation, management and utilization of two-dimensional (‘2D’) barcodes (‘Codes’) featuring embedded Images, designating the alignment position and alignment size of the embedding Images in 2D Codes and enabling the corresponding outputted Code files by the Device System to be downloaded and or showcased digitally within all forms of digital advertising, media, television, mobile telephony and the world wide web as well as integrated with the production processes for consumer products and packaged goods, printed products, merchandise and other items featuring such 2D Codes creating a public telecommunications platform and or private intranet services featuring a searchable database, directory and or registry of the 2D Codes with embedded Images that have been created by, produced by and outputted by the Device or System.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a detection means for detecting a position of a customer, a product, or a carrier used for carrying the product; an acquisition means for acquiring identification information from the product; a determination means for determining whether or not a position detected by the detection means is a position that enables acquisition of the identification information; and a notification information generation means for, when it is determined that the position detected by the detection means is not a position that enables acquisition of the identification information, generating notification information used for providing a notification to the customer.

Abstract: A commodity sales data processing apparatus includes a registration unit a first antenna positioned to read information from a wireless tag in a first region in which an article is to be placed for registration in a sales transaction. A first tag reader sends article information read from the wireless tag in the first region to the registration unit. A second antenna is positioned to read information from the wireless tag a second region. A second tag reader is connected to second antenna and configured to send article information read from the wireless tag to the registration unit to register the article in the sale transaction, if not already registered, and transmit a sale finished command to the wireless tag when the article has already been registered in the transaction.

Abstract: A system is provided and generally includes a server, an associate computing device, and a customer computing device. The server may receive data from the customer computing device indicating that a customer is picking up items from a predetermined location. The server may compute an estimated wait time for the customer based on one or more machine learning processes. In some examples, a number of unexpected customers that may arrive is determined. The machine learning process may compute the estimated wait time based on the number of unexpected customers. The machine learning process may be trained with historical data. The estimated wait time is transmitted to the customer computing device, and is displayed to the customer. In some examples, the server sends a list of customers waiting to be serviced to the associate computing device. The list may be prioritized based on estimated wait times for those customers.

Abstract: A transaction card that includes a card body that can include a ceramic material. The card body can include a primary surface and a secondary surface, a laser marked feature disposed on the card body and a laser etched feature disposed on the card body. A method of making a transaction card can include forming a ceramic material slurry comprising a ceramic material and a binder, forming a green body from the ceramic material slurry, firing the green body at a firing temperature to create a fired ceramic body, grinding the fired ceramic body into a card body, and polishing a primary surface of the card body.

Abstract: A floating case has a rigid layer and an alternate joined buoyant layer. The rigid layer has at least one chamber for a larger memory card and at least one minor chamber for a smaller memory card. Each chamber has first tabs, second tabs, and a tongue that secure a memory card. The buoyant layer displaces water so that the device floats and preferably has the rigid layer floating above the water. The device and its layers have a left end, a right end, a front, a back, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first corner and at least one second corner. The rigid layer and the buoyant layer have a waterproof construction and the buoyant layer has a light weight to volume ratio. In an alternate embodiment, the device has a hole through its top surface and the bottom surface for a lanyard.

Abstract: A wireless sensor platform design and a single walled carbon nanotube/ionic liquid-based chemidosimeter system can incorporated into a highly sensitive and selective chemical hazard badge that can dosimetrically detect an analyte down to a sub parts-per-million concentration.

Abstract: A cardholder sleeve and a computing device paired with the cardholder sleeve configured to operate as near-field communication (NFC) proxy devices for one or more integrated circuit (IC) chip cards held in the cardholder sleeve is disclosed. The cardholder sleeve includes at least one pocket to hold an IC chip card and at least one internal card reader adjacent to each pocket, and is configured to wirelessly pair with the computing device via a wireless communication protocol. When the computing device comes in close proximity to an external card reader, the NFC interrogation occurs with the computing device acting as a proxy for the card held in the cardholder sleeve. In this way, the cardholder sleeve and computing device form a repeater network that enables the card to be interrogated remotely on a per-transaction basis.

Abstract: The imaging system includes a rotating element that is configured to rotate about a central axis. A plurality of scanners are fixedly attached with the rotating element. Each scanner has a lens that faces generally towards the central axis, and the scanners are spaced apart from one another around the central axis. The scanners are configured to identify an optically readable machine readable code contained on the medication container. An actuator is operably connected with the rotating element and is configured to rotate the rotating element and the scanners around the central axis from respective e first positions to respective second positions to allow the scanners to image different areas of the medication container in response to a failure of the scanners to identify the machine readable code when the scanners were in the respective first positions.

Abstract: A code information reading apparatus includes a memory, and a processor configured to read, upon detecting a code from a plurality of images sequentially captured, code information of the detected code, perform calculation of a detection frequency, in the plurality of images, of the code corresponding to the code information, and perform output of the code information in accordance with the calculated detection frequency.

Abstract: A barcode scanning device for determining an object orientation of an object includes: a barcode reader; a decoding processor interconnected with the barcode reader, the decoding processor configured to: control the barcode reader to read the barcode and generate barcode data representing the barcode; and an orientation processor interconnected with the decoding processor, the orientation processor configured to: receive the barcode data and determine a barcode orientation based on the barcode data; determine the object orientation based on the barcode orientation; and output an indication of the object orientation.

Abstract: A wireless tag processing device includes a wireless tag reader-writer and a processor configured to acquire first and second sets of parameter values, control the reader-writer to transmit a radio wave using each parameter value of the first set and acquire a first intensity of a response wave from a wireless tag, when a highest first intensity satisfies a first condition, determine a parameter value of the first set corresponding to the highest intensity as a parameter value to be used by the reader-writer, and when the highest intensity does not satisfy the condition, control the reader-writer to transmit a radio wave using each parameter value of the second set and acquire a second intensity, and when a highest second intensity satisfies a second condition, determine a parameter value of the second set corresponding to the highest second intensity as the parameter value to be used by the reader-writer.

Abstract: A transponder arrangement includes a frame and a RF transponder tag. The frame has a transponder bed. A raised edge at least partially surrounds the transponder bed and forms a recessed surface on the transponder bed. The frame includes a plurality of support members attached to the transponder bed. The support members provide a ventilated air-space and separation between the transponder bed and surfaces for attachment to the target article. The RF transponder tag is attached to the frame on the recessed surface of the transponder bed.

Abstract: A household appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a front panel forming an exterior, a display window formed with a plurality of through holes having minute or fine sizes formed at the front panel, and the plurality of through holes are filled with a coating liquid including an anti-foaming agent.

Abstract: A system is provided that detects a card skimmer in a target system, wherein the card skimmer surreptitiously gathers credit/debit card information during operation of the target system. This system first gathers target electromagnetic interference (EMI) signals by monitoring EMI signals generated by the target system through an external scanner with a directional antenna. Next, the system generates a target EMI fingerprint from the target EMI signals. The system then compares the target EMI fingerprint against a reference EMI fingerprint for the target system to determine whether the target system contains a card skimmer.

Abstract: An object is capable of contactless communication with a reader by active charge modulation. The object includes an antenna, an impedance matching circuit, a memory, and a controller connected to the antenna through the impedance matching circuit. The antenna, the an impedance matching circuit and the controller together form a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency. The controller is configured to cause the object to transmit, in the absence of a signal received from a reader, a signal at the resonant frequency, to determine a characteristic obtained from the signal uniquely transmitted by the object, and to perform an adjustment of a phase shift within the object based on the characteristic and an indication stored in the memory, the indication linking values of phase shifts with values of the characteristic.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing checks using 2D barcodes are provided. A user submits a digital image of a check that includes a 2D barcode. The 2D barcode has embedded positional information of one or more check features which can be decoded. The 2D barcode can include one or more check parameters. These check parameters can be decoded and used for processing, verification, and/or fraud prevention. Examples of check parameters can include an account indicator if the check is drawn from a business account or a personal account, a maximum amount allowed on the check, account information, a government identifier, or an electronic watermark. The user can submit the digital image of the check to a check processing system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ATM fraud detection are presented. ATM fraud detection may be provided in the context of a currency dispenser configured to dispense currency notes and a force sensor configured to detect a force applied to the currency dispenser, and a processor configured for data communication with the currency dispenser and the force sensor. The processor may issue an alert if the force sensor detects the force for longer than a predetermined time period.