Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to methods, systems, programs and devices for monitoring a specific player's pattern of playing a game. These methods, systems, programs and devices include tracking an individual person's playing cards and/or poker chips using of a detectable tracking device implanted within or upon the playing cards and chips. The information detected from the playing cards and/or chips is then linked to a specific player via the player's use of his comp card. In some embodiments, the methods, systems, programs and devices can also be used to foil forms of cheating such as collusion. Detectors that detect the tracking device may be placed anywhere in the gaming facilities, including but not limited to, under, upon, above, within, adjacent to the gambling table, casino floor, casino entrances and exits, and any other locations within the gaming facilities. Indeed, the tracking device can even be added to employees as clothing, jewelry, etc.

Abstract: The present invention provides a methods and compositions for early diagnosis of cancer by rapid and specific detection of one or more cancer markers in a sample.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and methods of use thereof for rapidly and specifically detecting target agents.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and labels, as a means of preventing and/or detecting counterfeiting in the fashion, jewelry, timepiece, art, luxury goods and wearable accessory industries and the authentication of bona fide articles and/or their owners.

Abstract: The present invention seeks to minimize, reduce and/or eliminate credit fraud, identity theft and erroneous the incurrence of charges. The present invention allows individuals and/or entities to passively authenticate credit/banking access in real-time. Embodiments of the invention includes methods, systems, programs, and/or methods of doing business for banking/credit transactions including, inter alia, credit card point of sale (“POS”) purchases, e-commerce, credit issuance and credit inquiries, which minimize or eliminate credit and identity theft.