Patents by Inventor Robert L. Caillier

Robert L. Caillier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mini card reader systems and methods
    Patent number: 7195160
    Abstract: A card reader system includes a sensor to sense the presence of a scoring of a card at a specified card location. A read head is employed to read a magnetic stripe disposed on the card. Also, a circuit is coupled to both a sensor and the read head. The circuit is configured to receive input from the sensor, to determine whether the card is a first size or a second size based on the received input, and to enable the read head to read the entire magstripe when the card is the first size and to read a portion of the magstripe when the card is the second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Ison, Robert L. Caillier