Records Patents (Class 235/487)
  • Patent number: 12143549
    Abstract: A transmission system includes a first fax apparatus, and a second fax apparatus, wherein the first fax apparatus includes a transmission unit that performs fax communication, and an acquisition unit that acquires information by decoding code information included in image data, wherein the transmission unit transmits the image data and the acquired information via the fax communication, and wherein the second fax apparatus includes a reception unit that performs the fax communication, a generation unit that generates code information by encoding the information received by the reception unit via the fax communication, an addition unit that adds the generated code information to the image data received by the reception unit, and a printing unit that prints an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by adding the generated code information to the received image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satohiro Oga
  • Patent number: 12131209
    Abstract: A transaction card assembly is described including: a card body including a Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) chip and a receiving portion; a removable sheath component including visible cardholder information and an attachment portion; wherein, in a first configuration, the removable sheath component is coupled to the card body via engagement between the receiving portion and the attachment portion, and in a second configuration, the removable sheath component is uncoupled from the card body by disengagement between the attachment portion and the receiving portion, and wherein, in the first configuration, the visible cardholder information is obfuscated by the card body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Bryant Yee, Samuel Rapowitz, Armando Martinez Stone
  • Patent number: 12118509
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to recognize products in a physical facility through a portable device that comprises a decision control circuit configured to: process each frame of the subset of frames by multiple modeling techniques each relative to a corresponding image attribute and obtain a corresponding product identification probability; determine corresponding aggregated identification probabilities of the first product based on the product identification probabilities; collectively evaluate the aggregated identification probabilities and identify when a predefined relationship with a collective threshold probability exists; and cause an image of the first product to be displayed in response to identifying that one or more of the aggregated identification probabilities having the predefined relationship with the collective threshold probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Garner
  • Patent number: 12119315
    Abstract: A chip bonding method includes the following operations. A first chip is provided, which includes a first contact pad including a first portion lower than a first surface of a first substrate and a second portion higher than the first surface of the first substrate to form the stepped first contact pad. A second chip is provided, which includes a second contact pad including a third portion lower than a third surface of a second substrate and a fourth portion higher than the third surface of the second substrate to form the stepped second contact pad. The first chip and the second chip are bonded. The first portion of the first chip contacts with the fourth portion of the second chip, and the second portion of the first chip contacts with the third portion of the second chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 12118431
    Abstract: In a method, an electronic device obtains to-be-encoded text, where the to-be-encoded text includes N characters; the electronic device determines a target coding mode for each of the N characters from X optional coding modes; the electronic device groups the N characters into M character fields based on the target coding mode for each character, and determines a target coding mode for each of the M character fields, where M is less than or equal to N; the electronic device encodes the M character fields based on the target coding mode for each character field to obtain a first binary character string; and the electronic device generates, based on the first binary character string, a two-dimensional code of a version corresponding to a length of the first binary character string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoren Wang, Dequan Yu, Haosheng Gao
  • Patent number: 12118547
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for authorizing a payment card transaction using dynamic codes. The system can issue a payment card to a user. The payment card can be associated with a verification application accessible by a device associated with the user. The verification application can include a dynamic code associated with the payment card. The system can receive a request for authorization for a transaction using the payment card from a remote computing device, and the request can include an identifier of the payment card and a verification code. The system can identify the payment card using the identifier of the payment card and can compare the verification code with a value of the dynamic code at the time of the transaction. The system can authorize the transaction when the verification code matches the value of the dynamic code at the time of the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Patrick Adam
  • Patent number: 12106273
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes configuring a cellular phone to function as a mobile debit card by installing an application for contactless interfacing with ATMs. The method supplements the application with a neural network (NN) based biometric verification process configured to reduce an incorrect user error value over time to increasingly harden the application to undesired intrusion. The NN based biometric verification process comprises: performing an initial face recognition; greeting the user with one of a plurality of questions in a specific language of the user and evaluating a pre-defined answer provided from the user in the specific language; and detecting, in an acoustic utterance having dialogue in support of an ATM session, a voice and a prosody style indicative of the user in combination with lip and face movements made by the user corresponding to and in synchronization with the acoustic utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventors: Amol Bhaskar Mahamuni, Debasisha Padhi, Nidhi Patel
  • Patent number: 12093969
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for using multi-modal regression to predict customer intent to contact a merchant. Multi-modal data including numerical data and unstructured data are extracted from customer interactions with the merchant. Features of the numerical data and the unstructured data are separately extracted and classified using techniques specific to the data types. The features for each type are then separately used to predict probabilities of customer intent. A neural network is used to combine the predictions into a single set of estimates of customer intent. This set of estimates of customer intents is used to estimate a probability that the customer will contact the merchant. The customer is then contacted based on the estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Minh Le, Rui Zhang, Erik Mueller, Victor Alvarez Miranda
  • Patent number: 12093768
    Abstract: A transaction card is provided. The transaction card can include a luminous layer having a sensitive information component. The sensitive information component includes personal account data and can be selectively illuminated by a light source by refracting light emitted by the light source. A switch and power source are provided to selectively energize the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Osborn, Tyler Maiman, Bryant Yee
  • Patent number: 12086666
    Abstract: The invention is related to a layered structure with at least one layer a. of a material with a VST?85° C. comprising at least one cutting line b. reaching through the whole thickness of the layered structure surrounding at least one first portion which is extractable and reinsertable manually from the layered structure as well as a production process for such a layered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: Covestro Deutschland AG, Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Georgios Tziovaras, Kira Planken, Stefan Janke, Christoph Koehler, Roland Kuenzel, Daopeng Wang, Meng Feng, Yizhe Zhao
  • Patent number: 12086103
    Abstract: An intelligent storage system and an intelligent storage method thereof are disclosed. The system includes a cabinet and loading tables, each loading table includes an accommodating groove having a shape corresponding the shape of the object to be stored, and a sensing device in the accommodating groove. A central control device includes a processor electrically connected to the sensing device, the output device and an input device, and a system database for the processor to access or store information. The sensing devices senses whether there is a corresponding stored object in each accommodating groove to form a status signal carrying an identification code, and outputs it to the processor, then the processor accesses the corresponding information in the system database according to the identification code of the status signal, so as to realize the management and status display of the stored object, and effectively improve work safety and effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Inventor: Hsiu-Jen Lin
  • Patent number: 12086670
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments generally relate to transaction card constructions, and particularly, to a two-piece transaction card construction. Disclosed embodiments include a generally planar first card component including a first surface and a generally planar second card component including a second surface wherein the first card component is separate from the second card component. In disclosed embodiments, for example, the generally planar first card component and the generally planar second card component may be configured such that one forms a cavity and the other forms an inlay component configured to be seated within the cavity. In other embodiments the generally planar first card component and the generally planar second card component may be configured such that one forms a container and the other forms a lid configured to close the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Stern, Makiko Taniguchi, Dan Makoski, Lin Yang, Carl Cepress, Austin Anderson, Jason Deperro, Elwin Ching Yee Ong
  • Patent number: 12079679
    Abstract: A contactless communication device includes an electronic integrated circuit chip and an antenna coupled to the electronic integrated circuit chip to supply an electric signal for powering the electronic integrated circuit chip. An ambient luminosity detection element is coupled to the electronic integrated circuit chip. An ambient luminosity level measured by the ambient luminosity detection element is supplied to the electronic integrated circuit chip for comparison to a darkness threshold. A contactless communication is authorized only when the measured ambient luminosity level is greater than the darkness threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Nicolas Cordier
  • Patent number: 12051052
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for remote activation of an automated teller machine (ATM) to dispense cash to a customer. The customer may stage a transaction using a mobile application on a mobile device. Upon the staged transaction being authenticated and approved, the customer may visit the ATM. The customer may capture an image being displayed on a display of the ATM using a camera of the mobile device. The captured image may be sent to an application server from the mobile device. The application server may associate the ATM with the staged transaction that is staged using the mobile application, and send instructions to the ATM to dispense cash according to the staged transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Phillips, Christopher Overend
  • Patent number: 12050960
    Abstract: A barcode decoding system decodes item identifiers from images of barcodes. The barcode decoding system receives an image of a barcode and rotates the image to a pre-determined orientation. The barcode decoding system also may segment the barcode image to emphasize the portions of the image that correspond to the barcode. The barcode decoding system generates a binary sequence representation of the item identifier encoded in the barcode by applying a barcode classifier model to the barcode image, and decodes the item identifier from the barcode based on the binary sequence representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
    Inventors: Shiyuan Yang, Yilin Huang, Wentao Pan, Xiao Zhou
  • Patent number: 12046080
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a Value Bearing Indicium (VBI) for on-line ticketing applications. A VBI may be generated by hashing user information to create a message digest that is used to create a digital signature. The digital signature is combined with the user information to create a VBI that can be validated by a variety of stand-alone or on-line methods. An on-line ticketing application using the VBI is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: AUCTANE, INC.
    Inventor: Jonathan David Goodwin
  • Patent number: 12034845
    Abstract: A smart card may include a memory configured to store a user connection lease and user interface (UI) cache for a user and a private/public key pair of the smart card, with the user connection lease being bound to the private/public key pair of the smart card. The smart card may further include a processor coupled to the memory and configured to establish a communications link with a kiosk device to be shared by a plurality of different users, initiate a virtual session for the user at the kiosk device based upon the user connection lease and the private key responsive to establishing the communications link (with the smart card defining an endpoint for the virtual session authorization), and cause the kiosk device to launch the virtual session based upon the user UI cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Georgy Momchilov, Hubert Divoux, Roberto Valdes
  • Patent number: 12032502
    Abstract: A first electronic device for communication with a second electronic device on a single wire interface, includes: a memory; and a processor executing an application stored in the memory. The processor is configured to: receive, from the second electronic device, interrupt signals related with a frequency and a time space, over the single wire interface; decode an input data associated with the interrupt signals based on an interrupt protocol table; and provide the decoded input data to the application on the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aniroop Mathur, Archit Tekriwal, Anil Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar
  • Patent number: 12033113
    Abstract: An order processing system includes a plurality of robotic devices, a set of storage systems, an order consolidation system, and a control server. The control server receives a set of orders for an item, determines a cumulative order quantity of the item, and selects a subset of the set of orders to be opened up for consolidation at the order consolidation system. The control server identifies one the storage systems that stores the item as per the cumulative order quantity and assigns the storage system to an operator station for batch picking of the cumulative order quantity. The control server controls a first robotic device to transport the storage system to the operator station, and a second robotic device to collect from the operator station a first portion of the cumulative order quantity and transfer the first portion to a set of order bins associated with the subset of orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Grey Orange Inc.
    Inventors: Pareiya Gupta, Mayank Siotia, Varundev Solanki
  • Patent number: 12028708
    Abstract: Method and system for authorizing the communication of a network node of a communication network, wherein the communication of the network node is only permitted if the network node receives an authorization after a completed NFC connection with a defined (certified) mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Christian Frey, Hilmar Konrad
  • Patent number: 12028128
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a near-field communication device including a near-field communication controller. The near-field communication controller includes at least one first demodulator, adapted to apply a first type of demodulation to a first signal modulated according to a first or a second type of modulation; and at least one second demodulator, adapted to apply a second type of demodulation to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Tramoni
  • Patent number: 12009092
    Abstract: Healthcare asset units are enabled to accomplish a healthcare facility management objective by first preparing the asset units in a pre-processing phase by using a computational processor to determine a first unique identifier for each asset unit. The prepared asset units are then transported in a removal phase to a manufacturer location, retrofit in a manufacturing phase at the manufacturer location by applying manufacturing processes to implement the durable information identifier on each asset unit, and by using a computational processor to determine a second unique identifier for each asset unit. The prepared asset units are then transported in a return phase, from the manufacturer location to a healthcare facility where the retrofitted asset units are subsequently used to accomplish a healthcare facility management objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: IntraLogic Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hargrove, Geoffrey A. Wilson, Jack Weiner
  • Patent number: 12002041
    Abstract: A method and system for user authentication by using an authentication virtual code are provided. A user authentication method using an authentication virtual code includes receiving, by a server, the authentication virtual code, searching, by the server, for an authentication card storage location, at which the authentication card is registered, in a storage location search algorithm based on the authentication virtual code, identifying, by the server, a user by extracting user information stored after being matched with the found authentication card storage location, verifying, by the server, an authentication virtual code based on a time point at which the authentication virtual code is received, and approving, by the server, user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SSENSTONE INC.
    Inventor: Chang Hun Yoo
  • Patent number: 12003503
    Abstract: Multi-factor authentication (MFA) on a computer configured for robotic process automation (RPA) using task-executing bot(s) includes, responsive to a log-in request from the task-executing bot to a gatekeeping first server, at the task-executing bot, responsive to receiving an MFA challenge from the first server, acquiring a time-dependent MFA security token from a code generating algorithm associated with a pre-authenticated security bot perceived by the first server to be at a different address than the task-executing bot, the security bot having undergone a one-time synchronization at set-up to support RPA during which an association is established between the security and task-executing bots such that the association validates the security bot as a secondary device within MFA to automate subsequent MFA and inserting the time-dependent MFA security token into a reply to the MFA challenge and sending the reply to the first server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Machine Two Ltd.
    Inventors: Manjit Singh Gahir, Ranjit Singh Gahir, Goutam Shankar Lenka, Alexander John Lewer, Mudasar Rauf
  • Patent number: 11992466
    Abstract: A smart medication container cap for medication management and related devices, systems and methods for medication management are provided. The smart cap ensures ensuring accuracy in dispensing, prompts the user promoting compliance, collects information about the medication, transmits the information to a central server or LAN, determining container contents, locations, and surroundings, remotely manages the same, transmits alerts to the user, and communicates with a computer system for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Digital Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Helmars E. Ozolins, Christopher Ryan Waldenburg, Eric Nelson, Peter D. Scott
  • Patent number: 11993398
    Abstract: The application concerns an apparatus for inspecting luggage, including a tubular frame having a plurality of pairs of lateral openings, the tubular frame being suitable for receiving a plurality of containers in line with the pairs of openings, each of the containers having two opposing faces and a plurality of juxtaposed and superimposed locations that are freely accessible through the two opposing faces, each of the locations being suitable for receiving a piece of luggage provided with an information recording medium containing information relating to the piece of luggage. The apparatus further includes a locating device including photoelectric detection grids installed across the lateral openings, respectively, and the position of the location in the container is recorded when the photoelectric detection grid is crossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: André Safir
  • Patent number: 11995293
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating a graphical interface include determining a counter value associated with a counter object and automatically determining one or more corresponding objects using the counter value. A subset of the one or more corresponding objects is determined and a graphical interface including the subset is generated. An updated counter value associated with the counter object is determined according to a modification and one or more updated corresponding objects are automatically determined using the updated counter value. An updated subset of the one or more updated corresponding objects is determined an updated graphical interface including the updated subset is generated and is transmitted, wherein when the updated graphical interface is received, the updated graphical interface facilitates a selection of an updated corresponding object from the updated subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LOOP COMMERCE, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Erez, Alex Sirota
  • Patent number: 11995496
    Abstract: An identity reader device includes a short-range transceiver for outputting an advertisement signal to a smart device, and for receiving an ephemeral ID from the smart device, wherein the ephemeral ID is not permanently associated with a user of the smart device, a network interface for providing the first ephemeral ID to a remote authentication service, and for receiving responsive data from the remote authentication service, a visual display for display one or more graphical user interfaces, and a processor for directing the visual display to display a first GUI to the user, in response to the responsive data, for determining whether the user is authorized, and for directing output of a physical action, in response to determining that the user is authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Ouraring, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Mars, Simon Ratner
  • Patent number: 11989611
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a radio-frequency (1A, 1B) smart card with a metal inlay (4), comprising the steps of forming a card body (1 A, 1B, 11) including said metal inlay (4) in the form of a metal plate (4i) equipped with a cavity (22), and arranging at least a radiofrequency transponder (5c) antenna inside this cavity (22). The method is characterized in that it comprises a step of arranging an external metal element (4c) around said metal plate (4i) for forming the metal inlay (4), said external metal element being visible on the edge (14) of the card (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Yeow Chun Ricky Choo, Antoine Bajolle, Nancy Cornel Alegado, Jason Reyes Bayla
  • Patent number: 11978037
    Abstract: A system for securely updating an electronic transaction card held by an account holder with an additional account and/or account data is described. A dynamic transaction card may be securely updated with an additional account by using pre-stored shell data and/or inactive data, whereby the pre-stored shell data may be populated using data received from an issuer system and/or the inactive data may be activated via an activation signal received from a mobile device. A backend server may determine, via a fraud determination, expiration determination, and/or user-request, that new account data should be transmitted to an account holder. The dynamic transaction card may receive the data associated with a notification, update a display, instruct an EMV applet to use a key associated with a received EMV key identifier for signatures, and/or update any additional data stored on the dynamic transaction card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: James Zarakas, Adam Koeppel, Kevin Kelly, David Wurmfeld
  • Patent number: 11973673
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, software, and devices for edge system health monitoring and auditing. One embodiment, in the form of a method includes performing a system audit over a first network of devices deployed within the facility to determine a status of each respective device. This embodiment further includes determining an overall system status for the facility based on results of the system audit including consideration of a status of each of the devices deployed within the facility and storing data representative of the overall system status of the facility. This embodiment also transmits at least a portion of the data representative of the overall system status of the facility over a second network to a facility system status monitoring application which may then present a single indicator of the overall system status or health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NCR Voyix Corporation
    Inventor: John William Kerry
  • Patent number: 11972418
    Abstract: A mobile device configured for currency exchange enables a user to cause funds in a first pre-established account and denominated in a first currency to be sent to a first transaction machine to purchase funds denominated in a second currency. The mobile device electronically receives second account information after a second account is created, with the second account being created responsive to completion of the first transaction. The created second account includes the purchased funds denominated in the second currency. Accordingly, the user is enabled, subsequent to the first transaction, to select a second account module in the mobile device that has since been configured with the received second account information of the created second account. The user can thereafter cause the mobile device to send that second account information to a second, different transaction machine to perform at least a second transaction in the second currency. Other aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Eurocan Royal
    Inventor: Mehdi M. Rohani
  • Patent number: 11971727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus to determine the position of an image sensor relative to a predetermined continuous pattern of colors and/or objects based on the images said patterns of colors and/or objects produces within the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Innovation First, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch Randall, Robert H. Mimlitch
  • Patent number: 11961372
    Abstract: At least a method and an apparatus are provided for efficiently generating non-redundant machine-generated quick pick lottery game entries. A computer file is created that includes every possible combination of number groups eligible for being selected for a particular lottery game. The every possible combination within the file is randomly shuffled to create a randomized list of non-redundant entries. A file index with a file index pointer is assigned to the randomized list of non-redundant entries. The file index pointer is set to an initial position in the randomized list of non-redundant entries. Each non-redundant machine-generated lottery game entry is generated by only sequentially incrementing or only sequentially decrementing the file index pointer in the randomized list, and outputting the each non-redundant entry indicated by the file index pointer to a ticket request device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SCA PROMOTIONS
    Inventors: Jay B. Ross, Robert Hamman
  • Patent number: 11960951
    Abstract: In some implementations, a transaction card may include a card body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The transaction card may include an integrated circuit (IC) chip embedded in the card body, and a plurality of first electrical contact sets electrically accessible from the first surface of the card body, where the plurality of first electrical contact sets have electrical connections to the IC chip. The transaction card may include a plurality of first magnetic stripe areas readable from the first surface of the card body. The transaction card may include a plurality of second electrical contact sets electrically accessible from the second surface of the card body, where the plurality of second electrical contact sets have electrical connections to the IC chip. The transaction card may include a plurality of second magnetic stripe areas readable from the second surface of the card body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Bryant Yee, Tyler Maiman, Joshua Edwards
  • Patent number: 11954691
    Abstract: A payment two-dimensional code secure payment method and system without two-step authentication. The method comprises the following steps: by means of a payment application, producing a first payment two-dimensional code and a second payment two-dimensional code, and alternately displaying the first payment two-dimensional code and the second payment two-dimensional code; respectively identifying the first payment two-dimensional code and the second payment two-dimensional code to acquire complete payment information; sending the complete payment information to a payment centre for verification; when verification is successful, the payment is complete. The present method effectively avoids the property loss incurred by users due to scanning of payment two-dimensional code pictures, and increases payment security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CIENET TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Linghong Chen
  • Patent number: 11954547
    Abstract: A wireless connection is established between at least two electronic modules (M1, M2) disposed separate from one another in a smartcard having a coupling frame so that the two modules may communicate (signals, data) with each other. The two modules may each have module antennas (MA-1, MA-2), and may be disposed in respective two openings (MO-1, MO-2) of a coupling frame (CF). A coupling antenna (CPA) having two coupler coils (CC-1, CC-2) disposed close to the two modules antennas of the two modules. The coupling antenna may have only the two coupler coils (CC-1, CC-2), connected with one another, without the peripheral card antenna (CA) component of a conventional booster antenna (BA). Energy harvesting is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AmaTech Group Limited
    Inventors: Mustafa Lotya, David Finn
  • Patent number: 11954215
    Abstract: A system comprises a server system including at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a request to generate a digital secured document, generate a unique identifier of the digital secured document, and embed a plurality of security data in at least one of the one or more defined areas of the digital secured document. The plurality of security data includes a scannable code. The scannable code has embedded therein an encrypted message that, when decrypted by the server system, validates an authenticity of the digital secured document. The at least one processor is also configured to mint the digital secured document on a blockchain, including generate metadata on the blockchain associated with the digital secured document, and store the metadata and one or more images associated with the digital secured document permanently with an on-chain permaweb protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Real Title Block, LLC
    Inventors: Louis H. Lebowitz, J. Charles Davis, II, Will E. McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11935031
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, in an interaction by a switch computer from a second device, data associated with a machine readable code generated by a first application on a first device and provided by a first device to a second application on the second device. The method also includes determining, by the switch computer, a first server computer associated with a first application, transmitting the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data to the first server computer, which processes the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data, determining, by the switch computer, a second server computer associated with the second application, and transmitting, by the switch computer, a communication to the second server computer. The communication informs the second server computer that the first server computer processed the data associated with the machine readable code and the interaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sirajuddin Nazir, Yuexi Chen
  • Patent number: 11930810
    Abstract: Provided is a cryopreservation container that prevents confusion of specimens to be used for treatment and that is suitable for individual management of fertilized eggs and the like to be cryopreserved. IC tags are attached to a cryopreservation tank 61, a canister 51, a cane 41, and cryopreservation containers such as an ovum storage container 1 and sperm storage containers 71, 81. The cryopreservation containers may also have individual identification codes attached hereto. An ovum storage container 11 is configured by fitting an IC tag 12 from the rear end of a rod-like part 2 of a conventional ovum storage container 1. In addition, the IC tag 12 is formed by providing an inlet 15 inside a thin-walled pipe 14 made of a synthetic resin. The inlet 15 may be fixed at both ends by means of fixing members 18, 18 composed of a nonconductive material, or may be integrally molded with a nonconductive synthetic resin material 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 77KC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komatsu, Tsutomu Sawa
  • Tag
    Patent number: 11934901
    Abstract: A tag indicating an attribute of the tag by an electromagnetic wave reflection characteristic, the tag including a substrate (11), and a conductor pattern layer (12) formed on the substrate (11) and having first and second slots (13a) and (13b) disposed adjacent to each other, in which the first slot (13a) constitutes a first resonance element (13Qa) having a resonance frequency at a first frequency, the second slot (13b) constitutes a second resonance element (13Qb) having a resonance frequency at a second frequency higher than the first frequency, and when irradiation with the electromagnetic waves is performed, a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency is higher than a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency when the first slot (13a) alone constitutes a resonance structure of the tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi Ishiwata, Nobuaki Takahashi, Kenji Arai, Takeshi Hakii
  • Patent number: 11934909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for storing elements each including a first wireless communication unit, the device including: —a receiving support receiving the elements; —a second wireless communication unit generating waves and communicating with each first unit according to a communication protocol, a communication zone being a three-dimensional zone in which the second unit communicates with each first unit when each first unit is located in the zone and does not communicate with a first unit when the first unit is located outside the zone; —a waveguide able to guide the generated waves so that a dimension of the communication zone is strictly greater than a reference dimension, the reference dimension being equal to the dimension of the communication zone when the storage device is without waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BIOLOG-ID
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mongrenier
  • Patent number: 11927602
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radio frequency thimble for production testing, in engagement connection with a test socket. The radio frequency thimble comprises: a housing, a probe, a light transmission member, and a color recognition sensor. The probe is located in a cavity of the housing. An accommodation hole is provided in the probe. The light transmission member is installed in the accommodation hole. A first end of the light transmission member is exposed at an end portion of the probe. A second end of the light transmission member is connected to the color recognition sensor. The light transmission member is used to transmit, to the color recognition sensor, light reflected by a reflective surface near the end portion of the probe. The color recognition sensor is used to recognize the color of the reflected light and determine whether the end portion of the probe is aligned with a terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuan He
  • Patent number: 11922248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smart card, which includes: a card body, having an accommodating recess extending along its own thickness direction of the card body; a decorative part, at least part of the decorative part being embedded in the accommodating recess; in which the decorative part includes a base layer and decorative pieces, more than two decorative pieces are arranged on the base layer, the base layer is connected to the card body, the decorative pieces correspond to the accommodating recess along the thickness direction and are exposed to an external environment. The smart card of the invention can improve the stereoscopic sense, individuation and noble sense of the smart card by arranging the decorative parts with decorative pieces on the card body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Teng Zeng, Chen Fang, Wensheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11915082
    Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a standard chip-card module comprising metallized contacts (P1-P6) defining a graphic design comprising visible parts formed from lines, segments or dots, a first portion (2A, 12A) of which passes right through the thickness of the metallized contacts (P1-P6) and a second portion (2B, 12B) of which is formed only superficially on the upper external surface of the metallized contacts (P1-P6). The second portion (2A, 12A) is produced in the continuity of the first portion, to form said graphic design. Other embodiments directed to a module resulting from the process is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Line Degeilh, David Byrne
  • Patent number: 11915241
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and method for securely entering a confidential access code into a user device. A system for allowing secure entry of a confidential access code into a user device may include one or more memories storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute instruction to perform operations. The operations may include receiving a request for confidential access, prompting the user, via the user interface, to enter a group of inputs into a single-entry field, receiving a dummy sequence of inputs, receiving or providing an indicator signal, receiving an access sequence of inputs, parsing the group of inputs received to identify the access sequence of inputs based on the location of the indicator signal, comparing the access sequence of inputs to the confidential access code associated with the user, and granting or denying access to the confidential information based on the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira, Michael Mossoba, Joshua Edwards
  • Patent number: 11907786
    Abstract: A modular transaction card assembly includes a card frame having the traditional dimensions of a credit card, and a transaction card that is smaller than a traditional card and that fits into a receptacle of the card frame. The card frame may include a window in which contact pads of the transaction card are positioned and flush with the surface of the card frame when the transaction card is secured in the receptacle. The card frame and transaction card assembled together may form a uniform assembly that appears and functions as a traditional transaction card (e.g., credit card).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Phoebe Atkins, Michael Saia, Vyjayanthi Vadrevu
  • Patent number: 11902283
    Abstract: The safety is improved when executing a transaction instructed after the login from a user having carried out the login operation to the server. A transaction system (101) includes a server (121), a first terminal (141), and a second terminal (161). A user logs-in the server (121) through the first terminal (141). The server (121) generates a notice to be transmitted to the second terminal (161) when receiving an instruction of a transaction through the first terminal (141) from a user. The first terminal (141) or the second terminal (161) prompts the user to input a confirmation of details of the transaction when the notice is transmitted to the second terminal (161) from the server (121). The server (121) regards the confirmation of the transaction made by the user as having been made when the input of the user matches with the details of the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Passlogy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideharu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11880860
    Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The server may generate a given promotion identifier associated with a digital promotion for a given product. The digital promotion may be redeemable via different redemption channels and may have a redeemable value associated therewith. The server may communicate the digital promotion to the shopper device, cooperate with the shopper device to display, on a display of the shopper device, the digital promotion, and cooperate with the shopper device to permit shopper-selection of one of the different redemption channels based upon display of the digital promotion. The server may determine when the given product has been purchased by the given shopper, and when so, apply the redeemable value according to the shopper-selected redemption channel and based upon the given promotion identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Jump, Ali Mirian, Srinivasan Varadarajan, Tom Fogarty
  • Patent number: 11868835
    Abstract: Provided are approaches for customizing transaction cards using a multi-part card body. In some approaches, the transaction card may include a first section comprising a first outer perimeter, a first interior edge, and a second interior edge extending from the first interior edge, wherein the first and second interior edges form an obtuse angle, and wherein a slot is formed in the first interior edge. The transaction card may further include a second section couplable with the first section, wherein the second section comprises a second outer perimeter, a third interior edge, and a fourth interior edge extending from the third interior edge, wherein a protrusion extends from the third interior edge, and wherein the protrusion is retained within the slot when the first section and the second section are joined together. The transaction card may further include a chip coupled to the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Bryant Yee, Ashley Dakota Ross, Tyler Maiman