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Alberto Raul Ramirez, Mendoza AR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080232006GIC reducer - A device for reducing Geomagnetically-Induced Currents (GIC) in transformer apparatus of an AC power system that comprises a resistor (R09-25-2008

Aldana M. Ramirez, Wageningen NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090074926Preservation of acidic beverages - The present invention is directed to a method for preserving acidic beverages having a pH of or below 4.8 against fungi, yeasts and bacteria. Said preservation method comprises the application of a composition based on polylysine and/or a salt hereof in combination with a second preservative agent selected from glyceride and/or fatty acid ester of hydroxycarboxylic acid in its acidic, salt or ester form.03-19-2009

Aldana Mariel Ramirez, Wageningen NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082253Antibacterial agent based on fatty acid esters of hydroxy carboxylic acid acids - The present invention relates to an antibacterial composition based on a combination of fatty acid ester of fatty acid and hydroxy carboxylic acid with an antibacterial agent selected from polylysine, protamine, their salts and mixtures hereof. The hydroxy carboxylic acid may be present as acid in its free form, in its salt form and/or in its ester form.03-26-2009
20090082443Use of fatty acid esters of glycerol combined with polylysine against gram-negative bacteria - The present invention relates to a method for the prevention and/or reduction of the presence, growth and/or activity of gram-negative bacteria comprising application of a composition comprising glycerol-based fatty acid esters and polylysine and/or salts of polylysine, wherein said glycerol-based fatty acid ester is used as antibacterial agent. The present invention further relates to the use of said composition as antibacterial agent in various products and applications ranging from technical products and personal-care products to food and drink products for animals and human consumption.03-26-2009
20110230395Antibacterial agent based on fatty acid esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids - An antibacterial composition includes a combination of fatty acid ester of fatty acid and hydroxy carboxylic acid with an antibacterial agent selected from polylysine, chitosan, protamine, their salts and mixtures hereof. The hydroxy carboxylic acid may be present as acid in its free form, in its salt form and/or in its ester form. The composition may be used as an antibacterial agent against gram-negative bacteria in various products, applications and methods.09-22-2011

Patent applications by Aldana Mariel Ramirez, Wageningen NL

Alejandro Ramirez, Munchen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100030912Method for the transmission of data in a communication network - A method for transmitting data in a communication network, features network management-controlled transmission of data via a data transmission channel that connects network nodes. According to the method, data is transmitted at a minimum desired transmission rate that results from a temporal usage of the data transmission channel.02-04-2010
20100039312Method and device for determining a position of a communication apparatus - A method and a device for determining a position of a communication apparatus is provided. To determine a position of a first apparatus a first signal is transmitted from a second apparatus to the first apparatus. A second signal is then transmitted from the first apparatus to the second apparatus as a response to the first signal, the first signal and the second signal being transmitted by way of at least two different mediums. Signal strength of the second signal received by the second apparatus and a transfer time from a first time of transmission of the first signal to a second time of receipt of the second signal are measured. The position of the first apparatus is finally calculated as a function of the measured signal strength of the received second signal and the measured transfer time.02-18-2010
20110045844METHOD, NODE, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DATA CARRIER FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A NODE IN AN AD-HOC NETWORK - In a method and a device for determining a geographical position of a node in an ad-hoc network, distance circles of at least two nodes that adjoin the node are determined. In addition, points of intersection between the distance circles of the at least two nodes adjoining the node are identified. A main set of points of intersection is determined from among the set of the identified or determined points of intersection, the main set comprising points of intersection located in the vicinity of an estimated position of the node. The geographical position of the node is then determined by the main set of points of intersection.02-24-2011
20120122484METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PROPAGATION-TIME-BASED LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - In a method for calibrating a propagation-time-based localization system in a computer-assisted manner, the position of a mobile object in a predetermined environment can be determined by detecting propagation-time-based variables of multiple base stations, wherein the propagation-time-based variable of a base station represents the propagation time of a signal between an object radio unit and the base station. The object is moved and the variables of the base stations are detected in the process at multiple measuring times. The minimum value of the variables of a base station is associated with a predefined minimum distance between the object and base station and the maximum value with a predefined maximum distance. A predefined dependence of the distances between the object and base station is scaled to the association of the minimum and maximum value. The scaled dependence is then used when determining the position of the mobile object.05-17-2012

Patent applications by Alejandro Ramirez, Munchen DE

Alejandro Ramirez, Munich DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009322System and method for position location in an enclosed environment - A system and method are disclosed for position location in an enclosed environment. In at least one embodiment, the system includes an enclosed environment with several distributed RFID transponders and an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field. In each of the RFID transponders, an identifier assigned to the respective position of the RFID transponder in relation to the enclosed environment is stored. In at least one embodiment, the RFID transponders and the RFID processing unit are configured in such a way that if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, the identifier of the RFID transponder is automatically transmitted to the RFID processing unit.01-08-2009

Alejandro Ramirez, München DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100030912Method for the transmission of data in a communication network - A method for transmitting data in a communication network, features network management-controlled transmission of data via a data transmission channel that connects network nodes. According to the method, data is transmitted at a minimum desired transmission rate that results from a temporal usage of the data transmission channel.02-04-2010

Alexandre Ramirez, Saint-Louis Neuweg FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110248858Electrical Low Voltage Building Installation - An electrical low voltage building installation, wherein excess current protection devices are provided for conductor branch offs with cross-section reductions, wherein at least one distributor conductor is provided at which conductor branch offs for branch conductors with a reduced cross-section compared to the distributor conductor are arranged in the building in a distributed manner, wherein the associated excess current protection devices are arranged accordingly distributed at the conductor branch offs or subsequent to the conductor branch offs in the branch conductors, wherein the excess current protection devices that are arranged in a distributed manner are configured to be switched on again through remote control after triggering, and wherein the excess current protection devices do not require a remote control function for interrupting their respective conductor branch off or branch conductor, but perform the interrupting locally, this means upon their own determination of an excess current.10-13-2011

Arturo Ramirez, Nanaimo CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189806METHOD FOR THE EFFICIENT AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND HARVESTING OF NUTRIENT-RICH PHYTOPLANKTON AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Methods of growing and harvesting multiple species of phytoplankton are disclosed herein. The method generally includes four steps, namely: (1) collecting phytoplankton seawater containing multiple species of naturally-occurring phytoplankton directly from a source of seawater; (2) adding nutrients to the phytoplankton seawater to proliferate the multiple species of naturally-occurring phytoplankton to a predetermined density; (3) separating the multiple species of naturally-occurring phytoplankton from the phytoplankton seawater to form a phytoplankton concentrate; and (4) collecting the phytoplankton concentrate such that the collected phytoplankton of the phytoplankton concentrate remain in a substantially intact cellular state.07-29-2010

Carlos Ramirez, Tijuana MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110169447ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT - An electric vehicle charging system includes a portable housing having an integral holder to hold a connector for an electric vehicle supply circuit. An electric vehicle supply equipment enclosure includes an integral chamber to store all or part of a cord. A mounting bracket for an electric vehicle supply equipment enclosure covers an open portion of the enclosure. A method for facilitating use of an electric vehicle includes providing a prewiring kit for the electric vehicle. An electric vehicle supply equipment enclosure includes an integral disconnect switch. An electric vehicle supply circuit includes a grounding monitor circuit having automatic test functionality. Another electric vehicle supply circuit includes a contact monitor circuit to monitor the state of one or more of the contacts.07-14-2011
20110282509OCCUPANCY BASED SWITCHING WITH ADVANCE NOTIFICATION - A system may include an occupancy sensor and an interface to couple the occupancy sensor to equipment that may perform a power reduction operation in response to the occupancy sensor. Another system may include an occupancy sensor and a switch to control power to equipment in response to the occupancy sensor, where an advance notification is sent to the equipment before the switch interrupts power to the equipment. In one embodiment, the switch may interrupt the power after a time delay from when the advance notification is sent. In another embodiment, the switch may not interrupt the power until a response to the advance notification is confirmed.11-17-2011

Carlos E. Ramirez, Tijuana MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110172839ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT WITH TIMER - An EVSE system includes an electric vehicle supply circuit, and a timer adapted to automatically control the electric vehicle supply circuit. The timer may be adapted to enable and/or disable the electric vehicle supply circuit at one or more predetermined times. The timer may be coordinated with a scheduling system such as a calendar utility on a computer or portable communication device such as a smart phone. The system may include a user interface for the timer. The user interface may include an embedded server such as an embedded web server to enable a user to program the timer through the Internet.07-14-2011
20110320056ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT WITH METERING AND COMMUNICATONS - An apparatus includes an electric vehicle supply circuit, and a communication interface coupled to the electric vehicle supply circuit. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be adapted to function as a node for a mesh network. In other embodiments, the communication interface may be adapted to communicate with a utility collection point using substantially the same protocol as the utility collection point. In yet other embodiments, the apparatus may be adapted to control the wireless communication interface in response to the state of the electric vehicle supply circuit.12-29-2011

David Ramirez, Ashford GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080229427Method and apparatus for secure web browsing - The invention includes a method and apparatus for protecting a user device from web attacks using a proxy server. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a web page comprising web page content and code, generating an image-based representation of the web page that includes the web page content and excludes the code, and propagating the image-based representation of the web page toward the user device. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an interaction with an image-based representation of a web page, generating a web page interaction from the interaction with the image-based representation of the web page, implementing the web page interaction, generating an instruction using the implemented web page interaction, and propagating the instruction toward a web server.09-18-2008

David Ramirez, Barcelona ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090153600SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FLUID EJECTION VOLUME - A fluid ejection device includes an actuator, moveable to actuate a fluid pump, an optical sensor, a flag, affixed to the actuator and positioned to block the optical sensor with motion of the actuator, and a controller, coupled to the actuator and the optical sensor. The controller is configured to determine a volume of fluid pumped by the pump by detecting a change in a degree of blockage of the sensor by the flag.06-18-2009

Fernando Ramirez, Col. Panamericana MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100009055MOLDED EXPANDED PELLET PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for making a snack product having a target shape from expandable pellets is disclosed. The snack product is formed into a target shape by expanding the pellets inside a mold. As the pellets expand inside the mold, the mold walls restrain the pellets expansion in the direction normal to the mold wall surface. The pellets also adhere to one another as they expand. An edible binder material can be included to facilitate such adherence.01-14-2010

Fernando Ramirez, Mexico City MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120003365Molded Expanded Pellet Product and Method of Making - A method for making a snack product having a target shape from expandable pellets is disclosed. The snack product is formed into a target shape by expanding the pellets inside a mold. As the pellets expand inside the mold, the mold walls restrain the pellets expansion in the direction normal to the mold wall surface. The pellets also adhere to one another as they expand. An edible binder material can be included to facilitate such adherence.01-05-2012

Fernando David Ramirez, Mexico City MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100138364Intelligent Control Toolkit - A neuro-fuzzy controller is provided. The neuro-fuzzy controller includes a predictor that receives inputs and makes prediction inputs. The prediction inputs are passed to a fuzzy cluster module that includes a neural network fuzzifing said prediction inputs and passing the result to an inference engine. The output of the inference engine is defuzzified and provided as an output of the controller. The fuzzifier and defuzzifier preferably represent a neural network employing a trigonometrical series. The inference engine preferably employs rules that are determined using genetic programming.06-03-2010

Gerardo Sosa Ramirez, Oaxaca MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100295926Fast Three Dimensional Recovery Method and Apparatus - The present invention comprises a method and an apparatus for three dimensional modeling to allow dense depth maps to be recovered, without previous knowledge of the surface reflectance, from only a single pair of stereo images. Several initial steps are performed for stereo and radiometric calibration and rectification for obtaining accurate results. The apparatus for the stereo images acquisition includes internal light sources, these are automatically commuted by a illumination control in order to fulfill the reciprocity property, a stereo camera head composed by the necessary optics to acquire the reciprocal stereo images and a compatible PC interface. The invention is faster than other systems since it requires only two images for obtaining a dense depth model of objects with an arbitrary surface reflectance distribution allowing the system to be used in a wide range of applications such as metrology, quality control, medical and dynamic three dimensional modeling.11-25-2010

Gildardo Ramirez, Tijuana MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100129583SHEET HAVING REMOVABLE LABELS AND RELATED METHOD - A label sheet including a facestock, and a liner releasably coupled to the facestock. The facestock includes a label and the liner includes a weakened separation line. The weakened separation line at least partially underlies the label. Also, the weakened separation line includes an apex.05-27-2010

Ivan Ramirez, Nottingham GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120025472LABYRINTH SEAL - A labyrinth seal has a plurality of arcuate labyrinth seal segments 02-02-2012

Ivonne Ramirez, San Andres Cholula MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120207875CO-EXTRUDED LAYERED CANDY AND GUM APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus are provided for preparing multi-layered confectionery compositions. The multi-layered confectionery compositions are formed using a co-extrusion process of at least two different confectionery compositions that have at least one visual or sensorial distinction. The tolerances of the resulting pieces of the multi-layered confectionery composition are maintained such that the pieces can be packaged in rigid packaging. The processing parameters of processing of the plurality of confectionery compositions prior to the step of cutting and wrapping the pieces can be altered so as to maintain the average piece size within a predetermined tolerance level.08-16-2012

Javier Alberto Ramirez, Buenos Aires AR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100120735COMPOUND SHOWING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME, A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING THE SAME AND USE OF THE SAME IN THE TREATMENT OF EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITES AND HERPETIC STROMAL KERATIS - The present invention refers to a compound having anti-inflammatory and antiviral activity according to the following structural formula:05-13-2010

Jean Claude Ramirez, Saint Martin D'Uriage FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120001708Electromagnetic trip device for an electric switch apparatus, electric switch apparatus comprising one such trip device - An electromagnetic trip device comprising a shell and a moving core sliding due to the action of a coil, the shell comprising a radial surface having an opening through which the moving core passes, superposition of a radial crown of the moving core and the radial surface forming a magnetic flux transfer surface enabling flow of an axial magnetic flux. The trip device comprises intercalary adjustment means of said transfer surface respectively positioned between the moving core and the opening, said intercalary adjustment means comprising two calibrated elements adjoined surface against surface and being respectively formed by an alternation of magnetic sectors and non-magnetic sectors; movement of a calibrated element with respect to the other enabling a variation of said transfer surface to be obtained.01-05-2012

Jesus Angel Oliver Ramirez, Madrid ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100045112HYBRID ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE - An embodiment of the present invention includes first and second electrical energy sources configured to supply current to an output, and a controller configured to receive a signal indicative of the current being drawn at the output, to compare the output current with a reference current level, and to regulate the voltage provided by the one of the first or second electrical energy sources such that: when the output current is lower than or equal to the reference current level, the first energy source supplies current equal to the output current; and, when the output current exceeds the reference current level, the first energy source supplies current equal to the reference current level and the second energy source supplies the remaining current required by the load.02-25-2010

J. Fernando Ramirez, Guadalupe MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100080881METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WHOLE NIXTAMALIZED CORN FLOUR, USING A VACUUM CLASSIFIER COOLER - A process and apparatus for the continuous production of whole nixtamalized corn flour, includes a whole clean corn precooking with a lime solution to effect a partial hydrolysis of pericarp and bran with reduced soluble corn loss in Nejayote wastewater. Moisture content is then stabilized, followed by milling and drying preconditioned corn for further endosperm gelatinization in the whole ground kernel, venting and separating the dry-milled fractions. Adiabatic cooling under a partial vacuum of the vented dry-grind fractions and classifying with an upwardly airstream to strip the fine-grind from the coarse grind while the latter is separated downwardly as a moving bed. Venting and separating the classified fine grind fraction; sifting and recovering the cooled and classified fine grind so segregated from the coarse grind, remilling and further screening the coarse grind produces a whole nixtamalized corn flour for tortilla and whole grain corn-based foods.04-01-2010

Patent applications by J. Fernando Ramirez, Guadalupe MX

Joseph Ramirez, Batangas City PH

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120073650METHOD OF FABRICATING AN EMITTER REGION OF A SOLAR CELL - Methods of fabricating emitter regions of solar cells are described. Methods of forming layers on substrates of solar cells, and the resulting solar cells, are also described.03-29-2012

Juan Camilo Ramirez, Port Moody CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120310961SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION INCORPORATING REINFORCEMENT-BASED LEARNING AND FEEDBACK - Systems and methods are provided for feedback-driven provision of information in relation to a plurality of information resources. Some such methods involve: accessing information resources from repositories to establish a mapping between information resources; maintaining a state table comprising a plurality of state-table records, each state-table record attributing a value to a state-action pair, which comprises an indication of actions in relation to the information resources; monitoring actions of a user in relation to the information resources; receiving a feedback metric related to interaction of the user with the information resources; using the feedback metric to update the values of the state-table records; and providing output information based at least in part on the updated values of the state-table records.12-06-2012

Juan-Pablo Ramirez, Berlin DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110218803METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING INTELLIGIBILITY OF SPEECH REPRESENTED BY A SPEECH SIGNAL - A method for assessing intelligibility of speech represented by a speech signal includes providing a speech signal and performing a feature extraction on at least one frame of the speech signal so as to obtain a feature vector for each of the at least one frame of the speech signal. The feature vector is input to a statistical machine learning model so as to obtain an estimated posterior probability of phonemes in the at least one frame as an output including a vector of phoneme posterior probabilities of different phonemes for each of the at least one frame of the speech signal. An entropy estimation is performed on the vector of phoneme posterior probabilities of the at least one frame of the speech signal so as to evaluate intelligibility of the at least one frame of the speech signal. An intelligibility measure is output for the at least one frame of the speech signal.09-08-2011

Maria Ramirez, Tijuana MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120065314COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR GRIPS - A composition for use in grips is disclosed. The composition may be used, for example, in making a golf club grip. The disclosed grip provides for improved shock absorption and other beneficial properties. In one embodiment the comprises a cross-linked composition of from about 40% by weight to about 80% by weight of one or a combination of a first material selected from the group consisting of butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, ethylene propylene rubber and chloroprene rubber, and from about 10% by weight to about 50% by weight of one or a combination of a second material selected from the group consisting of ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer (EPDM), polyurethane, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polypropylene and cork.03-15-2012

Mario Ramirez, Otay Ulversidad MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100134689DYNAMIC CONTRAST ON DISPLAYS USING AVERAGE PICTURE LEVEL AND HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS - Average picture level (APL) of a display and, in examples, histogram information is used to dynamically adjust the display contrast, or “gamma”, using an exponential function. APL can also be used for DC transmission adjustment and black/white stretch.06-03-2010

Marta Fuentes Ramirez, Pamplona (navarra) ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080221314Heteromolecular metal-humic (chelate) complexes - Heteromolecular metal-humic organic complexes of the type:09-11-2008

Mauricio Ramirez, Medellin CO

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090016689BIRD FLIGHT DIVERSION DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR FIXING SAME TO OVERHEAD WIRES AND CABLES - The invention relates to a device for diverting the flight of birds in order to prevent collisions with overhead wires and cables, such as high-voltage lines. The inventive device comprises a system for fixing same to overhead wires and cables, from which a central body is suspended. The fixing system enables the device to be mounted to or removed from overhead wires and cables of different diameters manually by one person. The diversion device comprises a modular construction, thereby facilitating the transport thereof and the replacement of any part if necessary. Once assembled, the volume of the device is greater than that of the individual parts. All of the device is made form an electrically-insulating polymer material which does not corrode the cables or wires. Moreover, the device can move and the components thereof can have different colours in order to render same more visible. In addition, the components of the device are perforated such as to have low wind resistance.01-15-2009

Nuria Oliver Ramirez, Madrid ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120290649METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING A SOCIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION USING MOTIFS - The present disclosure relates generally to methods for characterizing communication networks, and more particularly to methods of characterizing the propagation of information throughout communications in such networks.11-15-2012

Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Singapore SG

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090119691DISC CHANGER - The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein all trays in the standby position can be unlocked and pushed to engage with the tray driving gear unit, and ejected outward from a mechanical chassis by a predetermined tray stroke, thereafter the trays are driven back to the standby position one by one, and when the last tray reaches the standby position all trays are locked.05-07-2009
20090122661DISC CHANGER - The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein the tray driving gear unit can be used for checking the discs by driving all trays to protrude outward from the mechanical chassis to the disc exchange position, and can drive the trays individually from the disc exchange position to the standby position from top to bottom, thereby each disc can be checked until its tray is closed.05-14-2009

Rocio Sierra Ramirez, Bogota CO

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120252070BIOMASS SHOCK PRETREATMENT - Methods and apparatus for treating biomass that may include introducing a biomass to a chamber; exposing the biomass in the chamber to a shock event to produce a shocked biomass; and transferring the shocked biomass from the chamber. In some aspects, the method may include pretreating the biomass with a chemical before introducing the biomass to the chamber and/or after transferring shocked biomass from the chamber.10-04-2012

Rodolfo Ramirez, Mexico MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223921MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD ANTI-FRAUD SECURITY SYSTEM - To prevent fraud, a magnetic card's ID, which may be a stripe ID or security chip, is converted to an encrypted card ID, which is stored on the card and in a database. Information about the card's history is captured, encrypted, and stored on the card and in a database. To validate the card, the magnetic card ID on the card is again converted to the card ID. This card ID is then compared with the card ID for that card in the database. The card history data stored on the card may also be compared, for validity and to determine points of fraud, with the card history data stored in the database. The data in the card's magnetic card ID can also be compared with the decrypted data in the card ID stored on that card to help determine the card's validity, for example, when the database is inaccessible. Card data about the account holder, stored on the card's magnetic stripe, may also be used to create the card ID for verification.09-18-2008

William Ramirez, Bogota CO

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100159931System and Method for Inferring Wireless Trajectories in a Cellular Telephone Network - A device includes a processor configured to determine a number of users in each of a plurality of wireless telephone cells of a trajectory in a wireless telephone network. The processor is also configured to determine handoff data between each adjacent pair of the wireless telephone cells, and to determine a first number of users traveling along the trajectory in the wireless telephone network while on a telephone call. The processor also calculates a total number of users associated with the trajectory in the wireless telephone network based on the handoff data between each adjacent pair of the wireless telephone cells, and based on the first number of users traveling along the trajectory while on the telephone call.06-24-2010