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20100268612 | PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT HAVING SEGMENTED ARCHITECTURE - A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data. | 10-21-2010 |
20120046787 | PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT HAVING SEGMENTED ARCHITECTURE - A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data. | 02-23-2012 |
20130238453 | PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT HAVING SEGMENTED ARCHITECTURE - A payment processing system and method comprising a POS module providing an interface to effect sales of FGS in a retail environment, a device module operatively connected to at least one retail device configured to supply FGS and comprising a card reader adapted to receive a first payment card data for payment for the FGS, wherein the device module is adapted to control operation of the at least one retail device, and a payment system module operatively connected to the POS module and the device module, the payment system module adapted to validate payment for the FGS. The payment system module and the device module are separated from the POS module in order to segment a portion of the payment processing system configured to handle payment card data from a portion of the system that does not handle payment card data. | 09-12-2013 |
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20100168000 | Octanoate-Reduced Human Albumin - The invention relates to the improvement of the transport properties of albumin which is produced on an industrial scale, e.g. via the Cohn process or by means of recombinant processes, and is mixed, during the production process, with substances that saturate the binding points on the albumin and thus affect the binding properties and transport properties of the final product. A special embodiment of the invention relates to pasteurized and then octanoate-reduced human albumin for therapeutic use, especially in a detoxification treatment of human plasma, e.g. for the intravenous treatment of acute or chronic liver diseases, and as a dialysate in extracorporeal liver dialysis with albumin in the molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) or in single-pass dialysis. | 07-01-2010 |
20120238998 | Octanoate-reduced Human Albumin - A method is described that improves the transport properties of albumin produced on an industrial scale, wherein the albumin is mixed, during the production process, with substances that saturate the binding points on the albumin. Furthermore, pasteurized and then octanoate-reduced human albumin and therapeutic uses of such albumin is described. Such albumin may be useful in detoxifying human plasma, e.g. for the intravenous treatment of acute or chronic liver diseases, and as a dialysate in extracorporeal liver dialysis. | 09-20-2012 |
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20130199020 | FASTENING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof. Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof can include a unitary or one-piece body having first and second ends configured and operative to be coupled together or to be coupled to their respective complement in another of said fastening devices. The first end can include a ring or annular portion and a projection that are sized and shaped to fit around an anchor and in an orifice, respectively, of the second end. Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof according to embodiments may be used with items, including footwear, apparel, luggage, a backpack, a bag, a purse, a boxing glove, a punching bag, football or lacrosse shoulder pads, or the like. | 08-08-2013 |
20150074955 | FASTENING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof. Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof can include a unitary or one-piece body having first and second ends configured and operative to be coupled together or to be coupled to their respective complement in another of said fastening devices. The first end can include a ring or annular portion and a projection that are sized and shaped to fit around an anchor and in an orifice, respectively, of the second end. Fastening devices and systems and methods thereof according to embodiments may be used with items, including footwear, apparel, luggage, a backpack, a bag, a purse, a boxing glove, a punching bag, football or lacrosse shoulder pads, or the like. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082588 | FASTENING DEVICES AND METHODS - A fastening device for connecting identified openings, including: an elongated main body member defining a longitudinal axis, the main body member having a first end portion and a second end portion at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis; first and second tip end members located at the first end portion and second end portion of the body, respectively, the first and second tip end members each adapted to fit through one of the identified openings; and a first deformable interference portion located between the main body member and the first tip end member, and a second deformable interference portion located between the main body and the second tip end member; where the first and second deformable interference portions are each normally located in a rest state where they define an outer dimension that prevents their passage through one of the identified openings. Other embodiments, features and methods are also described. | 03-26-2015 |
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20130132158 | COMPUTING EARLY ADOPTERS AND POTENTIAL INFLUENCERS USING TRANSACTIONAL DATA AND NETWORK ANALYSIS - The early adopters and potential influencers (EAPI) system, method and computer-readable medium provide a way to identify early adopters and potential influencers. The EAPI system obtains a list of purchases for customers of merchants and/or subscriptions from a transaction tracking system. The EAPI system creates a time-based transaction network, and using a scoring function, the EAPI system determines an early adopter and/or potential influencer ranking among customers in the network. The EAPI system may use one or more customer attributes to determine a customer's influence with respect to different dimensions. | 05-23-2013 |
20130185311 | EMAIL SUGGESTOR SYSTEM - The email suggestor system and method provide an efficient and effective way to capture a user identifier, such as an email address of a consumer in a retail environment. The email suggestor system generates one or more suggested first text portions based on input data, outputs at least one of the suggested first text portions, and receives a selection of a first text portion. The email suggestor system generates one or more suggested second text portions of a user identifier based on the input data, outputs at least one of the suggested second text portions, and receives a selection of a second text portion. The email suggestor system generates a user identifier including the selected first text portion and the selected second text portion. The email suggestor system uses received feedback response to refine and/or train one or more models with which it generates the suggested text portions. | 07-18-2013 |
20140122171 | Method and System for Credit Card Holder Identification - The present invention is associated with a method that takes a subsequence of a credit card number, in particular the suffix (or last n digits), and transaction data associated with the cardholder. For each subsequence of the credit card number, a set of data may be used in order to uniquely identify the cardholder. The identification of the cardholder may be performed in a particular search space that is composed of all possible credit card numbers and includes the transaction data associated with the cardholder. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090220362 | Compressor Unit - The invention relates to a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operation, comprising a compressor with a compressor rotor which has one or more compressor stages, and also comprising an electric motor with a stator and a motor rotor, and comprising a gastight housing which is provided with an inlet and an outlet. Such compressor units in a large embodiment are especially susceptible to vibrations. The invention provides a remedy hereby virtue of the fact that the motor rotor has two radial bearings, a first radial bearing and a second radial bearing, each arranged at the end, that the compressor rotor has two radial bearings, a third radial bearing and a fourth radial bearing, each arranged at the end, and that a coupling which transmits torque is arranged between the two rotors. | 09-03-2009 |
20090263265 | Compressor Unit - The invention relates to a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operations, comprising a compressor with a rotational axis and an electric motor. Said compressor unit has a housing with an automation unit for control and regulation tasks. The aim of the invention is to improve the co-operation of the automation unit and the compressor unit and in particular to reduce the complexity of the cooling of the automation unit and signal and energy transmission. To achieve this, an additional housing, which contains the automation unit, is attached to the housing. | 10-22-2009 |
20090311108 | Method for Operation of a Compressor Unit, and Associated Compressor Unit - The invention relates to a method for operating a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operation. The aim of the invention is to minimize the risk of gas hydrate formation during the compression process. To reduce said risk, according to the method components of the compressor unit are supplied with anti-freeze and/or anti-freeze is injected into the flow path of the conveyed medium to be compressed. The invention also discloses a compressor unit, which operates according to said method. | 12-17-2009 |
20120056571 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a drive system comprising a liquid-cooling electric machine ( | 03-08-2012 |