Resources Contact Us Home Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE     Secure magnetic stripe reader Image Number 2 for United States Patent #7757953. Magnetic stripe readers that are configured to extract information from magnetic media and encrypt part of the extracted information are provided. Embodiments of magnetic stripe readers include measures to resist tampering and inputs to receive unencrypted information from input devices. One embodiment includes a housing containing a magnetic reading head connected to a decoder circuit that is connected to an encryption engine. The magnetic reading head generates a signal indicative of a magnetic field. The decoder circuit is configured to extract data from the output of the magnetic reading head and the encryption engine is configured to encrypt a portion of the extracted data and the encryption engine is configured to pass a portion of the extracted data unencrypted.       Recently Added Patents Multi-class switching system and associated method of use Tube arrangement and crossbeam having such a tube arrangement Integrated high-speed torque control system for a robotic joint Welding power supply Triple end cap Methods, system, and computer program product for optimizing signal quality of a composite received signal Method and apparatus for utilizing constraints for the routing of a design on a programmable logic device   Randomly Featured Patents Generating images according to points of intersection for integer multiples of a sample-time distance Method and apparatus for business forms Bow with limbs Polytetrafluoroethylene solid lubricant materials Coin discriminating method and apparatus Fishing tackle box Microclustered Water Hi-fi microphone casing Electric fuse for compensating heating in the center of the fusible element Pantyhose with panty having cotton characteristics © 2006-2008 PatentGenius. All Rights Reserved.