Scientific (other than for medical use), photographic, cinematographic and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and media for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound or images or signals; electronic, optical and magneto-optical, magnetic media for recording information and/or data (texts, sounds, images whether still or animated) regardless of the manner of recording (digital or analog) for consultation or transmission; media which can be read by computers and audiovisual apparatus, magnetic or optical data media; magnetic, video and laser cassettes; sound recording disks; videotapes; computer diskettes; videodisks; magnetic disks; optical disks; optical compact disks; interactive compact disks; sound and image transmitting apparatus; computer servers; telecommunication apparatus; micro-computers, printed circuits, processors, computer peripheral devices; computer software, professional software; CD-ROMs; computer systems for data bank management; instruments and installations for encoding, decoding, transcoding, encrypting, deciphering, recording, transmitting, reproducing and amplifying sound, images or information; computer programs, computer software and software package regardless of the medium and especially on a chip; interactive software; calculating machines; equipment for processing and consulting information and data; computers and portable computers; electronic agendas; hardware and software for radio communications by means of satellites; electronic cards, magnetic cards, magnetic identity cards, machine-readable magnetic encoded cards or cards which can be encoded; cards used for obtaining and storing information; authorization cards; authentication cards; credit cards; debit cards; rechargeable cards; smart cards; access cards; payment or pre-payment cards; transaction cards; magnetic pens, magneto-optical pens; electronic pens; apparatus for electronic processing of checks; secure terminals for electronic transactions (recorded computer software for use with payment and fund transfer systems, including those using memory and microprocessor cards); terminals accepting microprocessor cards (for reading or writing purposes) which can be connected to a local or remote computer or to another machine used for accessing a network with applications for carrying out electronic transactions on open networks and payment transactions; systems for secured payment transactions; transportable wireless terminals for payment by card (especially credit, debit or customer card) at a patron's table at a restaurant