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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2353825 ; 235487 ; 235381 ; 369 14 ;
Abstract
A new data recording method is provided in which a consumed amount of predetermined value is recorded in a card memory. Two recording areas are provided in a card memory. The first recording area consists of a plurality of record bits (a through j) which are unchangeable when marked. The second recording area consists of a changeable memory (M). Upper digits of the consumed amount are recorded in the first recording area so as to improve the factor of safety and lower digits of the consumed amount are recorded in the second recording area so as to improve the factor of freedom.