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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Finis Conner, Carmel, CA (US);
Anil Nigam, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
StorCard, Inc., Carmel, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/900 ;
Abstract
A credit card-sized card having a rotating magnetic memory therein is disclosed. The card is provided using a laminated structure in which a stainless steel, plastic sandwich structure is employed. An opening in the plastic layer provides space for the rotating magnetic disk. Data is written to or read from the disk by positioning heads from an external system into openings in the external surface of the card. When the card is not engaged in a reader, a shutter covers the openings.