Abstract:
An optical/smartcard disc and method of using and forming the disc are provided which are compatible with a disc reader having a centrally located spindle and a seating ring for supporting and rotating a compact disc positioned thereon. The optical disc according to an embodiment of the invention preferably has at least a first plastic rectangular layer having a width of about 54 mm and a length of about 86 mm and having a pattern of digital data encoded thereon. A second metallic layer is formed on at least portions of the first plastic layer, and a third protective layer is formed on at least the second layer for protecting the metallic layer. An opening extends through the first, second, third, and fourth layers in a medial portion thereof. A card interface seat is preferably integrally formed in at least the first layer for seating the card onto a loading tray of a disc reader so as to interface with only portions of the seating ring of the disc reader and to read digital data stored thereon from the optical/smartcard disk. A layer including the microprocessor. The integration of a full software engine giving transparent and direct connection worldwide without any need to install any software on the host machine.
Abstract:
The data carrier comprises a plastic body (1), in which a metal layer carrying data in CD or DVD format is arranged. Furthermore, the data carrier comprises a semiconductor chip (7) embedded in plastic body (1) and having contacts (8) or an antenna for communicating with an external apparatus. In order to compensate the unbalance caused by the semiconductor chip (7), a counterweight (9) is provided, the central hole (3) is offset from the carrier's center, or the plastic body has asymmetric shape. By combining a storage medium having CD or DVD format with a semiconductor chip, the fields of application of the data carrier are broadened. The semiconductor chip (7) can e.g. be used for storing an access authorization of the stored data.
Abstract:
An automatic identification system for accounting for and identifying a plurality of surgical sponges (10) used during a surgical procedure. Machine-readable information (14) is located on a plurality of surgical sponges (10). Each sponge (10) of the plurality of surgical sponges (10, 10', ... 10 ) has unique machine-readable information located thereon. The unique machine-readable information (14) is unique for at least one surgical procedure.
Abstract:
A data card having a storage region for storing capacitive data, and a reader thereof. A card (5) has a magnetic storage region (10) for storing magnetic data and a capacitive storage region (12). The capacitive storage region (12) is provided with a plurality of electrodes connected through fuses, and bit data are stored depending upon whether the fuses are blown or not. The data are read by detecting current flowing in circuits that are connected to the external electrodes by capacitive coupling.
Abstract:
A bar code formation method for an optical disk, which produces bar codes of position information for piracy protection as a kind of ID and executes laser trimming to a reflection film of a PCA region of an optical disk. An optical disk is produced according to this method. As shown in the Figure, a reflection film of a PCA region (998) is partially removed in the PCA region (998) of a pre-pit signal region of this optical disk to which data are recorded by CLV so that bar codes (923) and (938) are written in superposition. In this optical disk, therefore, bar code data can be reproduced by the same optical pickup.
Abstract:
The invention improves the duplication prevention capacity in comparison with the prior art. In the optical disk according to the present invention, for example, marking is made on a reflection film of the disk on which data are written by a laser beam, at least the position information of the marking or information on the position information is written on the disk in the form of cipher or digital signature.
Abstract:
An integrated retroreflective data communication display (2) for visual and electromagnetic communication is described. The display (2) may be configured as an integrated retroreflective electronic license plate, with printed visual information (4), similar to the information printed on traditional license plates, on retroreflective sheeting (6). An antenna network (8) is integrated within the license plate for electromagnetic communication and may be connected to external electronic modules. The display may also be configured as an integrated retroreflective electronic road sign (140), also providing visual and electromagnetic information in a unitary structure.
Abstract:
A card reader (10), and method are described, to perform transactions on machine readable cards on which data is stored magnetically and which additionally include a printed matter on one face thereof. The reader (10) includes marking means (44) for visibly marking the card (41) during or after the transaction to denote the successful completion of the transaction where the latter is a debiting transaction the mark can denote the amount debited or the amount of credit remaining on the card. In one example, the reader includes a magnetic reading and writing head (38) and an electromagnetically driven punch for punching or indenting printing or penetrating the card surface adjacent a scale printed therealong. The punch is operated in synchronism with the movement of the card in the reader to mark the card at the appropriate position along the scale to denote the credit remaining or debited. Movement of the card into the reader causes magnetic data to be read and during reverse movement out of the reader the magnetic data is overwritten and the card marked by the punch.
Abstract:
If each part information, such as a product, a measure, a routine, a text portion etc. in an information handling system is given a bar code (2), and if these items of part information are stored in clear (3) together with their bar codes in bar code tables (1) and in the computers (6) included in the system, simple and rational registering, transferring and storing of information can be carried out as follows. Selected items of part information which together form information to be registered, transferred and stored, are registered in that the corresponding bar codes are read by means of a bar code reader (4) and are entered into a computer (6). The computer is caused to print the inputted bar codes and the corresponding items of part information in clear on a sheet of paper (8).
Abstract:
If each part information, such as a product, a measure, a routine, a text portion etc. in an information handling system is given a bar code (2), and if these items of part information are stored in clear (3) together with their bar codes in bar code tables (1) and in the computers (6) included in the system, simple and rational registering, transferring and storing of information can be carried out as follows. Selected items of part information which together form information to be registered, transferred and stored, are registered in that the corresponding bar codes are read by means of a bar code reader (4) and are entered into a computer (6). The computer is caused to print the inputted bar codes and the corresponding items of part information in clear on a sheet of paper (8).