Multi card reader
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1. A card reader system comprising:
- a receptacle housing having an upper member, a lower member, a front end and a back end;
said front end being constructed and arranged to receive a removable card, said removable card including an information bearing medium thereon;
said back end constructed and arranged to transmit data, including information obtained from said removable card;
said upper member including a biometric input and a numerical keypad;
said lower member including multiple information bearing medium readers positioned at different locations on said lower member, each said information bearing medium reader constructed and arranged to read a different information bearing medium format;
said information bearing medium readers being alignable with a compatible information bearing medium on said removable card;
said back end of said receptacle housing coupled to a data transmission module, said data transmission module including a input for receiving data and information from said receptacle housing and multiple outputs for transmitting said data and information to various processing devices;
whereby multiple cards including different information bearing medium formats can be read by said card reader system and information obtained from said cards can be transmitted to various processing devices.
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Abstract
The present invention is a card reader that can read cards wherein the information contained on the cards is in different formats. This eliminates the need for different card readers for each card having a different format for information storage thereon. The card reader also has a biometric identification input and a keypad for input of additional information by a user of the device. The card reader further includes a data module connectable to the card reader. The data module includes various output connections to permit data transfer from the card reader to various processors
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1. A card reader system comprising:
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a receptacle housing having an upper member, a lower member, a front end and a back end; said front end being constructed and arranged to receive a removable card, said removable card including an information bearing medium thereon; said back end constructed and arranged to transmit data, including information obtained from said removable card; said upper member including a biometric input and a numerical keypad; said lower member including multiple information bearing medium readers positioned at different locations on said lower member, each said information bearing medium reader constructed and arranged to read a different information bearing medium format; said information bearing medium readers being alignable with a compatible information bearing medium on said removable card; said back end of said receptacle housing coupled to a data transmission module, said data transmission module including a input for receiving data and information from said receptacle housing and multiple outputs for transmitting said data and information to various processing devices; whereby multiple cards including different information bearing medium formats can be read by said card reader system and information obtained from said cards can be transmitted to various processing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Current AssigneeZoltar Systems Corporation
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Original AssigneeZoltar Systems Corporation
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InventorsPage, William
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Application NumberUS11/683,208Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current235/440CPC Class CodesG06K 7/0004 Hybrid readersG06K 7/0034 the connector being capable...G06K 7/0043 the plurality of cards bein...
