INFORMATION CARD

• US 3,702,464 A
• Filed: 05/04/1971
• Issued: 11/07/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paul P. Castrucci
• Original Assignee: Paul P. Castrucci
• Inventors: Castrucci, Paul P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Urynowicz, Jr., Stanley M.
• Application Number:
  US05/140,174
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 340/174SP,174MA,173SP,149A 235/61.12R,61.12M,61.12C,61.12N 307/303
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36106 Cassette
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07743 External electrical contacts
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07745 Mounting details of integrated circuit chips
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0866 by active credit-cards adapted therefor G07F7/1008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/81801 Soldering or alloying
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49855 for flat-cards, e.g. credit cards cards per se G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/81 using a bump connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/00 Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate details thereof H01L23/00, H01L29/00 - H10K10/00; assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual solid state devices H01L25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01005 Boron [B]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01006 Carbon [C]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01013 Aluminum [Al]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01019 Potassium [K]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01021 Scandium [Sc]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01029 Copper [Cu]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01033 Arsenic [As]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01056 Barium [Ba]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01074 Tungsten [W]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01075 Rhenium [Re]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01079 Gold [Au]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01322 : Eutectic Alloys, i.e. obtained by a liquid transforming into two solid phases
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/014 : Solder alloys
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/10253 : Silicon [Si]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/14 : Integrated circuits

Abstract

An information card for credit and accounting system having a monolithic or solid state memory for storage of information responsive to computer controlled systems.

Claims

1. An identification device comprising:

A. a card means;

B. an integrated programmable semiconductor memory device disposed within said card in spaced relationship to the peripheral surfaces thereof and comprising a. a plurality of first access terminals, b. a plurality of second access terminals, and c. a plurality of circuit means for connection of a corresponding one of each of said first terminals to each of said second terminals. C. memory access means extending from a surface of said card to said memory device for selectively activating said circuit means to establish a predetermined connection pattern matrix between selected ones of said first terminals and said second terminals;

a. wherein said access means comprises a plurality of conductors extending within said card from a surface thereof to corresponding first and second terminals of said memory device, b. wherein said circuit means comprises a diode circuit selectively activated to active and inactive states in response to said access means, and c. wherein i. said diode circuit comprises back to back diode pairs connected between each of a corresponding one of said first terminals and each of said second terminals to define open circuits therebetween and with the PN junctions of said diodes capable of permanent destruction for short circuit thereof in response to a reverse breakdown voltage across either of said junction in said diode pairs and wherein ii. said access means is adapted to selectively apply a reverse breakdown voltage across predetermined ones of said diode pairs to establish a unidirectional electrical conductive path therethrough.