Systems for storing and transferring data
First Claim
1. A system for storing and transferring data in confidential manner, the system comprising:
- at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising;
at least one store for storing data in an easily transportable form containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, and store control circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, an identification circuit entirely contained in the portable article and connected to the store and the coupling means, the identification circuit comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item introduced into the transfer device by the possessor of the portable article;
the store and the control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures;
the transfer device comprising;
means actuated by the person in possession of the portable store, so as to insert a confidential item into the transfer device, and means for transferring data to the portable article.
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A system for storing and transferring data in confidential manner, the system comprising: at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising: at least one store for storing data in an easily transportable form containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, and store control circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, an identification circuit entirely contained in the portable article and connected to the store and the coupling means, the identification circuit comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item introduced into the transfer device by the possessor of the portable article; the store and the control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures; the transfer device comprising: means actuated by the person in possession of the portable store, so as to insert a confidential item into the transfer device, and means for transferring data to the portable article.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for storing and transferring data in confidential manner, the system comprising:
- at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising;
at least one store for storing data in an easily transportable form containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, and store control circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, an identification circuit entirely contained in the portable article and connected to the store and the coupling means, the identification circuit comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item introduced into the transfer device by the possessor of the portable article;
the store and the control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures;
the transfer device comprising;
means actuated by the person in possession of the portable store, so as to insert a confidential item into the transfer device, and means for transferring data to the portable article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising;
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12. An independent electronic portable article designed to store and transfer data in confidential manner, for coupling to a data transfer device, the portable article comprising:
- at least one store for storing data in easily transportable form containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, said coupling means comprising input means, the portable article comprising further store actuating circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, and an identification circuit connected between the store and the input means of the coupling means and comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item which is introduced into the transfer device by the possessor of the portable article and transferred therein through the input means, the store and control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for storing and tranferring data in confidential manner, the system comprising:
- at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising;
at least one store for storing data in an easily transportable form containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, said coupling means comprising input means, the portable article comprising further store control circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, and identification circuit entirely contained in the portable article and connected between the store and the input means of the coupling means, the identification circuit comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item introduced into the transfer device by the possessor of the portable article and transferred therein through the input means;
the store and the control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures;
the transfer device comprising;
means actuated by the person in possession of the portable store, so as to insert a confidential item into the tranfer device, and means for transferring data to the portable article.
- at least one independent electronic portable article, and at least one independent transfer device, the portable article comprising;
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24. An independent electronic portable article designed to store and transfer data in confidential manner, for coupling to a data transfer device, the portable article comprising:
- at least one store for storing data in easily transportable form containing enabling data, the store being organized into m words of n bits, coupling means accessible from the exterior of the portable article and used for temporarily coupling the portable article to the transfer device, store actuating circuits connected between the coupling means and the store, and an identification circuit connected to the store and to the coupling means and comparing the enabling data in the store with a confidential item which is introduced into the tranfer device by the possessor of the portable article and transferred therein, the store and control circuits being constructed in the form of logic microstructures, and the identification circuit comprising a parallel comparator connected in parallel to the n output conductors of the store and to the data transfer device via coupling means when the portable article is coupled to the tranfer device.
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