Banking card for automatic teller machines and the like
First Claim
1. A data card for use with a card reader-writer comprising,a wallet size card having opposed sides and a length equal to or exceeding a width,a first strip of high resolution reflective direct-read-after-write laser recording material adhered to the card, the reflectivity of said first strip greater than 15%, said first strip being laser recordable in place on said card, anda second strip of magnetic recording material adhered to the card.
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Abstract
A data card having a pair of spaced apart information records. One record is a strip of high resolution reflective laser recording material, such as a metallic film. The other strip is a magnetic recording material. The strip of laser recording material has a capacity for recording at least 250,000 bits represented by pits having a dimension less than 50 microns.
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14 Claims
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1. A data card for use with a card reader-writer comprising,
a wallet size card having opposed sides and a length equal to or exceeding a width, a first strip of high resolution reflective direct-read-after-write laser recording material adhered to the card, the reflectivity of said first strip greater than 15%, said first strip being laser recordable in place on said card, and a second strip of magnetic recording material adhered to the card.
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8. A data card transaction system comprising,
a wallet size card having opposed sides and a length equal to or exceeding a width, a first strip of high resolution reflective direct-read-after-write laser recording material adhered to the card, the reflectivity of said first strip greater than 15%, a second strip of magnetic recording material adhered to the card, a laser disposed in laser data-writing relation with respect to said first strip on said card, and a photodetector disposed in reflective data-read relation with respect to the laser and said first strip on said card, and a magnetic head disposed in magnetic writing relation with respect to said second strip.
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