Pocket calculator with credit card controller and dispenser

• US 4,719,338 A
• Filed: 08/12/1985
• Issued: 01/12/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Magnachip Semiconductor Limited (Magnachip Semiconductor)
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Inventors: Patel, Madhu C., Avery, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trafton, David L.
• Application Number:
  US06/764,903
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 364/705, 235/379, 235/380, 235/441, 235/492, 235/486
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0241 of the IC-card-like type
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07 with integrated circuit chips
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0073 having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/08 by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means without personal verification means G07F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0833 Card having specific functional components
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card

Abstract

A portable transaction processing calculator has a keyboard and a display window along with slots for holding at least a pair of credit cards. One of the cards includes storage means therein and is electrically connected with the calculator, and another card has optical or other readable data thereon and readable by optical or other equipment. A selector switch on the calculator selects one of four different operations.

Claims

1. A transaction processing device comprising a

hand held calculator having keyboard means and display means operably associated to input data and to display said data, a

first credit card carried by the calculator and being electrically alterable and having memory means therein and accessible by the calculator for providing a plurality of functions, a

second credit card carried by the calculator and usable to transact operations remote from the calculator,

first and second slots for containing said first and second credit cards in positions wherein said first credit card is positioned between said second credit card and said calculator, and

switch means on the calculator slidable to one of a plurality of positions for making a selection of normal calculator operation or for reading information from the first credit card for processing thereof relative to said functions including display of information, reading and accessing information, and setting of information.

2. In a portable calculator having a keyboard and a display window, a

first credit card carried by the calculator and being electrically alterable and including storage means therein and operably associated electrically with the calculator for providing a plurality of functions, a

second credit card carried by the calculator and usable to transact operations remote from the calculator, a

first slot and a second slot for containing said first credit card and said second credit card in positions wherein said first credit card is positioned between said second credit card and said calculator, and

switch selection means on the calculator and movable to one of a plurality of positions for normal calculator operation or for reading information from the first credit card and for processing of such information relative to said functions including display of information, reading and accessing information, and setting of information.

3. A transaction processing device comprising a

hand held calculator having keyboard means and display means operably associated for inputting data and for displaying said data,

slot means for carrying and retaining a first credit card, electrically alterable and having memory means, and operably associated with the calculator for providing a plurality of functions,

slot means for carrying and retaining a second credit card, said second credit card being usable to transact operations remote from the calculator, and said first credit card being positioned between said second credit card and said calculator, and

switch means slidable on the calculator for making a selection of normal calculator operation, for reading and accessing information from the first credit card relative to at least one of said functions, for setting functional information, and for displaying functional information.