Method of and apparatus for storing and returning information on a business card
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1. A method for storing preselected data on a business card comprising the steps of:
- (a) writing said preselected data to a magnetic strip detachably connected to a floppy diskette carrier that operates in a floppy diskette drive of a computer;
(b) detaching said strip from said carrier; and
(c) attaching the detached strip to a business card.
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Abstract
A method for reading data stored on a magnetic strip on a business card includes the step of mounting the card on a floppy disk carrier that operates in a floppy disk drive of a computer. The floppy disk carrier is inserted into a floppy disk drive of a computer which is then operated so that the read/write head of the floppy disk drive moves relative to the magnetic strip thereby reading the information stored thereon.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for storing preselected data on a business card comprising the steps of:
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(a) writing said preselected data to a magnetic strip detachably connected to a floppy diskette carrier that operates in a floppy diskette drive of a computer; (b) detaching said strip from said carrier; and (c) attaching the detached strip to a business card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for storing preselected data on a business card comprising the steps of:
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(a) writing said preselected data to a magnetic strip detachably connected to a floppy diskette carrier that operates in a floppy diskette drive of a computer; (b) detaching said strip from said carrier; (c) attaching the detached strip to a business card; (d) mounting said business card om a simulated floppy diskette so that the magnetic strip is operatively associated with the read/write head cut-out slot in the floppy diskette; (e) inserting the simulated floppy diskette into a computer; (f) using the read/write head of the floppy diskette drive to read the data on the magnetic strip; and (g) translating the card relative to the simulated floppy diskette and thus relative to the read/write head of the floppy diskette drive.
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7. A method for storing preselected data on a business card comprising the steps of:
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(a) writing said preselected data to a magnetic strip detachably connected to a floppy diskette carrier that operates in a floppy diskette drive of a computer; (b) detaching said strip from said carrier; (c) attaching the detached strip to a business card; (d) mounting said business card om a simulated floppy diskette so that the magnetic strip is operatively associated with the read/write head cut-out slot in the floppy diskette; (e) inserting the simulated floppy diskette into a computer; (f) using the read/write head of the floppy diskette drive to read the data on the magnetic strip; and (g) holding the card fixed relative to the simulated floppy diskette and displacing the read/write head of the floppy diskette drive relative to the card. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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8. A method for reading data stored on a magnetic strip on a business card comprising the steps of:
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(a) mounting said card on a floppy diskette carrier that operates in a floppy diskette drive of a computer; (b) inserting the floppy diskette carrier into a floppy diskette drive of a computer; and (c) operating the computer so that the read head moves relative to the magnetic strip thereby reading the information stored thereon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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13. A floppy diskette system for a computer having a floppy diskette drive with a read/write head, said system comprising:
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(a) floppy diskette means including a carrier rotatably mounted in a jacket, said floppy diskette means being constructed and arranged for insertion into said floppy diskette drive so that the read/write head is operatively positioned relative to said carrier; (b) a magnetic substrate on said carrier; and (c) said substrate being constructed and arranged so that the substrate is selectively detachable from the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A floppy diskette system for a computer having a floppy diskette drive with a read/write head, said system comprising:
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(a) a jacket constructed and arranged for insertion into said floppy diskette drive, having a cut-out portion aligned with the path over which the read/write head is radially displaced when said jacket is mounted in said floppy diskette drive; (b) a business card having a linear magnetic strip affixed thereto; and (c) means mounting the card on the jacket so that the magnetic strip is operatively related to the read/write head when the jacket is inserted into said floppy disk drive.
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