Processing apparatus for a portable storage medium
First Claim
1. A processing apparatus for magnetically transmitting data to or from a plurality of types of portable storage media, including a first media having a magnetic stripe thereon, and a second media having a magnetic transducer therein, comprising:
- a housing;
magnetic input/output means in the housing for interacting with the portable media for transmitting data to or from the media;
groove means in the housing for receiving the portable media and longitudinally aligning the magnetic stripe of the first media with the magnetic input/output means of the apparatus; and
positioning means for selectively positioning the second media in the groove means for transmission of data between the magnetic transducer and the magnetic input/output means.
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Abstract
A processing apparatus for magnetically transmitting data to or from a plurality of types of portable storage media, including a first media having a magnetic stripe thereon, and a second media having a magnetic transducer therein. The apparatus includes a housing, a magnetic head in the housing for interacting with the portable media for transmitting data to or from the media, a groove in the housing for receiving the portable media and longitudinally aligning the magnetic stripe of the first media with the magnetic head of the apparatus, and positioning member for selectively positioning the second media in the groove for transmission of data between the magnetic transducer and the magnetic head.
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1. A processing apparatus for magnetically transmitting data to or from a plurality of types of portable storage media, including a first media having a magnetic stripe thereon, and a second media having a magnetic transducer therein, comprising:
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a housing; magnetic input/output means in the housing for interacting with the portable media for transmitting data to or from the media; groove means in the housing for receiving the portable media and longitudinally aligning the magnetic stripe of the first media with the magnetic input/output means of the apparatus; and positioning means for selectively positioning the second media in the groove means for transmission of data between the magnetic transducer and the magnetic input/output means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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