Electronic access card with visual display

• US 4,800,255 A
• Filed: 08/22/1986
• Issued: 01/24/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: GE Interlogix Incorporated (General Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: Datatrak Incorporated
• Inventors: Imran, Mir A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Harold I.
• Application Number:
  US06/899,338
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 235/487, 235/492, 235/380, 235/382
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07 with integrated circuit chips
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07703 the interface being visual
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3415 Cards acting autonomously as pay-media
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

Electronic access card comprising a printed circuit board. A microprocessor is carried by the printed circuit board. A keyboard is carried by the printed circuit board and is connected to the microprocessor for inserting information into the microprocessor. A coil is carried by the printed circuit board and is coupled to the microprocessor for receiving information to be conveyed to the microprocessor and for transmitting information from the microprocessor. Visual display means is coupled to the microprocessor for visually displaying information which is carried in the microprocessor.

Claims

1. In an electronic access card for use with a lock device, a printed circuit board, a microprocessor carried by the printed circuit board, keyboard means connected to the microprocessor for inserting information into the micrprocessor, coupling means coupled to the microprocessor and adapted to receive information from the lock device to be conveyed to the microprocessor and adapted to transmit information from the microprocessor to the lock device and visual display means coupled to the microprocessor for visually displaying information which is carried in the microprocessor and supplied to or from the lock device.

2. A card as in claim 1 wherein the keyboard means is a full alphanumeric keyboard and scroll keys for scrolling information received from the lock device.

3. A card as in claim 1 wherein the means coupled to the microprocessor includes electronic circuitry.

4. A card as in claim 3 wherein said electronic circuitry is passive electronic circuitry.

5. A card as in claim 3 wherein said electronic circuitry as active electronic circuitry.

6. A card as in claim 5 wherein said active electronic circuitry includes transistor means and a high frequency gatable oscillator connected to the transistor.

7. A card as in claim 4 wherein said passive electronic circuitry includes a bridge and transistor means coupled between the microprocessor and the bridge.

8. A card as in claim 3 wherein said electronic circuitry includes filter means.

9. A card as in claim 1 together with a battery carried by the card and connected to the microprocessor.

10. A card as in claim 9 together with low battery comparison means coupled to the battery and to the microprocessor to provide a low battery indication on the display in the event a low battery condition occurs.

11. A card as in claim 1 wherein said display is a liquid crystal display.

12. A card as in claim 1 together with a clock coupled to the microprocessor.

13. A card as in claim 1 together with acoustical communication means coupled to the microprocessor.

14. A card as in claim 13 wherein said acoustical communication means includes a synthetic speech synthesizer.

15. In an electronic access card for use with a lock device, a printed circuit board, a microprocessor carried by the printed circuit board, keyboard means carried by the printed circuit board and connected to the microprocessor for inserting information into the microprocessor, coupling means carried by the printed circuit board and coupled to the microprocesor and adapted to receive information from the lock device and adapted to transmit information to the lock device.

16. A card as in claim 15 wherein said keyboard means is a complete alphanumeric keyboard.

17. A card as in claim 15 wherein said active electronic circuitry includes transistor means connected to the coil and a high frequency gatable oscillator coupled to the microprocessor and coupled to the transistor.

18. A card as in claim 15 together with filter means connected between the coil means and the input to the microprocessor.

19. A card as in claim 15 together with a battery carried by the card and connected to the microprocessor and to the active electronic circuitry.

20. A card as in claim 19 together with low voltage battery ascertaining circuitry connected to the battery and coupled to the microprocessor for giving an indication when a low battery condition occurs.

21. A card as in claim 15 together with a visual display coupled to the microprocessor.

22. A card as in claim 15 together with audible communication means coupled to the microprocessor and carried by the card.