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Information card

  • US 5,844,230 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1995
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A single piece information card having a plurality of discrete information on a single card piece and useable on a conventional card reading apparatus comprising:

  • a single plate member including a first side and a second side;

    a first set of emboss ed information characteristic of a first information set disposed on one of said first side and said second side of said single plate member;

    a first magnetic information media having information corresponding to said first information set disposed on one of said first side and said second side of said single plate member;

    at least a second set of embossed information characteristic of a second information set disposed on one of said first side and said second side of said single plate member; and

    at least a second magnetic information media having information corresponding to said second information set disposed on one of said first side and said second side of said single plate member;

    said information being so placed and related;

    said first set of embossed information and said information corresponding to said first set of embossed information being readable by the conventional card reading apparatus on the passing the single piece information card through the conventional card reading apparatus only with the single piece information card in a first orientation with respect to the card reading apparatus; and

    said second set of embossed information and said information corresponding to said second set of embossed information being readable by the conventional card reading apparatus on passing the single piece information card through the conventional card reading apparatus only with the single piece information card in a second orientation with respect to the card reading apparatus.

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