Personal electronic storage device container and labeling

• US 6,140,936 A
• Filed: 09/03/1998
• Issued: 10/31/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jay Alan Armstrong
• Original Assignee: Jay Alan Armstrong
• Inventors: Armstrong, Jay Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Harold I.
• Application Number:
  US09/146,799
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.34, 235/492
• US Class Current: 340/5.74
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD

Abstract

A reusable electronic storage device comprised of a memory card and a protective container with attachment points for jewelry. The memory card contains medical or veterinary information about the bearer. The information is stored in electronic files in a standard directory structure. Labels show critical treatment data and indicate that the memory card contains information related to medical or veterinary treatment for the bearer. The container and/or medical card may be worn as a jewelry item.

Claims

1. A reusable electronic storage device comprising:

a memory card which is compliant with the PCMCIA-ATA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association-AT Attachment) open industry standard;

an attachment lug on said memory card;

a file system which is automatically detected and recognized by personal computers;

a modifiable directory structure for organizing electronic files stored in said memory card;

modifiable electronic text, image, and multimedia files containing medical or veterinary information and said files stored in said directory structure;

encryption of said electronic files;

password protection of said electronic files;

viewer programs for viewing, editing, and playing said text, image, and multimedia files;

a cover for the connector and connector pins of said memory card;

an enclosing container for said memory card, said container being shock resistant, pressure resistant, moisture resistant, dust resistant, corrosion resistant, EMI/EMP resistant, heat resistant, and resistant to radiation from radioactive materials;

one or more attachment lugs and surfaces on said container;

labeling on the exterior surfaces of said memory card and container;

symbols and text on said labeling indicating that medical or veterinary information is stored in said memory card;

the name of the bearer to whom said medical or veterinary information pertains on said labeling;

a photographic quality image of said bearer on said labeling and stored on said memory card;

a thumbprint, fingerprint, or pawprint of said bearer on said labeling and stored on said memory card;

a tissue, bodily fluid, or hair sample containing the bearer'"'"'s DNA attached to said memory card or said storage container;

DNA data identifying the bearer and said DNA data stored on said memory card;

a retina scan of the bearer and said retina scan stored on the memory chip and on said labeling;

a holographic image on the exterior of the chip;

a list of treatment data on said labeling.

2. The reusable electronic storage device of claim 1 wherein said memory card has a physical volume no larger than 5,500 cubic millimeters.

3. The reusable electronic storage device of claim 2 wherein said memory card is a CompactFlash™

card.

4. The reusable electronic storage device of claim 2 wherein said memory card is a SmartMedia™

card.

5. The reusable electronic storage device of claim 2 wherein said memory card is an Intel®

Miniature Card.

6. The reusable electronic storage device of claim 1 wherein said memory card or container is attached to a personal timekeeping device.