System of secure personal identification, information processing, and precise point of contact location and timing
First Claim
1. A memory card comprising:
- one or more storage devices for retaining information;
an interface mechanism for transferring information either from or to the one or more storage devices, wherein the interface mechanism comprises one or more physical contacts located on the surface of the memory card, and with the one or more physical contacts being in connection with the one or more storage devices, the one or more physical contacts further being adapted to engage an external device;
a security mechanism for regulating access to the information retained in the one or more storage devices, wherein the security mechanism comprises a specific arrangement of the one or more physical contacts of the interface mechanism, with the memory card being adapted to transfer specific types of information based on a corresponding physical connector associated with the external device; and
a tracking mechanism for associating the physical and temporal location of the memory card with the external device, wherein said tracking mechanism is activated by the external device.
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Abstract
A universal lightweight, easily carried memory identification card records information and controls access to this information. The memory card includes a file system of electronic files on the card, which are automatically detected and recognized by selected authorized readers. The file system is organized so that stored electronic files appear in separate and distinct encrypted compartments in the card, so that only authorized preselected readers have access to particular compartments. Biometric identifying information is imprinted in the card, so that no data can be transferred unless there is a biometric match between a reader and a person assigned to the card and who possesses the card. The separate compartments of the memory card may include a compartment containing medical, administrative or financial information relating to the assigned user of the card, wherein the information is accessed only by a preselected memory card reader having the unique pin code assigned to the compartment having the medical information. The memory identification card can also have a single chip Global Positioning System (GPS) to identify where the card is being used.
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34 Claims
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1. A memory card comprising:
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one or more storage devices for retaining information; an interface mechanism for transferring information either from or to the one or more storage devices, wherein the interface mechanism comprises one or more physical contacts located on the surface of the memory card, and with the one or more physical contacts being in connection with the one or more storage devices, the one or more physical contacts further being adapted to engage an external device; a security mechanism for regulating access to the information retained in the one or more storage devices, wherein the security mechanism comprises a specific arrangement of the one or more physical contacts of the interface mechanism, with the memory card being adapted to transfer specific types of information based on a corresponding physical connector associated with the external device; and a tracking mechanism for associating the physical and temporal location of the memory card with the external device, wherein said tracking mechanism is activated by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for storing information unique to a particular person and using said information for a plurality of purposes comprising:
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a) a central establishment for collecting and storing said information; b) a memory card for recording information downloaded from said establishment, said card having; i) a plurality of storage elements for recording said information in a plurality of different compartments; and ii) biometric identifying information stored on said card in one of the storage elements so that no data can be transferred unless there is a biometric match between the stored biometric identifying information and a person assigned to said card; c) a plurality of preselected readers for transferring information between said establishment and said memory card; and d) an interface between the memory card and the plurality of preselected readers for controlling the transfer of information between the memory card and the plurality of preselected readers, the interface comprising a plurality of separate groups of physical contacts located on the surface of the memory card, with each group of physical contacts being in connection with a different storage element on the memory card, wherein each group of physical contacts comprises a specific unique arrangement of physical contacts different from any other group located on the memory card, with each preselected reader having a unique arrangement of physical connectors located thereon which are configured to match the specific unique arrangement of physical contacts of designated ones of the groups of physical contacts located on the memory card, so that a preselected reader can only extract information from a compartment for which said preselected reader has the corresponding physical connectors associated with that compartment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of securing information on a memory card comprising:
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accessing one or more establishments via an interface mechanism;
verifying the identity of the card owner by comparing identifying information stored on the memory card against identifying information stored in an external device, wherein the interface mechanism comprises one or more physical contacts adapted to engage a corresponding physical connector associated with the external device;transferring selected information between the one or more establishments and the memory card when the identity of the card owner is verified, wherein the selected information is based on the specific arrangement of the physical connector associated with the external device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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