Card reader with carriage powered by movement of inserted card

Details Card reader with carriage powered by movement of inserted card Card reader with carriage powered by movement of inserted card

1996-09-12

1999-06-15

Hajec, Donald

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Coded record sensors

Particular sensor structure

235475, 235482, G06K 708

Patent

active

059124466

ABSTRACT:
The transaction terminal receives and reads information maintained on the card in a magnetic stripe or in an integrated circuit. A carriage is moved by an inserted card and moves from an initial position to a read position. The carriage is powered by the inserted card, and when the card is in the read position, the carriage is released and a magnetic head scans a magnetic stripe provided on the card. The terminal also causes an electrical connector to engage a card in the read position and form an electrical circuit with an integrated circuit if the card is a Smart Card. If a card is partially inserted, the carriage is held and does not automatically return to the initial position. Preferrably, a series of carriage hold positions are provided between the initial position and the read position. The terminal works in the same manner regardless of what type of card is used. In this way, the user merely fully inserts the card in the appropriate manner.

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