Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1993-09-21
1995-07-04
Shepperd, John
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
235487, 283901, G06K 1908
Patent
active
054302773
ABSTRACT:
A visible image displaying medium comprises a substrate on which a visible image is formed, and a displaying layer, disposed on the substrate, when the displaying layer is heated to a first temperature, changing to a transparent state to display the visible image and when the displaying layer is heated to a second temperature higher than the first temperature, changing to a cloudy state to shut the visible image. Further, an apparatus for processing a recording medium which has a substrate on which a visible image is formed and a displaying layer, disposed on the substrate, when the displaying layer is heated to a first temperature, changing to a transparent state to display the visible image and when the displaying layer is heated to a second temperature higher than the first temperature, changing to a cloudy state to shut the visible image, the apparatus comprises means for heating the displaying layer to the first temperature to display the visible image, and means for reading the visible image on the recording medium through the displaying layer.
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Itoh Shin-ichi
Ohno Tadayoshi
Yamaguchi Takashi
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Shepperd John
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