Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1994-04-19
1996-12-10
Lee, Thomas C.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
395822, 395894, 39518801, 3642466, 364249, 3642492, 364 DIG1, G06F 1300
Patent
active
055840434
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention.
The invention relates to an element for insertion into diskette drive.
2. Background Information
From the earlier German patent registration P 39 03 454 A1 a component (Smartdiskette) is known which can be inserted into an EDP installation. This component is designed as a diskette and equipped with a special interface. The interface is designed in such a manner that a data transfer can be performed between a processor located in the diskette and the EDP installation via the already existing read/write device. The particular advantages affiliated with this feature are based on the fact that data can be transferred between the processor of the diskette and the EDP installation without any additional interfaces being required. One characteristic of the interface section, the converter, is known from the German Patent registration P 40 36 336.83-53.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The undelying task of the present invention is to realize a multitude of application possibilities of the component.
This task is fulfilled in that the element (diskette), which can be plugged into an EDP installation, consists of two components which can be plugged together. One component possesses the external shape of a diskette and serves as a frame to accomodate the second component, which contains all or some of the electronic units.
Some of the electronic components can also be located inside the frame.
The advantages of this measure are that the dimensions of the second component are smaller than the dimensions of the diskette. The second component has the dimensions of a mini-chip card, a chip card (0.8 mm or 2 mm thick) or a card with the dimensions 55 mm .times.60 mm.times.3 mm. These cards can be transported without difficulty in a purse or wallet. Consequently the advantages of the element as stated in the German patent registration P 39 03 454 A1, are combined with the advantages of a chip card. The disadvantages of a chip card, such as limited memory and processor capacity as well as the fact that it requires a special read/write device, are eliminated by this invention. The functions of the Smartdiskette, as stated in the German patent registration P 39 03 454 A1, can also be performed using this invention.
An additional function is described here as an example. Here we are referring to a patient's data card as set down in the German disclosure provision DE 35 34 638 A1. The disadvantage of the patient data card in the specified form of a standard commercial diskette is that the personal data related to the patient can be read at any time as the data stored on commercially available diskettes are uncoded. A further disadvantage lies in the dimensions of a standard diskette. It cannot be transported comfortably like a chip card in a purse or wallet.
As is also stated in the above-mentioned disclosure provision, patient data can be stored on magnetic strip cards or chip cards. The magnetic strip cards have the advantage of small dimensions, but the same disadvantage as standard commercial diskettes with respect to the easy reading of personal data. The chip card does not have this disadvantage. Confidential data can be safely stored on this medium. They can only be accessed when the correct secret code has been previously entered. The disadvantages of a chip card are that an insufficient amount patient data can be stored on this medium and that special read/write devices are required.
With this invention the disadvantages stated are completely eliminated. The diskette drive of any personal computer and the magnetic interface located in the element itself serve as the interface for the reading and writing of the patients data. Depending on the model of the pluggable board in the frame several megabytes can be stored there. Reading and writing of the data is only then permitted by the processor--also integrated into the frame once a secret access code has been entered and this has been identified as correct by the processor.
Advantages, details and application possibilit
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Lee Thomas C.
Luu Le Hien
Smart-Diskette GmbH
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