Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1978-03-23
1981-03-17
Kilgore, Robert M.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
235381, 235441, 235492, G06K 500, G07F 708, G06K 706, G06K 1906
Patent
active
042569559
ABSTRACT:
A credit card system includes a credit card containing a memory for storing coded information indicative of: an identification of the use for which the article is intended, an identification of units used to keep account of operations which are performed in connection with the credit card, and the number of units available to a holder of the credit card. The memory is structured so that the two identification data zones have bits wherein a change from one binary value to another is irreversible, to prevent tampering of the identification of the card. The card also includes circuits for controlling the memory and contacts for temporarily coupling the card to an imprinting and/or operating means that are respectively coupled to the card at the time it is purchased and when it is being used to purchase goods or services. When the card is purchased, the number of units is imprinted onto the card in the third zone, and the number of these units is decremented as the card is being used.
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Del Rio, E. H.-"Credit Card Bearing Mechanically Recorded Data" RCA Technical Note #956, Mar. 15, 1974. _
Giraud Georges
Mollier Jean
Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique
Kilgore Robert M.
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