Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Transportation
Reexamination Certificate
1995-12-06
2001-12-11
Frech, Karl D. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Transportation
C235S380000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328210
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C §119 from an application entitled Card For Driver And Traffic-Related Business Conducting Apparatus And Method Using The Same earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Dec. 19, 1994, which was duly assigned Ser. No. 35071/1994 by that Office.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a card for a driver and a traffic-related business conducting apparatus and method using the same, and more particularly, to an IC card (integrated circuit card) for a driver to be used for traffic-related business and an apparatus and method using the same for conducting the traffic-related business arising between a driver and a traffic policeman.
Magnetic strip cards are cards of a plastic or paper medium having a magnetic recording medium attached thereto; an example of the former being a bank cash card or credit card, and an example of the latter being a prepaid coupon-type card such as phone card or subway token. As an alternative to the magnetic strip card, there is an IC card having an integrated circuit chip installed in a card medium provided with components such as a display and battery. An IC card (or “smart” card) comprises a RAM, a ROM, a central processing unit, and a nonvolatile memory for storing such information as card-issuer and card-user data.
In general, police business, particularly traffic-related business, is done manually. Accordingly, if a motorist wants to know information related to a traffic violation, e.g., demerit marks, or points, or the amount of a fine, there is no choice but to search at an administrative center.
Although police do make use of an electronic inquiry machine for police business, e.g., a wanted-car search, security is not reliable and the machine is costly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a motorist a process and a card for use in traffic-related business.
It is another object to provide apparatus for conducting traffic-related business by using a card issued to a motorist, provided with a memory.
It is still another object to provide a method for conducting traffic-related business by using a card issued to a motorist, provided with a memory.
These and other objects may be attained with a card is provided to a driver for use in traffic-related business. The card includes a data memory portion for storing data and a controller for reading out and recording data from and to the data memory portion and selectively writing or reading the data to and from an external device. The data memory portion uses a driver information area in which information for identifying the driver is recorded and a traffic-related information area in which the driver's traffic-related information is recorded.
These is alternatively provided an apparatus used for conducting a traffic-related business with a card issued to a motorist to be used for the traffic-related business, for recording and reading identification information about the driver and the traffic-related information. A central processing unit is used for storing identification information about the driver and other drivers, and for storing traffic-related information and processing any information transmitted from a portable terminal unit which processes the identification of the driver and traffic-related information, such as fine payment, using the card by selectively communicating on-line or off-line with the central processing unit; and an input and output interface for reading the result processed by the portable terminal unit.
These is additionally provided a method for conducting traffic-related business by searching for traffic-related information about a driver including accident records and penalty records recorded in a card issued to the driver; searching for related information about the driver such as car registration or wants and warrant on-line with a central processing unit, if needed; processing a payment for a fine imposed for violation of traffic regulations; storing information generated during the fine processing step in the card and in a traffic policeman's portable terminal unit, respectively; and transmitting on-line to the central processing unit collectively the information stored in the portable terminal unit.
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Baik In-Seong
Kim Si-Won
Bushnell , Esq. Robert E.
Frech Karl D.
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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