EP0058029A2
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Portable data carrier incorporating manually presettable processing modes
Assignee: Chalmers David Arthur
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Filing: 1982-01-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A portable pocketsize data carrier, also referred to as pay token, stores more than one bank and/or credit account number in selectably accessable registers. The pay token is equipped with four or five selector buttons for carrying out a large variety of performance modifications. Aided by visual feedback through an integrated display window, the user may using a single button (a) insert a confidential number into the pay token for internal comparison with a factory-made number which cannot be read out (b) Select and activate one of 9 account or similar registers (c) Define a small cash amount in single figures currency units or a multiple thereof which the user desires to transfer from a selected token account to an uncommitted register, the rapid payment register or money register. The latter is electronically so connected that entry of the Personal Identifying Number is not required prior to payment from that register- as is required when payment is made from any of the account registers directly. The purpose of producing a long-life multiple account pay token is gradually to reduce the demand of coins and bank notes thereby lowering the high cost of minting and printing them; in parallel thereto the relatively high cost of operating cheque accounts by Banks shall be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 John Wolfgang Halpern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:59
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/0723; G06K19/077; G06K19/07701; G06K19/07703; G06K19/07749; G06K19/07758; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10009; G06K7/10316; G06K7/10336; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/357; G06Q20/3572; G06Q20/3576; G06Q20/36; G06Q20/363; G07F7/1025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, the said component incorporating at least one miniaturized circuit having several memory sections and means for transferring data between the component and the transfer device as well as manual setting means on the surface of the component to preset program elements in the miniaturized circuit and a display window for displaying data in humanly readable form, the improvement consisting in the provision of a first single button for placing an n- digit decimal number into a first variable memory section of the miniaturized circuit and circuit means for enabling an operator to carry this out when receiving visual feedback from the display window.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, the said component incorporating at least one miniaturized circuit having several memory sections and means for transferring data between the component and the transfer device as well as manual setting means on the surface of the component to preset program elements in the miniaturized circuit and a display window for displaying data in humanly readable form, the improvement consisting in the provision of a first single button for placing an n- digit decimal number into a first variable memory section of the miniaturized circuit and circuit means for enabling an operator to carry this out when receiving visual feedback from the display window.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as in claim 1 wherein said electronic circuit also comprises at least one committed memory section for holding an n digit decimal number which cannot be read out externally and represents a secret personal number to be known only to the owner of the device, and a comparator circuit for comparing said n-digit number with said other n- digit number generated by means of said first single button manually and placed into said first variable memory section, for producing a comparator output signal if the two numbers are equal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as in claim 1 in which the said miniaturized circuit contains also m storage registers in a second variable-memory section containing variable informational data and wherein the said first single button can also from said be used for manually selecting access from to one of them storage registers of said second variable-memory section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as in claims 1,2 and 3 wherein the selection of a storage register in the said second variable-memory section by the first single button is co-dependent on the presence of a comparator output signal having been generated by the said comparator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as in Claim 4 wherein a 2nd button (D) is provided on the surface of the said component which on being depressed renders the contents of the storage register selected by means of said first single button to become visible on the display screen within said display window.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as characterized in claims 3 and 4 wherein besides the m storage registers of the said second variable-memory section of the miniaturized circuit there is also at least one third memory section which is ac - cessable via the data transfer unit from outside or for display via said second button without requiring said comparator out - put signal as defined in claims 2 and 4, that is, without prior verification of a keyed-in secret personal number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
152 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer de - vice, the said component incorporating at least one miniaturized circuit having several memory sections and means for transferring data between the component and the transfer device as well as manual setting means on the surface of the component to preset program elements in the miniaturized circuit and a display window for displaying data in humanly readable form, the improvement consisting in the provision of a first single button for placing into first,second and third memory sections of said circuit, in consecutive order and concurrently displaying in said display window : (a) a number comprising n decimal digits (b) a number representing a selected one of m storage registers and (c) a number representing a value indicator for a money value to be internally transferred from a storage register of the second memory section to a third memory section of said circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
152 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer de - vice, the said component incorporating at least one miniaturized circuit having several memory sections and means for transferring data between the component and the transfer device as well as manual setting means on the surface of the component to preset program elements in the miniaturized circuit and a display window for displaying data in humanly readable form, the improvement consisting in the provision of a first single button for placing into first,second and third memory sections of said circuit, in consecutive order and concurrently displaying in said display window : (a) a number comprising n decimal digits (b) a number representing a selected one of m storage registers and (c) a number representing a value indicator for a money value to be internally transferred from a storage register of the second memory section to a third memory section of said circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, the component further signified by the provision of a data transfer control circuit for programming and executing the internal transfer of data between said second and said third section, and of a third button (T) on the surface of the component for enabling the functions of said transfer circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, the component further signified by the provision of a data transfer control circuit for programming and executing the internal transfer of data between said second and said third section, and of a third button (T) on the surface of the component for enabling the functions of said transfer circuit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
9) A portable data carrying component and an associable data transfer device as in Claim 8 , the further feature of the said transfer control) circuit being that in its program is included the recirculation and return of data, if any,contained in the third memory section of said miniaturized circuit to the appropriate storage register of the second memory section from which they originally derived so that the transfer of new value data from a newly selected storage register into an empty third memory section can take place.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
10) A portable data carrying component and an associable data transfer system as in claims 1 - 7 wherein the means for transferring data from any of the said storage registers or memory sections to an external buffer memory and computer system are reactive coupling means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
126 words
11) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system including at least one miniaturized circuit and means for transferring data between said component and said system, manual setting means to preset some of the programming portions in the said miniaturized circuit and a display window built into said data carrying component characterized in that both the external and internal communication-, security-, and executive functions as set out in this and the cited documents are carried out by a unified circuit comprising an input/ output conversion circuit ( I/O), an information holding or memory circuit, a word recognition or comparator circuit, a data processor and control circuit, and a display module circuit whereby several of these may be combined in a single integrated circuit area.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
126 words
11) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system including at least one miniaturized circuit and means for transferring data between said component and said system, manual setting means to preset some of the programming portions in the said miniaturized circuit and a display window built into said data carrying component characterized in that both the external and internal communication-, security-, and executive functions as set out in this and the cited documents are carried out by a unified circuit comprising an input/ output conversion circuit ( I/O), an information holding or memory circuit, a word recognition or comparator circuit, a data processor and control circuit, and a display module circuit whereby several of these may be combined in a single integrated circuit area.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
12) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system as in claim 10 wherein said component contains a rechargable battery in an encapsulated condition and wherein the said input / output circuit is connected to a reactive coupling member which constitutes a part of the said component through which it receives induced alternating electric energy, means for rectifying and temporarily storing said energy in d.c. form, means in the 1/0 circuit to compare the instantaneous built-up of the induced d.c. energy level with a stipulated minimum voltage level, and further means to keep the.remaining electric circuitry disabled until the induced d.c. voltage exceeds said minimum.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
13) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system as in claim 12 wherein the said means for temporarily storing the induced energy are series connected with a constant current resistor element and said rechargable battery, in such a manner as te pass the maximum permissble. charging current through the battery.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
14) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system, the component being characterized in that it includes in combination ferric-core loaded coils, CMOS-or other low current ICs, and a Liquid Crystal display panel, conjointly an arrangement in its outer shell for accepting a standard key ring.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
14) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system, the component being characterized in that it includes in combination ferric-core loaded coils, CMOS-or other low current ICs, and a Liquid Crystal display panel, conjointly an arrangement in its outer shell for accepting a standard key ring.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
15) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer system as in claim 14 wherein the said arrangement is designed in accordance with Swiss Patent 597779.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
16) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, as in claim 14 wherein the component has a single manually actuable button by means of which verification of an n decimal digit individualized number can be performed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
54 words
17) as in claim 16 wherein the same said button is also used for selecting one of several account stores in which value data are held and for enabling such a selected store to be debited in a point of sales data transfer terminal whenever presented to it via a said transfer data device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
54 words
18) as in claim 14 wherein the display has 5 digits of which the first three on the left are personal identification digits, the fourth one signifies one of the storage registers, and the fifth digit signifies a value data relating to the value to be transferred from an account to an uncommitted store.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
(19) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device as in claims 1 - 18, wherein the data carrying component has a groove transversally placed acrosss its smaller dimension to serve as a retaining element when placed into the associable data transfer device
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
101 words
(20) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, said transfer device consisting of a sliding track on which can be moved a data carrying component, on one side of said sliding track being placed a device containing electro-magnetic coils whose center to center spacing is identical with that of the coils in the data carrying component, and on the other side of said sliding track a second device containing a movable stop bar extending into the path of said track, and means for rapidly extracting said bar in response to an electric signal from the data transfer system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
101 words
(20) A portable data carrying component and associable data transfer device, said transfer device consisting of a sliding track on which can be moved a data carrying component, on one side of said sliding track being placed a device containing electro-magnetic coils whose center to center spacing is identical with that of the coils in the data carrying component, and on the other side of said sliding track a second device containing a movable stop bar extending into the path of said track, and means for rapidly extracting said bar in response to an electric signal from the data transfer system.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
(21) ..... as in claims (19) and (20) , the said device on one side of the said sliding track being provided with a key-shaped protrusion which dovetails with the groove in the data carrying component when the latter is pushed into the transfer device.
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