Card reader
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorDavid C.C. May
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Abstract
A card reader (10), and particularly a manual insertion hybrid dip card reader, is described. The card reader (10) comprises a magnetic read head (28) for reading a magnetic stripe (62) on a card (60), and an integrated circuit interface (42) for reading terminals (64) on an integrated circuit card (60). The interface (42) is mounted on a moveable carrier (40) for moving relative to the magnetic read head (28) while the interface (42) is coupled to the card terminals (64). The carrier (40) may be biased towards an entrance of the card reader (10), and may be nearer the entrance than the magnetic read head (28). A self-service terminal including such a card reader is also described.
Claims19
A card reader comprising:
- a magnetic read head for reading a magnetic stripe;
- an integrated circuit interface for reading terminals on an integrated circuit card;
- and
- a moveable carrier on which the interface is mounted and for moving relative to the magnetic read head while the interface is coupled to terminals on an integrated circuit card.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- a magnetic read head for reading a magnetic stripe;
- and
- a carrier including an integrated circuit interface for reading terminals on an integrated circuit card, the carrier being moveable relative to the magnetic read head when the interface is coupled to terminals on an integrated circuit card.
An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
- a magnetic read head for reading a magnetic stripe of an ATM customer card;
- and
- a carrier including an interface for reading terminals on an ATM customer card, the carrier being moveable relative to the magnetic read head when the interface is coupled to terminals on an ATM customer card.
A method of operating a card reader, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an integrated circuit card having a number of terminals;
- reading the terminals of the integrated circuit card;
- and
- moving the integrated circuit card past a magnetic read head while the terminals of the integrated circuit card are being read.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.