Appliance with a data carrier disk drive and method of inserting a data carrier in such an appliance
OwnerWolfgang Eberdorferinventor
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Abstract
To provide alphanumeric data, such as a PIN code, to a smart card (2) a terminal (1) is used which is capable of communicating with the smart card. The terminal comprises a keypad (4) for entering the alphanumeric data and an associated keypad matrix (5) for producing key signals, which the keypad matrix (5) is scanned for any pressed keys using a scanning sequence so as to produce key signals. To securely enter the data without the risk of the terminal intercepting them it is proposed that said scanning sequence is determined by the smart card (2). In this way, the terminal has no knowledge of the actual keys pressed and the secrecy of the alphanumeric data is ensured.
Claims16
A device (1) with a drive (3) for a disc-shaped data carrier (5) with a rotation axis (5a), wherein the drive has data-carrier load/unload means (4) for moving the data carrier into an operating position inside the drive and for moving the data carrier out of the drive, and drive means (12) for rotary driving of the data carrier in its operating position around its rotation axis (5a), wherein the device (1) has retaining means (8) for holding the drive (3) so that it is capable of swiveling, wherein the retaining means (8) are designed for swiveling the drive around a swivel axis (6) running substantially parallel to the rotation axis (5a) of the data carrier (5), and wherein the retaining means (8) are designed for swiveling the drive (3) between a data carrier load/unload position accessible from outside the device and one or more data carrier load/unload positions inside the device and inaccessible from outside the device.
A method of loading one or more disc-shaped data carriers (5) with a rotation axis (5a) into a device (1) which has a drive (3) for the data carriers (5), wherein the drive (3) has data carrier load/unload means (4) for moving the data carrier (5) into an operating position inside the drive and for moving the data carrier (5) out of the drive (3), and drive means (12) for rotary driving of the data carrier (S) in its operating position around its rotation axis (5a), and wherein the following process steps are effected:
- moving a data carrier (5) into the drive (3) from the outside of the device, swiveling the drive (3) around a swivel axis (6) running substantially parallel to the rotation axis (5a) of the data carrier (5) to a data carrier load/unload position inside the device, and moving the data carrier (5) out of the drive (3) and into data carrier storage means (7) inside the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.