High capacity card and reader system
AssigneeMagnecomp Corporation
InventorsAlbert Ong, Mark Burkhart
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Abstract
Optical data card and reader system for recording data in which the card has approximately the dimensions of a credit card, the card having a laser readable layer comprising plural tracks of light-detectable indicia arranged in an angular or X-Y grid, and a laser reader therefor being adapted to scan the tracks by relative angular or X-Y movement between the laser and the card.
Claims2
Optical data card and reader system for recording data in which the card has approximately the dimensions of a credit card, said system including a card having a laser readable layer comprising plural tracks of light-detectable indicia arranged in an X-Y grid, a card mount, and a laser reader adapted to scan said tracks of said card in said card mount, said laser reader being mounted for scanning said tracks in an X-Y pattern, said card in said card mount being fixed relative to said laser, said laser being shiftable across said card in registration with said X-Y tracks of said grid in scanning relation.
Optical data card and reader system for recording data in which the card has approximately the dimensions of a credit card, said system including a card having a laser readable layer comprising plural tracks of light-detectable indicia arranged in an X-Y grid, a card mount, and a laser reader adapted to scan said tracks of said card in said card mount, said laser reader being mounted for scanning said tracks in an X-Y pattern, said laser being fixed relative to said card mounted in said card mount, said card mount shifting said card in an X-Y pattern for scanning by said laser.
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