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Card reader protecting device

US3946204A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
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16Claims
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Filing dateJul 10, 1974
Grant dateMar 23, 1976
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Expiry dateJul 10, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K13/0881
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A card reader protecting device is provided which prevents any wrong card or foreign substance from being pushed thereinto by providing a material to be detected such as metal foil for indicating the authenticity of any normal card, and detecting adaptive signals produced by such a material, said device comprising a detection circuit for detecting said material, and a control circuit for controlling feed of said normal card to the card reader.

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