One-at-a-time card reader
US4145606A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S271/902
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card reader is disclosed for reading cards and like materials one at a time, the card reader having a transport mechanism and special control circuitry for control of same so as to provide single feed card transport over a predetermined transport cycle. The reader controls provide means for selecting the amount of data to be read from the transported card and for controlling the transport cycle in accordance with the selected portion of the card which is to be read. The reader of this invention is suitably a subcombination of an addressable system comprising a plurality of like devices which are addressably controlled by a central processing unit.
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