Method of inputting print-destined data in rewritable card read/write apparatus
US6230973A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K1/125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of inputting print-destined data in rewritable card read/write apparatuses of a card utilization system very conveniently. A message edited by a computer (20) for rewritable card users is stored in a memory (23) provided in association with a magnetic head energizing means (21; 5) of a rewritable card read/write apparatus by way of an external-input interface (6). A magnetic card having at least one magnetic track for storing the message is inserted in the above-mentioned rewritable card read/write apparatus to thereby create a message card carrying the message from the magnetic card. The message card is inserted into another rewritable card read/write apparatus of the rewritable card utilization system for allowing a magnetic head provided in another rewritable card read/write apparatus to read the message for storing it in a memory of another apparatus so that the message can be printed on each of rewritable cards which will be inserted subsequently into another rewritable card read/write apparatus.
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