46results about "Card carriers" patented technology

Data-storage devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary data-storage device includes a medium having at least two dimensions and having a surface. Multiple data-containing loci are arranged on the surface. Each locus has a respective amount of magnetically responsive particles. The respective amounts are different in at least some of the loci. The respective amount at a particular locus corresponds, at least in part, to a respective unit of data contained by the locus. The loci can be substantially two-dimensional or three-dimensional, the latter being configured as respective holes, containing respective amounts of magnetically responsive particles, extending depth-wise into the medium. The loci typically range in size from the micrometer range to the nanometer range. The medium can be any of various configurations such as cards, sheets, films, etc.

Data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, magnetic credit card or the like, including a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A protective coating is formed on said magnetic material layer and selected to have a thickness between a maximum thickness which would materially attenuate magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling said protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment for removing a known quantity of the protective coating. The protective coating may comprise one, two or more layers of materials.

A method of simultaneously forming magnetic transition patterns in both side surfaces of a dual-sided magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recording medium comprises steps of:(a) providing a dual-sided magnetic or MO recording medium having first and second opposing side surfaces;(b) providing a first magnetic stamper / imprinter having a first topographically patterned imprinting surface comprising a plurality of projections and depressions arranged in a first pattern corresponding to a first magnetic transition pattern to be formed in the first side surface;(c) providing a second magnetic stamper / imprinter having a second topographically patterned imprinting surface comprising a plurality of projections and depressions arranged in a second pattern corresponding to a second magnetic transition pattern to be formed in the second side surface, the second magnetic stamper / imprinter being formed from the first magnetic stamper / imprinter in a “mother” / “son” relationship;(d) contacting the first side surface with the first topographically patterned imprinting surface of the first magnetic stamper / imprinter;(e) contacting the second side surface with the second topographically patterned imprinting surface of the second magnetic stamper / imprinter; and(f) simultaneously forming magnetic transition patterns in both side surfaces of the medium by contact printing.

Abstract of Disclosure A flat sheet material for manufacturing sheets for receiving information has at least one coating applied onto a substrate. Particles that are electrically activatable particles, magnetizable particles, or electrically activatable and magnetizable particles are embedded in the coating. By activation or magnetization of the particles when arranged in an electrical or a magnetic field, information is writable, retrievable and changeable on the sheet material. The at least one coating has fine cavities that can be in the form of microcapsules containing dyes or adhesives or fragrances.

Disclosed is a card reader, which, considering the increasingly diversifying card designs in the design scene of recent years, is capable of satisfying a certain level of customer needs even if an irregular transparent card is inserted. Specifically, the card reader is equipped with a card path (2) through which a card having a magnetic stripe passes, a magnetic head (10) that is disposed on the card path (2), and a card location detector (such as a photosensor 8a) that detects the location of the card. The card location detector (such as the photosensor 8a) is disposed in a location on the card path (2) where the magnetic stripe passes through.

A non-conductive carrier having a conductive component comprising a plurality of sections to disrupt the conductive component's conductive path. Each section is isolated from other sections such that a charge accumulated in one section cannot combine with the charge accumulated in another section, thereby minimizing any potential electrostatic discharge from the carrier.

A magnetic card of the invention comprises a card substrate 11 on which a magnetic layer 12, a thin-film layer 13 formed of a metal or a metal compound for concealing the magnetic layer, a printed layer 14 and a volume hologram layer 15 are successively provided, wherein magnetic information is recorded on or read from a volume hologram layer side. The volume hologram layer 15 is composed essentially of a photosensitive material comprising a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical polymerizable compound, a photo-radical polymerization initiator system that is sensitive to light of a specific wavelength to polymerize the radical polymerizable compound, and a photo-cationic polymerization initiator system that is less sensitive to the light of a specific wavelength but sensitive to light of another wavelength to polymerize the cationic polymerizable compound. The magnetic card is improved in terms of wear resistance to sliding contact with a magnetic head, and ensures precise writing or reading of magnetic recording data, with improved ability to prevent forgery.

A data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, magnetic credit card or the like is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or is deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A relatively hard, abradeable protective coating is formed on said magnetic material layer and is selected to have a thickness between a maximum thickness which would materially attenuate magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling said protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment for removing therefrom a known quantity of the protective coating. The protective coating may comprise one, two or more layers of materials.

A card-like magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate and a laminate containing a magnetic recording layer wherein the laminate is placed in at least a portion of the non-magnetic substrate; wherein the laminate comprises a light reflection quantity controlling layer, which includes a binder resin and at least one of a scale-like metal powder and fine flakes obtained from a metallic thin film and is formed on the magnetic recording layer, and further comprises a glistening coating layer which includes glistening particles and is formed on the light reflection quantity controlling layer; and the maximum reflectance of diffuse reflection light with respect to incident lights having a wavelength from 400 to 700 nm is 20 to 70% on a portion where the glistening coating layer is provided.

A non-conductive carrier having a conductive component comprising a plurality of sections to disrupt the conductive component's conductive path. Each section is isolated from other sections such that a charge accumulated in one section cannot combine with the charge accumulated in another section, thereby minimizing any potential electrostatic discharge from the carrier.

A secured holographic magnetic tape comprising a magnetic layer for encoding data, an embossable layer for embossing a hologram, and a metal layer. The metal layer comprises a plurality of sections forming a pattern based on a predetermined magnetic signature of the tape. A method of making the secured holographic magnetic tape and incorporating the same to a card.

The invention relates to a thermal sensitive magnetic recording paper, which is used to reduce the magnetic slurry foam and improve the waterproof property of coat. Wherein, one surface of paper is coated with a magnetic recording layer, and another surface is coated with a thermal sensitive layer and a protective layer, while the components of magnetic recording layer (mass percentage) comprises: magnetic powder in 50-90 deals; carbon black in 5-10 deals; disperser in 1-5 deals; adhesive in 10-40 deals; and water in 50-200 deals; the adhesive is the mixture of soluble adhesive and emulsion adhesive. The invention has better waterproof ability, and the wider application for the tickets of railway, road, underground, etc.

Data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, or magnetic credit card, including a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed / deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to a surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A protective coating is formed on the magnetic material layer and has a thickness between a maximum thickness which would materially attenuate magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling the protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment. The protective coating may comprise one or more layers.

This invention discloses a flat data storage medium that includes a plurality of substantially parallel data arc-segments. The data arcs further include at least one full circle data track provided for obtaining a measurement of an average amplitude of data signals over the full circle data track for calibrating a pickup head implemented for reading data from the data arc-segments. This invention further discloses a data storage system for accessing data stored in a data storage medium. The data storage system includes dynamic head loading / unloading system that includes a handle for pushing a linkage connected to the handle for loading and unloading the data storage medium to an engaged and disengaged positions relative to a pickup head for accessing data disposed on the data storage medium. The dynamic head loading / unloading system further includes a locking mechanism for automatically locking the data storage medium inside the data storage system when the linkage is disposed at an engaged-position. The dynamic head loading / unloading system further includes a data-storage medium orientation-selection for cooperating and adapting the data storage medium inside the data storage system only when the data storage medium is inserted into the data storage system in a predefined orientation.

A flat sheet material for manufacturing sheets for receiving information has at least one coating applied onto a substrate. Particles that are electrically activatable particles, magnetizable particles, or electrically activatable and magnetizable particles are embedded in the coating. By activation or magnetization of the particles when arranged in an electrical or a magnetic field, information is writable, retrievable and changeable on the sheet material. The at least one coating has fine cavities that can be in the form of microcapsules containing dyes or adhesives or fragrances.

The magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a pattern formed using a pattern-forming agent in a laminate of multiple layers including a base material and a magnetic recoding layer, wherein the pattern is recognized on the surface of the laminate opposite to the base material, and the pattern-forming agent is distributed through the thickness of the laminate, wherein a region between the center of the magnetic recording layer and a magnetic recording-reading side of the laminate has an area having a density gradient of the pattern-forming agent which gradually declines in the direction from the center of the magnetic recording layer to the magnetic recording-reading side.A magnetic recording medium has a picture formed by a picture forming reagent in a layered body formed by a plurality of layers including a basic layer and a magnetic recording layer. The picture can be recognized from a surface of the direction opposite to the basic layer of the layered body. The picture forming reagent is distributed in the film thickness direction and has a region having a concentration gradient gradually decreasing toward the direction of the magnetic recording reading side from the center portion of the magnetic recording layer in the region of the read side from the center portion of the magnetic recording layer in the layered body.

The magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a pattern formed using a pattern-forming agent in a laminate of multiple layers including a base material and a magnetic recoding layer, wherein the pattern is recognized on the surface of the laminate opposite to the base material, and the pattern-forming agent is distributed through the thickness of the laminate, wherein a region between the center of the magnetic recording layer and a magnetic recording-reading side of the laminate has an area having a density gradient of the pattern-forming agent which gradually declines in the direction from the center of the magnetic recording layer to the magnetic recording-reading side.

A data storage device serving as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, or a magnetic credit card is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or is deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A relatively hard, abradeable protective coating is formed on the magnetic material layer and has a thickness between a maximum thickness that materially attenuates magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling the protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment.

The invention discloses a magnetic information recording method, a magnetic information recording device and a magnetic ticket. The magnetic information recording method comprises the following steps of: backing up magnetic information to obtain the backup information of the magnetic information; and recording the magnetic information and the backup information thereof into the magnetic ticket. By the magnetic information recording method, the magnetic information recording device and the magnetic ticket, the influence of magnetic ticket wrinkles on a magnetic recording medium can be effectively avoided under the condition of not increasing the cost of the magnetic ticket.

A card reader for use with a card having a magnetic stripe may include a card path through which the card having the magnetic stripe is transferred, a magnetic head placed in the card path, and card position detecting sensors for detecting a position of the card. The card position detecting sensors may be located at positions where the magnetic stripe passes through in the card path.

A method of fabricating a magnetic recording medium sequentially forms a magnetic recording layer, a protection layer, and a lubricant layer on a stacked body. The stacked body is enclosed in a transfer container unit without exposing the stacked body to atmosphere after forming the protection layer on the stacked body by a deposition apparatus, and the transfer container unit is transported to a vapor-phase lubrication deposition apparatus. The stacked body is removed from the transfer container unit without exposing the stacked body to the atmosphere, in order to form the lubricant layer on the stacked body within the vapor-phase lubrication deposition apparatus.

A data storage device serving as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, or a magnetic credit card is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or is deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A relatively hard, abradeable protective coating is formed on the magnetic material layer and has a thickness between a maximum thickness that materially attenuates magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling the protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment.

A magnetic business communication is produced in a unique manner in which a pigmented coating is applied over one face of the magnetic substrate so as to change the appearance of the magnetic material. An image is applied either directly over the pigmented coating or alternatively, the image may be reverse printed on a transparent film such that when the film is applied over the pigmented coating, the image will be visible through the face of the film.

Disclosed is a method of authenticating a magnetic recording medium, capable of immediately detecting unauthorized use of a magnetic recording medium by a stranger other than an owner of the magnetic recording medium, and maintaining a degree of compatibility with conventional magnetic recording mediums. In this method, a physical pattern is formed in a recording region adapted to magnetically record basic information thereon, so as to change a magnetic property of the recording region to an extent allowing the basic information to be read from and / or written in the recording region. On the occasion of authentication of the magnetic recording medium, a magnetic characteristic induced by the physical pattern is read from the recording region to generate authentication information in accordance with the magnetic characteristic. Then, the magnetic recording medium is authenticated in accordance with the authentication information. When the basic information on the magnetic recording medium formed with the physical pattern is duly rewritten, new authentication information is re-generated to authenticate the rewritten magnetic recording medium in accordance with the new authentication information.Magnetic card authentication means capable of immediately detecting an unauthorized use or an authorized rewrite of recorded content by a person other than the authorized person and maintaining compatibility with a conventional magnetic card to a certain extent. For this, physical pattern formation is performed by forming a physical pattern in a recording area for changing magnetic characteristic of the recording area within a range enabling read and / or write of basic information magnetically recorded in the recording area. Upon authentication, magnetic characteristic based on the physical pattern is read out from the magnetic recording area. According to this, authentication information is generated and according to the authentication information.

Disclosed is a method of authenticating a magnetic recording medium, capable of immediately detecting unauthorized use of a magnetic recording medium by a stranger other than an owner of the magnetic recording medium, and maintaining a degree of compatibility with conventional magnetic recording mediums. In this method, a physical pattern is formed in a recording region adapted to magnetically record basic information thereon, so as to change a magnetic property of the recording region to an extent allowing the basic information to be read from and / or written in the recording region. On the occasion of authentication of the magnetic recording medium, a magnetic characteristic induced by the physical pattern is read from the recording region to generate authentication information in accordance with the magnetic characteristic. Then, the magnetic recording medium is authenticated in accordance with the authentication information. When the basic information on the magnetic recording medium formed with the physical pattern is duly rewritten, new authentication information is re-generated to authenticate the rewritten magnetic recording medium in accordance with the new authentication information.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium having a jet-black magnetic stripe which is not tinged with red. The present invention is directed to a magnetic recording medium including: a magnetic recording layer on a substrate; and a protective layer (a) on the magnetic recording layer, wherein the protective layer (a) contains an aniline coloring material. The magnetic recording medium is advantageous in that the magnetic stripe is jet-black and has excellent design properties, and therefore can be widely used for credit cards, bank cards and the like.

The magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a pattern formed using a pattern-forming agent in a laminate of multiple layers including a base material and a magnetic recoding layer, wherein the pattern is recognized on the surface of the laminate opposite to the base material, and the pattern-forming agent is distributed through the thickness of the laminate, wherein a region between the center of the magnetic recording layer and a magnetic recording-reading side of the laminate has an area having a density gradient of the pattern-forming agent which gradually declines in the direction from the center of the magnetic recording layer to the magnetic recording-reading side.