Position authentication system for information bearing devices
Abstract
Abstract A POSITION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION-BEARING DEVICES , SUCH AS CREDIT CARDS OR THE LIKE, INCLUDES AN INFORMATIONBEARING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF AUTHENTICATION POSITIONS DEFINED WHEN THE DEVICE IS DISPOSED IN A PREDESIGNATED REFERENCE POSITION RELATIVE TO A READER FOR READING SAID DEVICE. A PLURALITY OF AUTHENTICATION ZONES ARE DEFINED ON THE DEVICE, ONE OR MORE ZONES BEING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DISTINCT AUTHENTICATION POSITION OF THE DEVICE AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR DEFINING A DISTINCT READABLE CODE THEREIN, SUCH AS A BINARY CODED WORD. THE READER READS THE DEVICE IN ANY OF ITS AUTHENTICATION POSITIONS BY READING THE READABLE CODE DEFINED IN THE PREDESIGNATED AUTHENTICATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTUAL AUTHENTICATION POSITION OF THE DEVICE.
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- 👤 D Miller
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