US4863196A
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Certification identifying medium
Assignee: Glory Ltd
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Filing: 1989-01-04
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2009-01-04
Abstract
Abstract A certification identifying medium such as debit card or credit card comprising a substrate preferably made of a paper material, a bar code band printed or layered on the substrate with a material including a magnetic material provided with a specific coercive force and a magnetic record band disposed on the substrate to magnetically record information of the bar code. A mask band made of a non-magnetic material is applied to the substrate to cover at least the bar code band to prevent the visual observation thereof. The bar code band generally comprises a plurality of bar codes which have the specific coercive force different from each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiko Ohnishi
- 👤 Seishi Naito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:49
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/12; G06K7/00; G06K7/08; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/347; G07F7/12; G07F7/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A certification identifying medium comprising: a substrate of a rectangular card shape which is made of a paper material; a bar code band having a first bar code made of magnetizable material having a first coercive force and a second bar code made of magnetizable material having a second coercive force which is higher than that of the magnetizable material of the first bar code, and said bar code band being disposed on a surface of said substrate with said first bar code being printed at first predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is different for each certification identifying medium and said second bar code being printed at second predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is the same for all certification identifying medium; a magnetic record band disposed on a surface of said substrate to magnetically record information of the first and second bar codes; and a mask band made of a non-magnetic material applied to said substrate to cover at least said bar code band so as to prevent a visual observation of the first and the second bar codes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A certification identifying medium comprising: a substrate of a rectangular card shape which is made of a paper material; a bar code band having a first bar code made of magnetizable material having a first coercive force and a second bar code made of magnetizable material having a second coercive force which is higher than that of the magnetizable material of the first bar code, and said bar code band being disposed on a surface of said substrate with said first bar code being printed at first predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is different for each certification identifying medium and said second bar code being printed at second predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is the same for all certification identifying medium; a magnetic record band disposed on a surface of said substrate to magnetically record information of the first and second bar codes; and a mask band made of a non-magnetic material applied to said substrate to cover at least said bar code band so as to prevent a visual observation of the first and the second bar codes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The medium according to claim 1 wherein said bar code band and said magnetic record band are disposed on front and rear surfaces of said substrate respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
192 words
A certification identifying medium comprising: a substrate of a rectangular card shape which is made of a paper material; a bar code band provided by a first bar code made of magnetizable material having a first coercive force and by a second bar code made of magnetizable material having a second coercive force which is higher than that of the magnetizable material of the first bar code, and said bar code band being disposed on a surface of said substrate with said first bar code being layered at first predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is different for each certification identifying medium and said second bar code being layered at second predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is the same for all certification identifying medium; a magnetic record band disposed on a surface of said substrate to magnetically record information of said first and said second bar codes; and a mask band made of a non-magnetic material applied to said substrate to cover at least said bar code band so as to prevent a visual observation of said first and said second bar codes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
A certification identifying medium comprising: a substrate of a rectangular card shape which is made of a paper material; a bar code band provided by a first bar code made of magnetizable material having a first coercive force and by a second bar code made of magnetizable material having a second coercive force which is higher than that of the magnetizable material of the first bar code, and said bar code band being disposed on a surface of said substrate with said first bar code being layered at first predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is different for each certification identifying medium and said second bar code being layered at second predetermined positions on said substrate as a binary pattern which is the same for all certification identifying medium; a magnetic record band disposed on a surface of said substrate to magnetically record information of said first and said second bar codes; and a mask band made of a non-magnetic material applied to said substrate to cover at least said bar code band so as to prevent a visual observation of said first and said second bar codes.
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