Patent ID: 6804786
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
A secure access device comprising:a card portion having a surface onto which are formed a plurality of user interpretable icons comprising a set of visible reminder icons providing for user generation of corresponding system set-up data strings, and a set of answering icons providing for user generation of corresponding answer data strings said data strings being retained in a memory of the secure access device; and electronic apparatus attached to said card portion, said apparatus comprising: said memory in which are retained at least a plurality of said data strings; and communication means for coupling said memory to a reading device configured to facilitate reading of said secure access device; wherein said secure access device is placed in a performing state by a set of at least one of said system set-up data strings that is generated from a selection of a corresponding at least one of said set of said visible reminder icons and received via said communication means said performing state being adapted to process a set of at least one of said answer data strings generated by a subsequent corresponding selection of at least one of said answer icons, to thus perform a secure access checking function for enabling or rejecting user access to a desired service.