Patent ID: 6789736
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G06K,G11B

Abstract:
A method for reading data stored on a magnetic stripe of a media card of any bit density, the method comprising the steps of:determining the bit density of the card by measuring the length of 4 cells located on the magnetic stripe of the card; transmitting the bit density and data contained in the cells to a demodulator via a data packet, the demodulator comprising at least one demodulator object and at least one decoder object; determining if the bit density of the card is supported by the demodulator by determining if the at least one demodulator object recognizes the bit density of the card and can demodulate the data contained on the card; and transmitting the data to the demodulator object for demodulation of the data if the at least one demodulator object recognizes the bit density of the card.