Patent ID: 6561420
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G01J,G06K,H01S,H04B

Abstract:
A system for distributing data, comprising:an information card having a front surface, a back surface, and four edges defining a rectangular shape such that said information card resembles a conventional business card; said information card having upon its said front surface visually-recognizable indicia resembling said conventional business card; said information card having upon its said back surface at least one stripe zone and a ring zone, wherein said at least one of said stripe zones and said ring zone are suitable for containing magnetically recorded instances of the data; said stripe zones being aligned parallel with opposed said edges of said information card and being readable with respect to the data recorded therein by passing said information card through a linear read mechanism; said ring zone being centered about a central axis through said information card with respect to said edges and being readable with respect to the data recorded therein by passing said information card through a rotational read mechanism; and a reader for reading the data magnetically recorded in said information card, wherein said reader contains at least one member of a set consisting of said linear read mechanisms and said rotational read mechanisms.