Patent ID: 6938825
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G06K,G11B

Abstract:
1. A data system comprising: a data storage card having a data storage medium; a housing comprising a panel; an opening formed in the panel sized for passage of the card therethrough along a first path substantially parallel to the axis of the card; a card support for receiving said card and which is movable between a load/unload position and a read/write position wherein the load/unload position is along said first path and said read/write position is located on a second path substantially perpendicular to said first path; a card handler mechanism comprising at least one pair of driving members for engaging and moving the card between the opening and the card support; a data head; and means for moving the data head during reading and writing, whereby the data head can read data from and/or write data to the data storage medium when the card support is at the read/write position.