Patent ID: 6695215
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A system for accessing at least one user desired function, said system comprising:at least one smartcard device, each of said at least one smartcard device comprising at least one (first) indicia formed on a surface of said smartcard and observable by a user thereof, and a memory device containing access information for said at least one user desired function associated with the corresponding said indicia; a reader device into which said at least one smartcard device can be inserted to thereby enable the reader device to read the access information, said reader device comprising a plurality of user operable switches positioned external to a window through which said inserted smartcard is visible; and a link associated with each of said indicia and arranged to associate said indicia with at least one of said switches thereby enabling the user to access said at least one user desired function indicated by said corresponding indicia.