Patent ID: 6550676
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A system for transferring data between optical and electrical data heads and a hybrid data storage card having optically and electrically written stored data comprising:a hybrid data card having a semiconductor memory unit and an optical memory unit, both memory units on a single side of said data card; an electrical data head moveable into electrical signal communication with said semiconductor memory unit and an optical data head moveable into optical signal communication with the optical memory unit of said hybrid card; and a shuttle, spaced apart from said electrical data head, and adapted to receive and support said hybrid data card, said shuttle having a single motor for positioning said shuttle with said data card for data transfer between said semiconductor memory unit and said electrical data head and for reciprocating said hybrid data card supported by said shuttle for data transfer between said optical memory unit and said optical data head, wherein said electrical and optical data transfer occurs sequentially.