Patent ID: 7043754

Claim:
A method of securing information on a memory card comprising: storing identifying information at designated locations; comparing identifying information taken directly from an individual against the stored identifying information to verify identity; permitting access to information stored on or to be stored on the memory card upon verification of the identity of the individual; and, providing at least two compartments in the memory card, each of which includes a different bundle of information, with biometric information being stored in at least one first compartment, and information of the type including one or more of medical, security, insurance, entertainment, hospitality, financial, travel, general business and law enforcement information being stored in at least one second compartment, wherein each at least one second compartment has a different unique pin code for access thereto; the method further comprising providing a one or more readers, with each of said one or more readers being adapted to access the content of only one designated compartment of said at least one second compartment, the one designated compartment and the reader adapted to the access the content of the one designated compartment each having the same unique pin code; and wherein the step of comparing identifying information comprises providing a fingerprint scanner and a pulse reader, and biometric information stored on the card comprises fingerprint information, wherein no information stored on the card can be accessed unless there is a match between the reader fingerprints and the stored fingerprint information, and a pulse is detected from the finger being read by the fingerprint scanner, wherein said at least one second compartment comprises a plurality of compartments, and the unique pin code comprises a certain arrangement of contacts contained on the surface of the card for each of said plurality of compartments, and with the unique pin code for each compartment being different, wherein the one or more readers comprises a plurality of readers, with each of the readers being able to access only one of the plurality of compartments, wherein the readers each contain an arrangement of contacts located on a portion of the reader comprising a unique pin code matching the arrangement of contacts for one of the plurality of compartments contained on the card, so that a preselected reader can only access information from a compartment for which said preselected reader has the proper pin code associated with that compartment.