Patent ID: 7487908

Claim:
A portable encoded memory card comprising: a substrate with opposing surfaces having a predetermined shape, and defining a slot-like hollow area in the card extending longitudinally between the opposing surfaces; and an accessible embedded storage member disposed inside the hollow area and having at least one layer of storage material for storing information enclosed by said substrate, said storage member being movable within the hollow area relative to the substrate such that the storage member is extractable from the hollow area to expose at least a portion of said storage member to facilitate processing of stored information, and retractable for embedment of said storage member within said hollow area of said substrate, wherein said substrate has first layer and a second layer each having an obverse side and a converse side operatively coupled to each other with the obverse side of said first layer positioned in an opposed relationship from the converse side of said second layer enabling at least a portion of said first layer to be moveable relative to said second layer and wherein a storage member is located on at least one of the obverse side of said first layer and converse side of said second layer.