Patent ID: 7885123

Claim:
A memory card for storing data, and for operating in cooperation with at least one of an external acquisition system and an external processing system, the memory card comprising: a casing; and an integrated circuit encapsulated within said casing for storing the data, said integrated circuit comprising a non-volatile electrically programmable memory that is erasable by exposure to electromagnetic radiation for permitting a non-electrical erasure of the stored data; said casing having an aperture aligned with said non-volatile electrically programmable memory for permitting selective exposure to the electromagnetic radiation to thereby erase the stored data; said integrated circuit further comprising input/output terminals for receiving and sending the data, an additional memory for storing a plurality of microinstructions for controlling said electrically programmable non-volatile memory, a decoder connected to said additional memory for converting a command signal to a selection signal for selecting at least one of the plurality of microinstructions, and a multiplexer selectively connecting said input/output terminals to said additional memory and to said non-volatile electrically programmable memory.