US3648021A - Electronic validator system for magnetic credit cards and the like - Google Patents
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- a plurality of resistive elements are arranged in a plane.
- a magnetic card with a plurality of portions magnetized along lines perpendicular to the card faces is adapted to be placed adjacent such plane with each magnetized portion aligned with a respective element. From each element a voltage is developed which represents the polarity of the adjacent end of the magnetized card portion aligned therewith, and via a program network such voltages are applied to a multiplexer
- a keyboard is provided with keys or pushbuttons to be operated by a customer in a predetermined sequence.
- successive key operations enable different portions of the multiplexer to provide successive BCD outputs therefrom, and simultaneously a converter establishes a BCD output corresponding to the number or location of each key that is [56] References Cited operated.
- the pairs of BCD signals are applied to a comparator which is connected to a memory unit.
- a clock pulse N T STATES PATENTS established upon each key operation is also applied to the 3 401 830 9/1968 Mathews 340/149 A UX memory unit, and an output for the memory unit is established 50 3/1963 K coincidentally with the occurrence of the clock pulse uhrt ..340/ 174 PM 3 513 298 5/1970 Riddle et al 235/61 11 D UX generated upon operation of the last key in the predetermined 3588449 6 971 P t 255/61 7 B sequence.
- the output of the memory unit is true if the successivea erson sive comparisons matched, whereupon a lamp is operated to signify that the card is good,
- the memory unit output is false if P 'm Examl'iler Ma'x lal-d wlbur all comparisons did not match, whereupon a lamp is operated Assistant Exammer-William W. Cochran that signifies the card is Attorney-Perry E. Turner 5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures A 30 f 44 f 46 paEun/rv M0634; ,roued-a/r s l isle 3:2 NE TWO? 1 M15222:
- This invention relates to electronic validator apparatus for magnetic credit cards and the like.
- This invention embraces a magnetic card validator system having polarity sensor devices in a circuit to develop logic level signals representing coded portions of a magnetic card, manual selectors operable in a predetermined sequence for a customer code associated with the card code, circuit means to develop logic level signals representing the selector operations, logic network means to code the respective sets of logic level signals, and. means operable upon the last selector operation to indicate whether the coded signals correspond.
- FIG.. I is a combined block and schematic diagram of a magnetic card validator system in accordance with my invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a card bearing a plurality of. resistive elements adapted to exhibit the Hall effectfor polarity sensing anda magnetic card adjacent thereto wherein theends of magnetized card portions are aligned with the respective resistive elements;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for the polarity sensors network and the multiplexer of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic wiring diagram for the program network of FIG. I, to illustrate a coded arrangement of connections between outputs of the polarity sensors network and the inputs of the multiplexer.
- FIG. 2 there is shown a card 10 supporting a plurality of resistive elements or chips 12, which in this example are shown as 24 elements arranged in four rowsand six the first row numbered 1 1-16, the first digit indicating the row and the second digit indicating the column. This same numbering scheme is provided for the remaining chips, those in'the second row being numbered 21-26, those in the' third row being numbered 31-36, and those in the fourth row being numbered 41-46.
- the card 10 is held in a stationary support, indicated in phantom at 14, which preferably is a housing provided with a slot to receive a magnetic card I6.
- the magnetic card 16 preferably is of the typeihaving a sheet of homogeneous material that has a plurality of portions magnetized along lines perpendicular to the card faces. The positions of the magnetized portions are shown as dotted circles superimposed on the chips 12, i.e., the card 16 is magnetized at portions such that when the card is insertedin the housing 14, each magnetized portion is aligned with a'respective chip 12.
- Such card portions are magnetized in accordance with a code, e.g., the polarities of the magnetized portions adjacent the chips 12 are distributed in accordance with a master pattern, with predetermined ones of the poles representing a code for the particular card. In this connection, the customer to whom such a card is issued does not know the polarity distribution of the magnetized portions of his card.
- the card 16 When the card 16 is inserted in the housing 14, it closes a switch 18 for connecting a power supply to the system.
- a keyboard unit 20 has an associated BCD converter 22 which is adapted to provide a binary coded output representing the magnitude of the decimal for each key that is depressed.
- the keyboard has IO keys numbered 0, l, 9.”
- the keyboard also has a switch circuit in common with each key, so that each key when depressed will operate the common switch circuit and establish a voltage output, as on the line indicated at 24.
- Keyboards of this type, with binary coded decimal output means and a common switch circuit include those having a telephone-type pushbutton keyset, such as described in Product News (1969, Automatic Electric, North Lake, Illinois).
- the chips 12 are adapted to exhibit the Hall effect, which is manifested as a DC voltage that is positive or negative depending upon the direction of current flow through the chip.
- each chip is characterized in that during current flow through it, a potential is established across it in a direction at right angles to the current flow when a pole of a magnet is placed in proximity to the chip. Further, the potential developed across such a chip in the presence of a south pole is the reverse of that developed across it in the presence of a north pole.
- the chips 12 are polarity sensors, and are included in a polarity sensors network 30 which is coupled to a current source.
- the current source is illustrated as a pulser 32 which is operated upon each actuation of a pushbutton of the keyboard 20, i.e., upon each operation of the common switch circuit, to supply a pulse of current to the chips 12 in the network 30.
- each of the chips 12 is shown connected to the'current p'ulser 32 so that current flows therethrough from right to left. To this end, leads fromthe right edges of the chipsare connected to a bus 34 ,to which current is supplied from the current pulser 32.
- Leads from the left edges of the chips 12 are connected to a bus 36 which is connected to ground through a current-limiting resistor 38.
- the programnetwork 44 has output connectionsto respective elements in. a network designated as afour 4'-bit input multiplexer 46, suchelements being shownin FIG. 3 as gates 48,
- the gates 48 are enabled in groups of four, as via a lead 50 to enabling terminals of the top four gates, the outputs of such gates being labeled A1, A2, A3, A4; via a lead 52 to the enabling terminals of the next four gates, the outputs of which are labeled B1, B2, B3, B4; via a lead 54 to the enabling terminals of the next group of four gates, the outputs of which are labeled C1, C2, C3, C4; and via a lead 56 to the enabling terminals of the bottom four gates, the outputs of which are labeled D1, D2, D3, D4.
- the leads 50, S2, 54, 56 are from a decoder, shown in FIG. 1 at 60.
- a counter 62 which is operated in response to each pushbutton operation, i.e., in response to each operation of the common switch circuit.
- a pushbutton code is composed of four pushbuttons to be actuated by the card customer. That is, when the customer's magnetic card 16 is inserted in the housing 14, the customer actuates four pushbuttons of the keyboard 20 in a predetermined sequence. That is, the customers complete code includes a card code which he does not known and a keyboard code which he does know.
- the counter 62 When the power supply is off, i.e., before the magnetic card 16 is inserted in the housing to close the switch 18, the counter 62 is set at zero. When the card is inserted and power is applied, the counter 62 and decoder 60 respond to the four successive pushbutton operations so that the leads 50, 52, 54, 56 are energized in succession.
- the outputs of the gates 48 having A" outputs are connected to inputs of respective NOR gates 66.
- the top gate 66 is shown to have input leads A1, B1, C1, D1, and the remaining gates have respective input leads A2-D2, A3-D3, and A4D4. These leads are connected to correspondingly labeled output leads of gates 48.
- the outputs of the gates 66 are true or false depending upon whether their inputs are false or true, and therefore correspond to the logic levels of the inputs to the gates 48.
- the decoder functions so that when the lead 50 is energized, the enabling leads of the top four gates 48 are false.
- the gate output is false, and the output of the associated NOR-gate 66 is true.
- the input to any such gate 48 from the program network 44 is false, the output of such gate is true, and the output of the corresponding NOR-gate 66 is false.
- the enabling leads of the associated gates 48 is made false, whereupon the same logic operations of the gates 48 and 66 occur.
- the outputs of the NOR-gates 66 constitute the outputs of the multiplexer 46, and are applied to a comparator 70.
- the outputs of the BCD converter 22 are also applied to the comparator 70.
- the comparator 70 functions to compare two sets of binary coded decimal inputs, and is a 4-bit comparator in this illustration.
- the BCD converter 22 has four output leads on which bits appear which represent the conventional binary code for pushbuttons numbered 0-9.”
- the outputs from the BCD converter 22, and hence the inputs therefrom to the comparator 70 are successive sively 1000, 0001,0111, and 0101.
- the binary coded inputs to the comparator 70 from the multiplexer 46 will match those from the BCD converter 22 for a properly coded magnetic card.
- the output of the comparator 70 is applied to a memory unit 72.
- the memory unit 72 effects operation of a lamp 74, e.g., a green lamp, to signify that the card is good.
- the memory unit 72 effects operation of another lamp 76, e.g., a red lamp, to signify that the card is bad.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example of logic level control circuitry wherein the base electrodes of PNP transistors 80, 82 are coupled via resistors 84, 86 to the outputs of respective gates 88, 90.
- the lead 56 through which the last set of gates 48 in the multiplexer 46 are enabled, i.e., upon operation of the fourth pushbutton in the example described, is connected to an inverter 92, the output of which is connected to respective input leads for both gates 88, 90.
- the operation of the fourth of any sequence of pushbuttons causes the input to the inverter 92 to be false, and hence its output, and the inputs to the gates 88, connected thereto, to be true.
- the memory unit 72 has a pair of complementary outputs, Q and O, which are shown respectively connected to the remaining inputs of gates 88, 90.
- the memory unit is of the type adapted to be pulsed, and is shown with a clock input terminal, C, to which a clock pulser network 94 is connected.
- the clock pulser 94 responds to each operation of the common switch circuit, i.e., to each pushbutton operation, to apply a pulse to the C terminal of the memory unit 72. Further in this regard, clock pulser 94 is operable to generate a pulse which is shorter than the pulse applied to the polarity sensors from the current pulser 32, and which further is initiated and terminated during the occurrence of each pulse from the current pulser 32.
- each pulse from the current pulser 32 may be a 400-microsecond pulse
- each pulse from the clock pulser 94 may be a ZOO-microsecond pulse which occurs I00 microseconds following the leading edge of the pulse from the current pulser, and which terminates I00 microseconds ahead of the pulse from the current pulser.
- the memory unit 72 is shown to be of the dual input type, commonly known as a J-K flip-flop, the two input terminals being designated .l and K, with the J terminal in this example being connected to ground and the K terminal being connected to the output of the comparator 70.
- the unit also has a DC set terminal, 8,, by which, upon closure of the switch 18 to connect such terminal to the power supply, the unit is initially set to a state wherein one of its outputs is true and the other is false, e.g., the Q output is true or l and its 0 output is false or 0.
- the grounded J input terminal is always false, and the outputs of the unit will or will not change depending upon the logic level of the signal at the K terminal.
- Signetics Utilogic ll Handbook (1969, Signetics Corporation, Sunnyvale, California).
- the comparator 70 functions so that its output after each bit comparison is false if the binary coded signals applied thereto from the multiplexer 46 and the BCD converter 22 are identical. If such identities exist for each of the four comparisons, the K input remains falseand the Q and Q outputs remain true and false respectively. Accordingly, upon the operation of the inverter 92 following the operation of the last pushbutton, the inputs to the gate 88 are l" and 0," and the inputs to the gate 90 are both 0.
- the output of the gate 88 is "0 and the output of the gate 90 is l
- the lower output level of the gate 88 effectively establishes a sufficient emitter-base potential difference for the transistor 80 to effect emitter-collector flow from the power supply through the lamp 74, causing the lamp to be illuminated to signify that the card is good, i.e., the pushbutton sequence is the correct one for the particular card sensed by the network 30.
- the higher output level of gate 90 maintains the emitter-base potential difference for the transistor 82 too small for its conduction, whereby the lamp 76 is not operated.
- any mismatch of the binary coded inputs to the comparator 70 causes the K input to the memory unit 72 to change to l and thereby causes the Q and Q outputs to change to 0 and l respectively.
- the inputs to the gate 88 are l and O
- the inputs to the gate 90 are both l
- the outputs of the gates 88, 90 are I and 0, respectively. Therefore, the higher level output of the gate 88 inhibits operation of the transistor 80-preventing illumination of the good indicator lamp 74and effects operation of the transistor 82 to cause operation of the bad indicator lamp 76.
- a normally open reset switch 96 is provided which can momentarily be depressed to connect the reset terminal of the counter 62 to ground, and thereby reset the output of the counter to zero, and also to reset the memory unit so that its Q and Q outputs are I and The customer can then proceed to operate the pushbuttons in the correct sequence, thus permitting the system to function in the normal manner to effect operation of the good indicator lamp 74 as above described.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate aspects of the invention for frustrating attempts to break the card code
- the multiplexer 46 has four groups of four gates 48, i.e., a total of 16 output connections from the program network 44.
- the program network 44 has a greater number of inputs, here shown as connections to the outputs of each of 24 amplifiers 40.
- the card 16 is provided with 24 magnetized portions, and the card supports 24 chips 12 connected to the respective amplifiers 40.
- the program network 44 effects apparent random connections among the amplifiers 40 and the gates 48.
- the program network is illustrated as a simple connector board, through which gate leads A1, B1, C1, D1 are connected to the amplifiers associated with chips at locations l6, 13, 35 and 31; gate leads A2, B2, C2, D2 are connected to the amplifiers associated with chips at locations 12, 34, 36 and 44; gates leads A3, B3, C3, D3 are connected to the amplifiers associated with chips at locations 41, 25, 24 and 45; and gate leads A4, B4, C4, D4 are connected to the amplifiers associated with chips at locations 33, 43, 22, and 46.
- this invention embraces program networks which also incorporate logic circuits therein, e.g., integrated circuits.
- leads from amplifiers associated with chips at locations 16 and 26 may be connected to the inputs of an AND- gate, the output of which is connected to the AI gate lead, such AND-gate functioning to make the A! lead false if neither chip or only one chip is confronted by a north pole, and to make such A1 lead true if both chips are confronted by a north pole.
- the invention embraces arrangements wherein a customer's keyboard code involves a plurality of pushbutton operations, and also arrangements wherein one customer may have a longer pushbutton code than another.
- customers may be provided with six-key pushbutton codes. So that the customer can easily remember it, an alpha-numeric code may be employed, e.g., three letters followed by three numerals.
- six enabling leads would be provided between the decoders 60 and the multiplexer 46, which would be a six 4-bit input multiplexer, e.g., the program network 44 would have 24 output leads and the multiplexer would have six sets of four gates as previously described, and there would be six leads from each of the converter 22 and multiplexer 46 to the comparator 70.
- the inverter 92 would be connected to the sixth enabling lead from the decoder 60.
- the obstacles become even more insurmountable for one attempting to use a counterfeit card and/or learning a pushbutton code by trial and error with a lost or stolen card.
- this invention is adapted to validate cards wherein there are more than two pushbutton code lengths.
- the multiplexer 46 has a maximum of six 4-bit inputs, and wherein different customers are provided with cards which have three-key, four-key, fivekey and six-key pushbutton codes
- one rotary switch may be employed for this purpose.
- the current pulser 32 is not essential to the operation of this system, but is preferred where a battery is used for the power supply.
- the power supply may be connected so as to continuously apply power to the polarity sensors network 30 upon operation of the switch 18.
- the current pulser it is preferable to use the current pulser.
- the validator system has been described with reference to polarity sensor devices in the form of resistive elements which exhibit the Hall effect, it should be noted that this invention embraces the use of other current-carrying devices adapted to exhibit potentials of opposite sense in the presence of oppositely directed magnetic fields.
- the chips 12 may be replaced with transistors or other solidstate devices which exhibit a potential difference of one sense in the presence of a north pole and a potential difference of opposite sense in the presence of a south pole.
- Validator apparatus for magnetic cards each having a plurality of portions magnetized along lines perpendicular to the card faces, wherein each card has a respective code determined by the polarity distributions of the magnetized portions thereof, comprising:
- selector means including a plurality of manual selectors
- each card having an associated manual selector code in which a predetermined number of selectors are operated in a predetermined sequence
- each sensor so connected exhibiting an electrical characteristic that represents whether the adjacent pole of the card portion aligned therewith is a north pole or a south pole;
- indicating means operable from said comparing means to signify that the codes read by said first and second reading means are associated or are not associated;
- control means operable by said selector means to prevent operation of said indicating means until the last of said predetermined number ofselectors is operated
- control means including means for enabling said second reading means from said selector means.
- said sensor coupling means includes means operable by each selector to apply a pulse to said sensors.
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