Ic card reader with audio output
CA 2186435 C · Owner: Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Chau, Paul Waihung; Matthew, Kerry Ray
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An IC card reader that can output data in an audio form. The IC card reader includes a small portable case in which an IC card can be inserted. A microcontroller powered by a battery within the case reads the stored data from the IC card and encodes the read data into a series of voice commands. A voice synthesizer circuit produce a synthetic speech signal from the encoded data. An amplifier within the case is connected to the voice synthesizer circuit for amplifying the synthetic speech signal. A speaker also internal to the case is responsive to the synthetic signal for outputting an audio signal corresponding to the stored data through small holes in the front face the case. A membrane …
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- Filed September 25, 1996 and granted May 1, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 25, 2016.
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