EP0446502A1 - Dispositif pour consigner un code - Google Patents

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EP0446502A1
EP0446502A1 EP90302576A EP90302576A EP0446502A1 EP 0446502 A1 EP0446502 A1 EP 0446502A1 EP 90302576 A EP90302576 A EP 90302576A EP 90302576 A EP90302576 A EP 90302576A EP 0446502 A1 EP0446502 A1 EP 0446502A1
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Michael Charles Powell
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BAJWARE Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/10—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by an adhesive layer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/30—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/32—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check
    • G07C9/33—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
    • G07F7/10—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means together with a coded signal, e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0202—Forms or constructions printed before use

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  • This invention relates to code recording devices for securely recording at least one identification or other code.
  • identification codes which have to be remembered by individuals has become extremely common. For example, with the advent of cash dispensers at banks, building societies and the like most people now have at least one PIN (personal identification number) which has to be keyed into a cash dispenser if the person wishes to draw cash from the dispenser and which accordingly needs to be remembered. If a person has several accounts each with its own PIN then that person may have several codes which need to be remembered. Another code which frequently has to be remembered is for actuating a keypad controlled security lock on an entrance door, e.g. to a home, office or the like.
  • PIN personal identification number
  • the present invention has as its object to provide a device for securely recording at least one identification or other code in a simple but effective manner.
  • the present invention provides a code recording device for securely recording at least one identification or other code having at least four elements, the device comprising at least one group of zones each of which is adapted to have recorded thereon one element of the code, said zones being so arranged that the elements of the code can be permanently recorded on selected zones in a plurality of different ways in each of which the code can be read by proceeding from one selected zone to another selected zone in a logical sequence.
  • Said code may have from four to ten elements, preferably four elements. Most PIN and other codes currently in use have four elements, although the invention is equally applicable to codes having a greater number of elements than four. For a code with less than four elements it becomes impossible to arrange said zones in a sufficient number of different ways whilst if the number of elements in the code exceeds about eight or ten then the device tends to become unwieldy.
  • the zones of the or each group are arranged in rows and columns, or substantially so.
  • the device comprises a matrix providing a plurality of said groups of zones, the zones in said matrix being arranged in rows and columns.
  • the number of zones in said matrix may be a multiple of the number of zones in each said group.
  • the at least one code may comprise four elements and said matrix may comprise four zones in each row and six zones in each column to give a total of twenty four zones. Any groups of zones in said matrix not used to record a code may have random elements recorded thereon to conceal the location in the matrix of the code or codes.
  • Each of said zones may be adapted to have an element of the or a said code, or a random element, written, printed or otherwise recorded thereon.
  • the element of the or each code, or random elements are printed on small self-adhesive labels and said zones are adapted to receive said labels.
  • the device may be supplied with said zones blank and be accompanied by a sheet of small self-adhesive labels mounted on a release paper backing, the labels being printed with a selection of code elements so that the purchaser can peel required code elements from the release paper and apply them to selected zones in a way known only to the purchaser and then apply to any remaining zones labels having random elements thereon to conceal the location of the actual code or codes.
  • the device according to the present invention could be made to order, e.g. with the purchaser indicating on an order form the required arrangement of their code or codes and the elements of the code or codes then being recorded in the appropriate zones by the manufacturer as by printing, engraving, embossing, moulding or the like.
  • the device of the present invention may be produced in any convenient form, for example, in the form of a tag or fob for attachment to a key ring, as a watch strap, as a simulation of a credit card or cash dispenser card, or as a printed page, e.g. for a loose leaf book.
  • the device is in the form of a tag or fob for attachment to a key ring, a watch strap, or the like then it is preferably moulded from suitable plastics material.
  • the device illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 is moulded from plastics material and comprises a body portion 10 having a triangular connecting portion 11 at one end thereof which is provided with an aperture 12 whereby the device can be attached to a key ring and a lid or cover 13 hingedly connected to the other end thereof as shown at 14.
  • the lid or cover 13 has a catch portion 15 thereon which is a snap fit with the connecting portion 11 of the body 10 to retain the lid or cover in the closed position shown in Figure 3.
  • the body 10 is formed to provide a matrix 16 of zones 17 each of which is in the form of a circular recess.
  • the zones 17 are arranged in rows and columns within the matrix as illustrated to provide groups of zones.
  • Each group comprises four zones arranged at the four corners of a square, some of these groups being indicated by the letters A to F in Figure 1.
  • Other groups of four zones appear beween the zones marked with the letters A to F to give a total of fifteen groups of zones within the matrix of twenty four zones illustrated.
  • Each of the zones 17 is adapted to have recorded thereon one element of a four element code, e.g. one digit of a four figure PIN.
  • Such elements may be printed on small self-adhesive labels which can be placed in selected zones 17, such labels not being shown but being supplied, for example, as a selection mounted on a release paper backing from which they can be peeled by a purchaser and applied to the zones 17 as required. Any zones 17 not occupied by an element of a code can have random elements recorded thereon to conceal the location within the matrix of an actual code or codes.
  • Figures 4 a to 4 f illustrate the variety of different ways in which a four digit PIN can be recorded in a single group of zones to provide different reading patterns, the correct one of which will be known only to the user of the device.
  • Figure 4 a shows the digits of the code arranged for reading in a clockwise direction beginning from the top left hand corner of the group of zones whilst Figure 4 b shows the digits of the code arranged for reading in an anticlockwise direction beginning at the top left hand corner of the group of zones.
  • Figure 4 c illustrates a "Z" pattern beginning at the top left hand corner of the group of zones and proceeding first from left to right, whilst Figure 4 d illustrates another "Z" pattern commencing at the top left hand corner but then proceeding first downwards.
  • Figure 4 e illustrates an "X" pattern commencing at the top left hand corner and proceeding first diagonally and then upwards whilst Figure 4 f illustrates another "X" pattern commencing at the top left hand corner and proceeding first diagonally and then from right to left.
  • Each of these patterns can be commenced from any one of the four corners of the group of zones so that there are twenty four different reading patterns for each group of four zones. As there are fifteen groups of zones within the matrix, the total possible number of combinations is 360.
  • one or more four digit codes could be entered in a straight line extending horizontally, vertically or diagonally whereby the matrix illustrated provides over 400 different ways in which a four digit code can be entered therein.
  • the reading patterns described above all make use of groups of adjacent zones.
  • some of the zones 17 are coloured, patterned or otherwise differentiated in a manner which will enable zones 17 in different parts of the matrix to be selected, used and easily remembered, thereby further increasing quite considerably the number of different ways in which a four digit code can be entered.
  • alternate zones in each row and column may be differentiated, e.g., of one or more different colours or shades, from the remaining zones as shown at 17a.
  • a four digit code can be entered on selected zones 17 in different parts of the matrix and the location thereof easily rememebered.
  • a four digit code entered on selected zones 17b or 17c will be easily remembered.
  • the device provides a high level of security since only the user will know the precise location within the matrix of an actual code or codes and only the user will know the particular reading pattern selected for that code or codes.

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US4235459A (en) * 1978-06-15 1980-11-25 Dennis Callahan Marking system
DE3131761A1 (de) * 1981-08-11 1983-03-10 Hermann 7742 St Georgen Stockburger Berechtigungskarte
EP0266913A2 (fr) * 1986-10-08 1988-05-11 Escorp Inc Dispositif pour commander un menu
GB2222551A (en) * 1988-09-07 1990-03-14 Michael Charlton Powell Code recording device

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US4235459A (en) * 1978-06-15 1980-11-25 Dennis Callahan Marking system
DE3131761A1 (de) * 1981-08-11 1983-03-10 Hermann 7742 St Georgen Stockburger Berechtigungskarte
EP0266913A2 (fr) * 1986-10-08 1988-05-11 Escorp Inc Dispositif pour commander un menu
GB2222551A (en) * 1988-09-07 1990-03-14 Michael Charlton Powell Code recording device

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