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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7716695 | Thin optical disc having remote reading capability In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a thin optical disc having remote reading capability is provided. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, the optical disc includes a central clamping area that defines a central... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7334733 | Data access device using rotational head to access data stored in data strips and data arc segments or data circles This invention discloses a data card that has a plurality of data arcs and also a linear data track, e.g., a magnetic or optical data strip, disposed on a flat data storage medium. The data card may be employed as a credit card or ID card with conventional magnetic ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290709 | Information card system A data distribution system (10) including an information card (12) to work with a reader (14, 72). The information card (12) includes visible indicia (20) on its front, stripe zones (34) and a ring zone (36) nominally... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7213749 | Interactive multimedia smart affinity card A multimedia card, including, a multimedia portion, a multimedia card holder portion, and a multimedia cover portion, and wherein the multimedia cover portion and the multimedia card holder portion releasably cover the multimedia card portion in between the multimed... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185814 | Layer structure and method of manufacture for optical memory strip (OMS) This invention discloses an optical memory strip and a data card that has at least an optical memory strip as a cutoff piece bonding and attaching to the data card for storing data accessible with an optical read/write head. The data card can further includes at lea... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7117512 | Scan activated optical storage article and methods thereof An article including: an optical storage medium; and a machine readable mark on at least one side of the optical storage medium, wherein the machine readable mark is adapted to permit activation of a metered account. In embodiments the article can include a detachab... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100180 | CD business card with container and/or adapter A CD Card for packaging card like information and digital information in the basic dimensions (length and width) of a business, credit or collectors card. The CD Card is made up of one, two, or three major components. The first component is a small compact disc with... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036739 | Data storage device apparatus and method for using same A data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, magnetic credit card or the like is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on o... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6948182 | Optical disc The present invention provides a nonstandard-sized optical disc capable of decreasing thickness even when a plurality of optical discs are piled up and assuredly positioning in a disc main body fitting dented portion of a disc player. This optical disc includes a di... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6874158 | Holder for an optically readable information disc A holder for holding at least one compact disc includes structure that releasably engages part of a peripheral edge of the disc, such that a continuous, flush, and planar upper surface is formed when the holder is engaged with the disc. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6616052 | Digital business card A digital business card has a rectangular substrate and a magnetic stripe. The substrate has a printing surface disposed on a surface of the substrate for printing visual data, and a photo-recording region disposed on the rear of the substrate for storing... | 09/09/2003 |
| 5200937 | Apparatus for and method of recording and/or reproducing information by means of two actuators An apparatus for effecting recording and/or reproduction of information by illuminating a recording medium with a light beam. This apparatus is provided with a motor for moving the medium and the light beam, one actuator for moving the light beam in a dir... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5130521 | Optical card recording apparatus An optical card recording apparatus comprises a card holding member (17) on which an optical card is loaded at a predetermined position, a driving device (12,14,15,16, 17G,22,24,25) for moving the card holding member (17) in relation to a fixed member, an... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4917292 | Book on a pocket card A plastic card or credit card size has a strip of optical recording material thereon containing microtext. The microtext is either electronically or optically reduced from 5 to 200 times and laid out in miniature pages, arranged in an array on the strip. ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4916687 | Apparatus for mounting and rotating an optical card for recording and/or reproducing information This specification discloses a card-like optical information recording medium comprising a card-like base body, and concentric circular or spiral information tracks provided on the base body and capable of optically recording and/or reproducing informatio... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4907098 | Information recording-reproducing apparatus An information recording-reproducing apparatus includes a holding bed for holding a card-like or sheet-like information recording medium, a head for recording information on the information recording medium or reproducing the information recorded on the i... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4592042 | Record card transducing apparatus and method A record card transducing apparatus and method employing a rotational support, such as a turntable for supporting a record card, to cause the card to be driven in a circular path when the turntable rotates, wherein one or more circular tracks of the card ... | 05/27/1986 |
