(1) Note. The microprocessor circuitry may simply comprise a memory medium (e.g., a register circuit), or it may perform some or all of the processing functions of a terminal*. Both are considered to be "smart cards," and are to be found in this subclass.
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2, for electronic means adapted to protect data transmitted over a distance (e.g., by cryptography).
4, for means to read data stored on a "smart card".
22, for a point-of-sale terminal* adapted for use with a "smart card".
37+, for a system* adapted for use with a "smart card."
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 235, Registers,
492, and 493 for data-bearing records of this type.
257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes),
922, for devices with means to prevent inspection or
tampering, e.g., smart card devices.
327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems, appropriate subclasses for miscellaneous semiconductor circuits.
377, Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems, appropriate subclass for an electrical register circuit.
705, Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination,
41, for a financial data processing system operated by a record carried processor (e.g.,"smart card").
