Claims
- 1. A driver's license card, comprising:
- a memory for storing in the card a driver's license document issued to a particular cardholder; and
- input/output means for entering or retrieving card data including information relating to said driver's license document;
- said driver's license document comprising cardholder biometrics information including a driver's picture;
- said input/output means comprising means for on-line updating of license related information, including the expiration date of the document, previously stored in the card;
- said input/output means further comprising:
- means for retrieving data, including the driver's picture stored in the card; and
- means for displaying the data including said driver's picture onto the card.
- 2. The card in claim 1, wherein said memory further comprising:
- a registration slip for a motor vehicle operated by said particular cardholder; and
- evidence of liability insurance or other form of financial responsibility pertaining to said motor vehicle and said particular cardholder;
- the registration and insurance documents comprising the effective and expiration dates of the documents.
- 3. The card in claim 2, further including a means for compiling said registration slip to be stored in the card; comprising:
- means for coupling the card to a DMV registration database;
- means for uploading to the database a set of card data comprising information relating to said motor vehicle; and
- means for subsequently storing in the card said registration slip downloaded by the database;
- said set of card data further comprising proof of automobile insurance by said particular cardholder and an adequate payment means for the registration fee.
- 4. The card in claim 2, further including means for storing a ticket issued to said particular cardholder by a traffic officer, comprising:
- means for coupling the card to said traffic officer's laptop computer including a remote database;
- means for uploading to said remote database a card data comprising said driver's license document; and
- means for subsequently downloading into the card said ticket compiled by said traffic officer and signed by said particular cardholder.
- 5. The card in claim 4, further including means for following-up on said ticket; comprising:
- means for subsequently coupling the card to a traffic court database;
- means for communicating to the court's database the card-based ticket, including a request for a court hearing or a commitment to pay an applicable fine; and
- means for subsequently storing into the card the court's decision including a date for said court hearing or a means for voiding the card-based ticket.
- 6. The card in claim 5, further including means for paying said applicable fine; comprising:
- means for coupling the card to a ticket payment database;
- means for debiting a monetary value from a payment means previously stored in the card;
- means for uploading the debited payment to the database to pay the fine; and
- means for subsequently storing in the card a receipt compiled by the court upon receipt of said applicable fine.
- 7. The card in claim 1 further including means for on-line renewal of a card-based document including said driver's license document, comprising:
- means for coupling the card to a remote database including a DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) entity;
- downloading database information including a new document data into the card; and
- replacing the older version of said card-based document with the new data;
- said new document data comprising the new expiration date of the renewed document and the most recent picture of the document bearer.
- 8. The card in claim 1 wherein said driver's license card is a smart card comprising said memory and input/output means.
- 9. The card in claim 1 wherein said driver's license card is a handheld device including a pocket-size computer.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/050,648, filed Jun. 24, 1997.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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1-229 390 |
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