| 摘要 |
<p>An optical/smartcard disc and method of using and forming the disc are provided which are compatible with a disc reader having a centrally located spindle and a seating ring for supporting and rotating a compact disc positioned thereon. The optical disc according to an embodiment of the invention preferably has at least a first plastic rectangular layer having a width of about 54 mm and a length of about 86 mm and having a pattern of digital data encoded thereon. A second metallic layer is formed on at least portions of the first plastic layer, and a third protective layer is formed on at least the second layer for protecting the metallic layer. An opening extends through the first, second, third, and fourth layers in a medial portion thereof. A card interface seat is preferably integrally formed in at least the first layer for seating the card onto a loading tray of a disc reader so as to interface with only portions of the seating ring of the disc reader and to read digital data stored thereon from the optical/smartcard disk. A layer including the microprocessor. The integration of a full software engine giving transparent and direct connection worldwide without any need to install any software on the host machine.</p> |
