[On standardization of optical memory cards].
An optical card optimizes recording of medical data since it has a large memory capacity, data cannot be interpolated by the addition method, and data are protected from disruption by magnetic force or static electricity. Now that international standards have been established for the card, reader/writer control, and data management, a highly-compatible optical card system for medical use can be fabricated. The optical card is expected to play an important role in the social system as a promising medium for recording or exchanging individual health data, which is anticipated to grow in the near future.
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Olympus Japan Co. Ltd., Tokyo 101-0062.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D019212:Multimedia; D016249:Optical Storage Devices / Q000592:standards*