Embossable IC card, embossed IC card, Maunfacturing method thereof, and information reading and confirming system therefor
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1. An embossable IC card comprising:
- a first card member having an embossable area where embossing is to be performed;
a second card member disposed opposite the first card member;
an IC chip sandwiched by the first and second card members; and
an antenna pattern disposed around the IC chip and connected to the IC chip, wherein the width of the antenna pattern is wider than the longitudinal length of the largest letter or symbol to be embossed in the embossable area.
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Abstract
An embossable card includes card members having an embossable area at a position specified in advance, an IC chip sandwiched by the card members, and a loop antenna body disposed around the IC chip and connected to the IC chip. The width of a thick antenna pattern disposed along the embossable area, which constitutes the loop antenna body, is wider than the longitudinal length of the largest embossed letter or symbol formed by embossing.
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1. An embossable IC card comprising:
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a first card member having an embossable area where embossing is to be performed;
a second card member disposed opposite the first card member;
an IC chip sandwiched by the first and second card members; and
an antenna pattern disposed around the IC chip and connected to the IC chip, wherein the width of the antenna pattern is wider than the longitudinal length of the largest letter or symbol to be embossed in the embossable area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An IC card comprising:
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a first card member having an embossed area where embossing has been performed;
a second card member disposed opposite the first card member;
an IC chip sandwiched by the first and second card members; and
an antenna pattern disposed around the IC chip and connected to the IC chip, wherein the width of the antenna pattern is wider than the longitudinal length of the largest embossed letter or symbol formed in the embossed area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transaction confirming method by using an IC card,
the IC card comprising: -
a first card member having embossed data formed in an embossed area;
a second card member disposed opposite the first card member;
an IC chip sandwiched by the first and second card members; and
an antenna pattern disposed around the IC chip and connected to the IC chip, wherein the width of the antenna pattern is wider than the longitudinal length of the largest embossed letter or symbol formed in the embossed area, and the transaction confirming method comprising the steps of;
reading the embossed data formed in the IC card; and
reading information recorded in the IC chip from the IC card and performing transaction processing.
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