Contactless card reader and information processing system
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1. A contactless card reader, comprising:
- a contactless card interface for communicating with a contactless card by means of radio frequency; and
a contact card interface coupled to said contactless card interface for communicating with a contact card, said contact card being a smart card with processing capability and adapted to interact with said contactless card via said contact card interface and contactless card interface.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a contactless card reader and an information processing system utilizes the card reader. The contactless card reader comprises a contactless card interface for communicating with a contactless card by means of radio frequency, a contact card interface coupled to said contactless card interface for communicating with a contact card, and a contact card which is a smart card with processing capability and which interacts with the contactless card via the contact card interface and contactless card interface.
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13 Claims
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1. A contactless card reader, comprising:
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a contactless card interface for communicating with a contactless card by means of radio frequency; and
a contact card interface coupled to said contactless card interface for communicating with a contact card, said contact card being a smart card with processing capability and adapted to interact with said contactless card via said contact card interface and contactless card interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing system, comprising:
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at least one contactless card;
a contactless card reader, comprising;
a contactless card interface for communicating with a contactless card by means of radio frequency; and
a contact card interface coupled to said contactless card interface for communicating with a contact card, said contact card being a smart card with processing capability and adapted to interact with said contactless card via said contact card interface and contactless card interface. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of operating a contactless card reader comprising the steps of:
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providing a contactless card reader including;
a contactless card interface for communicating with a contactless card by means of radio frequency;
a contact card interface coupled to said contactless card interface for communicating with a contact card, said contact card being a smart card with processing capability and adapted to interact with said contactless card via said contact card interface and contactless card interface;
providing an authentication program; and
executing said authentication program to perform authentication with said contactless card via said contact card interface and contactless card interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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