IC card
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1. An IC card comprising:
- a card body;
a contact provided in a surface of the card body;
sorting means for storing various data; and
control means for transmitting data to and receiving data from an external device via the contact and for writing into or reading from the storing means the data to be transmitted or received,the card body comprising a hinge portion which allows the card body to be folded substantially into halves in such a manner that the surface provided with the contact comes inside,wherein, of the substantial halves of the foldable card body, a first half is provided with the contact, the storing means and the control means, and wherein a second half is provided with;
transmitting-receiving means for transmitting various data to or receiving various data from the external device by using an air-propagating signal;
a transmission-reception contact provided so as to contact said contact when the card body is folded substantially in halves; and
communication control means for achieving data transmission and reception between the control means and the transmitting-receiving means via the transmission-reception contact.
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Abstract
A card body of an IC card is composed of first and second halves connected by a self hinge portion so as to be foldable into halves in such a manner that the surface where a contact is provided comes inside. The first and second halves are provided with a magnet and a magnetic body to hold the IC card folded by magnetic attractive force. When folded, a control section provided in the first half 1a is connected to transmitting-receiving means and a communication control section that are provided in the second half, by the contact and the transmission-reception contact, so that the IC card can function as a non-contact type IC card.
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1. An IC card comprising:
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a card body; a contact provided in a surface of the card body; sorting means for storing various data; and control means for transmitting data to and receiving data from an external device via the contact and for writing into or reading from the storing means the data to be transmitted or received, the card body comprising a hinge portion which allows the card body to be folded substantially into halves in such a manner that the surface provided with the contact comes inside, wherein, of the substantial halves of the foldable card body, a first half is provided with the contact, the storing means and the control means, and wherein a second half is provided with; transmitting-receiving means for transmitting various data to or receiving various data from the external device by using an air-propagating signal; a transmission-reception contact provided so as to contact said contact when the card body is folded substantially in halves; and communication control means for achieving data transmission and reception between the control means and the transmitting-receiving means via the transmission-reception contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of converting an IC card from a contact type IC card to a non-contact type IC card and vise versa, the IC card including a card body, a contact provided in a surface of the card body, storing means for storing various data and control means for transmitting data to and receiving data from an external device via the contact and for writing into or reading from the storing means the data to be transmitted or received, the method comprising:
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providing the card body with a hinge portion which allows the card body to be folded substantially into halves; arranging a first half of the foldable card body the contact, the storing means and the control means; providing in a second half of the foldable card body a transmitting-receiving means for transmitting various data to or receiving various data from the external device by using an air-propagating signal, a transmission-reception contact and communication control means for achieving data transmission and reception between the control means and the transmitting-receiving means via the transmission-reception contact; and converting the IC card from a contact type IC card to a non-contact type IC card by folding the card body in such a manner that the surface provided with the contact comes inside and then converting the IC card back to a contact type IC card by unfolding the card body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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