Wireless card system
First Claim
1. A system comprising an examining machine and a wireless card carried by a user, wherein:
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first wireless communication means for communicating with the wireless card passing through a predetermined area, the first wireless communication means transmitting a startup signal in the predetermined area; and
examining means for examining whether the wireless card is available based on user information received from the wireless card through the first wireless communication means, andthe wireless card comprises;
second wireless communication means for communicating with the examining machine;
storage means for previously storing the user information including an expiration time and an available transportation section;
transmission control means for controlling the second wireless communication means such that the user information is transmitted to the examining machine in response to the startup signal received from the examining machine;
indicating control means for indicating information obtained based on the user information, wherein the indicating control means comprises;
determining means for determining whether a time remaining until the expiration time is smaller than a predetermined time period when the startup signal has been received from the examining machine.
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Abstract
A wireless card, in response to a synchronization signal received from a gate machine, transmits a user information to the gate machine. The gate machine examines whether the wireless card is available using the user information. Necessary information obtained based on the user information is retained in the wireless card when it passes through the gate. A user can be informed of the necessary information at any desired time after passing through the gate. The necessary information is generated in the wireless card and/or in the gate machine. The necessary information obtained in the gate machine is transmitted from the gate machine to the wireless card.
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31 Claims
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1. A system comprising an examining machine and a wireless card carried by a user, wherein:
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the examining machine comprises; first wireless communication means for communicating with the wireless card passing through a predetermined area, the first wireless communication means transmitting a startup signal in the predetermined area; and examining means for examining whether the wireless card is available based on user information received from the wireless card through the first wireless communication means, and the wireless card comprises; second wireless communication means for communicating with the examining machine; storage means for previously storing the user information including an expiration time and an available transportation section; transmission control means for controlling the second wireless communication means such that the user information is transmitted to the examining machine in response to the startup signal received from the examining machine; indicating control means for indicating information obtained based on the user information, wherein the indicating control means comprises; determining means for determining whether a time remaining until the expiration time is smaller than a predetermined time period when the startup signal has been received from the examining machine. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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2. The system according to claim if wherein the indicating control means further comprises:
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informing means for informing the user by a predetermined medium; and informing control means for controlling an operation of the informing means when it is determined that the time remaining until the expiration time is smaller than the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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9. A wireless card in a system comprising an examining machine, comprising:
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wireless communication means for communicating with the examining machine when the wireless card passes through a predetermined area of the examining machine which transmits a synchronization signal in the predetermined area; storage means for previously storing the user information including an expiration time; transmission control means for transmitting the user information to the examining machine in response to the synchronization signal received from the examining machine; and informing control means for informing a user by a predetermined medium based on a time remaining until the expiration time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing transportation guide information to a user, comprising a gate machine and a wireless card, wherein:
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the gate machine comprises; first wireless communication means for communicating with a wireless card passing through a predetermined area, the first wireless communication means transmitting a startup signal in the predetermined area, examining means for examining whether the wireless card is available based on user information received from the wireless card through the first wireless communication means; retrieving means for retrieving the transportation guide information from a transportation information database based on an available transportation section included in the user information; and transmission control means for transmitting the transportation guide information to the wireless card, and the wireless card comprises; second wireless communication means for communicating with the gate machine; first storage means for previously storing the user information including a user identification number and the available transportation section; communication control means for transmitting the user information to the gate machine in response to the startup signal received from the gate machine and receiving the transportation guide information from the gate machine; second storage means for storing the transportation guide information received from the gate machine; indicating control means for indicating the transportation guide information stored in the second storage means according to a user'"'"'s instruction, wherein the indicating control means comprises; determining means for determining whether a time remaining until the expiration time is smaller than a predetermined time period when the startup signal has been received from the examining machine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing information to a user in a system comprising an examining machine and a wireless card carried by the user, comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a startup signal from the examining machine to the wireless card passing through a predetermined wireless communication area; b) transmitting user information including an expiration time and an available transportation section from the wireless card to the examining machine in response to the startup signal received from the examining machine, the user information being previously stored in the wireless card; at the examining machine, c) examining whether the wireless card is available based on the user information received from the wireless card; and at the wireless card, d) indicating the information obtained based on the user information and further determining whether a time remaining until the expiration time is smaller than a predetermined time period when the startup signal has been received from the examining machine. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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