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IC card reading/writing apparatus and method for allowing use of multiple vendors

  • US 6,678,753 B1
  • Filed: 09/13/2000
  • Issued: 01/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An IC card reading/writing apparatus having an IC card reading/writing control section, which controls the reading and/or writing of data from and/or into an IC card, said IC card reading/writing control section comprising:

  • a storage section storing control information, which includes apparatus maker identification information identifying the apparatus maker of the IC card reading/writing apparatus itself for notification to a host computer outside of said IC card reading/writing apparatus to cause the host computer to designate a protocol corresponding to the apparatus maker identified by the apparatus maker identification information; and

    a card maker identification information transfer section receiving card maker identification information identifying an IC card manufacturer itself and contained in an answer-to-reset signal from a given IC card, and transferring the received card maker identification information from the given IC card to the host computer to cause the host computer to designate a protocol that is adapted to a direct communication between the given IC card and the host computer via said IC card reading/writing apparatus, and corresponding to the IC card manufacturer identified by the transferred card maker identification information.

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