Information input/ output unit
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1. An information input/output unit comprising:
- a main body having an antenna part for exchanging information with noncontact information media; and
a position regulating device for selectively regulating positions of at least a part of a periphery of said noncontact information media in dependence on the species of said noncontact information media, respectively, such that said antenna part can face oppositely a location at which said communication-destined antenna is incorporated in the noncontact information medium of any species inserted in said input/output unit as selected;
wherein said input/output unit performs information exchange with plural species of noncontact information media of different shapes incorporating internally communication-destined antennas at predetermined positions, respectively.
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Abstract
An information input/output unit according to the present invention includes a receiving cavity capable of accommodating therein two different species of noncontact information media having shapes differing from each other and an antenna part capable of performing communication by radio with the noncontact information media. The unit can communicate with a close-fit-type noncontact information medium without fail and preferably with predetermined degree of freedom for the shapes of the media.
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1. An information input/output unit comprising:
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a main body having an antenna part for exchanging information with noncontact information media; and
a position regulating device for selectively regulating positions of at least a part of a periphery of said noncontact information media in dependence on the species of said noncontact information media, respectively, such that said antenna part can face oppositely a location at which said communication-destined antenna is incorporated in the noncontact information medium of any species inserted in said input/output unit as selected;
wherein said input/output unit performs information exchange with plural species of noncontact information media of different shapes incorporating internally communication-destined antennas at predetermined positions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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