Communications system, relay communications device, relay communications device and electromagnetic induction communications device combination, electromagnetic induction communications device, information storage medium, and information storage medium production method
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- an information storage medium;
an electromagnetic induction communication device; and
a relay communication device disposed between the information storage medium and the electromagnetic induction communication device, the communication system performing communication while conveying the information storage medium,wherein the information storage medium comprises;
an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip configured to be communicable through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling; and
a pair of electrically conductive plates connected to the IC chip,wherein the relay communication device comprises;
a relay loop antenna;
a conveyance device configured to convey the information storage medium in a conveyance direction; and
a pair of electrically conductive rails, extending along the length of the conveyance device, which is connected to both ends of the relay loop antenna, placed along the conveyance direction of the information storage medium, and electrostatically coupled directly with the pair of electrically conductive plates of the information storage medium when the information storage medium is conveyed by the conveyance device,wherein the electromagnetic induction communication device comprises;
a communication loop antenna configured to communicate with the relay loop antenna through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling; and
a control unit configured to execute processing of communication with the IC chip of the information storage medium, when the communication loop antenna communicates with the relay communication device through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling, and the relay communication device electrostatically couples with the information storage medium.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system, a relay communication device, a combination of the relay communication device and the electromagnetic induction communication device, an electromagnetic induction communication device, an information storage medium, and an information storage medium manufacturing method, in which a communication system communicating through electromagnetic induction can be implemented at low cost. A relay automatic ticket gate system provides the following. An IC card 40 includes an IC chip capable of communicating through electromagnetic induction, and a pair of conductive plates. A relay communication device includes a relay loop antenna, and a pair of conductive rails. An electromagnetic induction ticket gate communicates through electromagnetic induction between a ticket gate loop antenna communicating with a relay loop antenna through electromagnetic induction, and a relay communication device. A ticket gate control unit executes processing of communication with the IC chip.
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13 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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an information storage medium; an electromagnetic induction communication device; and a relay communication device disposed between the information storage medium and the electromagnetic induction communication device, the communication system performing communication while conveying the information storage medium, wherein the information storage medium comprises; an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip configured to be communicable through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling; and a pair of electrically conductive plates connected to the IC chip, wherein the relay communication device comprises; a relay loop antenna; a conveyance device configured to convey the information storage medium in a conveyance direction; and a pair of electrically conductive rails, extending along the length of the conveyance device, which is connected to both ends of the relay loop antenna, placed along the conveyance direction of the information storage medium, and electrostatically coupled directly with the pair of electrically conductive plates of the information storage medium when the information storage medium is conveyed by the conveyance device, wherein the electromagnetic induction communication device comprises; a communication loop antenna configured to communicate with the relay loop antenna through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling; and a control unit configured to execute processing of communication with the IC chip of the information storage medium, when the communication loop antenna communicates with the relay communication device through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling, and the relay communication device electrostatically couples with the information storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A relay communication device comprising:
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a relay loop antenna configured to communicate through electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic coupling; a pair of electrically conductive rails, extending along the length of the conveyance device, connected to both ends of the relay loop antenna and configured for electrostatic coupling; and a conveyance device configured to convey an information storage medium in a conveyance direction, wherein the pair of electrically conductive rails is configured to electrostatically couple directly with a pair of electrically conductive plates of the information storage medium when the information storage medium is conveyed by the conveyance device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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