IC card reader/writer and method of operation thereof
US6000607A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F19/211
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An IC card reader/writer having a body which includes an IC insertion slot and an operation display section. The body is separable into an upper cover and a lower portion. The upper cover and the lower portion are displaced from each other to form a step on the side of the body formed with the IC card insertion slot. A recessed portion recessed from the step is formed on the portion of the body having the IC card insertion slot. The surface of the upper cover is curved upwardly in a direction away from the IC card insertion slot in such a manner as to increase the thickness progressively toward the side of the body far from the IC card insertion slot, and a display section is located on the slope of the curved portion. The operating area of the IC card reader/writer is provided with function keys.
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