Card processing method
US6349878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card processing method for a card reader into and from which a magnetic/IC card is manually inserted and pulled through a card insertion slit, and which includes a magnetic head and an IC contact block for reading and storing data from and into the card for data processing, including the steps of: inserting the card into the card reader and pulling out the card from the card reader; selecting a process for magnetic data by the magnetic head or a process for IC data by the IC contact block; and discharging the card from the card reader immediately after the card is inserted into the card reader irrespective of the kind of data process.
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