Pocket-size information transfer apparatus having dual IC card insertion slots and IC card using the same
US6454164B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7094
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pocket-size information transfer apparatus includes two insertion slots in which IC cards for storing electronic information are inserted and which are open on the owner's side and the other party's side and an IC card operation unit for reading and writing electronic information in the IC cards inserted into the two insertion slot. The owner's IC card is inserted into one of the two insertion slots having a deeper depth and the other party's IC card is inserted in the other insertion slot having a shallow depth.
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