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Non-contact information medium and communication system utilizing the same

US6837438B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1999
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/07749
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a non-contact IC (integrated circuit) module having an IC chip and a coil, the non-contact IC module communicates with a terminal via a booster unit. A communication system extends a communication distance of data modulated by using a carrier frequency (sub-carrier frequency). A communication auxiliary apparatus is used in a communication between a non-contact information medium and an external appliance.

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