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Noncontact IC card reader/writer

US7182266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 2004
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/0008
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The object of the invention is to provide a small-sized noncontact IC card reader/writer that can enhance the efficiency of an amplifier at a low cost. To achieve the object, in the invention, a loop antenna that supplies electric power and a send signal to a noncontact IC card by electromagnetic induction and acquires a receive signal from the noncontact IC card by load fluctuation, a first resonance circuit for resonating the loop antenna with a desired first frequency, a radio transmitter that supplies electric power and send data to the loop antenna via the first resonance circuit and further, a radio receiver that acquires the receive signal from the loop antenna via a second resonance circuit connected to the loop antenna via a coupling capacitor and resonated with a desired second frequency are provided, the radio transmitter and the radio receiver are respectively connected to CPU, and a low-pass filter for removing a high frequency, a class E amplifier and a modulator are connected to the radio transmitter in series.

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