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Control device and use control method for control object apparatus

US8459547B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2010
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K17/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control device for controlling a use of control object apparatus, including a control section which is configured to read out information recorded in an IC card with noncontact state, to discriminates an attribute of a user based on readout information and previously stored information, and to switch between an authentication mode and a billing mode in accordance with the attribute of the user, wherein in the authentication mode, the control section permits the use of the control object apparatus only with an authentication, and in the billing mode, the control section executes a billing processing on the IC card in accordance with a use state of the control object apparatus.

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