Patent
1996-05-22
1998-08-25
Lee, Thomas C.
395830, 395831, G06F 1300, G06F 1730
Patent
active
057991715
ABSTRACT:
Upon activating an inserted IC card, a reader/writer identifies a protocol type of the IC card based on initial response data sent from the IC card. When the protocol type of the IC card is the same as that of the host unit as verified by the identification, control is effected to allow direct data transfer to be made between the host unit and the IC card. When, on the other hand, the protocol type is different from that of the host unit as verified by the identification, control is made so as to allow data transfer to be made between the host unit and the IC card subsequent to protocol conversion. By doing so, one IC card reader/writer can hand a plurality of IC cards different in type from each other.
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Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Lee Thomas C.
Perveen Rehana
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