JPH10207997A - Ic card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC card holder by which a contact IC card that is previously possessed can be used as a non-contact type. SOLUTION: The IC card holder 10 is provided with a card insertion part 11, a display part 13, an operation part 15 and a fingerprint read part 17. When the contact IC card 50 is inserted into the card insertion part 11, the contact IC card 50 functions as the non-contact type. Namely, the IC card holder 10 transmits received data to the contact IC card 50 when it receives data from a non-contact system by radio, receives response data against received data from the contact IC card 50 and communicates response data to the non-contact system by radio.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card holder for holding a contact type IC card, and a loss prevention system including the IC card holder and a warning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, IC cards are classified into a contact type and a non-contact type according to a method of transmitting and receiving information. Among them, the contact type IC card is used to exchange information with the ground system by directly inserting it into a card insertion slot of a bank ATM (automatic teller machine) or various vending machines. In comparison, they are superior in terms of information processing ability and security, etc. Currently, the international standard ISO has been established, and full-scale use has already begun in companies, hospitals, libraries, credit cards, and the like.

However, contact-type IC cards require contact points on the card surface and need to be put in and taken out of the card slot each time they are used. There is a problem that a contact trouble easily occurs. Therefore, such a contact IC
In order to overcome the shortcomings of cards, non-contact type IC cards are being developed which are intended to be used in a normal card case. A non-contact type IC card does not require a contact point on the card surface. For example, when passing through an automatic ticket gate, information can be exchanged by holding the card holder over an antenna installation part of the automatic ticket gate. The process can be omitted, and the convenience required for transportation can be provided.

[0004]

However, since contact-type IC cards are more common than non-contact-type IC cards, automatic ticket gates, vending machines, and the like that only target non-contact-type IC cards have appeared. In such a case, the user may have to purchase a new non-contact type IC card separately from the contact type IC card already possessed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an IC card holder that can use a contact type IC card already possessed as a non-contact type. Another object is to provide a loss prevention system for preventing the IC card holder from being lost.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention To solve the above problems, an IC card holder according to claim 1 is
Card holding means for holding a contact type IC card, receiving means for wirelessly receiving an external signal emitted from an external device, and contact type IC card holding the external signal received by the receiving means in the card holding means An external signal transmitting means for transmitting to the card, and a contact type I held by the card holding means.
A response signal receiving unit for receiving a response signal to the external signal from the C card, and a transmitting unit for wirelessly transmitting the response signal received by the response signal receiving unit to the external device are provided.

In such an IC card holder, the contact type IC card is used as a non-contact type by holding the contact type IC card in the card holding means.
That is, the IC card holder wirelessly receives an external signal from an external device (a non-contact system) such as an automatic ticket gate or an automatic toll payment machine by a receiving means, and transmits the signal to a contact type IC card. After a response signal to the signal is received from the contact type IC card, the signal is wirelessly transmitted to the external device by the transmission means.

According to such an IC card holder, even if a device for only a non-contact type IC card appears, a user who already owns the contact type IC card can use the contact type IC card without contact. Since it can be used as a mold, there is an effect that it is not necessary to purchase a non-contact type IC card separately.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the method according to the first aspect.
A C card holder, comprising a power supply means for supplying power to the contact type IC card held by the card holding means. Such an IC card holder,
Since the power supply means is provided, even a contact type IC card which does not include a power supply can be used as it is.
Therefore, an effect of high versatility can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the IC card holder according to the first or second aspect, wherein a display means for displaying information such as characters and figures on a screen; Request signal input means for inputting a request signal for requesting information display to the IC card; and transmitting the request signal input by the request signal input means to the contact type IC card held by the card holding means. Request signal transmitting means, information signal receiving means for receiving an information signal corresponding to the request signal from the contact type IC card held by the card holding means, and information based on the information signal received by the information signal receiving means, to the display means And display control means for causing the display to be displayed.

In the IC card holder, when a request signal for requesting the held contact type IC card to display information is input by request signal input means (keyboard, pen input screen, etc.), the request is made. Contact type I
Send to C card. Then, the contact type IC card outputs an information signal corresponding to the request signal. The IC card holder receives this information signal, and displays information based on the received information signal on display means (LCD, LED, etc.). For example, the contact type IC card held is bank A
In the case of a TM IC card, when a signal requesting an inquiry of the balance of a deposit is input from the input means, the balance information is displayed on the display means.

According to this IC card holder, in addition to the effects of the first and second aspects, the information stored in the contact type IC card can be visually recognized on the spot, so that the card can be easily managed. . The invention according to claim 4 is
4. The IC card holder according to claim 1, wherein: an identification signal input unit that inputs an identification signal; a storage unit that stores a specific identification signal indicating that the user is a specific card user; Determining means for determining whether or not the identification signal input by the identification signal input means matches the specific identification signal stored in the storage means; and the determination signal determines whether the identification signal and the specific identification signal are equal. When it is determined that they match, the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means are set to the operating state, and when it is determined that they do not match, the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means are set to the inactive state. Operation control means for performing the operation.

The IC card holder compares the input identification signal with a specific identification signal stored in advance, and if the two match, activates the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means to activate the card holding means. The contact type IC card held in the section functions as a non-contact type. On the other hand, if they do not match, the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means are deactivated, and the contact type IC card held in the card holding section is not functioned as a non-contact type.

According to such an IC card holder, even if a third party attempts to use the IC card holder holding the contact type IC card, the IC card holder becomes inoperative and cannot be used. For this reason, the effect that sufficient security is ensured is obtained. Here, as described in claim 5,
The identification signal input means is for inputting a password, the storage means is for storing a password of a specific card user, and the determination means is for storing the password input by the identification signal input means and the storage means. May be collated with the password of a specific card user stored in the.

In this case, there is an effect that high security is ensured only by inputting the password. In particular, when the identification signal input means is used in combination with the request signal input means of claim 3, an effect is obtained that the apparatus can be made compact and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where both are provided separately. Can be

Further, as set forth in claim 6, the identification signal input means is for reading a fingerprint, the storage means is for storing a fingerprint of a specific card user, and the judgment means is for The fingerprint input by the identification signal input unit and the fingerprint of the specific card user stored in the storage unit may be compared.

In this case, it is determined whether the user is a specific card user only by placing a finger on the fingerprint reading means (fingerprint reading unit). Therefore, the card user memorizes the password or inputs the password. The effect that there is no need is obtained. The invention according to claim 7 provides the invention according to claims 1 to 6.
A loss prevention system comprising a C card holder and a warning device separate from the IC card holder, wherein the warning device issues a warning when the IC card holder is separated from the IC card holder by a predetermined distance or more. And

According to such a loss prevention system, for example, when the card user drops the IC card holder and does not notice it, the warning device gives a warning (for example, a buzzer, sound, lighting of a lamp, vibration, etc.)
The card user notices that the IC card holder has been dropped. For this reason, there is an effect that there is no possibility that the IC card holder is lost. The warning device is preferably in a form that can be worn by a card user (for example, a card type, a watch band type, a bell type, a key holder type, etc.).

Here, as described in claim 8, the IC card holder transmits a radio wave of a constant output to the warning device, and the warning device outputs the radio wave below a predetermined level. May be configured to determine that the IC card holder is separated from the IC card holder by a predetermined distance or more. In this case, an effect is obtained that the loss prevention system can be easily configured.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an IC card holder and a warning device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the same.

FIG. 1 shows an IC card holder 10 according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the card insertion unit 11 and the display unit 1
3, operation unit 15, fingerprint reading unit 17, power supply 19 and power switch 19a, first and second interfaces 21, 2
2, a transmission / reception antenna 24, a CPU 25, a memory 26, an oscillator 27, and the like.

The card insertion section 11 is a card holding means of the present invention, and is provided on a lower side surface of the IC card holder 10 as shown in FIG. 50 is held. Contact type IC inserted into this card insertion part 11
The card 50 is connected to the second interface 5 as shown in FIG.
3 is connected to the terminal 23 of the second interface 22 of the IC card holder 10, and the power supply terminal 55 is
Connected to power supply 19 of C card holder 10.

The contact type IC card 50 includes a RAM for temporarily storing data and a ROM for storing a control program.
A CPU 52 that reads data and programs from the memory 52 as appropriate and executes the processing;
A second interface 53 and the like are provided. The second interface 53 is an interface for exchanging information with the ground system by being directly inserted into the card insertion slot of the contact type system, but is also an interface for exchanging information with the IC card holder 10. .

The display section 13 is a display means of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is provided above the front surface of the IC card holder 10. The display unit 13 is an LCD for displaying information such as characters and figures stored in the display memory 14. The operation unit 15 is a request signal input unit or an identification signal input unit of the present invention, and is provided on the front surface of the IC card holder 10 and below the display unit 13 as shown in FIG. The operation unit 15 includes numeric keys and function keys.

The fingerprint reading section 17 is an identification signal input means of the present invention, and reads a fingerprint of a card user, for example, an index finger. As the fingerprint reading unit 17, a known fingerprint reader can be used. Power switch 19
a indicates that the power supply 19 is supplied to all the components of the IC card holder 10 which require power supply and the contact type IC card 50 inserted into the card insertion portion 11 when the switch is turned on.
Power.

However, even when the power switch 19a is turned on, if wireless communication with the non-contact system 60 is prohibited by identification processing using a fingerprint, which will be described later,
The CPU 25 of the C card holder 10 does not execute the gateway processing stored in the memory 26 (that is, does not perform wireless communication with the non-contact system 60).

The first interface 21 is an interface between the non-contact system 60 and the IC card holder 10 used as a non-contact IC card. The second interface 22 is an interface between the IC card holder 10 and the contact type IC card 50, and
0 is the same as the second interface 22.

The transmitting / receiving antenna 24 is a transmitting means and a receiving means of the present invention, and is an antenna for performing wireless communication with the non-contact system 60. The CPU 25 is a well-known central processing unit.
They correspond to response signal receiving means, request signal sending means, information signal receiving means, display control means, judgment means, and operation control means.

The CPU 25 causes the display unit 13 to display information corresponding to the request input from the operation unit 15 via the display memory 14, or performs fingerprint collation, and switches the power switch 19a according to the result. It controls and functions as a gateway between the first interface 21 and the second interface 22.

The memory 26 comprises a RAM for temporarily storing various data, a ROM for storing various control programs, and the like. The CPU 25 uses the memory 2
6. Data and programs are read out as appropriate and the processing is performed. The oscillator 27 is a device that oscillates a radio wave having a constant output, and transmits the radio wave to the alarm device 4 via the antenna unit 28.
0.

The warning device 40 is formed separately from the IC card holder 10 and has a buzzer 41 for generating a warning sound and an antenna for receiving a radio wave transmitted from the antenna 28 of the IC card holder 10. 42, a memory 43 in which a program for a warning process (that is, whether the radio wave intensity received by the antenna 42 is below a predetermined level and the buzzer 41 sounds when the radio wave intensity is below the predetermined level) is recorded,
A CPU 44 and the like for executing a program for the warning process are provided.

Further, the non-contact system 60 includes a non-contact type I
There is no particular limitation as long as it is a system (equipment) that can communicate with the C card. For example, an automatic ticket gate, a toll road or other automatic toll machine, a bank A
TM and the like. Next, the operation of the IC card holder according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, an identification process using a fingerprint is shown in FIG.
A description will be given based on the flowchart of FIG. This identification process is a process that is periodically executed by the CPU 25 of the IC card holder 10 at predetermined time intervals. Note that this identification processing corresponds to the processing of the determination means and the operation control means of the present invention.

First, step (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) 11
In, whether or not a finger is placed on the fingerprint reading unit 17 is determined based on the detection result of a temperature sensor or a pressure-sensitive sensor (not shown), and if the finger is not placed on the fingerprint reading unit 17 (NO in S11), The process proceeds to S17 described below. On the other hand, if a finger is placed on the fingerprint reading unit 17 (YE in S11)
S) Then, in S13, the fingerprint is read by a known method. For example, there are approximately 250 branch points in a fingerprint, and 5 to 10 branch points may be read.

In the following S15, the read fingerprint and
Collation with a fingerprint already stored in the memory as a specific card user is performed. As a result of the comparison, if they do not match (NO in S15), in S17, the power switch 19a is turned off and the wireless communication with the non-contact system 60 is prohibited (for example, the communication permission flag is turned off). ), And thereafter, this identification processing ends. On the other hand, if they match (YES in S15), in S19, the power switch 19a is turned on and the wireless communication with the non-contact system 60 is permitted (for example, the communication permission flag is turned on). Thereafter, this identification processing ends.

By the above-described identification processing, even if a third party tries to use the IC card holder 10 holding the contact type IC card 50, wireless communication with the non-contact system 60 cannot be performed. For this reason, sufficient security is ensured. Next, the gateway processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. This gateway process is a process that is periodically executed by the CPU 25 of the IC card holder 10 at predetermined time intervals. This gateway processing corresponds to the processing of the external signal transmitting means and the response signal receiving means of the present invention.

First, in S20, the non-contact system 6
Whether or not wireless communication with 0 is permitted is determined by, for example, turning on / off a communication permission flag. If the wireless communication is prohibited (NO in S20), the gateway process ends. On the other hand, if wireless communication is permitted (YES in S20), in subsequent S21, it is determined whether or not data (external signal) has been wirelessly received from non-contact system 60 via transmitting / receiving antenna 24 and first interface 21. I do. If the data has not been received (NO in S21), the gateway process ends. On the other hand, if the data has been received (YES in S21), the received data is transmitted to the contact type IC card 50 via the second interface 22 in the subsequent S23.

The contact type IC card 50 receiving this data
CPU 51 performs a process corresponding to the data from the control program stored in the memory 52, creates response data for the received data, and sends the response data to the IC card holder 10. In subsequent S25, response data (response signal) from the contact-type IC card 50 to the data.
It is determined whether or not the response data has been returned. If the response data has not been returned yet (NO in S25), the process waits as it is, and if the response data has been returned (YE in S25).
S) Then, in subsequent S27, the response data is wirelessly transmitted to the non-contact system 60 via the first interface 21 and the transmission / reception antenna 24, and then the gateway processing ends.

With the above gateway processing, the CPU 25 of the IC card holder 10 performs wireless communication with the non-contact system 60, and at the same time, the contact type IC card 50 and the terminals 23, 5
4. Signals are transmitted and received through 4. For this reason, the contact type IC card 50 functions as a non-contact type IC card.

Next, information display processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This information display process
This is a process that is periodically executed by the CPU 25 of the C card holder 10 at predetermined time intervals. This information display processing corresponds to the processing of the request signal sending means and the information signal receiving means of the present invention.

First, in S31, it is determined whether a request signal has been input from the operation unit 15. Here, the request signal is, for example, a signal for requesting display of a use section, a use period, user information and the like when the non-contact type IC card is a commuter pass or a coupon for automatic ticket passage, and is used for a bank ATM.
In the case of a business card, this is a signal requesting display of balance inquiry, user information, and the like.

If the request signal has not been input in S31 (NO in S31), the information display processing ends. On the other hand, if the request signal is input (YE in S31)
S) Then, in S33, the request signal is sent to the contact type IC card 50 via the second interface 22.

The contact type IC card 50 receiving this data
CPU 51 performs a process corresponding to the data from the control program stored in the memory 52, creates an information signal corresponding to the request signal, and
3 to the IC card holder 10.

In the following S35, the contact type IC card 5
From 0, it is determined whether or not an information signal corresponding to the request signal has been returned. If the information signal has not been returned yet (NO in S35), the process waits as it is, and if the information signal has been returned (YES in S35). ), In the following S37,
A character is created based on the information signal, and is displayed on the display unit 13 via the display memory 14, and then the information display process is terminated.

By the above information display processing, the information of the contact type IC card 50 can be easily visually recognized. next,
The operation of the warning device 40 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The warning process shown in FIG.
0 is a process that is periodically executed by the CPU 44 at predetermined intervals.

First, in S51, it is determined whether or not the intensity of the radio wave transmitted from the IC card holder 10 exceeds a predetermined level. If the radio wave intensity exceeds a predetermined level (YES in S51), the IC card holder 1
Since 0 is within the predetermined range of the warning device 40, it is determined that it is not lost, and the warning process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if the radio field intensity is equal to or lower than the predetermined level (NO in S51), it is determined that the IC card holder 10 is out of the predetermined range of the warning device 40 and may be lost. 41 is sounded, and this warning processing ends. By the above warning process, for example, even if the card user drops the IC card holder 10 and does not notice it, a warning sound is generated by the buzzer 41, so that the card user notices that the IC card holder 10 has been dropped.

According to the IC card holder of the present embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained. Even if the non-contact system 60 becomes widespread, a user who already owns the contact-type IC card can use the contact-type IC card as a non-contact type as it is, so there is no need to purchase a separate non-contact type IC card. The effect is obtained.

The card user carries one IC card holder 10 and a plurality of contact-type IC cards 50, and inserts the contact-type IC card 50 as required by the user. Since the card 50 functions as a non-contact type, it is easy to properly use the card. For this reason,
Conventionally, when a plurality of non-contact type IC cards are owned, there is a problem that the charges may be deducted from all the cards, and it is not known from which card the charges are deducted. If the IC card holder 10 is used, a user can select a card to be used according to his / her intention, so that an effect that such a fear is eliminated can be obtained.

Power is supplied from the power supply 19 to the contact type IC card 5.
0, the contact type IC card 50 having no built-in power supply can be used as it is. Therefore, an effect of high versatility can be obtained. Since the information stored in the contact type IC card 50 can be displayed on the display unit 13, an effect that the card can be easily managed is obtained.

Even if a third party tries to use the IC card holder 10 holding the contact type IC card 50, it cannot be used unless the fingerprint is registered because it will be in an inoperative state. For this reason, the effect that sufficient security is ensured is obtained. In particular, since it is determined whether the user is a specific card user only by placing a finger on the fingerprint reading unit 17, the card user need not memorize the password or input the password. In addition, since the power switch 19a is turned on just by placing a finger on the fingerprint reading unit 17, there is no need to separately turn on the power switch 19a, and the operation can be simplified.

Further, by using in combination with the warning device 40, for example, when the card user drops the IC card holder 10 and does not notice it,
Since 0 sounds the buzzer 41, the card user notices that the IC card holder has been dropped. For this reason, there is an effect that there is no possibility that the IC card holder 10 is lost.

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented in various modes as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the CPU 25 of the IC card holder 10 performs the identification process using the fingerprint. Alternatively, or in combination with the fingerprint identification process, the CPU 25 may perform the identification process using the password shown in FIG. That is, first, in S41, it is determined whether or not a password has been input from the operation unit 15. If not (NO in S41), the process proceeds to S47 and the power switch 1
9a is turned off, a flag is set to prohibit communication with the non-contact system 60, and this identification processing ends. On the other hand, if the password is input (YES in S41), the next S
At 45, the entered password is compared with the password of the specific card user already stored in the memory 26. As a result of the comparison, if the two do not match (S
(NO at 45), the power switch 19a is turned off, a communication prohibition flag is set (S47), and this identification processing ends.
On the other hand, if they match (YES in S45), the power switch 19a is turned on, a flag for permitting communication with the non-contact system 60 is set (S49), and this identification processing ends.

By the above-described identification processing using the password,
IC card holder 1 holding contact type IC card 50
Even if a third party tries to use 0, it cannot be used because it becomes inoperative. For this reason, an effect is obtained that security is sufficiently ensured just by inputting the password. Particularly in the above embodiment, the operation unit 15 for inputting the request signal
Can be used as a password input means, so that it is possible to obtain an effect that the apparatus can be made compact and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with a case where both are provided separately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an IC card holder and a warning device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an IC card holder and a warning device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an identification process using a fingerprint.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an information display process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a gateway process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a warning process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a password identification process.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... IC card holder, 11 ... Card insertion part, 13 ... Display part, 14 ... Display memory, 15
... Operation unit, 17 ... Fingerprint reading unit, 19 ... Power supply, 19a ... Power switch, 21 ... First interface, 22 ... Second interface, 24 ...
Transmitting / receiving antenna, 26 ... memory, 27 ... oscillator,
28 ... antenna part, 40 ... warning device, 41 ...
Buzzer, 42 antenna, 43 memory, 5
0: contact type IC card, 52: memory, 53
..The second interface, 60... A non-contact system.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 5, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Name of invention

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Title of the Invention] IC Kadohoru da

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

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[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention To solve the above problems, an IC card holder according to claim 1 is
Card holding means for holding a contact type IC card, receiving means for wirelessly receiving an external signal emitted from an external device, and contact type IC card holding the external signal received by the receiving means in the card holding means An external signal transmitting means for transmitting to the card, and a contact type I held by the card holding means.
Response signal receiving means for receiving a response signal to the external signal from a C card, and transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the response signal received by the response signal receiving means to the external device;
In addition, when the switch is turned on, the IC card holder is provided.
And all components that require power supply
Power to the contact type IC card held by the card holding means.
Power switch that supplies power from the
Separate signal input means and memorize fingerprint of specific card user
Storage means, and the identification signal input means
The fingerprint and the specific card user stored in the storage means
Determining means for determining whether the fingerprint matches the fingerprint;
It is determined that both fingerprints match by the determining means.
Turn on the power switch,
Operation to turn off the power switch when judged
Control means .

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

This IC card holder is also
Fingerprint and the fingerprint of a specific card user stored in advance.
Check, and if they match, turn on the power switch
Then, the contact type IC card held in the card holding unit is
Function as a non-contact type. On the other hand,
Turn off the power switch if it is
Do not use the contact type IC card
No.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0010

[Correction method] Change

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Therefore, according to the IC card holder,
IC card holder holding three contact IC cards
Can be used because it will be inactive even if you try to use
Absent. For this reason, it is said that sufficient security is secured
The effect is obtained. Also, a means for reading a fingerprint (fingerprint reading)
Just put your finger on the Toribu) to determine if it is a specific card user
The card user memorized the password to be judged
Has the effect of not having to enter a password
And the trouble of turning on the power switch separately
This is unnecessary, and an effect that the operation is simplified can be obtained.

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[Correction target item name] 0011

[Correction method] Change

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[0011] The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
C card holder, the card holder being held by the card holding means.
Power supply means for supplying power to the contact type IC card
It is characterized by having. Such an IC card holder,
Since it has the power supply means, it has a built-in power supply.
Even a contactless IC card that is not available can be used as it is.
Therefore, an effect of high versatility can be obtained.

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0012

[Correction method] Change

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[0012] The invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
Information, such as characters and graphics.
Display means for displaying on a screen;
To request information display from a contact type IC card
Request signal input means for inputting a request signal of
The request signal input by the signal input means.
Request signal sent to the contact type IC card held by the holding means
Signal sending means and a contact type held by the card holding means.
Receiving an information signal corresponding to the request signal from an IC card
Information signal receiving means, and information signal receiving means for receiving the information signal.
And causing the display means to display information based on the received information signal.
Display control means.

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[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

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[0013] Such an IC card holder is held.
Requesting information display from a contact-type IC card
The request signal is a request signal input means (keyboard, pen input screen
Surface), the request signal is transmitted to the contact type I
Send to C card. Then, the contact type IC card
An information signal corresponding to the request signal is output. IC card holder
Receives this information signal and based on the received information signal.
Information on display means (LCD, LED, etc.)
You. For example, the contact type IC card held is bank A
In the case of an IC card for TM, request the inquiry of the deposit balance
If a signal is input from the input means, the balance information is displayed on the display means
Is displayed.

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[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

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According to such an IC card holder,
In addition to the effect of 1 or 2, it is stored in the contact type IC card
You can view the information on the spot,
The effect of being easy is obtained.

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[Correction target item name] 0015

[Correction method] Change

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The above-mentioned IC card holder has
Lost in combination with warning device separate from C card holder
It may be a prevention system. This warning device is provided by the IC
Alerts you when you are more than a predetermined distance from the card holder
You.

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

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According to such a loss prevention system, for example,
Card user drops IC card holder and notices
If not, the warning device will alert (e.g. buzzer, sound
Voice, lamp lights, vibration, etc.)
The card user notices that the IC card holder has been dropped.
Good. For this reason, the IC card holder may be lost.
There is an effect that there is not. The warning device is a card
A form that the user can wear (for example, a card
Type, watch band type, bell type, key holder
Or the like).

[Procedure amendment 12]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Here, the IC card holder is provided with the alarm
A radio wave with a constant output is transmitted to the warning device,
When the output of the radio wave falls below a predetermined level,
Judge that it is more than a predetermined distance from the IC card holder
It may be configured as follows. In this case, a loss prevention system
The effect that it can be easily configured is obtained.

[Procedure amendment 13]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Deleted

[Procedure amendment 14]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0019

[Correction method] Deleted

[Procedure amendment 15]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0053

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented in various modes as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, CPU 25 of the IC card holder 10 in the above embodiment performs the identification processing by the fingerprint but, in combination with this, may be performed identification processing using a password as shown in FIG. That is, first,
In S41, it is determined whether or not a password has been input from operation unit 15, and if not, (N in S41
O), the process proceeds to S47, in which the power switch 19a is turned off to set a flag for prohibiting communication with the non-contact system 60, and
This identification processing ends. On the other hand, if the password is entered (YES in S41), the entered password is collated with the password of the specific card user already stored in the memory 26 in S45. If they do not match (NO in S45), the power switch 19a is turned off, a communication prohibition flag is set (S47), and the identification process ends. On the other hand, if they match (YES in S45), the power switch 19a
Is turned on, a flag for permitting communication with the non-contact system 60 is set (S49), and this identification processing ends.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A card holding means for holding a contact type IC card, a receiving means for wirelessly receiving an external signal emitted from an external device, and an external signal received by the receiving means being held by the card holding means. External signal transmitting means for transmitting to the contact type IC card, response signal receiving means for receiving a response signal to the external signal from the contact type IC card held by the card holding means, and response received by the response signal receiving means A transmitting means for transmitting a signal to the external device wirelessly; and an IC card holder. 2. The IC card holder according to claim 1, further comprising power supply means for supplying power to the contact type IC card held by said card holding means.
C card holder. 3. The IC card holder according to claim 1, wherein a display means for displaying information such as characters and graphics on a screen, and information for a contact type IC card held in said card holding section. Request signal input means for inputting a request signal for requesting display, request signal sending means for sending the request signal input by the request signal input means to a contact type IC card held by the card holding means, Information signal receiving means for receiving an information signal corresponding to the request signal from the contact type IC card held by the card holding means; and display control means for displaying, on the display means, information based on the information signal received by the information signal receiving means. An IC card holder comprising: 4. The IC card holder according to claim 1, wherein an identification signal input means for inputting an identification signal, and a specific identification signal indicating that the user is a specific card user are stored. Storage means, determination means for determining whether or not the identification signal input by the identification signal input means and the specific identification signal stored in the storage means are coincident with each other; When it is determined that the specific identification signal matches, the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means are activated, and when it is determined that they do not match, the external signal transmitting means and the transmission signal receiving means And an operation control unit for disabling the IC card holder. 5. The IC card holder according to claim 4, wherein said identification signal input means inputs a password, and said storage means stores a password of a specific card user. The IC card holder is characterized in that the judging means compares the password input by the identification signal input means with a password of a specific card user stored in the storage means. 6. The IC card holder according to claim 4, wherein said identification signal input means is for reading a fingerprint, and said storage means is for storing a fingerprint of a specific card user. The means for comparing the fingerprint inputted by the identification signal input means with the fingerprint of a specific card user stored in the storage means. 7. A loss prevention system comprising the IC card holder according to claim 1 and a warning device separate from the IC card holder, wherein the warning device is provided from the IC card holder in a predetermined manner. A loss prevention system characterized by issuing a warning when the user is more than a distance away. 8. The loss prevention system according to claim 7, wherein the IC card holder transmits a radio wave having a constant output to the warning device, and the warning device outputs the radio wave at a predetermined level or less. A loss prevention system, wherein it is determined that the IC card holder is separated from the IC card holder by a predetermined distance or more.