Patent ID: 7703684
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A63F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An information input and output device for communicating information with an information recording unit of a card, comprising: a card support unit including a card support surface for sliding the card while supporting the card from one surface side; a card end unit including a card end surface provided to protrude from the card support surface; and an input and output executing unit positioned to face the information recording unit of the card when the card is slid on the card support surface while abutting the card against the card end surface, and configured to execute at least one of reading of the information from the information recording unit and writing of the information to the information recording unit, wherein the card support surface extends with the card end surface in a horizontal direction and has an area enough to arrange a plurality of cards and to slide a selected one of the plurality of cards while abutting the card against the card end surface, and the card end surface extends on both sides of the input and output executing unit so that the card sliding on the card support surface is allowed to pass through the input and output executing unit.