Patent ID: 8511556
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card reader for use with a card having a card-side non-contact communication antenna, the card reader comprising: a reader-side non-contact communication antenna structured to communicate with the card-side non-contact communication antenna; a transfer path through which the card is transferred; a transfer mechanism structured to transfer the card through the transfer path; a controller structured to control the transfer mechanism; and a regulator structured to regulate the transfer of the card; wherein the reader-side non-contact communication antenna is provided in the proximity of the transfer path; the regulator is positioned in an area such that the reader-side non-contact communication antenna can communicate with the card-side non-contact communication antenna; and the controller is structured to control the transfer mechanism to move the card closer to the regulator or away from the regulator after the card has stopped once, so as to enable communication between the reader-side non-contact communication antenna and the card-side non-contact communication antenna.