Patent ID: 8328098
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A chip card comprising: a processor that controls the chip card to operate in a contact mode in which contact-type data is received by a contact interface of the chip card or a contactless mode in which contactless-type data is received by a contactless interface of the chip card, controls the chip card, when the chip card is receiving the contact-type data by the contact interface in the contact mode, to switch from receiving the contact-type data by the contact interface in the contact mode to receiving the contactless-type data by the contactless interface in the contactless mode in response to receiving the contactless-type data by the contactless interface, and controls the chip card, when the chip card is receiving the contactless-type data by the contactless interface in the contactless mode, to switch from receiving the contactless-type data by the contactless interface in the contactless mode to receiving the contact-type data by the contact interface in the contact mode in response to receiving the contact-type data by the contact interface.