Patent ID: 6199120
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An IC card reading/writing apparatus comprising an IC card reading/writing control section for controlling reading of data from IC card and writing of data into said ID card, wherein to control communication with a plurality of kinds of ID cards, said ID cards reading/writing control section comprises:a plurality of predetermined IC card communication control sections, corresponding to a predetermined plurality of protocols of IC cards manufactured by card manufacturers;a card maker table memory for storing IC card maker identifier information for identifying the corresponding manufacturer; anda card maker selecting section for retrieving said IC card maker identifier information of said plurality of predetermined IC card communication section in said card maker table memory and, if said IC card maker identifier information corresponds to said card maker identification information within an answer-to-reset signal acknowledged by an IC card, selecting a predetermined IC card communication control section corresponding to said IC card maker identification information.