Patent ID: 6394344
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card reader comprising:a main body; a card reader unit provided within said main body for executing at least one of recording and reproducing data on a rewritable recording medium inserted therein; a first communication unit provided within said main body for establishing at least one of input and output of a signal; an electric power supply unit provided within said main body for supplying electric power to each of said card reader unit and said first communication unit; a controller provided within said main body for controlling each of said card reader unit, said first communication unit, and said electric power supply unit; an accessory device removably attached to said main body, and having at least one function selected from a group consisting of a printing function, a data communicating function and a display function; and a second communication unit provided within said accessory device for executing at least one of receiving a signal from said first communication unit and sending a signal to said first communication unit; wherein said card reader unit is operable to transfer the rewritable recording medium inserted therein at a high speed to a predetermined position in said card reader unit, and is operable to reduce the transfer speed of the rewritable recording medium to a low speed when the rewritable recording medium arrives at the predetermined position.