Patent ID: 8181873

Claim:
A portable information reading apparatus adapted to read information recorded on a non-contact type IC chip, the information reading apparatus comprising: a first antenna which has a loop-like or spiral-like shape and is provided in a plate-like manner on one surface of an outer shape; a second antenna which is provided in a plate-like manner on a side face with respect to the one surface, has a loop-like or spiral-like shape, and has a size in a short axis of the second antenna which is smaller than a size in a short axis of the first antenna; and a control part adapted to communicate with the non-contact type IC chip by selectively using one of the first antenna and the second antenna to obtain the information recorded on the non-contact type IC chip, wherein in a case where the information is obtained from the non-contact type IC chip via the second antenna, the control part determines whether or not the information obtained via the second antenna corresponds to a search condition used for searching for the information recorded on the non-contact type IC chip.