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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1984
Toshihiko Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a read and/or write apparatus for ID cards, wherein a magnetic read head for reading at least a magnetic stripe and a magnetic write head are disposed along a running passage for identification cards (hereinafter referred to as 'ID cards') for use with an automatic teller system, a credit card system or other various account maintenance systems. Also, connecting member to be connected to a set of connecting terminals of an integrated circuit built in an ID card is provided. The apparatus provides for the reading and/or writing on three kinds of ID cards, that is, an ID card having at least a magnetic stripe, an ID card having at least a magnetic stripe and an integrated circuit built therein and an ID card having at least an integrated circuit built therein but having no magnetic stripe.