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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sadao Kokubu, Niwa, JP;
Assignee:
Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235492 ; 235380 ;
Abstract
A card body of an IC card is composed of first and second halves connected by a self hinge portion so as to be foldable into halves in such a manner that the surface where a contact is provided comes inside. The first and second halves are provided with a magnet and a magnetic body to hold the IC card folded by magnetic attractive force. When folded, a control section provided in the first half 1a is connected to transmitting-receiving means and a communication control section that are provided in the second half, by the contact and the transmission-reception contact, so that the IC card can function as a non-contact type IC card.