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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yukio Kuroiwa, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 ;
Abstract
A magnetic card reader to read magnetic cards having either a first or a second format for the magnetic data on a stripe. The reader includes a first and second format processor for first and second patterns, a format selector to select one of the two format processor in accordance with a selection or indication command from a host computer. A format determinator determines if the format read out from the card is consistent with the indicated format.