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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Kazuto Saeki, Suwa-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuto Saeki, Suwa-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co. Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of self-testing an IC card reader. The IC card reader communicates data with an IC card. The IC card reader sends the result of the communication to a higher level apparatus. Before the higher level apparatus issues an IC card execution command, the IC card is activated so as to determine whether the communication with the IC card is normal or abnormal based on success or failure of the activation, followed by storing the test result.