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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
Masaki Hoshina, Suwa, JP;
Masaki Hoshina, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A data communication system is provided comprising: a reader/writer device; and an identification tag that is capable of data communications with the reader/writer device, wherein: the reader/writer device has a first data communication section that is capable of data communications with the identification tag; the identification tag has a second data communication section that is capable of data communications with the reader/writer device, and a display section that is capable of displaying based on data received by the second data communication section, and the display section is capable of retaining a display content for a predetermined period of time in a state in which no drive voltage is applied; and a display retaining period of the display section is variable.