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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Takayasu Kon, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Kamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Sako, Tokyo, JP;
Miki Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamichi Asukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Taiji Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akane Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Takehara, Tokyo, JP;
Takayasu Kon, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Kamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Sako, Tokyo, JP;
Miki Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamichi Asukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Taiji Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akane Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Takehara, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an electronic wallet device including a holding section to hold a plurality of non-contact type IC cards, an external communication antenna to perform non-contact communication with an external unit, a card communication antenna to perform non-contact communication with the IC cards held in the holding section, a card selecting section to select at least one IC card by narrowing down candidates for an IC card to be used for communication with the external unit from the plurality of IC cards based on a plurality of different card selection criteria, and a communication control section to connect the selected IC card with the external unit via the external communication antenna and the card communication antenna so that the selected non-contact type IC card and the external unit communicate with each other.