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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Keitaro Ado, Hyogo, JP;
Inventor:
Keitaro Ado, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A card access apparatus is provided that is adapted to be connected to plural types of cards, the apparatus including plural connection points adapted for the respective types of cards, and plural signal buses that connect the connection points to a card control unit. When one type of card is connected to its corresponding connection point, at least one signal bus connected to a connection point adapted for at least one other type of card is electrically isolated from its corresponding connection point.