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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Toyokazu Ota, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Yasumasa Nakatsugawa, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Toyokazu Ota, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Yasumasa Nakatsugawa, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Felica Networks, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes an analog unit that processes an analog signal received from an antenna unit which performs a contactless communication with an external device. The communication device also includes a wired interface that connects to an information processing terminal through a wire. In addition, the communication device includes a digital control unit that manages a communication mode set between the external device and the information processing terminal and controls a communication path between the external device and the information processing terminal according to a present communication mode.