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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Hidekatsu Nogami, Kyoto, JP;
Hidekatsu Nogami, Kyoto, JP;
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A noncontact IC medium direction detecting apparatus (), method, and computer readable medium are provided. The apparatus () includes: receiving means () capable of reading a noncontact IC medium () in different directional orientations; and information processing means () that controls the receiving means, the information processing means being arranged to perform: a first obtaining process of aiming a directional orientation toward a first direction to obtain a signal level of a signal received from the noncontact IC medium having predetermined identification information; a second obtaining process of aiming another directional orientation toward a second direction to obtain a signal level of a signal received from the noncontact IC medium; a composition process of subjecting the signal levels corresponding to the first and second directions to subtraction operation or division to obtain a composite signal level; and an existence direction operating process of obtaining a direction where the noncontact IC medium of interest exists from an operation using the composite signal level.