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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicant:
Fumihiko Akahane, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Fumihiko Akahane, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 13/08 (2006.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 17/04 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/00808 (2013.01); G06K 13/0843 (2013.01); G06K 7/087 (2013.01); G11B 25/04 (2013.01); G06K 7/10 (2013.01); G06K 7/084 (2013.01); G11B 17/0408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A card reader for use with a card having a magnetic stripe may include a card path through which the card having the magnetic stripe is transferred, a magnetic head placed in the card path, and card position detecting sensors for detecting a position of the card. The card position detecting sensors may be located at positions where the magnetic stripe passes through in the card path.