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US 2011/0084138 A1Published application
Card reader and processing method thereof
AssigneeNidec Sankyo Corporation
InventorFumihiko Akahane
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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.
Claims3
A card reader for use with a card having a magnetic stripe, the card reader comprising:
- 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;
- wherein the card position detecting sensors are located at positions where the magnetic stripe passes through in the card path.
2 more elements
A processing method of a card reader for use with a card having a magnetic stripe, the method comprising:
- reproducing or recording data to or from the magnetic stripe on the card inserted through a card insertion slot;
- transferring the inserted card through a card path by a transfer means driven by a drive source;
- and
- detecting a position of the card according to detection signals from a plurality of card position detecting sensors located in the card path, for controlling the transfer operation;
- wherein the plurality of card position detecting sensors include a sensor that is placed in a line through which the magnetic stripe passes, and a sensor that is placed in the proximity of a magnetic head;
- and
- while, by using a detection signal from one of the magnetic head and the sensor placed in the proximity of the magnetic head, it is judged that the inserted card is a normal card.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.