Information reading apparatus and information reading system

An information reading apparatus comprising:

• a magnetic card reading part which reads information stored in a magnetic card;
• a magnetic card detecting part which detects whether the magnetic card exists in a predetermined reading region of said magnetic card reading part;
• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which transmits a clock signal and a data signal to the outside of said information reading apparatus, the data signal having information that the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist in a communication range of the first communication part;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether the plurality of contactless data carriers exist in the communication range of said first communication part based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates the clock signal and the data signal if said control part determines the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist in the communication range of the first communication part, and allows said second communication part to transmit the clock signal and the data signal to the upper level apparatus.

An information reading apparatus comprising:

• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which transmits a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal to the outside of said information reading apparatus, the predetermined data signal having information that the contactless data carrier is not matched to a predetermined specification;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether the contactless data carrier is matched to the predetermined specification based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal if said control part determines the contactless data carrier is not matched to the predetermined specification, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to the upper level apparatus.

An information reading apparatus comprising:

• a magnetic card reading part which reads information stored in a magnetic card;
• a magnetic card detecting part which detects whether the magnetic card exists in a predetermined region of the magnetic card reading part;
• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which transmits a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal to the outside of said information reading apparatus, the predetermined data signal having information that the contactless data carrier is not matched to a predetermined specification;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether the contactless data carrier is matched to the predetermined specification based on the communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal if said control part determines the contactless data carrier is not matched to the predetermined specification, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to the upper level apparatus.

An information reading system comprising an information reading apparatus and an upper level apparatus for receiving information from said information reading apparatus, the information reading apparatus comprises:

• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which communicates with said upper level apparatus;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control determines whether a plurality of contactless data carriers exist in a communication range of said first communication part based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier, generates a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal having information that the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist if said control part determines the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist through said first communication part, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to said upper level apparatus, and
• wherein said upper level apparatus comprises:
• a receiving part which receives a reading data and/or the information transmitted from the information reading apparatus;
• a notifying part which notifies the information;
• and
• a second control part which analyzes the information received from said information reading apparatus and allows said notifying part to notify the information if said second control part analyzes the information is the information that the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist.

An information reading system comprising an information reading apparatus and an upper level apparatus for receiving information from said information reading apparatus, said information reading apparatus comprises:

• a magnetic card reading part;
• a magnetic card detecting part which detects whether the magnetic card exists in said magnetic card reading part;
• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which communicates with said upper level apparatus;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether a plurality of contactless data carriers exist in a communication range of said first communication part based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal having information that the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist if the control part determines the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to said upper level apparatus, and
• wherein said upper level apparatus comprises:
• a receiving part which receives a reading data or the information transmitted from said information reading apparatus;
• a notifying part which notifies the information;
• and
• a second control part which analyzes the information received from said information reading apparatus and allows said notifying part to notify the information said second control part analyzes if the information is the information that the plurality of the contactless data carriers exist.

An information reading system comprising an information reading apparatus and an upper level apparatus for receiving information from said information reading apparatus, said information reading apparatus comprises:

• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which communicates with said upper level apparatus;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether the contactless data carrier is matched to a predetermined specification based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal having the information if said control part determines the contactless data carrier is not matched to the predetermined specification, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to said upper level apparatus, and
• wherein said upper level apparatus comprises:
• a receiving part which receives a reading data and/or the information transmitted from the information reading apparatus;
• a notifying part which notifies the information;
• and
• a second control part which analyzes the information received from said information reading apparatus and allows said notifying part to notify the information if said second control part analyzes the information is the information that the contactless data carriers is not matched to the predetermined specification.

An information reading system comprising an information reading apparatus and an upper level apparatus for receiving information from said information reading apparatus, said information reading apparatus comprises:

• a magnetic card reading part which reads information stored in a magnetic card;
• a magnetic card detecting part which detects whether the magnetic card exists in a predetermined region of said magnetic card reading part;
• a first communication part which communicates with a contactless data carrier;
• a second communication part which communicates with said upper level apparatus;
• and
• a control part,
• wherein said control part determines whether the contactless data carrier is matched to a predetermined specification based on a communication result with the contactless data carrier through said first communication part, generates a predetermined clock signal and a predetermined data signal having the information that the contactless data carrier is not matched to the predetermined specification if said control part determines the contactless data carrier is not matched to the predetermined specification, and allows said second communication part to transmit the predetermined clock signal and the predetermined data signal to said upper level apparatus, and
• wherein said upper level apparatus comprises:
• a receiving part which receives a reading data or the information transmitted from said information reading apparatus;
• a notifying part which notifies the information;
• and
• a second control part which analyzes the information received from said information reading apparatus and allows the notifying part to notify the information if said second control part analyzes the information is the information that the contactless data carriers is not matched to the predetermined specification.