JP4736045B2 - IC card reader - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card reader.

  Widely used for payment at various stores such as convenience stores and for ticketing and ticket gates of railway companies, the non-contact IC card has multiple functions such as electronic money, tickets, and point cards in one non-contact IC card. Can be mixed. And with the needs of the times, there is a demand for new functions one after another. However, with regard to card reader systems (including those having a POS (Point of Service) function) for reading information on non-contact IC cards, it is currently provided separately for each function. Has introduced a card reader system corresponding to the selected function. However, especially in the case of a store, since the space next to the store cash register is limited, it is difficult to install a plurality of card readers.

  Therefore, a method of solving the above problem by introducing a card reader system capable of supporting a plurality of functions with one IC card reader and selecting the function to be used according to the display on the monitor linked to the card reader is considered. It is done. For example, when the same IC card contains the electronic money function of company A and the electronic money function of company B, the electronic money function selected by simply touching the IC card reader is determined. Without touching the IC card reader, a desired electronic money function is selected according to the display on the monitor linked to the card reader.

  However, such a system is not always desirable for the user. This is because it is difficult for the user to intuitively understand "what function is being used now". In particular, when using a single card for different purposes, such as the electronic money function and the point card function, it is clear and intuitive that which function is being used. It is desirable to provide a user interface that can be recognized by the user.

  Even if an IC card reader system having such a user interface is provided, in order to introduce a new service, a store in which an existing IC card reader system is installed has to use an existing IC card reader system. Replacing with a new one has a large economic burden. Also, considering the necessity of training clerk for new IC card reader system operation, it is not easy to replace the IC card reader system.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and provides an IC card reader system having a user interface capable of clearly and intuitively selecting an arbitrary function from the plurality of functions and realizing space saving. The purpose is to do.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an IC card reader system that can be easily introduced without affecting the existing IC card reader system at a store or the like where the existing IC card reader system is installed.

  The IC card reader of the present invention that achieves the above object is composed of one or two or more pages on each page on which a display object visible to the user is displayed, and is formed so that the page can be changed by the user's page turning operation. And a card reading unit that reads information recorded on a non-contact IC card of a user, which is provided for each page of the display unit.

  In the above invention, the card reading electromagnetic wave radiated from the card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means is further applied to the user's non-contact IC card. The electromagnetic wave returned from the user's non-contact IC card is not effectively reached, or effective for the card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means. Shielding means for preventing it from reaching may be provided.

  Alternatively, the page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side, and the reading control for activating the card reading means provided on the page detected by the page detection means Means.

  Another IC card reader for achieving the above object includes a card reading means for reading information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by the user, and a display that can be visually recognized by the user on each page. Alternatively, the display means is composed of two or more pages, and is configured to change the page on the card reading means by the user's page turning operation, and which page of the display means is displayed on the user side. And a page control unit that causes the card reading unit to perform a reading operation necessary for reading an IC card function associated in advance with a page detected by the page detecting unit. Features.

  Still another IC card reader for achieving the above object is an IC card reader that is used in an overlapping manner with an existing IC card reader, and displays one or more display items that can be visually recognized by the user on each page. Display means formed by the user to turn the page on the existing IC card reader by the page turning operation of the user, and the non-contact that the user has provided for each page of the display means And card reading means for reading information recorded on the IC card.

  In the above invention, the card reading electromagnetic wave radiated from the card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means is further applied to the user's non-contact IC card. There is a shielding means for preventing the electromagnetic waves returned from the user's non-contact IC card from effectively reaching other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means. It may be done.

  Alternatively, the page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side, and the reading control for activating the card reading means provided on the page detected by the page detection means Means.

  Still another IC card reader for achieving the above object is an IC card reader that is used over an existing IC card reader, and card reading means for reading information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by a user; Display means formed of one or two or more pages on which a display object visible to the user is displayed on each page, the page being changed on the card reading means by a user's page turning operation; The page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side, and the reading necessary for reading the IC card function associated in advance with the page detected by the page detection means And a reading control means for causing the card reading means to execute an operation.

  In the IC card reader that is used overlapping the existing IC card reader, the contact surface with respect to the existing IC card reader may be made of a flexible material.

  In the IC card reader used over the above-mentioned existing IC card reader, whether the electromagnetic waves for card reading emitted from the existing IC card reader should not effectively reach the user's non-contact IC card Alternatively, shielding means for preventing electromagnetic waves returned from the user's non-contact IC card from effectively reaching the existing IC card reader may be provided.

  In the IC card reader of the present invention including the shielding means, the card reading means may include an antenna having a card reading function, and the shielding means may include a shielding surface and a spacer between the shielding surface and the antenna. it can.

  Alternatively, the shielding means may include a shielding surface and the antenna designed to have an optimum resonance frequency in consideration of a frequency offset due to the influence of the shielding surface in advance.

  The page detecting means includes a plurality of optical sensor means including a light emitting means and a light receiving means, and an optical interrupter means formed at an end portion of each page, and the plurality of optical sensor means is an end of an IC card reader. The optical interrupter means may be formed so as to block light of a predetermined optical sensor means when each page is exposed.

  The configuration of the IC card reader system according to the present invention includes a server connected to the IC card reader, and the server executes processing according to an output signal from the IC card reader.

  According to the present invention, a user can select an arbitrary function from a plurality of IC card functions clearly and intuitively, and a space-saving IC card reader system can be provided. Furthermore, a new IC card reader system can be easily introduced even in a store where an existing IC card reader system is introduced.

[Embodiment 1]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration for implementing an IC card reader system according to the present invention.

  The IC card reader system in this embodiment includes an IC card reader 100 and a server 105 connected to the IC card reader 100. For convenience, a case where there is one IC card reader 100 connected to the server 105 will be described, but a plurality of IC card readers can also be connected.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a case is assumed in which an existing IC card reader system including an existing IC card reader 135 and an existing server 140 introduced in advance already exists. In this specification, the IC card reader system according to the present invention is referred to as an “IC card reader system”, the IC card reader is referred to as an “IC card reader”, and the existing IC card reader system is referred to as an “existing IC card reader system”. The IC card reader is called “existing IC card reader”. The existing IC card reader 135 includes an existing card reader reading unit 145 and an existing reading control unit 150.

  The IC card reader system and the existing IC card reader system are completely independent of each other, and the broken lines in FIG. 1 indicate this electrical independence.

  The IC card reader 100 has a page portion 115 as one or more pages on which a display object (for example, a character, a figure, a symbol, or a combination thereof) that can be visually recognized by a user is displayed on each page. And a display unit 110 as a display unit formed so that the page can be changed on the existing card reading unit 145 of the existing IC card reader 135 by a page turning operation of the user.

  Each page unit 115 of the display unit 110 includes a card reading unit 120 as a card reading unit that reads information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by the user. Each card reading unit 120 has a function of reading information about a non-contact IC card reader function corresponding to each card reading unit 120.

  The IC card reader 100 further includes a page detection unit 125 that is a page detection unit that detects which page unit 115 of the display unit 110 is displayed on the user side, and a page unit detected by the page detection unit 125. And a reading control unit 130 serving as a reading control unit that puts the card reading unit 120 provided in 115 into an operating state and puts the card reading unit 120 provided in the other page unit 115 into a reading stopped state.

  In the present embodiment, the card reading unit 120 provided in the page unit 115 that is not exposed is stopped by the detection result by the page detection unit 125 and the reading control unit 130, but the page that has been displayed It is sufficient that the non-contact IC card information can be read only from the unit 115, and the page detection unit 125 and the reading control unit 130 are necessary unless there is a fear of malfunction, a risk of heat generation, or a need for power saving. is not. For example, by providing each card reading unit 120 with a shielding means as will be described later, the card reading unit 120 provided on a page unit other than the card reading unit provided on the page unit 115 exposed to the user side. It is also possible to prevent the radiated electromagnetic waves from effectively reaching the user's non-contact IC card. In addition, if the electromagnetic wave radiated from the card reading unit 120 is so weak that it does not affect other card reading units 120 without using a special shielding unit, the shielding unit is also unnecessary. Will be understood.

  An external configuration of the IC card reader 100 in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. In the figure, the IC card reader has a display unit composed of three page units 205, 210, and 215 (corresponding to the page unit 115 in FIG. 1) each having a card reading unit 120. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, each of the page portions 205, 210, and 215 is configured to turn around a page in the vertical direction by rotating around a bar-like member provided horizontally at the top of the page. . The IC card reader is installed so as to be superimposed on the existing card reading unit 200.

  Each page portion 205, 210, 215 corresponds to the IC card function of point service A, point service B, point service C, respectively, and the page portion is displayed on the surface of each page portion 205, 210, 215. Characters that allow the user to recognize which IC card function is supported are displayed. For example, in FIG. 4, the page portion 210 is displayed. On the surface portion of the displayed page portion 210, the characters “point service B” representing the IC card function corresponding to the page portion 210 are displayed. Is displayed. In FIG. 4, since the user can also visually recognize the back surface portion of the page portion 215, some display object may be displayed on the back surface portion of the page portion 215.

  The IC card reader corresponding to each page portion is not limited to the point service, and various functions can be considered. For example, electronic money, a credit card, a boarding ticket, and a membership ticket may be used by those skilled in the art. Will be understood.

  The IC card reader can have various configurations. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each of the IC card readers rotates in a horizontal direction by rotating around a bar-like member provided horizontally on the left side of the page. It is good also as composition which turns a page. The existing card reading unit 200 shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 is a flat rectangular parallelepiped, and the upper surface serving as the card reading surface is substantially horizontal. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the existing card reading unit 200 is a vertical type. Thus, the upper surface of the card reading surface may be significantly inclined from the horizontal plane. In other words, any configuration may be used as long as the contactless IC card reader function can be selected as if a user is turning a book page.

The user of the non-contact IC card visually recognizes the display object displayed on each page while turning over each page portion, and displays the page portion 115 having the card reading unit 120 corresponding to the IC card function that the user wants to use. Let
Thus, the user can clearly and intuitively select the page portion 115 corresponding to the IC card function that the user wants to use.

  The page detection unit 125 detects which page the page unit 115 expressed by the user is, and causes a function associated with the page to be read. For example, in FIG. 4, since the page unit 210 is exposed to the user side, the page detection unit 125 detects that the page unit 210 is displayed and functions associated with this page. The reading operation is executed. FIG. 6 shows a state in which all the page portions in the IC card reader are displayed and the card reading portion 200 of the existing IC card reader is exposed. In such a case, the detection unit 125 does not detect any page unit 115, and the IC card reader 100 does not perform a reading operation.

  The page detection unit 125 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of optical sensors including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and an optical interrupter formed at the end of each page. The plurality of optical sensors are provided at the end of the IC card reader. The optical interrupter is arranged so as to block light from a predetermined optical sensor when each page is exposed. This makes it possible to detect a page that is displayed depending on which light sensor is blocking the light. In addition to this, the page detection unit 125 may have various configurations such as using an electrical switch.

  In the present embodiment, the reading control unit 130 is configured as shown in FIG. The reading control unit 130 includes a CPU / control unit 300, a memory unit 305, a card reading control unit 310, a server communication unit 315, an optical output unit 320, and an audio output unit 325, which are connected by a bus. ing.

  The reading control unit 130 is connected to the page detection unit 125 and each card reading unit 120, and sets the card reading unit 120 included in the displayed page unit 115 to a reading state based on the detection result described above. Then, when the user brings a non-contact IC card close to the exposed surface, information on the IC card function corresponding to the card reading unit 120 is read from the card reading unit 120. When information is read from the non-contact IC card, the sound output unit 325 and the light output unit 320 emit sound and light, indicating that the information has been read.

  The read information is stored in the memory unit 305 and then processed in the CPU / control unit 300 to generate a transmission signal and transmitted to the server 105 by the communication unit 315 with the server. Receiving the signal, the server 105 executes necessary processing based on the signal.

  Further, in the state of FIG. 6 in which all the page portions 115 are turned as described above, the IC card reader 100 does not perform the reading operation. In this state, the non-contact IC card is brought close to the surface of the existing card reading unit exposed by the user, so that the existing IC card reader system can be used as usual.

  A sponge is used for at least a portion of the page portion 115 of the present embodiment that comes into contact with the existing IC card reader. The reason for this is that in this embodiment, the page portion 115 is overlaid on the existing IC card reader 120 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, so that the page portion 115 of the IC card reader 100 is made of a hard material. This is because the reading surface of the existing card reading unit 145 may be damaged when the user performs a page turning operation. However, materials other than sponges can be used as long as they have flexibility.

  The existing card reading unit 145 always emits electromagnetic waves for normal information reading in order to read information from the non-contact IC card. However, as described above, since the IC card reader 100 is electrically independent from the existing IC card reader 145, it is impossible to perform such control that stops the emission of electromagnetic waves. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, even when the user exposes the page portion 210 of the IC card reader 100 instead of the existing card reading portion 145, the existing card reading portion 145 Radiating electromagnetic waves for use.

  In such a case, when the user brings a non-contact IC card close to the surface of the page unit 210, not only the card reading unit 120 of the page unit 210 but also the existing IC card reading unit 145 that the user does not expect. May work. Further, such electromagnetic waves may interfere with the card reading unit 120 included in the page unit 115 exposed by the user, thereby preventing normal operation.

  Therefore, when such a problem occurs, the electromagnetic wave for card reading radiated from the existing IC card reading unit 145 does not effectively reach the user's non-contact IC card, or the user's Shielding means for preventing electromagnetic waves returned from the non-contact IC card from effectively reaching the existing IC card reader can be provided.

  In the IC card reader 100 of the present embodiment, the card reading unit 120 includes a card reading antenna, and further below, in other words, on the side closer to the existing IC card reading unit than the antenna, A shielding member made of a metal net is provided. However, if such a shielding member is installed in the vicinity of the antenna, the resonance frequency of the antenna may be affected.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a spacer is provided between the antenna and the shielding member in order to prevent the influence on the antenna resonance frequency. By providing a certain distance between the antenna and the planar metal network, it is possible to prevent the planar metal network from affecting the antenna resonance frequency. The aforementioned sponge is also suitable as this spacer. However, other than the sponge, any material other than a metal material that affects the antenna may be used, or simply between the antenna and the existing IC card reader. It may only be necessary to secure space.
This spacer prevents the shielding member from affecting the antenna and allows the antenna to operate at an optimal resonance frequency designed in advance.

The problem regarding the influence of the shielding member on the antenna resonance frequency is that the change in the antenna resonance frequency due to the influence of the shielding member, that is, the frequency offset is taken into consideration so that it can operate at the optimum resonance frequency when used with the shielding member. It can also be solved by designing the antenna in advance.
In the present embodiment, the shielding member is a planar metal net, but may be any material as long as it is suitable for shielding electromagnetic waves.

  As in the present embodiment, a plurality of page portions 115 are stacked on the existing card reading unit 145, so that a plurality of IC card functions are provided in almost the same space as an existing IC card reader system having one IC card function. An IC card reader system having the above can be realized.

  Further, the IC card reader 100 is only physically stacked on the existing card reading unit 145, and both are completely independent electrically. For this reason, there is a great advantage in that the IC card reader system can be easily introduced without affecting the existing IC card reader system.

  In stores where existing IC card reader systems are installed, users of non-contact IC cards already exist, and in addition to the IC card functions of existing IC card reader systems, other IC card functions are also used. The demand to do so is expected to increase in the future. On the other hand, for such a store, replacing a card reader system in order to introduce a new card function, especially when the existing IC card reader system is an expensive card reader system such as a POS system, It is not easy from an economic and employee education perspective. Therefore, by using the IC card reader system according to the present invention, a necessary IC card function can be additionally introduced without affecting the existing IC card reader system. If the existing IC card reader system is equipped with a POS system, it is sufficient to introduce only an IC card reader system that can be realized with a simple and inexpensive configuration such as point service, and the necessary non-contact IC card with less economic burden. A reader function can be added.

[Embodiment 2]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the IC card reader 400 in this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, each page unit 415 is only associated with the IC card function in advance and does not have a card reading unit. Has a card reader 420 as a separate card reader. Each page unit 415 is formed such that the page can be changed on the card reading unit 420 by a page turning operation of the user. Further, the IC card reader 400 reads as a reading control unit that causes the card reading unit 420 to perform a reading operation necessary for reading the IC card function previously associated with the page unit 415 detected by the page detection unit 425. A control unit 430 is included.

  In the present embodiment, the card reading unit 420 is also a page on which a display object that can be recognized by the user and that recognizes the IC card function is displayed. Formed to change the page above.

  Since the external configuration of the IC card reader 400 is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, these drawings are referred to as necessary. 2 to 6, the IC card reader 400 includes a card reading unit 205 that is overlaid on the existing card reading unit 200, and page portions 210 and 215 that are overlaid thereon. Since each page unit 210, 215 does not have a card reading unit, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the page unit 210 is expressed by a user, the detection unit 425 detects the page unit 210. Based on the detection result, the reading control unit 430 causes the card reading unit 200 to perform a reading operation necessary for reading the IC card function associated with the page unit 210 in advance.

  Also in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, a means for shielding electromagnetic waves radiated from the existing IC card reader may be provided. In the present embodiment, the page unit 415 does not have a card reading unit and thus does not need to have a shielding unit. However, the card reading unit 420 includes a shielding unit similar to the card reading unit 120 of the first embodiment. Other points are the same as those of the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

[Embodiment 3]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs from the first embodiment in that it assumes a case where no existing IC card reader system exists. In this embodiment, since it is not necessary to overlap the page part on the existing card reading part 145, the lowermost card reading part may have any configuration. For example, it may be configured not to turn pages, or may be configured to turn pages. Further, there is no need to provide a means for shielding electromagnetic waves emitted from the existing IC card reader.

  The external configuration of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the card reading unit 200 is a card reading unit 520 of the IC card reader 500, and the IC card reader 500 further includes page units 205, 210, and 215. Since the other points are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The IC card reader system of this embodiment is not based on the existing IC card reader system. In addition, there is an advantage that a plurality of IC card functions can be provided in a space substantially equal to the occupied space of the existing IC card reader system that can provide only one contactless IC card reader function.

[Embodiment 4]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the second embodiment, but differs from the second embodiment in that it assumes a case where no existing IC card reader system exists. In this embodiment, since it is not necessary to overlap the page portion on the existing card reading unit 145, the lowermost card reading unit does not need to be formed so that the page can be turned, and the existing IC card reader emits radiation. There is no need to provide a means for shielding electromagnetic waves.

  2 to 6 can be referred to for the external configuration of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the card reading unit 200 is the card reading unit 620 of the IC card reader 600. The IC card reader 600 further includes page portions 205, 210, and 215. Since the other points are the same as those of the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

It is a schematic block diagram of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of a vertical turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a vertical turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a vertical turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a vertical turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a vertical turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a horizontal turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of a horizontal turning type IC card reader. It is a block diagram of an inclination type vertical direction IC card reader. It is a schematic block diagram of a reading control means. It is a schematic block diagram of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... IC card reader 105 ... Server 110 ... Display part 115 ... Page part 120 ... Card reading part 125 ... Page detection part 130 ... Reading control part 135 ... Existing IC card reader 140 ... existing server 145 ... existing card reading unit 150 ... existing reading control unit 200 ... card reading unit 205 ... page unit or card reading unit 210 ... page unit 215 .. page unit 300... CPU. Control unit 305... Memory unit 310... Card reading control unit 315 .. communication unit 320 with server. 400 ... IC card reader 405 ... server 410 ... display unit 415 ... page unit 420 ... card reading unit 425 ... page detection unit 430 ... reading control unit 5 0 ... IC card reader 505 ... server 510 ... display unit 515 ... page unit 520 ... card reading unit 525 ... page detection unit 530 ... reading control unit 600 ... IC Card reader 605 ... Server 610 ... Display unit 615 ... Page unit 620 ... Card reading unit 625 ... Page detection unit 630 ... Reading control unit

Claims (10)

Each page consists of one or two or more pages on which display items that can be visually recognized by the user are displayed. Each page has a rotating part that can rotate around the rotation axis so that the page can be changed by the user's page turning operation. and display means having to,
Card reading means that is provided for each page of the display means and that is in an activated state during the operation of the IC card reader , reads information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by a user;
An IC card reader with,
The card reading means includes
An antenna having a card reading function;
The card reading electromagnetic wave radiated from the card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means is prevented from effectively reaching the user's non-contact IC card. Or shielding means for preventing electromagnetic waves returned from the contactless IC card of the user from effectively reaching card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means. And
The shielding means includes a shielding surface and a spacer disposed between the shielding surface and the antenna, or the shielding means includes a shielding surface, and the antenna is influenced by the shielding surface. An IC card reader, wherein a resonance frequency is designed in consideration of a frequency offset in advance . Each page consists of one or two or more pages on which display items that can be visually recognized by the user are displayed. Each page has a rotating part that can rotate around the rotation axis so that the page can be changed by the user's page turning operation. Display means
A card reading unit that is provided for each page of the display unit and reads information recorded on a contactless IC card possessed by the user;
Page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side using an optical sensor or an electrical switch ;
A reading control unit that activates a card reading unit provided on a page detected by the page detection unit;
An IC card reader characterized by comprising: Card reading means for reading information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by a user;
It consists of one or two or more pages overlaid on the card reading means, each of which displays a display that can be visually recognized by the user, and the page on the card reading means by the user's page turning operation. Display means having on each page a rotating part that can rotate around a rotation axis so that
Page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side using an optical sensor or an electrical switch ;
A reading control means for causing the card reading means to perform a reading operation necessary for reading an IC card function associated in advance with a page detected by the page detecting means;
An IC card reader comprising: An IC card reader that is used over an existing IC card reader,
Each page consists of one or two or more pages on which display items that can be seen by the user are displayed, and rotates around the rotation axis so that the page can be changed on the existing IC card reader by the user's page turning operation. Display means having a possible rotating part on each page ;
Provided for each page of the display means, and having card reading means for reading information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by a user, which is activated during the operation of the IC card reader
The card reading means includes
An antenna having a card reading function;
The card reading electromagnetic wave radiated from the card reading means provided on a page other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means is prevented from effectively reaching the user's non-contact IC card. Or shielding means for preventing electromagnetic waves returned from the user's non-contact IC card from effectively reaching other than the page displayed on the user side of the display means ,
The shielding means includes a shielding surface and a spacer disposed between the shielding surface and the antenna, or the shielding means includes a shielding surface, and the antenna is influenced by the shielding surface. An IC card reader, wherein a resonance frequency is designed in consideration of a frequency offset in advance . An IC card reader that is used over an existing IC card reader,
Each page consists of one or two or more pages on which display items that can be seen by the user are displayed, and rotates around the rotation axis so that the page can be changed on the existing IC card reader by the user's page turning operation. Display means having a possible rotating part on each page;
A card reading means for reading information recorded on a contactless IC card possessed by a user, provided for each page of the display means;
Page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side using an optical sensor or an electrical switch ;
A reading control unit that activates a card reading unit provided on a page detected by the page detection unit;
An IC card reader comprising: An IC card reader that is used over an existing IC card reader,
Card reading means for reading information recorded on a non-contact IC card possessed by a user superimposed on an existing IC card reader ;
It consists of one or two or more pages overlaid on the card reading means, each of which displays a display that can be visually recognized by the user, and the page on the card reading means by the user's page turning operation. Display means having on each page a rotating part that can rotate around a rotation axis so that
Page detection means for detecting which page of the display means is displayed on the user side using an optical sensor or an electrical switch ;
A reading control means for causing the card reading means to perform a reading operation necessary for reading an IC card function associated in advance with a page detected by the page detecting means;
An IC card reader comprising: Furthermore, the contact surface with respect to the said existing IC card reader is comprised with the flexible material, The IC card reader as described in any one of the Claims 4 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Furthermore, the card reading means includes:
An antenna having a card reading function;
The electromagnetic wave for card reading radiated from the existing IC card reader is prevented from effectively reaching the non-contact IC card of the user, or the electromagnetic wave returned from the non-contact IC card of the user is Shielding means for preventing the reader from reaching effectively ,
The shielding means includes a shielding surface and a spacer disposed between the shielding surface and the antenna, or the shielding means includes a shielding surface, and the antenna is influenced by the shielding surface. The IC card reader according to any one of claims 4 to 7 , wherein a resonance frequency is designed in consideration of a frequency offset in advance . The IC card reader according to claim 2 , 3 , 5 or 6 ,
Light sensor in said page detection means is a plurality of light sensor means comprising a light emitting means and light receiving means,
The page detection means further includes an optical interrupter means formed at the end of each page,
The plurality of optical sensor means are disposed at an end portion of the IC card reader, and the optical interrupter means is formed so as to block light from a predetermined optical sensor means when each page is exposed. IC card reader. An IC card reader according to one of claims 1 to 9 ,
Comprising a server connected to the IC card reader;
A process according to an output signal from the IC card reader is executed by the server.

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