Abstract: A card reader may include a card passage where a card passed; a contact block including IC contact springs; a card insertion detection mechanism; a lock member; a lock member drive mechanism that moves the lock member between a pulling-out prevention position and a pulling-out feasible position; a lock member detection mechanism; and a control unit structured to control the card reader. The lock member may include a pulling-out prevention part. A distance between the front end of the IC card and the pulling-out prevention part may be shorter than a length of the IC card in the moving direction of the IC card. The control unit detects that insertion of the IC card has been completed the IC card has been inserted to the contact position and the lock member is located at the pulling-out prevention position.

Abstract: A card reader may include a card passage where a card passed; a contact block including IC contact springs; a card insertion detection mechanism; a lock member; a lock member drive mechanism that moves the lock member between a pulling-out prevention position and a pulling-out feasible position; a lock member detection mechanism; and a control unit structured to control the card reader. The lock member may include a pulling-out prevention part. A distance between the front end of the IC card and the pulling-out prevention part may be shorter than a length of the IC card in the moving direction of the IC card. The control unit detects that insertion of the IC card has been completed the IC card has been inserted to the contact position and the lock member is located at the pulling-out prevention position.

Abstract: A card reader may include a card slot a card path extending from the card slot and a magnetic head structured to reproduce information in the magnetic recording layer of the card. The card reader may include a first detector structured to detect the card; a second detector structured to detect an edge of the card on an inserting direction side reaching an innermost side of the card path; and a controller. The controller may be configured to continue processing the card when the first detector does not detect the card being inserted to the card slot and the magnetic head detects a magnetic signal or when the first detector does not detect the card being inserted to the card slot and the second detector detects the card reaching the innermost side.

Abstract: A card processing device with which a user operates a card by hand may include a card-inserting section at which the card is inserted; a card-storing section structured to store the card while a rear end portion of the inserted card is exposed from the card-inserting section; a reading section structured to read recorded information on the card stored in the card-storing section; a first detecting section structured to detect that the card is inserted to the card-storing section from the card-inserting section; a second detecting section, arranged on the farther side than the first detecting section in the inserting direction of the card, structured to detect that the card is inserted; and a status-monitoring section structured to detect fraud from the relation of the detections of the card at the first detecting section and the second detecting section.

Abstract: A card processing device with which a user operates a card by hand may include a card-inserting section at which the card is inserted; a card-storing section structured to store the card while a rear end portion of the inserted card is exposed from the card-inserting section; a reading section structured to read recorded information on the card stored in the card-storing section; a first detecting section structured to detect that the card is inserted to the card-storing section from the card-inserting section; a second detecting section, arranged on the farther side than the first detecting section in the inserting direction of the card, structured to detect that the card is inserted; and a status-monitoring section structured to detect fraud from the relation of the detections of the card at the first detecting section and the second detecting section.

Abstract: A peripheral may include an identification information storage unit in which identification information of a download file can be stored; a program storage unit in which at least program data is stored and is overwritable; and a controller which controls overwriting of the program data. The download file may include at least the identification information or both the identification information and overwrite permission data. When said overwrite permission data is included, the controller may overwrite the program data with program data sent from the host device and return a response indicating a normal completion of data overwrite. When overwrite permission is not included in the download file, the controller may return a response of a normal completion of said data overwrite without overwriting said program data. The identification information of the download file may be stored in the identification information storage unit.

Abstract: A peripheral may include an identification information storage unit in which identification information of a download file can be stored; a program storage unit in which at least program data is stored and is overwritable; and a controller which controls overwriting of the program data. The download file may include at least the identification information or both the identification information and overwrite permission data. When said overwrite permission data is included, the controller may overwrite the program data with program data sent from the host device and return a response indicating a normal completion of data overwrite. When overwrite permission is not included in the download file, the controller may return a response of a normal completion of said data overwrite without overwriting said program data. The identification information of the download file may be stored in the identification information storage unit.

Abstract: A peripheral may be connected to a higher-level device. Firmware program data may be downloaded from the higher-level device to the peripheral. The peripheral may include a rewrite control unit for controlling rewriting the program data stored in the peripheral. The program data stored in the peripheral may be rewritten by use of the program data sent from the higher-level device, and then a response, notifying that data rewriting has normally been completed, may be returned to the higher-level device, if the download file includes rewriting permit data. A response, notifying that data rewriting has normally been completed, may be returned to the higher-level device, without rewriting the program data stored in the peripheral by use of the program data sent from the higher-level device, if the download file does not include rewriting permit data.

Abstract: A card medium processing device is controlled by means of the control method including: a first judgment step for judging whether or not a card medium having been inserted is detected by a first detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted; a second judgment step for judging whether or not the card medium having been inserted is detected by a second detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted, the second detection means being placed at a position behind the first detection means further away toward a rear side in an inserting direction for the card medium; and a processing step for carrying out a predetermined process, supposing that the first detection means has an error, under a situation where the first judgment step does not detect the card medium having been inserted while the second judgment step detects the card medium having been inserted.

Abstract: A peripheral may be connected to a higher-level device. Firmware program data may be downloaded from the higher-level device to the peripheral. The peripheral may include a rewrite control unit for controlling rewriting the program data stored in the peripheral. The program data stored in the peripheral may be rewritten by use of the program data sent from the higher-level device, and then a response, notifying that data rewriting has normally been completed, may be returned to the higher-level device, if the download file includes rewriting permit data. A response, notifying that data rewriting has normally been completed, may be returned to the higher-level device, without rewriting the program data stored in the peripheral by use of the program data sent from the higher-level device, if the download file does not include rewriting permit data.

Abstract: A card medium processing device is controlled by means of the control method including: a first judgment step for judging whether or not a card medium having been inserted is detected by a first detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted; a second judgment step for judging whether or not the card medium having been inserted is detected by a second detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted, the second detection means being placed at a position behind the first detection means further away toward a rear side in an inserting direction for the card medium; and a processing step for carrying out a predetermined process, supposing that the first detection means has an error, under a situation where the first judgment step does not detect the card medium having been inserted while the second judgment step detects the card medium having been inserted.

Abstract: A card reader has a contact mechanism (IC contact block) coming into contact with a terminal (IC terminal pattern) of an integrated circuit mounted on a card, detection means (detection switch) for detecting that the card is inserted to a contact position at which the terminal and the contact mechanism are in contact with each other, locking means (locking lever etc.) for fixing the card to the contact position, and control means (CPU etc.) for controlling execution and release of locking by the locking means. As soon as the detection means detects insertion of the card, the control means executes locking effected by the locking means and after that, when the card is not activated in response to activation processing by the integrated circuit, release the locking of the locking means.

Abstract: A card reader has a contact mechanism (IC contact block) coming into contact with a terminal (IC terminal pattern) of an integrated circuit mounted on a card, detection means (detection switch) for detecting that the card is inserted to a contact position at which the terminal and the contact mechanism are in contact with each other, locking means (locking lever etc.) for fixing the card to the contact position, and control means (CPU etc.) for controlling execution and release of locking by the locking means. As soon as the detection means detects insertion of the card, the control means executes locking effected by the locking means and after that, when the card is not activated in response to activation processing by the integrated circuit, release the locking of the locking means.

Abstract: The card reader prevents fraudulent use of the data read from a magnetic card. The card reader takes a card having a magnetic stripe at a card insertion port into a card reader and a magnetic head reads data recorded on the magnetic stripe. The data read is saved and a timer is started. After a given time elapses, the saved data is made unavailable for reading.

Abstract: The card reader prevents fraudulent use of the data read from a magnetic card. The card reader takes a card having a magnetic stripe at a card insertion port into a card reader and a magnetic head reads data recorded on the magnetic stripe. The data read is saved and a timer is started. After a given time elapses, the saved data is made unavailable for reading.

Abstract: A manual magnetic card reader allows a card with a magnetic strip to be inserted in a card insert slot to a card stop position and then allows the card to be removed. The reader comprises a magnetic head for reading magnetic data recorded in the magnetic strip, a data editing portion for editing the magnetic data and a saving buffer for saving the magnetic data of the card that is read during card insertion. The magnetic data is read and saved in the saving buffer during the card insertion and the magnetic data is also read during card removal.

Abstract: A writing method includes writing data required to be updated respectively and sequentially in a first, a second and a third memory when a writing operation is performed and comparing data in the first, second and third memories with each other when a power source is supplied. A last writing operation is determined to be successful when the three data are the same and determined to be unsuccessful when any of the three data does not match.

Abstract: A manual magnetic card reader allows a card with a magnetic strip to be inserted in a card insert slot to a card stop position and then allows the card to be removed. The reader comprises a magnetic head for reading magnetic data recorded in the magnetic strip, a data editing portion for editing the magnetic data and a saving buffer for saving the magnetic data of the card that is read during card insertion. The magnetic data is read and saved in the saving buffer during the card insertion and the magnetic data is also read during card removal.