[54] IC CARD READER/WRITER APPARATUS
[75] Inventor: Hiroshi Watanabe, Kokubunji, Japan
[73] Assignee: Toppan Moore Company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
[21] Appl. No.: 870,102
[22] Filed: Jun. 3,1986
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Jun. 4, 1985 [JP] Japan 60-121083
[51] Int. CI.4 G06F 15/30
[52] U.S. CI 235/379; 235/380
[58] Field of Search 235/379, 380
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
4,594,663 6/1986 Nagata 235/380
Primary Examiner—Harold I. Pitts
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Kenyon & Kenyon
[57] ABSTRACT
An IC card reader/writer apparatus includes at least two contactors in which IC cards are inserted, respectively, card detecting means for detecting that at least two IC cards have been loaded, and collating means for verifying that correct cipher codes of the two IC cards coincide with those inputted externally, respectively, wherein access to the contents stored in the IC cards is allowed only when the collation results in coincidence.
2 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures
