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Information recording and or reproducing apparatus for use in hybrid type information recording medium
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-20
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Granted: 1994-05-31
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Expires: 2012-02-20
Abstract
Abstract An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for use in a hybrid type card-like information recording medium on which an IC chip and optical information recording area and/or magnetic information recording area are provided; in which a contact for connecting the IC chip and an information processor is provided in a shuttle for containing the hybrid card. Therefore, in the apparatus according to the invention, information can be recorded and/or reproduced in and/or from IC chip formed on the medium without respect to the position of the shuttle. Further, it is possible to make the apparatus small in size and light in weight, because the independent mechanism for driving the terminal in accordance with the movement of the card is not necessary to be contained within the apparatus according to the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Togawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:21
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/0004; G06K7/0013; G06K7/0021; G06K7/08; G06K7/082; G06K7/083; G06K7/084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for use in a hybrid type card-like information recording medium on which an IC chip and optical information recording area and/or magnetic information recording area are provided, comprising: a shuttle for containing said hybrid type card-like information recording medium and transferring it in an extended direction of tracks formed on the medium in a reciprocal manner; an optical head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said optical information recording area formed on the medium, and/or a magnetic head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said magnetic information recording area formed on the medium; an information processing means for recording and/or reproducing information in and/or from said IC chip formed on the medium; and a contact means for making contact between said IC chip and said information processing means when said medium is inserted in the shuttle; said contact means being formed in said shuttle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for use in a hybrid type card-like information recording medium on which an IC chip and optical information recording area and/or magnetic information recording area are provided, comprising: a shuttle for containing said hybrid type card-like information recording medium and transferring it in an extended direction of tracks formed on the medium in a reciprocal manner; an optical head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said optical information recording area formed on the medium, and/or a magnetic head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from said magnetic information recording area formed on the medium; an information processing means for recording and/or reproducing information in and/or from said IC chip formed on the medium; and a contact means for making contact between said IC chip and said information processing means when said medium is inserted in the shuttle; said contact means being formed in said shuttle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said contact means is provided via an elastic member on the shuttle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: said shuttle comprises a couple of card holding means; and said contact means is formed in anyone of the card holding members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said shuttle comprises a couple of card holding means; and said contact means is formed in anyone of the card holding means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: each of said couple of card holding means comprises upper card holding members and a lower card holding member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
154 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: said contact means comprises a slidable member slidably arranged on one of the upper holding members and a bent member attached to said slidable member to form an angle with said slidable member; a plurality of pin electrodes are formed in said slidable member so as to be passed through holes formed in said one of the upper holding members; said pin electrodes are arranged to be rotatable about a contacting surface of the pin electrodes with respect to the holes; and said lower holding member of the shuttle comprises a stopper for stopping the movement of the slidable member; whereby when the hybrid type card-like information recording medium is inserted in the shuttle, said pin electrodes are rotated so as to make contact with the IC chip formed on the information recording medium in accordance with the movement of the contact means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: one end portion of each of said pin electrodes is fixed to said slidable member of the contact means and the other end portion of each of said pin electrodes is curved so as to make a contacting surface with the IC chip formed on the information recording medium large.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
152 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: said contact means comprises a slidable member slidably arranged on a lower surface of one of the upper holding members and a bent member attached to said slidable member to form an angle with said slidable member; a plurality of pin electrodes are formed in said one of the upper holding members so as to be passed through holes formed in said slidable member; said pin electrodes are arranged to be rotatable about a contacting portion of the pin electrodes with respect to the holes; and said lower holding member of the shuttle comprises a stopper for stopping the movement of the slidable member; whereby when the hybrid type card-like information recording medium is inserted in the shuttle, said pin electrodes are rotated so as to make contact with the IC chip in accordance with the movement of the contact means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein: one end portion of each of said pin electrodes is fixed to said one of the upper holding members and the other end portion of each of said pin electrodes is curved so as to make a contacting surface with the IC chip large.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
154 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: said contact means comprises a slidable member slidably arranged on one of the upper holding members and a bent member attached to said slidable member to form an angle with said slidable member; a plurality of pin electrodes are formed in said one of the upper holding members so as to be passed through holes formed in said slidable member; said pin electrodes are arranged to be rotatable about a contacting surface of the pin electrodes with respect to the holes; and said lower holding member of the shuttle comprises a stopper for stopping the movement of the slidable member; whereby when the hybrid type card-like information recording medium is inserted in the shuttle, said pin electrodes are rotated so as to make contact with the IC chip formed on the information recording medium in accordance with the movement of the contact means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: one end portion of said pin electrodes is fixed to said one of said upper holding members and the other end portion of each of said pin electrodes is curved so as to make a contacting surface with the IC chip formed in the information recording medium large.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: said contact means is formed in said lower card holding member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: each of said couple of card holding means comprises upper card holding members and a lower card holding member; and said terminal means is formed in one of said upper card holding members.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: said shuttle has a slot-side end at which the medium is inserted into said shuttle; said contact means is formed at a portion of one of the holding means adjacent to said slot-side end of said shuttle; and the contact between the IC chip and the contact means is released by a movement of said one of the holding means in a vertical direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: said contact means is formed at a back side side portion of one of the holding means; and the contact between the IC chip and the contact means is released by a movement of the information recording medium in a horizontal direction.
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