IC CARD READER/WRITER DEVICE, SIM READER/WRITER DEVICE, AND SOCKET FOR SIM READER/WRITER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To streamline information writing to and tests of IC cards and SIMs by providing an IC card reader/writer device and a SIM reader/writer device having a plurality of slots.;SOLUTION: The contact IC card reader/writer device 10, which has a plurality of slots 11 allowing simultaneous loading of two or more contact IC cards 1, selects an IC card for a reading/writing operation from the plurality of loaded IC cards, and in response to a signal from a computer, writes information to the IC card and sends information read out from the IC card to the computer. The SIM reader/writer device also has two or more slots. A SIM reader/writer socket has a plurality of USB connector ports allowing simultaneous loading of two or more contact SIM readers/writers.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI