| US 7,453,359 B2 | ||
| IC tag communication relay device, IC tag communication relay method | ||
| Toshio Watanabe, Minamiashigara (Japan); and Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Ebina (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 01, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/206. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-162298 (JP), filed on May 31, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0264422 A1, Dec. 01, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—572.1 [340/5.92; 340/572.7; 343/866; 343/878] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An IC tag communication relay device comprising:
an antenna section equipped with one or more antennas for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation to and from
IC tags;
lead lines connected to each antenna for transmitting electrical signals corresponding to the transmitted and received electromagnetic
radiation;
an input/output unit arranged outside of the antenna section and connected to the lead lines for inputting and outputting
electrical signals to and from an external device through electromagnetic radiation, wherein
the IC tag communication relay device is provided separately from the external device and the IC tags and relays communication
between the external device and the IC tags;
a planar member, wherein the antenna section is positioned at this planar member; and
a plate-shaped member connected to the outer edge of the planar member, wherein the input/output unit is positioned at this
plate-shaped member.
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