Apparatus, method and program for detecting direction of noncontact IC medium and computer-readable recording medium having the program recorded thereon

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8547206
APP PUB NO 20100271181A1
SERIAL NO

12746047

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A noncontact IC medium direction detecting apparatus (1), method, and computer readable medium are provided. The apparatus (1) includes: receiving means (10) capable of reading a noncontact IC medium (25) in different directional orientations; and information processing means (13) that controls the receiving means, the information processing means being arranged to perform: a first obtaining process of aiming a directional orientation toward a first direction to obtain a signal level of a signal received from the noncontact IC medium having predetermined identification information; a second obtaining process of aiming another directional orientation toward a second direction to obtain a signal level of a signal received from the noncontact IC medium; a composition process of subjecting the signal levels corresponding to the first and second directions to subtraction operation or division to obtain a composite signal level; and an existence direction operating process of obtaining a direction where the noncontact IC medium of interest exists from an operation using the composite signal level.

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  • OMRON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nogami, Hidekatsu Kyoto, JP 23 245

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