Method of identifying information and information member for use in the method.

摘要

A method of identifying information, which comprises arranging electric field-generating means (2) having a pulse oscillator (7) and detection means (3) of detecting a potential in the electric field to form an electrostatic coupling space and/or a latent electrostatic coupling space where the electric field-generating means (2) and the detection means (3) mutually interfere with each other due to electrostatic coupling, and passing an information member (1) formed by covering an electrically conductive member (21) having a form according to information with an electrically nonconductive material (22, 23) through the electrostatic coupling space or the latent electrostatic coupling space, thereby to detect the information according to the form of the electrically conductive member (21), and information member (1) for use in the method.