摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely prevent skimming without requiring any forced special operation for the due disassembly of a device casing. <P>SOLUTION: This skimming prevention device comprises a dummy signal sending circuit 26 for sending card data dummy signals to a signal line 3 for feeding card data read by a card data reading part 1 to a card data processing part 2. The CPU 21 of the card data processing part 2 generates the card dummy signals of a specified amount from the dummy signal sending circuit 26 at specified timings, and saturates the memory 43 of a skimming device 4 interruptedly connected to the signal line 3 to make invalid the skimming device 4 so as to prevent the skimming. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |