FeliCa is a contactless RFID IC chip smart card system by Sony, primarily used in electronic money cards. Radio-frequency identification ( RFID) is an automatic identification method relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Electronic money (also known as e-money, electronic cash, electronic currency, digital money, digital cash or digital currency The name stands for Felicity Card. First utilized in the Octopus card system in Hong Kong[1], the technology is used in a variety of cards also in countries such as Singapore and Japan. The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value Smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Singapore For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
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Technology
FeliCa's encryption key is dynamically generated each time mutual authentication is performed, preventing fraud such as impersonation. Authentication (from Greek αυθεντικός real or genuine from authentes author is the act of establishing or confirming something (or someone as
FeliCa is externally powered, i. e. it does not need a battery to operate. The card uses power supplied from the special FeliCa card reader when the card comes in range. When the data transfer is complete, the reader will stop the supply of power.
It was proposed for ISO 14443 Type C but was rejected. ISO/IEC 14443 defines a Proximity card used for Identification that usually uses the standard Credit card Form factor defined by ISO/IEC It currently meets ISO 18092 (Near Field Communication). Near Field Communication or NFC is a short-range High frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimetre It uses Manchester coding at 212 kbit/s in the 13. In Telecommunication, Manchester code (also known as Phase Encoding, or PE) is a Line code in which the encoding of each data Bit 56 MHz range. A proximity of 10 centimeters or less is required for communication.
The UK IT security evaluation and certification scheme provides more detail as to the internal architecture of the FeliCa card.
Reliability
FeliCa supports simultaneous access of up to 8 blocks (1 block is 16 bytes). A byte (pronounced "bite" baɪt is the basic unit of measurement of information storage in Computer science. If an IC card is moved outside of the power-supplied area during the session, the FeliCa card automatically discards incomplete data to restore the previous state.
Mobile FeliCa
Mobile FeliCa is a modification of FeliCa for use in mobile phones by FeliCa Networks[1], a subsidiary company of both DoCoMo and Sony. is the predominant Mobile phone operator in Japan The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase " do co mmunications over the mo bile network is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with NTT DoCoMo has developed a wallet phone concept based on Mobile FeliCa and has developed a wide network of partnerships and business models. is the predominant Mobile phone operator in Japan The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase " do co mmunications over the mo bile network Mobile payment (also referred to as mobile web payment or WAP billing is the collection of money from a consumer via a mobile device such as their Mobile phone, SmartPhone au and SoftBank (former Vodafone Japan) have also licensed mobile FeliCa from FeliCa Networks. au (エーユー pronounced Ēyū), or au by KDDI, is a Mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands SoftBank Mobile Corp (ソフトバンクモバイル株式会社 previously as Vodafone K
A "wallet-phone" system developed by NTT DoCoMo, called Osaifu-Keitai (おサイフケータイ?), was introduced in July of 2004 and later licensed to Vodafone and au, which introduced the product in their own mobile phone ranges under the same name. literally meaning "Wallet Mobile" is a Trademark of NTT DoCoMo, which developed the system literally meaning "Wallet Mobile" is a Trademark of NTT DoCoMo, which developed the system Using Osaifu-Keitai, multiple FeliCa systems (such as Suica and Edy) can be accessed from a single mobile phone. On January 28, 2006, au introduced Mobile Suica which is used primarily on the railway networks owned by JR East. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. is a service for Osaifu Keitai Mobile phones first launched on January 28, 2006 by NTT DoCoMo and au in Japan, and now is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies
Consumer reader/writer devices
Sony have built in a FeliCa reader/writer known as "FeliCa Port" into their VAIO PC line. VAIO, originally an Acronym for Video Audio Integrated Operation, but since 2008 amended to Visual Audio Intelligence Organizer to celebrate the Using the device, FeliCa cards can be used over the Internet for shopping and charging FeliCa cards.
An external USB FeliCa PC reader/writer has been released as well, called PaSoRi. It is USB powered and allows one to perform online transactions and top up EZ-link cards in Singapore with credit cards or debit cards anywhere, as long as there is direct access to the Internet. The EZ-Link card is a Contactless smartcard based on Sony 's FeliCa smartcard technology used for payments in Singapore especially A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system A debit card (also known as a bank card) is a plastic card which provides an alternative payment method to Cash when making purchases
Card usage
- Octopus cards, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen TransCard, Shenzhen, China
- Pay Ease, Chong Qing, China
- Unified Automatic Fare Collection Scheme completed by Q4 2009,Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- OV-chipkaart , Netherlands
- Travel Card, India
- EZ-link, Singapore
- Metro Card, Bangkok, Thailand
- Japan: The system is de facto standard in Japan. The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value Smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Shenzhen TransCard ( Simplified Chinese: 深圳通 is a Contactless Smartcard system used in Shenzhen Metro in Shenzhen, People's Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province situated immediately China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE The OV-chipkaart is a system which will operate upon all public transport such as bus metro tram and train The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The EZ-Link card is a Contactless smartcard based on Sony 's FeliCa smartcard technology used for payments in Singapore especially Singapore Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- Electronic money or mobile payment:
- Edy, bitWallet
- eLIO, Sony Finance International
- iD, NTT DoCoMo
- nanaco, Seven & I Holdings Co.
- Osaifu Keitai
- QUICPay, Japan Credit Bureau and AEON Credit Service
- Smartplus, Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS
- ToruCa, NTT DoCoMo
- Visa Touch, Visa International
- WAON, AEON Group
- Public transportation payment: (Some can be used as electronic money as well. Electronic money (also known as e-money, electronic cash, electronic currency, digital money, digital cash or digital currency Mobile payment (also referred to as mobile web payment or WAP billing is the collection of money from a consumer via a mobile device such as their Mobile phone, SmartPhone Edy provided by bitWallet Inc in Japan is a prepaid rechargeable contactless Smart card. is the predominant Mobile phone operator in Japan The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase " do co mmunications over the mo bile network nanaco is a Prepaid and rechargeable contactless Electronic money card used in 7 Eleven Convenience stores in Japan is a diversified Retail group headquarterd in Tokyo, Japan. Founded originally in 1920 as Ito Yokado, Seven & I is now the fifth largest retailer literally meaning "Wallet Mobile" is a Trademark of NTT DoCoMo, which developed the system Japan Credit Bureau, usually abbreviated as JCB, is a Credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan. ( is a Financial service corporation under AEON Group in Japan. is the predominant Mobile phone operator in Japan The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase " do co mmunications over the mo bile network is Japanese Electronic money introduced by ÆON from April 2007. is a group of Retail and Financial services companies based in Chiba, Japan, which is centered on ÆON Co )
- Major cards:
- ICOCA, JR West
- Kitaca, JR Hokkaidō
- PASMO, railways and buses in Kantō region (includes Tokyo)
- PiTaPa, railways and buses in Kansai
- SUGOCA, JR Kyūshū
- Suica, JR East
- TOICA, JR Central
- See the table below for other cards. The card is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group and thus often known as. Pasmo is a a multi-platform Z80 Cross assembler. The assembler is written in standard C++ that compiles easily in multiple platforms The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. is a contactless Smart card ticketing and Electronic money system used in the Kansai region (and may also be used in some areas of Okayama Prefecture, The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. is a Japanese rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture and the surrounding areas The, also referred to as, is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network introduced in Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) Japan The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan.
- Major cards:
- Electronic money or mobile payment:
Integrated services in Japan
As FeliCa is the de facto smart card ticketing system standard in Japan, many of these cards have integrated services; a particular region/operator may accept multiple cards.
The table below shows the integrated services FeliCa cards have for each Japanese region.
- A: The area accepts all functions of the card, including electronic money function. (There may be subtle differences between each area. )
- B: The area accepts basic functions of the card, but not some functions such as electronic money or auto recharging.
- A: The area will introduce the new card in future.
- F: The area will accept the card in future.
| Area | Operator 1 | Suica | PASMO | ICOCA | PiTaPa | TOICA | SUGOCA | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitami | Hokkaidō Kitami Bus | A (Bus Card) | |||||||
| Sapporo | JR Hokkaidō | F | A (Kitaca) | ||||||
| Sapporo CTB | A (SAPICA) | ||||||||
| Miyagi | JR East | B | |||||||
| Niigata | |||||||||
| Toyama | Toyama Light Rail | A (passca) | |||||||
| Ishikawa | Hokuriku Railroad | A (ICa) | |||||||
| Greater Tokyo Area | JR East | A | A | B | F | B | F | F (Kitaca) | |
| Private operators | |||||||||
| Tōkyū Setagaya Line | B | B | A (Setamaru) | ||||||
| Yamanashi | Yamanashi Kōtsū | A (Bus IC Card) | |||||||
| Shizuoka | Shizutetsu Group | B | A | A (LuLuCa) | |||||
| Entetsu Group | A (NicePass) | ||||||||
| JR Central | B | B | A | ||||||
| Greater Nagoya | |||||||||
| Meitetsu, TBC Nagoya | A (IC Tranpass) | ||||||||
| Toyotetsu | A (Card by Toyotetsu) | ||||||||
| Kintetsu | F | B | A | ||||||
| Area | Operator 1 | Suica | PASMO | ICOCA | PiTaPa | TOICA | SUGOCA | Others | |
| Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | JR West | B | A | B | B | F | |||
| Private operators | F | B | A | ||||||
| Nara Kōtsū | A (CI-CA) | ||||||||
| Itami CTB | A (Itappy) | ||||||||
| Shinki Bus | A (NicoPa) | ||||||||
| Okayama | |||||||||
| Private operators | A (Hareca) | ||||||||
| JR West | B | A | B | B | |||||
| Hiroshima | |||||||||
| Private operators | F | A (PASPY) | |||||||
| Kagawa | Kotoden Group | A (IruCa) | |||||||
| Ehime | Iyo Railway | A (IC e-card) | |||||||
| Fukuoka | Nishitetsu | F | F | A (nimoca) | F (Hayakaken) | ||||
| JR Kyūshū | F | F | A | F (nimoca) | |||||
| Fukuoka CTB | F | F | A (Hayakaken) | ||||||
| Kitakyūshū CTB | A (Himawari Bus Card) | ||||||||
| Nagasaki | Private operators | A (Nagasaki Smart Card) | |||||||
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki Kōtsū | A (Miyakō Busca) | |||||||
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima CTB | A (RapiCa) | A (Iwasaki IC Card) | ||||||
| Iwasaki Group | |||||||||
| Area | Operator | Suica | PASMO | ICOCA | PiTaPa | TOICA | SUGOCA | Others | |
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Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (札幌市交通局 Sapporo-shi Kōtsū-kyoku) is a public organization of Transportation in Sapporo, Japan is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region on Honshū island is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located on Honshū Island on the coast of the WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Description Also see the route diagram Distance 76 km Toyamaekikita - Okudachūgakkō-mae under Tram Act 1 is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Toyama, Japan, introduced by Toyama Light Rail, from April 29 WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island The is a Transportation company in Kanazawa, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kanazawa, Japan, introduced by Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu from The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama A private railroad is a railroad run by a private corporation as opposed to a railroad run by a Public sector. The is a Light rail line that is operated by Tokyu Corporation. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Yamanashi Kotsu Limited ( 山梨交通株式会社) is a bus company in west of Yamanashi Prefecture. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island is a Railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Shizuoka, Japan, introduced by Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu group from The Enshū Railway Line, officially the, is a Japanese Railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Hamamatsu, Japan, introduced by Enshū Railway (Entetsu group from The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. sometimes called the Chūkyō region (中京地方 Chūkyō-chihō) is the name of a major Metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of often abbreviated as, is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. is the subway system that serves the Nagoya, Aichi, Japan area The is a Transportation company in Toyohashi, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as. named Kinki Nippon Railway Co Ltd in English (a full translation of its Japanese name until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan Pasmo is a a multi-platform Z80 Cross assembler. 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WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Okayama, Japan, introduced by Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for Public transit in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The (or Kotoden) is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport introduced by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden in Takamatsu, Japan "Ehime" redirects here For the school ship see Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision. The is a Transportation company in Matsuyama, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport by Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu in Matsuyama, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The, also called or NNR, is one of Japan 's "Big 16" private railroad companies is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The, also referred to as, is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group The serves Fukuoka City, Japan. It consists of three subway lines the Kūkō, or Airport Line (空港線 the Hakozaki Line (箱崎線 and WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. is a contactless Smart card system used in Nagasaki, Japan. Its operators are Nagasaki Electric Tramway and six bus companies namely Nagasaki Bus Nagasaki WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The is a Public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kagoshima, Japan, introduced by Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau, is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan Pasmo is a a multi-platform Z80 Cross assembler. The assembler is written in standard C++ that compiles easily in multiple platforms The card is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. is a contactless Smart card ticketing and Electronic money system used in the Kansai region (and may also be used in some areas of Okayama Prefecture, is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network introduced in Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) Japan is a Japanese rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture and the surrounding areas
- 1: In many cases, there are multiple operators accepting the same card in the same area. See each card article for the full listing.
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