i-mode

ALSO CALLED: imode, i-mode Services, imode Services
DEFINITION: DoCoMo, also known as NTT DoCoMo, is a Japanese communications corporation that has introduced aline of cell phone sets that contain the equivalent of a digital smart card.The phone sets can contain data such as personal or business identification, banking information,credit card data, and transportation passes. A device can function as both a digital wallet and acommunications device. The first unit,  … 
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I-MODE DEFINITION (continued): …  called the P506iC, was released in July of 2004. Soon afterthat, the SH506iC was introduced. More sophisticated units are expected to follow.The DoCoMo phone sets contain a microchip developed by Sony, known as FeliCaor i-modeFeliCa. The chip stores the data and performs the necessary processing and communicationsfunctions. For example, a user can upload digital cash from a credit card, pass a phone set near ascanning device at a department store checkout station, or use a phone set as a virtual trainticket. Of course, the units are capable of routine calling and e-mail functions, and can send … 
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