Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1996-11-21
1999-11-30
Hajec, Donald
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
235385, 235492, G06K 19067
Patent
active
059927380
ABSTRACT:
An IC card automated transaction terminal is provided to operate in conjunction with an IC card capable of storing a plurality of different balances relating to commercial transactions. For example, the IC card can provide separate storage for electronic money information and bonus point information. IC card reading/writing means are provided in the terminal for reading and writing such information stored in said IC card along with input means for inputting transacted sum information and information storage means for storing electronic money information equivalent to transacted sum information. In another embodiment, small sum and large sum balances can be separately stored on the IC card, with only the large sum balance being locked and requiring a security code to carry out a transaction.
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Inoue Masayuki
Itoh Shigeyuki
Matsumoto Kenji
Takami Yutaka
Dunn Drew A.
Hajec Donald
Hitachi , Ltd.
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