Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1996-04-29
2000-09-12
Hajec, Donald
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
235380, G06K 500
Patent
active
061165069
ABSTRACT:
A transaction-oriented electronic accommodation system includes an IC card storing electronic monetary information and an identification number, an IC card read/write unit for reading and/or writing information in/from the IC card, a key control unit for controlling locking and unlocking of a door of the article receiving/housing unit, an identification number storing unit for storing identification number of the IC card, an amount-of-money information storing unit for storing amount-of-money information, a collating unit for collating the identification number stored in the identification number storing unit with the identification number read out from the IC card, and a line control unit for transferring the electronic monetary information via transmission line. For utilizing the article receiving/housing unit, the IC card is inserted, whereby the article receiving/housing unit is locked. For taking out article from the article receiving/housing unit, the IC card is inserted, whereby the article receiving/housing unit is unlocked with the accounting being settled. Cashless transaction can be realized.
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Hiroya Masaaki
Itoh Shigeyuki
Kanehira Akira
Matsumoto Kenji
Nakano Misuzu
Hajec Donald
Hitachi , Ltd.
Tremblay Mark
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