Settlement system with IC card, IC card, method of settlement
First Claim
1. A settlement system configured to process transactions, the settlement system comprising:
- an IC card;
a transaction terminal;
a plurality of settlement processors; and
a central apparatus coupled to communicate with the plurality of settlement processors and the transaction terminal, the transaction terminal being configured to transmit information between the central apparatus and the IC card, the central apparatus comprising;
an IC card-holder information storage unit configured to store therein;
(i) IC card identification information based on which each of a plurality of IC cards including said IC card can be uniquely identified, and (ii) settlement processor information based on which each of said settlement processors can be uniquely identified, wherein each of said plurality of IC cards corresponds to predesignated one or more of the settlement processors;
an approval request receiving unit configured to receive, through said transaction terminal, IC card identification information, settlement processor designation information for specifying one or more of the plurality of settlement processors, and transaction information containing transaction amount data; and
a settlement request unit configured to generate settlement request information based on the transaction information and the settlement processor designation information, and to transmit the settlement request information thus generated to one or more settlement processors specified by the settlement processor designation information.
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Abstract
Information of credit cards from a plurality of card companies is previously stored in an IC card, and information of a member who possesses the IC card having a plurality of credit card functions is previously registered in a card company processor. When the IC card is used in a member shop, a terminal in the member shop identifies that the IC card has a plurality of credit card functions, and when carrying out the transaction between a customer and the member shop, establishes the connection to the card company processor. The card company processor establishes the communication with a card company processor specified by the customer. Accordingly, a plurality of credit card functions are provided in one IC card with a plurality of account numbers corresponding thereto.
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23 Claims
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1. A settlement system configured to process transactions, the settlement system comprising:
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an IC card;
a transaction terminal;
a plurality of settlement processors; and
a central apparatus coupled to communicate with the plurality of settlement processors and the transaction terminal, the transaction terminal being configured to transmit information between the central apparatus and the IC card, the central apparatus comprising;
an IC card-holder information storage unit configured to store therein;
(i) IC card identification information based on which each of a plurality of IC cards including said IC card can be uniquely identified, and (ii) settlement processor information based on which each of said settlement processors can be uniquely identified, wherein each of said plurality of IC cards corresponds to predesignated one or more of the settlement processors;
an approval request receiving unit configured to receive, through said transaction terminal, IC card identification information, settlement processor designation information for specifying one or more of the plurality of settlement processors, and transaction information containing transaction amount data; and
a settlement request unit configured to generate settlement request information based on the transaction information and the settlement processor designation information, and to transmit the settlement request information thus generated to one or more settlement processors specified by the settlement processor designation information.
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2. A method of processing a transaction using an IC card, the method comprising:
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storing IC card identification information based on which each of a plurality of IC cards can be uniquely identified and settlement processor information based on which each of a plurality of settlement processors can be uniquely identified, wherein each of said plurality of IC cards corresponds to predesignated one or more of the settlement processors;
receiving approval request information generated by a transaction terminal in response to a transaction initiated using said IC card, the approval request information containing IC card identification information corresponding to said IC card, settlement processor designation information specifying one of the plurality of settlement processors corresponding to the IC card, and transaction amount information;
generating settlement request information based on the approval request information; and
transmitting the settlement request information to the specified settlement processor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system connected to a plurality of settlement processors through a network, said computer system comprising:
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means for inputting therethrough information relating to the transaction;
means for inputting therethrough the contents of an IC card;
means for selecting one of a plurality of settlement processor information contained in said IC card; and
an output unit for outputting to one of said plurality of settlement processors the inputted contents of said IC card corresponding to the information relating to the transaction and the selection information. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A computer system connected to a plurality of settlement processors through a network, said computer system comprising:
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storage device for storing therein information relating to the relationship between at least one of said plurality of settlement processors and a card;
a unit for inputting therethrough information relating to a transaction;
a unit for inputting therethrough information specifying said card;
means for specifying at least one, of said plurality of settlement processors, corresponding to the card specification information; and
an output unit for outputting therethrough the information relating to the transaction to one of said at least one settlement processor which is specified. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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12. A computer system connected to a settlement processor(s) through a network, said computer system comprising:
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a unit for inputting therethrough the information relating to a transaction;
a unit for inputting therethrough the contents of a IC card;
an input unit for inputting therethrough the information relating to a settlement account concerned with the transaction; and
an output unit for outputting therethrough the information relating to the transaction and the settlement account information to said settlement processor(s).
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15. An IC card comprising:
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an area in which the information relating to a plurality of settlement processors is stored; and
an area in which the information relating to settlement accounts is stored in correspondence to the information relating to said plurality of settlement processors, wherein the information relating to said plurality of settlement processors is read out in correspondence to a transaction, and the information relating to the settlement accounts is read out in correspondence to the information on the basis of which one of said plurality of settlement processors is selected from the read out information relating to said plurality of settlement processors.
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16. An IC card comprising:
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an area in which the information relating to settlement processors is stored; and
an area in which the information relating to a plurality of settlement accounts is stored in correspondence to the information relating to settlement processors, wherein the information relating to the plurality of settlement accounts is read out in correspondence to a transaction, and in correspondence to the information on the basis of which one of the plurality of settlement accounts is selected from the read out information relating to the plurality of settlement accounts, the transaction is settled through the selected settlement account.
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17. A processing method for use in a computer system connected to a plurality of settlement processors through a network, said processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting the information relating to a transaction;
inputting the contents of an IC card (11);
inputting the information on the basis of which one of the plurality of settlement processor information contained in said IC card is selected; and
outputting the inputted contents of said IC card corresponding to the information relating to the transaction and the selected information to one of said plurality of settlement processors on the basis of the selection information.
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18. A processing method for use in a computer system which is electrically connected to a plurality of settlement processors through a network and which includes a storage device for storing therein the information relating to the relationship between at least one of said plurality of settlement processors and a card, said processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting the information relating to Ma transaction;
inputting the information specifying said card;
specifying at least one, of said plurality of settlement processors, corresponding to the card specification information; and
outputting the information relating to the transaction to one of said at least one settlement processor which has been specified.
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21. A processing method in a computer system connected to a settlement processor(s) through a network (19), said processing method comprising the steps of:
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inputting the information relating to a transaction;
inputting the contents of an IC card;
inputting the information relating to a settlement account concerned with the transaction; and
outputting the information relating to the transaction and the settlement account information to said settlement processor(s). - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification