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Card holder-type balance reader

  • US 6,016,954 A
  • Filed: 02/28/1997
  • Issued: 01/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A card holder-type balance display, comprising:

  • a body for housing a card having recorded information of an electronic currency;

    a screen for displaying said information recorded in said card, said screen being arranged on said body;

    a cover member arranged on said body so as to be opened or closed to permit insertion and extraction of the card into and from the body;

    a detector for detecting a condition whether said cover member is opened or closed; and

    a microcomputer located in said body for communicating with said card via a terminal,wherein said microcomputer further comprises;

    a first storing area for storing a first balance recorded in said card before a financial settlement using said card; and

    a control unit to control a display on said screen to display the balance during a predetermined time when said cover member is opened.

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