Electronic money storing apparatus and IC card control method
First Claim
1. An electronic money storing apparatus for storing a plurality of electronic money cards holding electronic money comprising:
- a line controller connected to a communication network for communicating electronic money data, for controlling the communication with the communication network;
card read/write means for accommodating a plurality of electronic money cards and reading and writing data for the cards; and
a controller for handling a plurality of transactions in parallel by controlling transmission and reception of the electronic money through said card read/write means and said line controllerm, each transaction being an electronic money transfer between the electronic money cards accommodated in said card read/write means or between an external electronic money card accessed via the communication network and the electronic money card accommodated in said card read/write means,wherein said controller selects at least one from said electronic money cards accommodated in said card read/write means for each transaction and sending a selection request to said card read/write means, andwherein said card read/write means reads and writes the electronic money in the electronic money card in response to the selection request.
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Abstract
In an electronic money storing apparatus in an electronic money transaction system for transmitting and receiving electronic money between electronic money cards holding electronic money, IC cards are loaded to each of a plurality of IC card read/write unit connected to a controller. Each of the IC cards holds electronic money and transmits and receives electronic money with another IC card in the electronic money transaction system. The controller reads and writes the electronic money of the IC cards loaded to a selected IC card read/write unit and transmits and receives the electronic money between that IC card and an electronic money storing media the external of the electronic money storing apparatus.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic money storing apparatus for storing a plurality of electronic money cards holding electronic money comprising:
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a line controller connected to a communication network for communicating electronic money data, for controlling the communication with the communication network; card read/write means for accommodating a plurality of electronic money cards and reading and writing data for the cards; and a controller for handling a plurality of transactions in parallel by controlling transmission and reception of the electronic money through said card read/write means and said line controllerm, each transaction being an electronic money transfer between the electronic money cards accommodated in said card read/write means or between an external electronic money card accessed via the communication network and the electronic money card accommodated in said card read/write means, wherein said controller selects at least one from said electronic money cards accommodated in said card read/write means for each transaction and sending a selection request to said card read/write means, and wherein said card read/write means reads and writes the electronic money in the electronic money card in response to the selection request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic money storing apparatus for handling electronic money cards holding electronic money as electronic data having the same value as currency, comprising:
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a card storing unit for storing said electronic money cards; an openable and closable card storing unit door for covering said card storing unit; a lock for locking said card storing unit door and said card storing unit; and a controller for controlling states of said electronic money cards; said controller permitting release of said card storing unit door by said lock or removal of said electronic money cards stored in said card storing unit on condition of a predetermined process to said apparatus; and further comprising a sensor for detecting a defect to said electronic money storing apparatus, wherein when said sensor detects a defect, said controller selectively transmits data of the electronic money cards stored in said card storing unit to other electronic money card in an apparatus other than said electronic money storing apparatus or applies an electronic lock to disable the handling of the data of the electronic money cards stored in said card storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a system comprising an IC reader/writer (ICRW) for accommodating a plurality of IC cards and reading and writing data for the cards, a CPU for handling a plurality of transactions in parallel by controlling transmission and reception of data through the ICRW, and a memory, a control method executed by CPU for controlling data transmission and data reception of the IC cards, comprising the steps of:
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storing a status of the IC cards in the ICRW into the memory; receiving an access request for the IC cards; referring the status of the IC cards to select one IC card which is not in a reading or writing process by the ICRW; and outputting signal to grant the access to the selected IC card. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An electronic money storing apparatus in an electronic money transaction system for transmitting and receiving electronic money between IC cards holding electronic money, comprising:
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a plurality of IC card read/write means each having IC cards loaded therein; and control means connected to each of said IC card read/write means for reading and writing electronic money of the IC cards loaded in a selected IC card read/write means and transmitting and receiving electronic money between the selected IC card and the external of said electronic money storing apparatus; and further comprising detection means for detecting phenomena which are factors inducing breakage, malfunction or defect of an electronic equipment including temperature, vibration, shock, electromagnetic waves and water, wherein in response to a signal from said detection means, the electronic money in said electronic money storing apparatus is moved to an electronic string media of other electronic money storing apparatus via a communication line. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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