Electronic money system and electronic money terminal
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1. An electronic money transaction processing method, wherein:
- a first communication link is an electronic connection between a terminal apparatus and a management center, a first communication being an electronic transmission of data over the first communication link,a second communication link is an electronic connection between the terminal apparatus and a portable terminal, a second communication being an electronic transmission of the data over the second communication link,a third communication link is an electronic connection between the portable terminal and the management center, a third communication being an electronic transmission of the data over the third communication link, anda line malfunction is an absence or degradation of the first communication link,the method comprising;
performing the first communication during a nonexistence of the line malfunction, the first communication electronically transmitting the data between the management center and the terminal apparatus;
performing the second and third communications during an existence of the line malfunction, the second and third communications electronically transmitting the data between the management center and the terminal apparatus;
receiving electronic money from an electronic device, the terminal apparatus electronically receiving the electronic money; and
using the data and the electronic money to process an electronic money transaction;
transmitting a payment record of the electronic money transaction to the management center, the payment record being used to update the payment information stored in the management center,wherein the data from the management center includes payment information, the terminal apparatus being a store terminal,wherein the portable terminal encrypts the payment record when the line malfunction is present.
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Abstract
An electronic money system terminates communication to a management center indistinguishably from a case in which the communication to the management center is completed within a predetermined period when it is impossible to complete the communication to the management center within the predetermined period. By switching an operation mode, a predetermined portable terminal is used instead of a communication line to upload and download data. When it is impossible to obtain data required for processing through the communication line, processing is performed based on data possessed up until that time.
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1. An electronic money transaction processing method, wherein:
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a first communication link is an electronic connection between a terminal apparatus and a management center, a first communication being an electronic transmission of data over the first communication link, a second communication link is an electronic connection between the terminal apparatus and a portable terminal, a second communication being an electronic transmission of the data over the second communication link, a third communication link is an electronic connection between the portable terminal and the management center, a third communication being an electronic transmission of the data over the third communication link, and a line malfunction is an absence or degradation of the first communication link, the method comprising; performing the first communication during a nonexistence of the line malfunction, the first communication electronically transmitting the data between the management center and the terminal apparatus; performing the second and third communications during an existence of the line malfunction, the second and third communications electronically transmitting the data between the management center and the terminal apparatus; receiving electronic money from an electronic device, the terminal apparatus electronically receiving the electronic money; and using the data and the electronic money to process an electronic money transaction; transmitting a payment record of the electronic money transaction to the management center, the payment record being used to update the payment information stored in the management center, wherein the data from the management center includes payment information, the terminal apparatus being a store terminal, wherein the portable terminal encrypts the payment record when the line malfunction is present.
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2. An electronic money transaction processing method comprising:
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a first communication step of electronically transmitting data between a management center and a terminal apparatus, the first communication step being performed during a nonexistence of a line malfunction; a second communication step of electronically transmitting the data between the terminal apparatus and an interface terminal, the second communication step being performed during an existence of the line malfunction; a third communication step of electronically transmitting the data between the interface terminal and the management center, the third communication step being performed during the existence of the line malfunction; wherein the line malfunction is an absence or degradation of a communication link, the communication link being an electronic connection between the terminal apparatus and the management center; a reception step of receiving electronic money, the terminal apparatus performing the reception step to electronically receive the electronic money from an electronic device; an encryption step of encrypting the data, the interface terminal performing the encryption step during the existence of the line malfunction. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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