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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information record medium that are controlled to generate an operation effect sound that differs for each user of a card upon an operation for electronic money are provided. A cardrecords user information, balance information, and audio data. The cardmakes a settlement of electronic money with a vending machineto buy a commodity. When the cardis presented to the vending machine, it reads the user information, the balance information, and the audio datafrom the cardthrough wireless communications. The vending machinemakes a settlement on the basis of both information of the commodity that a user has selected and the balance information. As a result, the vending machineprovides the selected commodity to the user. On the other hand, with audio data, at a predetermined timing of the settlement, a predetermined sound is output. Audio data may be stored only in the vending machineor both in the cardand in the vending machine. A sound that differs for each user and for each event is output.