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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Manabu Miyatake, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A value charging apparatus for writing value data to an electronic storage device includes an apparatus main body having a processor, a cash inserting portion for accepting cash, and an interface through which the value charging apparatus communicates with an electronic storage device and a count unit, the count unit being removably attached to the apparatus main body for storing therein upper limit value data representing an upper limit of an amount which can be charged in value information stored in the electronic storage device. The processor of the apparatus main body executes, in accordance with the result of comparison of an amount which a user intends to charge in the count unit with the upper limit value data, when it is judges that charging amount is within the range of the upper limit value data, the processing of adding the charging value data to value information of the electronic storage device.