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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1998
Koken Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Hashimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In a non-volatile memory are arranged a plurality of IC card storage units corresponding to a plurality of IC cards each storing therein an electronic money representing the value of currency in the form of electronic information. A command control unit executes concurrently commands imparted to the plurality of IC card storage units arranged in the non-volatile memory to logically implement a control function of the plurality of IC cards. In addition, upon a receipt of a single or a plurality of commands from a host apparatus (a money server), a communication control unit forms concurrently communication paths corresponding in numbers to the commands and associated with the command control unit to logically implement a function of communication with the plurality of IC card storage units.