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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003

Filed:

Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yutaka Takami, Yokohama, JP;

Kenji Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;

Shigeyuki Itoh, Zushi, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
Abstract

A terminal held by the user is provided with a radio transmitter and receiver . Electronic money information is transferred via the radio transmitter and receiver . By using a portable telephone, it is unnecessary to directly insert an IC card into service supply equipment . In addition to the service supply equipment , a device for storing electronic money information in a lump is provided. Since the electronic money information is transferred into the device for storing the electronic money information in a lump, it is unnecessary to collect the electronic money information stored in terminals one by one.


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