Abstract: A portable card reader device performs storing credit card inquiry information and freight information of a plurality of consumers that exist in a certain delivery area at a hard disk, reading information of settlement credit card for settlement by a card reader, and inputting the method of payment for the amount money for merchandise by a keyboard when the merchandise is handed to a consumer, performing credit inquiry based on stored credit card inquiry information of a plurality of consumers and the read settlement card information of the consumer at a control unit, and settling the amount money for the merchandise according to freight information when the settlement credit card is valid as a result of the credit card inquiry.

Abstract: In this invention a portable credit card reader device for a home delivery service provide a system to settle amount money for merchandise by a credit card immediately. The portable card reader device (22) performs storing credit card inquiry information and freight information of plurality of consumers that exist in certain delivery area at the hard disk (54), reading information of settlement credit card for settlement by the card reader (47), and inputting the method of payment for the amount money for merchandise by the keyboard (51) when the merchandise is handed to a consumer, performing credit inquiry based on the stored credit card inquiry information of the plurality of the consumer and the read settlement card information of above said consumer at a control unit (55), and settling the amount money for the merchandise according to freight information when the settlement credit card is valid as a result of credit card inquiry.

Abstract: An invoice 11 is formed such that a sales voucher 13 which can be exchanged with a ticket or a gift certificate, a receipt 15 for the amount of COD to be given to a consumer (receiver) at the time of collecting the money, and a credit slip and an arrival stub 17, which is brought back by a home delivery agent at the time of collecting the money, are detachably integrated on one sheet of paper 19, and is printed by, for example, a laser printer.

Abstract: A duplicate thermal slip 1 is a two-bound slip, and the first sheet is separated into two halves at a perforated line 2, the upper part being a docket 3, and the lower part being an invoice 5.