Abstract: A multi-electronic money settlement-of-account vicarious execution system includes a store information storage section. The storage section includes a store information database for storing information of a store-specified money kind specified by the store as a kind of money to be received by the store and information of a store-specified money remittance destination specified by the store as a remittance destination of money. The system further includes an electronic money conversion and remittance section for converting electronic money received from a store user to money of the store-specified money kind in accordance with the information of the store-specified money kind, and remitting money resultant from the conversion to the store-specified money remittance destination in accordance with the information of the store-specified money remittance destination. The store information database stores information of point kinds to be provided for the user.

Abstract: When installing a new system application in the terminal device which can read from and store in the IC card, the application is installed by communicating with a host machine through a connector for the IC card attached to the terminal device, without an exclusive interface mechanism for installing the application.

Abstract: Premium point services offered by different retailers require each user to possess a plurality of cards for dealing with different applications. An electronic pocketbook system made of a display device and an IC card is provided to store diverse kinds of application information such as amount information and point information into a single IC card. Portions of the application information to be displayed are stored in a predetermined format into a predetermined area inside the IC card. This allows the same program of the display device to display various kinds of application information successively using a common program, and without having to an application specific program.

Abstract: Premium point services offered by different retailers require each user to possess a plurality of cards for dealing with different applications. An electronic pocketbook system made of a display device and an IC card is provided to store diverse kinds of application information such as amount information and point information into a single IC card. Portions of the application information to be displayed are stored in a predetermined format into a predetermined area inside the IC card. This allows the same program of the display device to display various kinds of application information successively using a common program, and without having to an application specific program.

Abstract: A processing apparatus for processing information contained in an IC card. When an application is newly registered in the IC card, registration of a corresponding service application program in the processing apparatus is required. Further, when applications stored in the IC card differ from those stored in the processing apparatus, a method of displaying names of the applications in a uniformized manner is required. For coping with these cases, an IC card read/write unit of the processing apparatus is made use of for registering service application programs in a memory incorporated in the processing apparatus, while the application names are registered in a memory area of the IC card in a common character code for allowing the names of the applications registered in the IC card to be displayed whenever occasion requires.

Abstract: A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external device connecting terminal 8, thus making instructing operations for transferring electronic money information easier.

Abstract: A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external device connecting terminal 8, thus making instructing operations for transferring electronic money information easier.

Abstract: In a vending machine selling products and services without human attendance, at a point of sale, a discounting service is provided to each purchaser according to the frequency-of-purchase record of respective purchasers. A microcomputer 2 collects electronic money corresponding to prices of products purchased from a product purchaser's IC card 8 inserted into an IC card reading apparatus 1 by each purchaser, and transfers it to a product seller's IC card. Further, on this occasion, the number of times of purchase corresponding to a personal ID stored in a product purchaser's IC card 8 is stored on the number of-times of purchase list of the memory unit 3, and a personal ID is registered on the personal ID list of a memory unit 3.

Abstract: An IC card system includes an IC card, an IC card read/write unit for reading/writing the IC card, a communication unit intervening for connection to a communication line network, a controller for controlling the IC card read/write unit and communication unit, and a server system connected to the communication line network. The IC card is written with at least specified access destination information for accessing the server system, the controller automatically accesses the server system through the communication unit in accordance with the access destination information in the IC card, and the server system offers information to an information offering destination determined automatically by information to be offered which is processed by the server system, an information offering destination already written in the IC card inserted in the IC card read/write unit or an information offering destination designated by a user after the insertion of the IC card.

Abstract: On the basis of information which is the standard for transaction conditions such as amount information in an IC card as well as age information registered in the IC card or a predetermined contract destination, a transaction when electronic money is used and restrictions and conditions for program audience are automatically set.

Abstract: An IC card arrangement wherein information which is the standard for transaction conditions such as amount information in an IC card is registered within the IC card, and further included is additional conditional information such as age, sex, etc. information for an owner of the card, or a predetermined contract destination. When a transaction is attempted using the IC card, restrictions and conditions for the owner, etc., are automatically set using the additional conditional information within the IC card.

Abstract: An IC card and a method thereof for adding or changing a program for a memory for writing without adversely affecting the function of the IC card and by keeping the security of a program to be written later by restricting writing by a write control program having a decryption function or a program code conversion function

Abstract: A method for preventing unauthorized copying of digital information such as digitized movies, music, literature, or other works, and reliably collecting to the digital information owner fees paid for using the copied digital information. When copying key data 156 enabling use of digital information 158, the key data is locked. To unlock the key data, the user accesses digital information seller 150 and pays the digital information usage fee.

Abstract: A machine data acquisition system connected to a machine, for acquiring data on an internal status of the machine, and for use with an IC card having storage. The machine data acquisition system comprises an IC card accepting device which accepts the IC card, a machine data acquisition device which acquires data on the internal status of the connected machine, and a card writer which writes data acquired by the machine data acquisition device into the storage in the IC card.

Abstract: A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external device connecting terminal 8, thus making instructing operations for transferring electronic money information easier.

Abstract: A terminal 2 held by the user with a radio transmitter and receiver 3. Electronic money information is transferred via the radio transmitter and received. By using a portable telephone, it is unnecessary to directly insert an IC card 1 into service supply equipment 17. In addition to the service supply equipment 17, a device 9 for storing electronic money information in a lump is provided. Since the electronic money information is transferred into the device 9 for storing the electronic money information in a lump, it is unnecessary to collect the electronic money information stored in terminals one by one.

Abstract: An IC card automated transaction terminal is provided to operate in conjunction with an IC card capable of storing a plurality of different balances relating to commercial transactions. For example, the IC card can provide separate storage for electronic money information and bonus point information. IC card reading/writing means are provided in the terminal for reading and writing such information stored in said IC card along with input means for inputting transacted sum information and information storage means for storing electronic money information equivalent to transacted sum information. In another embodiment, small sum and large sum balances can be separately stored on the IC card, with only the large sum balance being locked and requiring a security code to carry out a transaction.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multichip IC card which seems to be a single chip IC card constituted by one chip and in which plural function chips are built. The multichip IC card is provided with a connector 3 for connecting to an interface processor 1, a master chip 4 for controlling a system in a card, at least one function chip 6-1 to 6-n and selection means 5A for connecting the function chip selected by the master chip and the interface processor 1 via the connector 3.

Abstract: A video camera with a VTR for recording/playback of images communicates with a camera/VTR station by means of an opto-electronic link. A first opto-electronic link operates when the camera is positioned away from the camera/VTR station, and a second opto-electronic link operates when the camera is positioned on the camera/VTR station. The first opto-electronic link operates when the video camera does not record.

Abstract: A camera with a VTR communicates with a camera station by means of an opto-electronic link. A first opto-electronic link operates when the camera is positioned away from the camera station, and a second opto-electronic link operates when the camera is positioned on the camera station. The first opto-electronic link operates only when the VTR is reproducing.