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Prepaid card management system
Assignee: Tamura Electric Works Ltd
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Filing: 1990-10-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A prepaid card management system includes a memory and a determining unit. The memory causes a card to store a fixed card number together with value information and stores the value information and the card number in correspondence with the value information when a service is finished. The determining unit stops a service when value information read out from the card upon starting of a service is larger than the value information read out from the memory in correspondence with the card number.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo C/O Tamura Denki Hashimoto Syataku Suzuki
- 👤 Mikihiko Central Kotesashi Ohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:33
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/343; G06Q20/3437; H; H04; H04M; H04M17/00; H04M17/02; H04M17/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A prepaid card management system in which predetermined value information is stored in a card, a value corresponding to a service received by using said card is subtracted, and remaining value information is stored, comprising: a memory for causing said card to store a fixed card number together with the value information and storing the value information and the card number in correspondence therewith when a service is finished; and determining means for stopping a service when value information read out from said card upon starting of a service is larger than the value information read out from said memory in correspondence with the card number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A prepaid card management system in which predetermined value information is stored in a card, a value corresponding to a service received by using said card is subtracted, and remaining value information is stored, comprising: a memory for causing said card to store a fixed card number together with the value information and storing the value information and the card number in correspondence therewith when a service is finished; and determining means for stopping a service when value information read out from said card upon starting of a service is larger than the value information read out from said memory in correspondence with the card number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said memory and said determining means are provided in a center apparatus, and transmitting means for transmitting a card number and value information read out from a card to said center apparatus when a service is started and transmitting a card number and remaining value information of said card to said center apparatus when the service is finished is provided in a service terminal apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said memory and second transmitting means are provided in said center apparatus, and said determining means and first transmitting means for transmitting a card number and remaining value information of a card to said center apparatus when a service is finished are provided in said service terminal apparatus, said center apparatus causing said second transmitting means to periodically transmit contents of said memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said memory and said determining means are provided in said service terminal apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein means for sequentially registering card numbers when cards are issued is provided in said memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein means for sequentially registering card numbers read out from cards when said cards are used for the first time is provided in said memory.,
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for erasing registered card number information in a predetermined order when said memory is full.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 6, further comprising: means for erasing registered card number information in a predetermined order when said memory is full.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for performing registration of an invalid card in at least one of a card and a memory on the basis of an output from said determining means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 6, further comprising: means for performing registration of an invalid card in at least one of a card and a memory on the basis of an output said determining means.
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