Patent ID: 6042002
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A holding apparatus for data concerning electronic money comprising:a plurality of electronic circuits for holding data concerning said electronic money; anda plurality of reading/writing circuits for performing deposit or withdrawal of said electronic money to or from said electronic circuits for holding data concerning the electronic money,in which on the basis of a deposit or withdrawal request of the electronic money, the deposit or withdrawal of the electronic money is executed by any of said reading/writing circuits to or from said electronic circuits,and wherein said holding apparatus hasa selecting circuit for selecting an electronic circuit corresponding to said request from any one of said plurality of electronic circuits which is not under a selected state,wherein the electronic circuit selected by said selected circuit will enter a state of not responding to any request after completing a response to said request and in response to said request, the deposit or the withdrawal of said electronic money is executed by said reading/writing circuit to or from said electronic circuit selected by said selecting circuit.