Patent ID: 6116506
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic accommodation system for use with an IC card storing electronic monetary information and an identification number, comprising:an IC card reader/writer which reads and writes IC card information;an electronic money processor which processes the electronic monetary information stored in the IC card;an IC card controller which controls loading and unloading of the IC card to and from said IC card reader/writer;an identification number storing unit which stores the identification number of the IC card inserted into said IC card reader/writer;an article accommodation unit which accommodates articles;a key controller which controls locking and unlocking of a door of said article accommodation unit; anda collating unit which collates the identification number stored in said identification number storing unit with the identification number read out from the IC card, whereinon accommodation of an article in said article accommodation unit: insertion of the IC card is detected by said IC card controller; the identification number of the IC card is read out by said IC reader/writer; the identification number is stored in said identification number storing unit; the door of said article accommodation unit is locked by said key controller, and whereinon extraction of an article from said article accommodation unit: insertion of the IC card is detected by said IC card controller; the identification number and electronic monetary information stored in the IC card are read out by said IC card reader/writer; the identification number of the inserted IC card is compared with the identification number stored in said identification number storing unit by said collating unit; a charge is calculated with the electronic monetary information stored in the IC card by said electronic money processor when consistency is found between the identification numbers; and the door of said article accommodation unit is unlocked by said key controller after the calculation of the electronic monetary information.