Patent ID: 6381513
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic information distributing terminal for writing electronic information into a memory card equipped with an electrically rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory device to distribute the information, comprising:a communication interface through which the electronic information is received for storing into a memory card; means for distributing the electronic information by issuing a memory card from card stock which is provided in the terminal and in which the electronic information is written before a demand for distributing the electronic information is made, in response to the demand for distributing the electronic information; means for checking a memory card inserted with the demand; means for adding the memory card inserted with the demand to the card stock so that the memory card inserted with the demand is used as a memory card for holding electronic information if the checking means determines that the memory card inserted with the demand is usable; and means for reading user data from the memory card inserted with the demand and writing the user data in the memory card to be issued.