Patent ID: 8862110

Claim:
A portable terminal device capable of connecting to a server device through a communication network, the portable terminal device comprising: an IC chip; a transmitted message receiver section, included in the IC chip, configured to receive a transmitted message from an external communication device that includes information, including identification information, of an application designated by the external communication device to be executed by said portable terminal device based on said information; an application determination section configured to determine whether said application corresponding to said identification information included in said transmitted message exists in said portable terminal device; an application transmission request generation section configured to generate a request for transmission of said identified application from said server device to said portable terminal device if said application determination section determines that said application does not exist in said portable terminal device; a first communication section for carrying out a near-field non-contact communication between the external communication device and the IC chip; and an application storage section configured to store an application transmitted by said server device, wherein the application storage section is disposed separate from the IC chip within the portable terminal device.