Patent ID: 7980458

Claim:
An electronic wallet device comprising: a holding section to hold a plurality of non-contact type IC cards for non-contact communication with an external unit; an external communication antenna to perform non-contact communication with the external unit; a card communication antenna to perform non-contact communication with the plurality of non-contact type IC cards held in the holding section; a card selecting section to select at least one non-contact type IC card by narrowing down candidates for a non-contact type IC card to be used for communication with the external unit from the plurality of non-contact type IC cards held in the holding section based on a plurality of different card selection criteria when receiving a communication request concerning a prescribed service from the external unit via the external communication antenna; and a communication control section to connect the at least one non-contact type IC card selected by the card selecting section with the external unit via the external communication antenna and the card communication antenna so that the selected non-contact type IC card and the external unit communicate with each other, the card selecting section determines current location information of the electronic wallet device and narrows down candidates for a non-contact type IC card based on the current location information.