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Abstract

Transaction inquiry is carried out using a transaction inquiring apparatus comprising a card read/write section for reading/writing transaction information from/in an IC card, a display section for inputting designation of the information to be inquired and also displaying transition information retrieved, a line control device for communicating with a center office storing transaction information, a retrieval section for retrieving information out of the transaction information, and a control device for controlling these devices. The transaction inquiry is carried out along the process comprising the steps of inserting an IC card into the above apparatus, making an on-line transaction with a center office for an ATM (automatic teller machine) and writing in an IC card the information on transactions made until now on the account of an IC card owner which is held in the center office, designating the transaction information to be inquired, retrieving the designated transaction information out of the transaction information written in the IC card, and displaying the retrieved transaction information on a display screen.

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First Claim