Automatic commodity handling apparatus utilizing IC card
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Aug 29, 2000
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May 22, 1998
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Jul 31, 1996
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A store system has a card issue/money deposit machine (8) and a commercial-article handling machine (3) capable of vending and the like of commercial articles with utilization of the IC card (13). The card issue/money deposit machine (8) has a card issue means (8a) for issuing the IC card (13) based on input information of the customer, and a money processing means (8b) for recording input money in the IC card (13) as a deposit. The commercial-article handling machine (3) has an input means (3a) for inputting the kind and number and the like of commercial articles, IC card reader/writer (3b), a commercial-article handling means (3c) for conducting vending of commercial articles and the like based on the input information of commercial articles and the recorded information of the IC card, and a calculation means (3d) for subtracting the amount of deposit recorded in the IC card according to commercial articles to be handled. By making use of the IC card having a memory capacity larger thank the magnetic card, automatic vending, renting and other operations of various commercial articles can be carried out.
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