PURPOSE: To disable a person younger than an age limit from purchasing commodities to which the age limit is set by comparing age data read by a card reading means and age limit data outputted from an age limit storage means with each other to discriminate whether he can purchase them or not.
CONSTITUTION: Age data indicating the age of card user for the use is read from a card 1 by a card reading means 3, and it is decided whether the card user is younger than the age limit or not at the time of selling by an age- classified sale deciding means 8 in accordance with this age data and age limit data of commodities outputted from an age limit storage means 7. When he is younger than the age limit as the decision result, the selling operation is stopped and the card is returned to prevent selling. Thus, persons younger than the age limit who are legally inhibited from smoking and drinking are disabled from purchasing tobacco and alcohol.
MAEDA MUNEKAZU
HAMAOKA KOJI
MORI SHIGERU
