To carry out plural jobs by a single card terminal device.

The device is provided with a card reader 5 for reading card information stored in an inserted card, an auxiliary storage part 13 for storing plural application programs for carrying out prescribed processing by using the card information read by the card reader, a script 16 designating an application program to be started when a pertinent event is generated for each event in plural events including time, a program loading means 15 for reading the application program designated by the script from the auxiliary storage part each time of the generation of each event and loading it to a main memory 14, and a program starting means 15 for starting the application program loaded to the main memory.