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Title:
PROCESSOR FOR PORTABLE MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP01180087
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To effectively process the utilization of a facility by means of a portable medium in the unit of hour by comparing the current hour with the term of validity read from the medium and deciding whether the portable medium is valid or not.

CONSTITUTION: When a pre-paid card 10 is inserted into a card inserting port, the information recorded on the card 10 is read by means of a read/write head. When it is discriminated that the card is one-day effective ticket, the data of the term of validity read from the card 10 are compared with the data of the current hour of a real time clock 11 by means of a CPU 17. When it is discriminated that the effective hour of the effective day and hour of the card is still ahead of the current hour as a result of the comparison, the card 10 is discriminated as valid and the holder of the card can utilize the facility with the card. Therefore, the portable medium to which the term, of validity is fixed can be used for the facility in the unit of hour.


Inventors:
Harada, Hiroyasu
Application Number:
JP1988000002422
Publication Date:
July 18, 1989
Filing Date:
January 11, 1988
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
TOSHIBA INTELIGENT TECHNOL LTD
International Classes:
G07B15/00; B42D15/02; B42D15/10; G06K17/00; G07B1/00; G07F7/08; (IPC1-7): B42D15/02; G06K17/00; G07B15/00; G07F7/08



 
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