ELECTRONIC TRANSFER METHOD FOR INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION OF CREDIT CARD, AND MINIATURE IC CARD, ADAPTER CARD, TERMINAL ADAPTER, SLIP ISSUING MACHINE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL THEREFOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To spread an expensive credit IC card by eliminating labor and time at the time of paying with a credit card thereby smoothly using the credit card and improving cost performance. SOLUTION: The credit IC card 1 is issued by a credit card company and carried with by a credit paying person. Then at least the credit company, a card number and individual information for identifying the credit paying person are stored in it. The propriety of credit is automatically inquired through the use of a portable telephone equipment 3 to the information center 24 of the credit company based on a password inputted by the credit paying person and stored information read from the credit IC card.