PORTABLE CARD READER AND CARD SETTLEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A portable card reader 22 stores credit information and package information on a plurality of consumers in a home delivery area. When passing a commodity to a consumer, information on settlement card used for settlement by the consumer is read by a card reader 47. A control unit 55 performs credit enquiry of the settlement card according to the credit information on the consumers stored and the information on the settlement card of the consumer read. When the credit enquiry shows that the settlement card is valid, the cost of the commodity contained in the package information is settled.