JP2022166279A - Information equipment, portable equipment, and program and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience to a user who uses an electronic wallet function of portable equipment.

SOLUTION: Wrist information equipment is configured to; establish communication between portable equipment with an electronic wallet function and first communication means (step SA1); and acquire money amount data on the electronic wallet function of the portable equipment through the first communication means (step SA2, step SA3). Then the wrist information equipment is also configured to: perform settlement processing (step SA5) with a settlement terminal through second communication means for non-contact communication with the settlement terminal (step SA4); and then enable settlement when the portable equipment is carried in a bag etc., so as to improve the convenience to the user.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information device, a program thereof, and a method of using information on money.

Conventionally, it has an electronic wallet function, stores the data of the electronic wallet, and communicates with payment terminals such as automatic ticket gates by non-contact proximity wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) (hereinafter referred to as non-contact communication). ) is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the user of the portable device exits from the station through the automatic ticket gate, the contactless communication is performed between the portable device and the automatic ticket gate. Automatic ticket gates are operated by ticket gates. At this time, the amount equivalent to the fare is withdrawn from the electronic wallet data stored in the mobile device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-273528

By the way, in recent years, smart phones have rapidly become popular in place of mobile phones, and it is often seen that smart phones are also provided with an electronic wallet function and perform settlement by contactless communication.

However, in recent years, smartphones have larger screens such as LCDs and the like, and the housings thereof have also become larger. Therefore, users often carry smartphones in their bags. In such a case, when using the electronic wallet function of the smartphone to pay for shopping or to pass through an automatic ticket gate at a station, it is necessary to remove the smartphone from the bag, which impairs convenience.

On the other hand, with the spread of smartphones, wristwatch-type information terminals (wrist information devices) that operate in cooperation with smartphones are attracting attention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information device capable of using information on money amounts.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information equipment of the present invention communicates with a mobile device by first communication means for communicating with a terminal by non-contact communication, and wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the non-contact communication. a storage means for storing information about the money amount received from the portable device through communication by the second communication means; and the information about the money amount stored in the storage means. processing means for performing processing with the terminal through communication by a first communication means; and information regarding the amount after processing with the terminal by the processing means is transmitted to the mobile device by communication through the second communication means. and a control means for transmitting.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a program for an information device according to the present invention includes: first communication means for communicating with a terminal by non-contact communication; and a computer having a storage means for storing information on the amount received from the mobile device through communication by the second communication means. processing means for performing processing with the terminal through communication by the first communication means using the information regarding the amount of money; and functioning as control means for transmitting to the portable device by means of communication.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the method of using information on the amount of money of the present invention includes: a first communication means for communicating with a terminal by non-contact communication; and a storage means for storing information related to the amount of money received from the mobile device through communication by the second communication means, wherein the information stored in the storage means a processing step of performing processing with the terminal through communication by the first communication means using information on the amount, and transmitting the information on the amount after the processing with the terminal by the processing step to the second communication means and a control step of transmitting to the portable device by communication with.

According to the present invention, the information device can use the information regarding the amount of money, and the user's convenience can be improved.

1 is a configuration diagram showing configurations of a wrist information device, a smartphone, and a payment terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram showing a list information device common to each embodiment. It is a block diagram showing a smart phone common to each embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for a user to make a payment at a payment terminal using the wrist information device and smartphone according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for a user to make a payment with a payment terminal using the wrist information device and smart phone according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing configurations of a wrist information device, a smart phone, and a payment terminal in a modified example of the second embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing configurations of a wrist information device 1, a smartphone 2, and a payment terminal 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, it is composed of a wrist information device 1 and a smartphone 2 that are mutually capable of exchanging data by Bluetooth (registered trademark), and a settlement terminal 3 that settles the data of the electronic wallet held by the electronic wallet function of the smartphone 2. be done.

The wrist information device 1 is a wristwatch type that a user can wear on the wrist, and includes a watch case 101 , a display unit 102 arranged on the watch case 101 and functioning as a touch panel, and attached to both ends of the watch case 101 . and a wristband 103 .

Although details will be described later, the wrist information device 1 can exchange data with the smartphone 2 using Bluetooth (registered trademark), and performs data communication with the payment terminal 3 by non-contact communication using NFC.

As is well known, the smartphone 2 has a vertically long device main body 201 and a display unit 202 that is arranged on the device main body 201 and functions as a touch panel, and can be connected to the Internet by wireless communication.

Although the details will be described later, the smart phone 2 exchanges data with the list information device 1 via Bluetooth (registered trademark), and is also capable of data communication with the payment terminal 3 through contactless communication via NFC.

The settlement terminal 3 is, for example, an automatic ticket gate of a transportation system, and performs settlement of fares and the like with the list information device 1 or the smart phone 2 by non-contact communication using NFC.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the wrist information device 1. As shown in FIG. A clock unit 111 counts the current time. Reference numeral 102 denotes the display unit, which is composed of a color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a drive circuit for driving it. A display control unit 112 controls the display state of the display unit 102 . An input unit 113 is composed of various switches (not shown in FIG. 1). The input unit 113 also includes a touch sensor that covers the surface of the color LCD of the display unit 102 and causes the display unit 102 to function as a touch panel, and its driving circuit.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 114 controls the wrist information device 1 as a whole. A program memory 115 stores a control program 1151, an application program 1152, and a pairing program 1153 in advance.

The control program 1151 is a basic control program for causing the CPU 114 to control the entire wrist information device 1 . The application program 1152 is composed of a plurality of types of application programs for causing the CPU 114 to perform various processes including processes to be described later. The pairing program 1153 is a program for performing pairing (connection setting) with the smartphone 2 or the like.

A built-in memory 116 such as a flash memory stores various setting information that determines the operation of the list information device 1, electronic wallet data obtained from the smartphone 2 via Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

A wireless I/F unit 117 performs transmission and reception with the smartphone 2 using Bluetooth (registered trademark). An NFC I/F unit 118 includes a loop antenna and a transmission/reception circuit, and performs non-contact communication with the payment terminal 3 by NFC to perform data communication of the electronic wallet.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the smartphone 2. As shown in FIG. The display unit 202 is composed of a color LCD, a driving circuit for driving the same, and the like. A display control unit 212 controls the display state of the display unit 202 . An input unit 213 includes a power key (not shown in FIG. 1) and various other keys. The input unit 213 also includes a touch sensor that covers the surface of the color LCD of the display unit 202 and causes the display unit 202 to function as a touch panel, and its drive circuit.

A CPU 214 controls the smartphone 2 as a whole. A program memory 215 stores a control program 2151, an application program 2152, and a pairing program 2153 in advance.

The control program 2151 is a basic control program for causing the CPU 214 to control the smartphone 2 as a whole. The application program 2152 is composed of a plurality of types of application programs for causing the CPU 214 to perform various processes including processes to be described later. The pairing program 2153 is a program for performing pairing (connection setting) with the list information device 1 or the like.

A built-in memory 216 such as a flash memory stores various setting information that determines the operation of the smartphone 2, electronic wallet data for the electronic wallet function, and the like.

A wireless I/F unit 217 performs transmission and reception with the wrist information device 1 using Bluetooth (registered trademark). A communication I/F unit 218 connects the smartphone 2 to the Internet using a public line such as a wireless LAN.

An NFC I/F unit 219 includes a loop antenna and a transmitting/receiving circuit, and is capable of performing non-contact communication with the payment terminal 3 by NFC to directly perform data communication of the electronic wallet. .

Note that the smartphone 2 includes well-known circuits for performing voice communication and data communication, that is, a voice input circuit that modulates and transmits input voice, a transmission circuit, and a reception circuit that receives and decodes and reproduces a received voice signal. Although it has a circuit, a reproducing circuit, a data transmitting/receiving circuit, etc., illustration and description of these are omitted.

Next, operations related to the present invention of the wrist information device 1, the smartphone 2, and the payment terminal 3 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the list information device 1 performed by the CPU 114 executing the control program 1151 and the predetermined application program 1152, and the smartphone 2 performed by the CPU 214 executing the control program 2151 and the predetermined application program 2152. is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for a user to make a payment at the payment terminal 3 using .

The user pairs the wrist information device 1 and the smartphone 2 with Bluetooth (registered trademark) (in this embodiment, Bluetooth (registered trademark) is used, but other wireless communication or wired communication may be used) (step SA1). . This pairing process is performed by executing the pairing program 1153 of the wrist information device 1 and the pairing program 2153 of the smart phone 2 .

Next, when the user puts away the smartphone 2 in the bag, the user uses the input unit 213 of the smartphone 2 so that the list information device 1 can settle the electronic wallet data charged in the electronic wallet function of the smartphone 2. to operate. With this operation, the smartphone 2 locks the non-contact communication function by NFC of the smartphone 2 (While it is locked, the smartphone 2 is in a state where direct settlement by non-contact communication by NFC of the smartphone 2 is not possible). data of the electronic wallet of the electronic wallet function is transmitted to the list information device 1 by communication by Bluetooth (registered trademark) (step SA2).

When the wrist information device 1 receives the electronic wallet data, it returns an ACK. Upon receiving the ACK, the smartphone 2 notifies the wrist information device 1 that the settlement process using the data in the electronic wallet may be started, and performs the settlement process with the wrist information device 1 to the user. A message to the effect that the preparation is completed is displayed on the display unit 2 (step SA3).

Thereafter, when the user makes a payment, the electronic wallet data transferred to the list information device 1 is used to make the payment. Specifically, when making a payment, the user touches the wrist information device 1 to the payment terminal 3, and makes a payment for the fare and the like between the wrist information device 1 and the payment terminal 3 by non-contact communication using NFC (step SA4).

When the wrist information device 1 is touched to the payment terminal 3, the payment terminal 3 transmits a payment processing request for an amount corresponding to the section traveled, for example, to the wrist information device 1, and the wrist information device 1 transfers the amount to the electronic wallet. is subtracted from the data, and a payment processing completion notice is sent to the payment terminal 3 (step SA5). Note that it is naturally possible to increase the charge amount by not only the settlement process but also the charge operation.

On the other hand, when the user wants to use the NFC non-contact communication function of the smartphone 2 , the user operates the input unit 213 of the smartphone 2 so that payment can be made using the NFC non-contact communication function of the smartphone 2 . With this operation, the smartphone 2 requests the list information device 1 to return the electronic wallet data to the smartphone 2 . Upon receiving this request, the wrist information device 1 locks the NFC non-contact communication function of the wrist information device 1 so that the wrist information device 1 cannot perform payment processing using the data in the electronic wallet. to the smartphone 2. The electronic wallet data to be sent is updated data that reflects what has been settled or charged by the list information device 1 (step SA6).

When the smartphone 2 receives the electronic wallet data from the list information device 1, it returns an ACK to that effect. The wrist information device 1 that has received the ACK deletes the electronic wallet data from the wrist information device 1 and unlocks the non-contact communication function of the wrist information device 1 by NFC. Then, the smartphone is notified that the electronic wallet data has been deleted from the list information device 1 (step SA7).

When the smartphone 2 receives the notification of the deletion, it releases the locked contactless communication function by NFC, and the smartphone 2 is ready for direct payment processing by contactless communication by NFC. 2 to notify the user (step SA8).

By the procedure described above, the user can use the wrist information device 1 to make a payment using the payment terminal 3 with the money charged in the electronic wallet function of the smartphone 2 .

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the electronic wallet data held by the electronic wallet function of the smart phone 2 is transmitted to the list information device 1, thereby implementing payment processing in the list information device 1. FIG. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, even if the electronic wallet data of the smart phone 2 is not transmitted to the wrist information device 1, the payment processing can be performed by non-contact communication by NFC of the wrist information device 1. be.

In the method of the second embodiment, the electronic wallet function of the smartphone 2 is always maintained regardless of whether the payment is made by contactless communication by NFC of the smartphone 2 or by the contactless communication by NFC of the wrist information device 1. You will be able to process payments using electronic wallet data.

Also in the second embodiment, the wrist information device 1 and the smartphone 2 shown in FIG. It is composed of a payment terminal 3 and a payment terminal 3.
The operation related to settlement processing in the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 shows the list information device 1 performed by the CPU 114 executing the control program 1151 and the predetermined application program 1152, and the smartphone 2 performed by the CPU 214 executing the control program 2151 and the predetermined application program 2152. is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for a user to make a payment at the payment terminal 3 according to the second embodiment.

As in the first embodiment, the user pairs the wrist information device 1 and the smartphone 2 via Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark) is used in this embodiment, but other wireless communication or wired communication is also acceptable). (Step SB1). This pairing process is performed by executing the pairing program 1153 of the wrist information device 1 and the pairing program 2153 of the smart phone 2 .

Next, the user operates the input unit 213 of the smartphone 2 so that the payment can be made by both the NFC non-contact communication of the smartphone 2 and the NFC non-contact communication of the wrist information device 1 . With this operation, the smartphone 2 relays the data of the electronic wallet sent from the smartphone 2 to the wrist information device 1 by communication by Bluetooth through the wrist information device 1, and the contactless communication by NFC of the wrist information device 1 is transmitted to the payment terminal. 3 and a relay instruction for settlement processing are transmitted to the list information device 1 by communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) (step SB2).

When the list information device 1 receives the relay instruction, it returns an ACK. The smartphone 2 that has received the ACK displays on the display unit 2 that the preparation for the payment processing in the second embodiment is completed (step SB3).

In this state, a case will be described where the user makes a payment by non-contact communication using NFC on the smart phone 2 as before. This is the same as payment processing by non-contact communication by NFC of normal smartphone 2 , and by touching smartphone 2 to payment terminal 3 , payment processing is performed by using non-contact communication by NFC of smartphone 2 .

When the user touches the payment terminal 3 with the smartphone 2, the payment terminal 3, for example, transmits a payment processing request to the smartphone 2 for the amount of money corresponding to the section traveled, and the smartphone 2 sends the amount of money to the electronic wallet of the electronic wallet function. is subtracted from the data, and a payment processing completion notice is sent to the payment terminal 3 (step SB4).

On the other hand, when the user attempts to perform payment processing using the electronic wallet data of the electronic wallet function of the smartphone 2 via contactless communication by NFC of the wrist information device 1, the following processing is performed. .
First, the user touches the wrist information device 1 to the settlement terminal (step SB5).

When the wrist information device 1 is touched to the payment terminal 3, the payment terminal 3 transmits to the wrist information device 1 a payment processing request for, for example, an amount corresponding to the section traveled. The wrist information device 1 transfers this request as it is to the smart phone 2 through Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. When the smartphone 2 receives this transfer, it subtracts the above amount from the electronic wallet data of its own electronic wallet function and performs settlement processing. When the payment process is completed, the smart phone 2 transmits a completion notification to the list information device 1 via Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. The wrist information device 1 transfers this completion notification as it is to the payment terminal 3 via non-contact communication by the NFC of the list information device 1 . This completes a series of processing (step SB6).

In the second embodiment, a case has been described in which contactless communication by NFC of both the smartphone 2 and the wrist information device 1 can be used at the same time. may be configured to be used for

(Modification of Embodiment 2)
According to the mechanism of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, even if there are multiple list information devices, settlement processing using the electronic wallet data of the electronic wallet function of one smartphone can be performed. will be able to For example, in the case of a couple, it is assumed that each of them has wrist information devices 1A and 1B. At this time, using the electronic wallet data of the electronic wallet function of the husband's smart phone 2, it becomes possible to perform settlement processing with the respective list information devices 1A and 1B of the husband and wife.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the payment processing was for money. In addition, it is also possible to use it by touching the list information device to the entrance gate.

As described above, several embodiments of the present invention and modifications thereof have been described. It is included in the scope of the invention described in the scope of and the scope of the invention equivalent to that invention. The inventions originally claimed in this application are appended below.
[Claim 1]
a first communication means for communicating with a mobile device having an electronic wallet function;
a second communication means for non-contact communication with a payment terminal;
payment means for performing payment processing with the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means using money amount data of the electronic wallet function of the portable device;
A wrist information device comprising:
[Claim 2]
further comprising storage means for storing monetary amount data of the electronic wallet function of the portable device received through communication by the first communication means;
2. The list information according to claim 1, wherein said payment means performs payment processing with said payment terminal through communication by said second communication means using said amount data stored in said storage means. machine.
[Claim 3]
When receiving a payment processing request from the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means, the payment means reduces the amount data according to the payment amount, and stores the reduced amount data in the storage means. 3. The wrist information device according to claim 2, characterized by:
[Claim 4]
when receiving a payment stop request by the payment means through communication through the first communication means, sending the amount data stored in the storage means to the portable device through communication through the first communication means; 4. The list information device according to claim 2, further comprising control means for deleting said amount data stored in said storage device.
[Claim 5]
5. The list information according to claim 4, wherein said control means prohibits communication by said second communication means when receiving a payment suspension request by said payment means through communication by said first communication means. machine.
[Claim 6]
further comprising a relay means for relaying money amount data of the electronic wallet function of the mobile device received through communication by the first communication means to the payment means;
2. The list information device according to claim 1, wherein said payment means performs payment processing with said payment terminal through communication by said second communication means using said amount data relayed by said relay means. .
[Claim 7]
The payment means, when receiving a payment processing request from the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means, transmits the payment processing request to the mobile device through the first communication means. The wrist information device according to claim 6.
[Claim 8]
a computer possessed by a wrist information device having a first communication means for communicating with a mobile device having an electronic wallet function and a second communication means for performing non-contact communication with a settlement terminal;
payment means for performing payment processing with the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means using money amount data of the electronic wallet function of the portable device;
A program for a list information device characterized by functioning as
[Claim 9]
A list information device comprising a first communication means for communicating with a mobile device having an electronic wallet function and a second communication means for non-contact communication with a payment terminal,
a payment step of performing payment processing with the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means using the money amount data of the electronic wallet function of the portable device;
An electronic payment method for a list information device, comprising:
[Claim 10]
A mobile device with an electronic wallet function,
a communication means for communicating with the wrist information device;
payment permitting means for permitting the list information device to perform payment processing with the payment terminal using the communication means;
A portable device comprising:
[Claim 11]
The mobile device with the electronic wallet function is
further comprising designation control means for allowing the user to designate whether the settlement processing with the settlement terminal is to be performed by the list information device or by the portable device;
3. The settlement permitting means permits settlement processing with the settlement terminal to be performed by the list information device when the designation control means designates settlement processing by the list information device. 11. The portable device according to 10.
[Claim 12]
The mobile device with the electronic wallet function is
amount data transmission means for transmitting amount data of an electronic wallet function of the portable device to the list information device by the communication means when the designation control means designates payment processing by the list information device;
payment processing locking means for disabling payment processing with the payment terminal on the portable device when payment processing by the list information device is designated by the designation control means;
12. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising: a.
[Claim 13]
The mobile device with the electronic wallet function is
When payment processing with the mobile device is designated by the designation control means, the communication means transmits to the list information device a payment stop request disabling payment processing with the payment terminal in the list information device. payment suspension request transmission means;
payment processing unlocking means for unlocking payment processing in the mobile device when payment processing in the mobile device is specified by the designation control means;
12. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising: a.
[Claim 14]
a computer possessed by a mobile device having a communication means for communicating with a wrist information device and an electronic wallet function;
payment permitting means for permitting the list information device to perform payment processing with the payment terminal using the communication means;
A portable device program characterized by functioning as
[Claim 15]
In a mobile device equipped with communication means and an electronic wallet function for communicating with a list information device,
a payment permission step of using the communication means to allow the list information device to perform payment processing with the payment terminal;
An electronic payment method for a mobile device, comprising:
[Claim 16]
An electronic payment system comprising a list information device, a mobile device having an electronic wallet function capable of communicating with the list information device, and a payment terminal,
The list information device is
a first communication means for communicating with the mobile device having the electronic wallet function;
a second communication means for non-contact communication with the payment terminal;
payment means for performing payment processing with the payment terminal through communication by the second communication means using money amount data of the electronic wallet function of the portable device;
The mobile device with the electronic wallet function is
communication means for communicating with the list information device;
payment permitting means for permitting the list information device to perform payment processing with the payment terminal using the communication means;
An electronic payment system comprising:

1 Wrist information device 1A Wrist information device 1B Wrist information device 2 Smartphone 3 Payment terminal 101 Watch case 102 Display unit 103 Wrist band 111 Clock unit 112 Display control unit 113 Input unit 114 CPU
115 program memory 1151 control program 1152 application program 1153 pairing program 116 built-in memory 117 wireless I/F unit 118 NFC I/F unit 202 display unit 212 display control unit 213 input unit 214 CPU
215 program memory 2151 control program 2152 application program 2153 pairing program 216 built-in memory 217 wireless I/F section 218 communication I/F section 219 NFC I/F section

The present invention relates to information equipment, portable equipment , and programs and control methods thereof.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable communication of information related to payment processing between an information device and a portable device .

In order to solve the above problems, the information equipment of the present invention includes:
a control means;
a first communication means for communicating information related to payment processing with a payment terminal by a first communication method that is contactless communication;
a second communication means for communicating information related to the payment process with a portable device by a second communication method different from the first communication method;
An information device comprising
The control means is
After the information related to the payment process is received from the mobile device by the second communication means, the information device is prevented from performing the payment process using the information related to the payment process, and the payment process is performed. Execute settlement authority transfer processing for transmitting such information to the mobile device by the second communication means
It is characterized by

In order to solve the above problems, the portable device of the present invention includes:
a control means;
a notification means;
a first communication means for communicating information related to payment processing with a payment terminal by a first communication method that is contactless communication;
a second communication means for communicating information related to the payment process with the information device by a second communication method different from the non-contact communication;
A mobile device comprising
The control means is
After causing the second communication means to transmit the information related to the payment process to the information device, causing the second communication means to receive the information related to the payment process from the information device;
After receiving the information related to the payment processing, the notification means is notified that the preparation for communicating the information related to the payment processing by the first communication method with the payment terminal is completed.
It is characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to communicate information related to payment processing between an information device and a portable device .

Claims (8)

a first communication means for communicating with a terminal by contactless communication;
a second communication means for communicating with a portable device by wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the contactless communication;
a storage means for storing information regarding the amount of money received from the mobile device through communication by the second communication means;
a processing means for performing processing with the terminal through communication by the first communication means using the information about the amount stored in the storage means;
a control means for transmitting information about the amount of money after processing with the terminal by the processing means to the mobile device through communication by the second communication means;
An information device comprising: When receiving a processing request from the terminal through communication by the first communication means, the processing means changes the information about the money amount according to the request, stores the changed information about the money amount in the storage means,
2. The information equipment according to claim 1, wherein said control means transmits the information about said amount stored in said storage means to said portable equipment through communication by said second communication means. 3. The information equipment according to claim 1, wherein said first communication means communicates with said terminal by NFC. 4. The information equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said second communication means communicates with said portable equipment by means of Bluetooth (registered trademark). 5. The information equipment according to claim 1, wherein said storage means is non-volatile. 6. The information equipment according to claim 1, wherein the information equipment is a wrist-worn information equipment. A first communication means for communicating with a terminal by non-contact communication, a second communication means for communicating with a mobile device by wireless communication having a longer communication distance than the communication distance of the non-contact communication, and the second communication means a computer possessed by an information device having storage means for storing information relating to the amount of money received from the portable device through communication;
processing means for performing processing with the terminal through communication by the first communication means using the information about the amount stored in the storage means;
Control means for transmitting information on the amount after processing with the terminal by the processing means to the portable device through communication by the second communication means;
A program for an information device characterized by functioning as a A first communication means for communicating with a terminal by non-contact communication, a second communication means for communicating with a mobile device by wireless communication having a longer communication distance than the communication distance of the non-contact communication, and the second communication means In an information device having a storage means for storing information about the amount received from the mobile device through communication,
A processing step of performing processing with the terminal through communication by the first communication means using the information about the amount stored in the storage means;
a control step of transmitting the information on the amount after performing the processing with the terminal in the processing step to the portable device by communication using the second communication means;
A method of using information on amounts, characterized by comprising:

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