ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic settlement system and an electronic settlement method capable of not allowing an illegal pecuniary settlement to be performed.SOLUTION: An electronic settlement system includes: membership information reading means for reading membership information from membership information storage means for electronically storing the membership information or acquiring the membership information and acquiring pecuniary settlement information; and settlement means for receiving the membership information and the pecuniary settlement information from the membership information reading means via an electric telecommunication line and performing the pecuniary settlement based on the received membership information and the pecuniary settlement information. The settlement means notifies an electronic information terminal of the membership that the pecuniary settlement is requested based on notification destination information of the membership stored preliminarily in the settlement means, and performs the pecuniary settlement upon receipt of predetermined information which is a reply from the electronic information terminal of the membership.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】不正な金銭的決済が行われないようにすることができる電子決済システム及び電子決済方法を提供することにある。【解決手段】電子的に会員情報を記憶する会員情報記憶手段から会員情報を読み取り又は会員情報を取得すると共に金銭的決済情報を取得する会員情報読取手段と、会員情報及び金銭的決済情報を、電気通信回線を介して会員情報読取手段から受領し、受領した会員情報及び金銭的決済情報を元に金銭的決済を行う決済手段とを備え、決済手段が、予め決算手段に記憶された会員の通知先情報に基づき、会員の電子情報端末に金銭的決済が要求された旨を通知し、会員の電子情報端末からの回答である所定情報の受領を待って、金銭的決済を行うことを特徴とする。【選択図】図１