Electronic settlement system, portable telephone, noncontact ic card reader, and personal identification data sampler

A portable telephone used in an electronic settlement system, the portable telephone comprising:

• a communication section for performing noncontact communication with an external device;
• a verification data storage section for storing verification data;
• a verification section for comparing personal identification data received by the noncontact communication with the verification data;
• an identification result output section for transmitting a verification result to the external device;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting settlement information in response to a settlement request from the external device.

A noncontact IC card reader used in an electronic settlement system, the noncontact IC card reader comprising:

• a sampler connection section connected to a personal identification data sampler;
• a personal identification data storage section for storing the personal identification data;
• a communication section for performing noncontact communication with a portable telephone;
• a settlement section for performing electronic settlement according to a verification result obtained from the portable telephone;
• a delete section for deleting the personal identification data;
• and
• an external-device connection section connected to an external device.