JP2000067178A - Ic card matching device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable exact mail processing by confirming and correcting the error of matching by collating an IC card with information read from a mount for specifying an IC card user, and adding the card onto the mount. SOLUTION: When a conveying means 4b moves a mount 2, the information of a bar code 9 is read by a display information reading means 10. In parallel with that reading, a conveying means 4a moves an IC card 3, an IC recording reading means 6 reads the information of an IC recording part 5, and an adhesive seals 7 are stuck at both the terminal parts of the card by an adhesive seal sticking device 8. Next, the information respectively read by the reading means 6 and 10 is collated with the information specifying the card user by a control unit 14. When the information is coincident as a result, the mount 2 is moved onto a conveying means 4c, and the card 3 from the conveying means 4a is set at the upper part of the mount 2 by an IC card adding means 11. When the collated result shows no coincidence, the running of respective conveying means 4a-4c is stopped and processing is performed by an operator again.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mount for attaching an IC card, which is used when an IC card is placed in a window opening envelope and the IC card is sent to an IC card user by mail.
The present invention relates to an IC card matching device for performing matching with an IC card attached to the mount. In particular, the present invention relates to an IC card matching apparatus used for performing a matching process in a case where information for specifying an IC card user is recorded and displayed and recorded on the surface of each mount and the recording section of the IC card in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when various cards such as a credit card, a cash card, a membership card, and a point service card are distributed from a card issuer side to a card user who is a card user, in many cases, It was common to send these cards by mail. For example, the card user's address, name, postal code, member number, etc. are printed in advance on a mount for attaching the card by a printer, and the card is attached and set on the mount using a card matching device, and the window is attached. After being sealed in an open envelope, it is sent out as mail. Many of the cards that have been shipped in the past are generally magnetic cards provided with a magnetic stripe, and information for identifying the individual such as a personal identification number and a membership number is recorded as information to be recorded on the magnetic recording unit. As a result, it has often been used as a clue to confirming the identity of a person when making a transaction using a card-based machine.

[0003] In other words, recording information on the magnetic stripe is also easy, and while recording such information on the magnetic stripe of the card, the address, name, and zip code of the party to whom the card is to be sent on the backing paper. Is printed by a printer, and the card is directly attached to the backing paper.
At present, a large number of cards are sent out using a card processing device that encloses and seals in a window envelope. Therefore, if one card is lost without knowing the time signature, causing a jam, etc., the matching between the card and the card will shift one by one in the subsequent processing. It is said that the address, name and zip code attached to the card and the personal information recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card belong to different users, and the card is mailed to a person different from the original destination There is a risk of accident.

In addition, an IC card which has begun to be used in various industries in recent years has a larger recording capacity than a magnetic stripe card. For example, information on a usable amount of money is recorded in an IC recording section and used instead of money. And is used for recording valuable information for each individual, such as recording medical medical examination record data, and the importance of the card is compared with that of the conventional magnetic card. However, it has become very large, and security management is required at present. Also, in the method of using an IC card, at the stage where the IC card is sent from the issuer to the user, usable amount information is already recorded in the IC recording unit, and the money is received immediately after the user receives the IC card. It is also conceivable to use an IC card instead of to use for payment of merchandise purchases.
It has become very valuable compared to conventional magnetic cards.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to pay the utmost attention to the processing of issuing an IC card to a card user and mailing the IC card to the card user. There is a danger that social credit will be significantly lost, and as a process to send the IC card to the original IC card user without fail, it is necessary to perform matching processing without mistake between the IC card and the mount. Development of a matching device that can be performed is desired.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a mount for attaching an IC card and an IC record in which information for specifying an IC card user is recorded in advance. It is necessary to ensure that the IC card is matched with the IC card having the unit so that the IC card is attached to the mount. Also, if the IC card and the mount are of different users at the stage of the matching process, the progress process of the IC card and the mount is immediately stopped, and the subsequent process is stopped. An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card matching device capable of performing an accurate mailing process by confirming and correcting a mistake in matching.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an IC card matching apparatus according to the present invention comprises a mount on which information for identifying an IC card user is recorded and displayed, and the IC card on the mount. An IC card matching device for attaching an IC card having an IC recording section on which information for identifying a user is recorded, comprising: a conveying unit for conveying the IC card and the mount; IC record reading means for reading, display information reading means for reading information recorded and displayed on the mount, collation means for collating information for identifying an IC card user read by the IC record reading means and the display information reading means And an attaching means for attaching the IC card to the mount, and when the collation result of the collating means matches, the attaching means attaches the IC card to the mount. The serial IC card is attached, and when the collation result of the collation means do not coincide, is characterized in that a control means for controlling to stop the conveyance of the conveying means.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part of an IC card matching device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an IC of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of the card matching device, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the peripheral portion of the transporting means for transporting only the card, FIG. 4 is a side view of the peripheral portion of the transporting means in the portion where the IC card is attached to the backing paper, and FIG. It is a flowchart figure.

In the IC card matching apparatus 1 of the present invention, as means for conveying and processing only the IC card 3, a conveying means 4 a for conveying the IC card 3 and an IC recording section 5 provided on the IC card 3 are recorded in advance. Done, I
IC record reading means 6 for reading record information for identifying a C card user, and adhesive stickers 7 on both end portions of the IC card 3
And an adhesive seal sticking device 8 for sticking the sticker.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a portion around the transporting means 4a for transporting only the IC card.
When the information in the IC recording section 5 provided on the card 3 is read by the IC record reading means 6, the IC card 3
a, the transporting means 4a temporarily stops at the stage where it is moved below the IC record reading means 6 and is positioned below the IC record reading means 6.
And the terminal of the IC card 3 are connected to
The recording information of the recording section 5 is read, and after the reading, the transporting means 4a is again controlled to move the IC card 3.

The means for conveying and processing only the mount 2 includes a conveying means 4b for conveying the mount 2 and a machine readable information for identifying an IC card user recorded and displayed on the surface of the mount 2 in advance. A display information reading means 10 for reading the bar code 9 recorded and displayed is provided. In order to be able to read information recorded and displayed in advance on the surface of the mount 2, a recorded display other than the barcode 9 may be used. For example, the display information reading means 10 such as an OCR, an OMR, and an image recognition method may be used. In this regard, a mechanically readable method can be used.

Further, after the matching process,
When mailing using a window-opening envelope, insert the card with the IC card into the window-opening envelope, and enclose the IC card user's address so that the addressing section can be seen from the window opening. , Name, postal code, etc., are printed by a printer, and as the information for identifying the IC card user, the destination information 9a may be mechanically read instead of the barcode 9. Good.

Then, each of the transport means 4a, 4
b, the means provided for matching the IC card 3 and the mount 2 conveyed by b and attaching the IC card 3 onto the mount 2 include the above-described two transfer means 4a and 4b.
Transport means 4c installed at right angles to the
An IC card attaching means 11 provided for attaching the IC card 3 thereon is provided. Also, in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a part around the conveyance means in a part where the IC card is attached to the mount,
After the card 3 is placed, the IC card 3 is attached to the mount 2 by the adhesive seal 7 of the IC card in a state where the adhesive seal 7 is attached to both ends of the IC card 3 by the adhesive seal attaching device 8 in advance.

Incidentally, in order to attach the IC card 3 to the mount 2, the adhesive stickers 7 are attached to both ends of the IC card 3 by the above-mentioned adhesive sticking device 8 and attached by the IC card attaching means 11. In addition to the method, a method may be used in which several holes for attaching an IC card are formed in the mount 2 in advance, and corner portions of the IC card are inserted into the holes and attached.

An IC recording unit 5 provided on the IC card 3
When the IC record reading means 6 reads the information of
When the C card 3 is moved by the transporting means 4a and positioned below the IC recording and reading means 6, the transporting means 4a temporarily stops and connects the contact point of the IC recording and reading means 6 to the terminal part of the IC card 3. , The recording information of the IC recording section 5 is read, and after the reading, the transporting means 4a is moved again and the IC card 3 is read.
Is controlled to move.

The information identifying the IC card user read by the IC record reading means 6 and the display information reading means 10 is sent to the matching means 12 as shown in FIG. Then, the collation result of the collation means 12 is sent to the control means 13, and the control means 13 controls the operation of each of the transport means 4a, 4b, 4c and the IC card attachment means 11 based on the collation result. Has become. still,
In the present embodiment, the matching unit 12 and the control unit 13 are provided in the control unit 14, but they may be provided independently.

Next, the specific processing of the IC card matching apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a plurality of IC cards 3 and a mount 2 to be subjected to the matching process are prepared in a hopper (not shown) for setting them before the process. These IC card 3 and mount 2 are each processed in turn by computer processing,
The information for identifying the IC card user is stored in the IC card 3 IC.
The barcode 9 recorded on the recording unit 5 and recorded and displayed in a machine-readable manner on the mount is recorded and displayed in the same order as recorded on the IC recording unit 5 of the IC card 3. Then, the IC card 3 and the mount 2 should send the IC respectively.
They are stacked and set in the order of card users.
(Not shown)

When the IC card matching apparatus 1 is started (S1), the transport means 4b operates to move the mount 2, and the information of the bar code 9 is read by the display information reading means 10 (S2). At the same time, the transport means 4a
Is also operated to move the IC card 3 to connect the contact point of the IC recording and reading means 6 to the terminal portion of the IC card 3,
The recording information of the C recording section 5 is read (S3). Then, the IC card 3 is moved to the lower side of the adhesive sticking device 8 by the transporting means 4a, and the adhesive stickers 7 are attached to both ends of the IC card 3 (S4).

Next, the information read by the display information reading means 10 and the information read by the IC record reading means 6 are sent to the collating means 12 to determine whether or not the information for identifying the IC card user matches. Is collated (S
5). The result information from the collating means 12 is sent to the control means 14, and when the information matches, the transport means 4b moves the mount 2 as it is to the transport means 4c, and the mount 4 is attached to the IC card attaching means 11 by the transport means 4c. Move to below. The transport means 4a also moves the IC card, places the IC card on the top of the mount 2, and places the IC card on the mount.
A card is attached and set (S6).

Each of these transport means 4a, 4b, 4c
Are all controlled by the control means 13, and the procedure is systematized in advance so that all move with good timing. Then, the IC card 3 is ejected with the IC card 3 attached to the backing paper 2, and then the process is shifted to an enclosing / sealing process (S7).

If the collation information sent from the collation means 12 to the control means 14 does not match, a stop signal is sent from the control means 14 to each of the transport means 4a, 4b, 4c (S).
8), the running of each transport means 4a, 4b, 4c stops.
Then, by receiving the inspection by the operator, the appropriate processing is performed and then the processing is performed again.

The information for identifying the user of the IC card used for the collation of the present invention can use various information depending on the use of the IC card and the type of business used. , Addresses, names, and other unique numbers and information can be used. It is not always necessary to use the same information for the IC card user used for the collation as the IC card and the mount, and in that case, the collation processing by replacing the information read by providing a database in the control unit is performed. It is also possible to process by performing. For example, the address, name, member number, and account number are registered in the database in advance, and the member number is recorded in the IC recording section of the IC card.
Also, the address and name are recorded and displayed on the mount, and the member numbers of the IC recording section and the name of the mount are read by the respective reading devices, and based on the registration information in the database, the member number is read.
The processing may be performed by comparing two pieces of information.

[0023]

As described in detail above, the IC card matching apparatus of the present invention reliably matches the mail card with the mailing board when the IC card for which the user is predetermined is issued by mail. Can be done without. In addition, even if an incorrect matching is made, the transporting means of the device is stopped immediately on the spot, so that the inspection work can be performed immediately, so that the subsequent reprocessing work can be carried out quickly. . Therefore, even when mailing an IC card in which important personal information is recorded, it is possible to prevent an accident of sending the IC card to another user by mistake, and to perform highly secure processing. is there.

[0024]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part of an IC card matching device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of the IC card matching device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a peripheral portion of a transport unit that transports only an IC card of the IC card matching device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an IC card matching device according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a side view of a portion around a transport unit in a portion to which a C card is attached.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the IC card matching device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC card matching apparatus 2 Mount 3 IC card 4a, 4b, 4c Conveying means 5 IC recording part 6 IC recording reading means 7 Adhesive sticker 8 Adhesive sticking apparatus 9 Barcode 9a Destination information 10 Display information reading means 11 IC card Attaching means 12 Collating means 13 Control means 14 Control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card for attaching an IC card having information for identifying an IC card user, and an IC card having an IC recording section on which information for identifying the IC card user is recorded. An IC card matching device,
Conveying means for conveying the IC card and the mount;
IC record reading means for reading information of the IC recording section;
Display information reading means for reading information recorded and displayed on the mount, matching means for checking information identifying the IC card user read by the IC record reading means and the display information reading means, and When the matching result of the attaching means for attaching the IC card and the matching means match, the attaching means attaches the IC card onto the mount, and when the matching result of the matching means does not match, Control means for controlling stopping of the transport of the transport means.