JP2992655B2 - Card processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

THE INVENTION Technical Field] The present invention, for example, relates can be so that a card transaction device can be utilized connected to the electronic cash register, more particularly visible data by printing the detailed transaction data to the card surface You can print
And a card processing device .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a transaction card such as a credit card handled by this type of card processing apparatus records main unique data such as a card number for specifying the card, an expiration date, a name, and the like. The operations such as deposit and withdrawal transactions are carried out by collation confirmation at the time of card transaction (for example, see Japanese Patent Application No. 1-119045 of prior application).

[0003]

However, if the user only carries this card, the card management information such as the transaction date, amount, balance, etc. of the card transaction after the card transaction is unknown, so that accurate fund management is required. The procedure was difficult and inconvenient. It is also conceivable to print and display the transaction data on the card surface, but in this case, the printing area on the card surface is limited and it cannot be used for a long time, and the transaction data can be effectively grasped with only this one card Could not manage. Therefore, the present invention allows the transaction data to be displayed on the card itself, and the transaction data can be always grasped and managed simply by carrying this single card , and the latest transaction data can be clearly displayed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a card processing device capable of performing printing that can be grasped .

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus having a
Accept a card that has a print field that allows
In a card processing apparatus for processing a card, the card table
Card printing means for printing the transaction data in a print field where the transaction data is allowed to be provided on the surface, and print erasing means for identifying and erasing the print on the card surface printed in the print field of the card , Of printing by the card printing means
At the time, guide data indicating that the data is the latest data
It is a card processing device for printing .

[0005]

According to the present invention, at the time of a card transaction, the card printing means prints the transaction data and the guidance data at that time in a print field on the card surface. The means deletes unnecessary old specific transaction data from the old transaction data printed in the print column, and prints new transaction data and guidance data in a printable space formed by the deletion.

[0006]

Because, according to the present invention this, it is possible that the card by sequentially display a new transaction contents card transaction, to use as passbook visually acceptable to the transaction contents to the card user, tooth
If the old transaction data is still printed,
Even if the printout data is printed, it is the latest transaction data.
Since the guidance data shown is printed together,
By checking the data inside, the latest transaction data
Ki de be clearly grasp, only the card user to carry this one little card, it is possible to clearly grasp the detailed card management information card transactions, card use efficiency and fund management efficiency of And the serviceability to customers is surely improved.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a transaction device with a card surface printing function,
In FIG. 1, this transaction device with a card surface printing function is:
A card processing device 11 having a printing function is provided, and the card processing device 11 is connected to an electronic cash register 12 installed in a POS (point of sale information) type store, and is provided on the surface of the card 13 for each card transaction. Print transaction data.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card processing device 11 includes a magnetic head 16 for performing magnetic read / magnetic write processing in contact with the magnetic stripe 15 of the card 13 and inwardly communicating with the card insertion slot 14. A thermal print head 17 for thermally printing transaction data on the outer surface of the card and a thermal erasing head 18 for erasing the thermally printed transaction data on the outer surface of the card are provided.

The electronic cash register 12 inputs transaction data by data recorded on the card 13 and data input operation via the input keys 19. The input data at the time of card transaction is transmitted to the host computer. And receives a response message from the host computer that acknowledges the transaction and executes data processing. The above-mentioned card 13 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, five layers of a protective film layer 20, a heat-sensitive layer 21, an aluminum layer 22, a magnetic layer 23, and a resin layer 24 are laminated in this order and integrally molded. When heated, a heat-sensitive material such as an organic low-molecular compound having a color change property of changing from a cloudy color in a polycrystalline state to a transparent color in a single crystal state in a specific temperature range is applied, and the heat-sensitive layer 21 is described above. By printing with heat by the thermal print head 17 to make a contrast difference between the cloudy color and the transparent color, characters of predetermined transaction data are clearly printed on the card surface. Further, by applying a specific temperature to the card surface by the thermal erasing head 18, the characters printed by heating are partially erased.

In this case, the surface of the heat-sensitive layer 21 is covered and protected by a thin protective film layer 20 which is transparent and has good heat resistance, and one entire surface of the card 13 is provided in a heat-sensitive print column 25. On the other side, a magnetic stripe 15 for recording magnetic data is provided, and the magnetic stripe 15 side is shielded from the influence of heating from the opposite side by an aluminum layer 22 and a magnetic layer 23 in an intermediate portion. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the main card management information such as the date, amount, balance, and the like at the time of the card transaction is printed in the print field 25 on one side of the card for each card transaction. When the allowable space is exhausted, the oldest transaction data 26 among the old transaction data printed in the print column 25 is erased by the thermal erasing head 18 and the new transaction which has been traded in the print allowable space formed by the erasure is erased. The latest transaction data 27 is printed. At the time of printing, the monthly separator 28,..., The current separator 29, and other necessary guidance data are printed. Therefore, the customer who carries the card 13 can visually recognize the transaction data printed on the card 13 as well as at the time of the card transaction as well as at the time of the non-transaction of the card, and can obtain detailed information such as a passbook. Card transaction information can be clearly understood.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the transaction device with a card surface printing function. The CPU 51 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 52 and stores the control data in the RAM 53 in a readable manner. . The card detection sensor S detects the transfer position of the card 13 inserted from the card insertion slot 14 of the card processing device 11 to detect the processing state of the card 13, and based on this detection signal, the CPU 51 causes the card transfer motor M Drive control,
The card 13 is transported to a predetermined position. Furthermore, this C
The PU 51 performs data communication with the electronic cash register 12 via the interface 54, and performs card data processing based on a response message from the host computer via the electronic cash register 12 that acknowledges the transaction. Further, the RAM 53 stores, among response messages output from the host computer, detailed management information such as transaction date, usage amount, balance, and the like. When a signal to print the management information is input, the CPU 51 Print out management information.

The processing operation of the transaction device with the card surface printing function configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The flowchart of FIG. 6 shows an example of a card transaction using a credit card.
When a customer purchases a product, he or she inputs data of the purchased product into the electronic cash register 12,
Is inserted into the card processing device 11 and a setting key for paying out a credit is input (steps n1 to n3).
When the magnetic stripe 15 of the credit card 13 corresponds to the magnetic head 16, the magnetic data recorded on the card 13 is read, and the magnetic data of the card and the transaction data for purchasing a product are transmitted to the host computer. Upon receiving this data, the host computer checks the unique data of the customer registered here, checks whether there is a printable space in the card print column 25, and determines that the total amount used in the settlement month is a credit withdrawal allowance. If it is determined that the transaction amount is within the amount, the transaction amount is updated and stored, and after the update, the transaction approval data is output to the card processing device 11, and the date, amount, balance, etc. of the transaction date, amount, balance, etc. The management information is printed (steps n4 to n5).
After printing, the credit card is returned to the card insertion slot 14 and returned, and a receipt on which the transaction data at that time is printed out is issued by the slip issuing unit, thereby completing one transaction (step n6).

By the way, in the printing process of the print column 25 of the credit card, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the presence or absence of the print allowable space of the card print column 25 is checked (step n11), the print allowable space is changed. If so, predetermined transaction data is printed in the printable space, but if there is no printable space in the print column 25 of this card, the oldest transaction data 26 of the old transaction data is erased by the thermal erase head 18. (Step n12
To n13), the latest transaction data 27 that has been transacted this time is printed in the erased and newly formed printable space (step n14). At the time of printing, the monthly separator 28, the current separator 29 and other necessary guidance data are printed (step n15). The transaction data approved by the host computer is updated, the updated transaction data is written to the magnetic stripe 15 of the credit card, and the printing process and the magnetic process are completed (step n16).

[0014] As described above, a new transaction content obtained by card transaction is sequentially displayed on the card so that the card user can visually recognize the transaction content and use it like a passbook. By simply carrying one small card, it is possible to clearly grasp detailed card management information such as the amount and balance of recent card transactions, resulting in improved card use efficiency, improved card operation and Serviceability can be improved.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the card of the present invention corresponds to the credit card 13 of the embodiment, the card printing means corresponds to the thermal print head 17, The means corresponds to the thermal erase head 18, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

For example, in addition to the thermal printing means using the thermal printing head 17 and the thermal erasing head 18, printing is performed on the card surface with an ink jet printing head, and printing on the card surface is erased with quick-drying ink and repeated printing is performed. It can be set as follows.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a use state of a transaction apparatus with a card surface printing function of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a card processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a card structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a printing example of a card printing column of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the transaction device with a card surface printing function of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a card processing operation of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a card surface printing operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Card processing device 13 ... Card 17 ... Thermal print head 18 ... Thermal erasing head 25 ... Print column 51 ... CPU

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1) A print field on a surface for printing data is provided.
Card processing device that accepts and processes cards
, A card printing means provided on the card surface for printing transaction data in a print field in which transaction data is allowed to be printed, and a print erasing means for specifying and erasing the print on the card surface printed in the print field of the card with the door, when the printing by the card printing means, with the latest data
A card processing device for printing guidance data indicating that a card is present.