JPH01269165A - Automatic transaction card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the fear of the destruction of a memory part in a card and to simplify the mechanism of a device to handle the card itself by storing image data printed on a receipt and a journal as the evidence of a transaction into a memory means. CONSTITUTION:The image data to be printed on the receipt and the journal as the evidence of the transaction are stored into a memory means 22 in a card main body 1, and without using an embossing part and an imprinter, the image data are printed on the receipt and the journal. Consequently, thrust- pressuring force on the card main body is unnecessary, the card main body and the memory means are not destroyed, and the mechanism of the device to handle the card can be extremely simplified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an automatic transaction card suitable for use as a cash card, credit card, or the like.

[Prior Art] Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a conventional automatic transaction card specified in JIS 9560, for example. 103 is an embossed part (embossed part; copy pattern for identifying the user) formed on the card body 101 to be copied on a receipt or journal as evidence of a transaction. be.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional card handling device for handling automatic transaction cards disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 53-57939, and FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the card handling device. In the figure, 1 is a card insertion slot, 2 is a card reader, 2a is a magnetic head, 3 is a printer, 4 is an imprinter, 5 is a card conveyance path, 5A and 5B are card feed rollers, 6 is a receipt conveyance path, and 7 is a card collection box. Further, 40 to 43 constitute the imprinter 4, in which 40 is a roller support part, 41 is a frame, and 4
2 is an imprint roller, and 43 is a shaft.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned card handling device will be explained. When a card body 101 of a magnetic card is inserted from the card insertion slot 1, the card body 101 is conveyed along the card conveyance path 5 while being sandwiched between card feed rollers 5A and 5B, and enters the card reader 2. The card reader 2 is provided with a magnetic head 2a, and the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic stripe 102 on the card body 101 is read by the magnetic head 2a while being sent by card feed rollers 5A and 5B.

The magnetic data read from the magnetic head 2a is collated with fixed data stored in a storage section within the device or data in a customer file in a central computer, or with personal identification information N ( for example,
The user is verified by checking the user's password (multi-digit PIN number, etc.). If the verification result is good, the card body 1
01 is sent to the imprinter 4. If the magnetic card is a defective card, it passes through the imprinter 4 and is taken into the card collection box 7. If the magnetic card is a non-conforming card, it is returned to the card insertion slot 1. Ru.

In the imprinter 4, on the card body 101.

Transfer paper (on which transaction data is printed by printer 3)
Two cards (not shown) are stacked and the imprint roller 42 rolls on top of them, thereby forming the card body 10.
The embossed portion 103 of No. 1 is copied onto the transfer paper. The imprint roller 42 is rotatably supported by a roller support section 40 , and the roller support section 40 is screwed onto a shaft 43 whose outer peripheral surface is threaded, and is moved by the rotation of this shaft 43 . Note that the shaft 43 is supported by the frame 41.

One of the copied transfer sheets is wound up in the apparatus as a journal, while the other sheet is sent as a receipt along the receipt conveyance path 6 and sent out from the card insertion slot 1 together with the card body 101.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional automatic transaction card is configured as described above, in order to copy the embossed portion 103 of the card body 101 onto a receipt or a journal, the imprint roller in the imprinter 4 must be used. 42, it is necessary to apply a strong pressing force to transfer the card, and there is a risk that the card body 101 and its storage portion (magnetic stripe 1o2) may be destroyed by the pressing force. Furthermore, it is necessary to equip the card handling device with the imprinter 4 as described above, which causes problems such as the device becoming complicated.

This invention was made in order to solve the above problems, and without using an embossing part or an imprinter,
Replication pattern (image data) as evidence of transactions
To provide an automatic transaction card which can be copied onto a receipt or journal, eliminates the fear of destruction of a storage part of the card, and simplifies the mechanism of a device handling the card itself.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An automatic transaction card according to the present invention stores image data to be printed on a receipt and a journal as evidence of a transaction in a storage means.

[Function] In the automatic transaction card of the present invention, when an automatic transaction is performed using the card, image data is read out from the storage means of the card, and is stored in the cash register as evidence of the transaction.
- and printed on the journal by a printer or the like.

This eliminates the need to form an embossed part on the main body of the card, and also eliminates the need for the card handling device into which the ``2'' card is inserted to be equipped with an imprinter or the like for pressing the embossed part.

[Embodiment of the Invention] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
, FIG. 1(a) is a plan view showing an automatic transaction card according to an embodiment of the present invention, and in FIG. 1(a), 21
1 is the card body of the automatic transaction card of this embodiment, which is configured as an IC card having a built-in IC memory (storage means) 22. The IC memory 22 stores predetermined data such as personal identification information (unique information that identifies the user) [Fig.
b)], as well as image data to be printed on receipts and journals as evidence of transactions [data related to the copy pattern similar to the embossed portion 103 in the conventional card body 101; 24], and the image data is protected so that it can only be read and cannot be rewritten under any circumstances. Also, 2
2a is a card reader 2 for reading data from/writing data to the IC memory 22;
This is a contact portion that comes into contact with a predetermined portion of A (described later).

As described above, the card body 21 of this embodiment has information about the conventional embossed part stored in the IC memory 22 as image data, so there is no need to form an embossed part and the card body 21 can be formed flat. ing.

By the way, FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of the card handling device that handles the automatic transaction card of this embodiment.
In FIG. 2, 1 is a card insertion slot, and 2A is a card reader that reads predetermined data and image data stored in the IC memory 22 in the card body 21 from the contact portion 22a.

3 is a printer that prints image data and other necessary data on the receipt 13 and journal 14;
5 is a card conveyance path, 6 is a receipt conveyance path, 7 is a card collection box, 8 is a receipt collection box, 9 is a cutter for cutting the receipt 13, 10 is a receipt discharge port, 11
12 is a journal winding unit that winds up the journal 14, and 12 is a paper supply box that supplies the stacked receipts 13 and the journal 14.

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation of the above-described card handling device when a transaction is performed using the automatic transaction card of this embodiment.

First, when the card body 21 is inserted from the card insertion slot 1, the card body 21 is transferred along the card conveyance path 5 to the card reader 2A, and is loaded with predetermined data and image data stored in the IC memory 22. However, contact part 2
Read from 2a. Then, the user is verified based on the read predetermined data, and if the data is satisfactory, the transaction is performed and the card body 21 is returned from the card insertion slot 1.

In addition, necessary information such as C transaction details is printed by the printer 3 on the two sheets of paper supplied from the paper supply box 12, and image data read by the card reader 2A is printed. A copy pattern similar to the conventional embossed portion is printed on the receipt 13 and the journal 14.

One of the two sheets of paper is wound up as a journal 14 by the journal winding unit 11, and the other sheet is cut as a receipt 13 by the cutter 9, and then passed along the receipt conveyance path 6 to the receipt discharge port. Transferred to 1o.

Even after a certain period of time has elapsed after the card body 21 and the receipt 13 are sent out, the card body 21 and the receipt 13
If the card body 21 is not removed, the card body 21 is collected in the card collection box 7 along the card transport path 5, while the receipt 13 is collected in the receipt collection box 8 along the receipt transport path 6.

In this way, when an automatic transaction is performed using the automatic transaction card of this embodiment, image data is read from the IC memory 22, and this data is printed by the printer 3 on the receipt 13 and journal 14 as evidence of the transaction. Therefore, there is no need to form an embossed part (see reference numeral 103 in FIG. 3) on the card body 21 as in the conventional case, and the embossed part is pressed to print a copy pattern as proof of a transaction on the receipt 13 or journal 14. There is no need to provide an imprinter (see reference numeral 4 in FIG. 4) for copying to the card handling device that handles the card body 21.

Therefore, without using an embossing section or imprinter,
Replication pattern (image data) as evidence of transactions
is now copied onto the receipt 13 or journal 14, eliminating the risk of damage to the card body 21 or IC memory 22, and making the mechanism of the card handling device extremely simple.

In the above embodiment, the IC memory 22 is used as a storage means.
Although we have explained the case where an IC card with
As long as it has storage means.

Other information cards such as conventional magnetic cards or optical cards may also be used, and the same effects as in the above embodiments can be achieved.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, image data to be printed on receipts and journals as evidence of transactions is stored in the storage means within the card body, and image data to be printed on receipts and journals as evidence of transactions is stored, and the image data to be printed on receipts and journals as evidence of transactions is image without using
Since the configuration allows data to be printed on receipts and journals, there is no need to apply pressure to the card body, eliminating damage to the card body or storage means, and extremely simplifying the mechanism of the card handling device. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1(a) is a plan view showing an automatic transaction card according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(b) is a conceptual diagram for explaining data stored in the storage means of the card, and FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of a card handling device that handles the automatic transaction card of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a conventional automatic transaction card, and FIGS. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the card handling device, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. In the figure, 13-receipt, 14-journal, 21
- Card body, 22-IC memory (storage means). In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An automatic transaction card having a storage means for storing predetermined data, wherein image data to be printed on a receipt and a journal as evidence of a transaction is stored in the storage means.