JPS62163192A - Magnetic card and card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use the plane of a card effectively, and to display a balance clearly by providing the printing area of a bit of balance information made of a photochromic material. CONSTITUTION:A valuable card 25 is formed so that a magnetic coating film 25b is formed over the whole plane at the back plane side of a sheet shaped base material 25a consisting of a sheet of paper or a plastic, meanwhile, at the surface plane side, a printing area 25c are sectioned, and a photochromic material coating film 25d is laminated and formed at that area. The photochromic material is a raw material that discolors by applying a heat, and discolors to an original color by irradiating light. Meanwhile, the whole plane of the back plane side of the valuable card 25 forms a magnetic recording plane 25e, and at the same time, it can be used for an advertising area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic card and a card processing device suitable for, for example, value cards.

(Summary of the Invention) In this invention, a remaining amount information print area made of 7 Otochromic materials is provided on the value card, and when new remaining amount information is magnetically recorded on the inserted card, the remaining amount information on the card is The print information in the print area is erased by light irradiation, and new remaining amount information is thermally printed on the printed area, thereby clarifying the remaining amount display and effectively utilizing the card surface.

(Prior art and its problems) Various methods have been used to display the remaining amount of a value card.

For example, in the card shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a magnetic stripe 2 is provided on the surface of the card 1, and a caution area 3 and a scale value 4 are printed in advance on the surface, and the required scale is By punching holes 5 between numerical values, for example, in the case of Figure 5A, it is indicated that the remaining amount is in the range of 1,000 to 2,000 yen, and in this case, as shown in Figure 5B, the back of the card 1 Since this is a blank page, it can be used as an advertising space.

Moreover, what is shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B is the card 1
Only the magnetic stripe 2 and the caution area 3 are provided on the front side of the cart, but as shown in FIG. 6B, the date 6. Amount used 7. Remaining amount 8
By pressing 1 or more each time you use the card, the remaining amount on the card can be displayed in concrete numerical form.

However, in the case of the method shown in Fig. 5A and Fig. 5B, although it has the advantage of being able to use the mounting surface for advertising space, etc., the remaining amount displayed is roughly 1,000 yen to 2,000 yen. The drawback is that it can only indicate a range, and in this respect it lacks clarity.

In addition, in the case of the method shown in Figures 6A and 6B, although the remaining amount can be displayed in concrete numbers, the date, amount used, and remaining amount are printed on the back of the card. The disadvantage is that it cannot be used as advertising space.

(Object of the Invention) The object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device that allows for efficient use of the card surface and also allows the balance amount to be clearly displayed.

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a remaining amount information print 1 area consisting of a foot 1 black mark on the magnetic cart, and magnetically displays new remaining amount information on the inserted cart. When recording, the print information in the remaining amount information print 1 area consisting of No'A1 ~ chromic shrine of the same card is erased by light irradiation, and new information on the remaining amount information is written on that area. It is.

According to this configuration, by repeatedly using the remaining amount information print area on the card, the space required for displaying the remaining amount can be minimized and the card surface can be used effectively. Since the remaining amount can be printed as a specific numerical value in the area, it is possible to accurately display the remaining amount on the card.

(Description of Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows the card processing Vl! of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of the structure.

As shown in the figure, a card insertion slot 9 is arranged on the front panel of the device. CJ is set at 1°.

Also, inside the device 1 is a roller 11. Pad roller 12
．． The upper bells 1 to 15, rollers 16 and 17 are stretched via a pad roller 13 and a pulse motor 14.
Lower bells 1 to 18 are installed via the
These constitute a belt conveyance path.

On this belt conveyance path, from the head 11 to the terminal end (reading head 19, N-head head 20, lamps 21, 4
J--Maru head 22 and terminal part 1? The sensors 23 are arranged in this order. If oh, 27I 1st head 22
It is a spring that forces (=I).

Read head 19. Each of the write heads 20 is composed of a magnetic head, and writes on the magnetic recording surface (
It is possible to read remaining amount information, etc. from (described later) and to write new remaining amount information therein.

The lamp 21 displays the print information (of the value card 25-1-).
It is used to erase letters, numbers, etc.) by irradiating them with light. For example, an ultraviolet lamp is used.

The thermal head 22 prints letters, numbers, etc. corresponding to the remaining amount information on the remaining amount information print area on the value card 25.

The details of the remaining amount information area on the value cart 25 will be explained in detail later with reference to FIGS. 1IA to 4D.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical hardware configuration of the control section of the embodiment device.

As shown in the figure, this control section is composed of a microcomputer mainly consisting of a CPt and a J26° memory 27.
It is connected to the above-mentioned card processing mechanism 29 via an interface 28, and is capable of communicating with a host controller 31 that controls fine processing etc. via an interface 30.

Next, FIGS. 4A to 4C are explanatory diagrams showing an example of the configuration of a value card applied to the device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the value card 25 is placed on the back side of a sheet 1-shaped base material 25a made of paper or plastic.
While the magnetic coating film 25b is formed by itself, on the surface side, as shown in FIG. 4B, areas 1 to 25C are defined, and in this part, as shown in FIG. 4A, F7
1-1-Chromic coating film 25d is laminated.

As is well known, F711 chromic (,1) is a material that changes color when exposed to heat and changes color to 9 colors when exposed to light, and there are various types of materials known.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4C, the back side of the value card 25 is a magnetic recording surface 25e, which can also be used as an advertising area.
-There is.

Figure 3 shows the electrical ear software of this embodiment device)
1 is a flowchart showing the configuration, and the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be systematically explained below according to this flowchart.

When the value card 25 is inserted into the card insertion slot 9 and the sensor 10 detects this (step 301), the pulse motor 14 rotates forward and the card 25 is sent to the back of the device. (Step 302).

Then, while passing through the reading head 19, magnetic information such as remaining amount information is read from the magnetic recording surface 25e of the card 25 (step 303).

Here, if the read information is normal (step 30
4), the rotation of the pulse motor immediately stops and the card is held at that position (step 305).

The read magnetic information is then sent to the interface 30
The information is transmitted to the higher-level controller 31 via the higher-level controller, and is provided as information for detailed processing by the higher-level controller.

On the other hand, on the host controller 31 side, based on the transmitted remaining amount information, a reduction process corresponding to the purchased item is performed, and new remaining amount information is returned to the card processing device side.

When the card processing device confirms the return (Step 3)
07 portrait), the information that was returned is! It is then received and stored in the memory 27 (step 30B).

Next, the pulse motor 1/1 starts rotating forward again (step 309), and is immediately sent to the back of the apparatus.

If the card 25 to be sent reaches the inner part of the device and the terminal end sensor 23 detects the card (step 310
Portrait), Tatara pulse motor [5j, stop! The first card is held in position (step 311).

In this stop position, the ramp 21 causes the cart 25-1 to
-It is possible to illuminate pudding 1 to area 25G of q1,
Print area 25 by one normal head 22 at the same time.
Printing is possible for G.

Next, the lamp 21 is turned on and ultraviolet rays are irradiated, and the mold-side light rays cause a photochemical action in the area 25C, and the letters, numbers, etc. in the areas 1 to 25C are immediately discolored and erased.

Next, when a certain period of time required for erasing has elapsed, the thermal head 22 is immediately driven, and letters, numbers, etc. corresponding to new balance information are thermally printed in the print area 25G on the card 25 (step 313). ).

When the thermal printing is completed, the pulse [-ta starts rotating in reverse (Step 314), and the card 25 starts to be fed backward toward the card insertion slot 9 (Step 314).
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Then, while the card being reversely conveyed passes under the write head 20 and the read head 19, the magnetic recording surface 2
Magnetic information such as new balance information is rewritten for 5e, and at the same time, a reading process is performed on the rewritten information in order to confirm whether or not the rewriting has been performed normally (step 315). ).

If the read information is normal (step 31
6 (affirmative), waiting for the card 25 to reach the entrance section and detecting it by the entrance section sensor 10 (step 317), starting a minute timer, and waiting for the time up (step 318). ), the rotation of the pulse motor 14 is stopped (sterap 319).

In this case, the initial read information is normal (step 3).
0/I portrait), and final 7. As long as the replacement information i' is normal (step 316 is determined), the above series of processes is carried out, and the process for one cart is completed.

On the other hand, if the initially read information is abnormal (No in step 304), the pulse motor 14 is immediately reversely rotated (step 320), and the card is returned to the insertion slot 9 (steps 317 to 3). 319).

In addition, if the information after rewriting is finally abnormal (step 316 negative), the pulse motor is rotated in order to transport the card to the back again (step 321), and during that time, the magnetic information is rewritten. After that, the card is returned to the back of the device (steps 323 and 324), and the rewritten or completed card is returned from the card insertion slot 9 (steps 317 to 319).

According to the above embodiment, the magnetic recording surface 25e of the card 25
When magnetically recording new balance information on the card, the photo [
~Remaining amount information pudding 1~area 25C made of chromic material
・Because the information is erased by light irradiation and new balance information is thermally printed on top of it, the area occupied by the card for displaying the balance is kept to the minimum necessary.
It is possible to effectively use other areas for advertisements, etc. Also, since the remaining amount can be displayed in concrete numbers,
It becomes possible to check the balance accurately and in detail.

Note that in the value cards shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the magnetic recording surface 25e was formed by providing the magnetic coating film 25b over the entire surface of the back surface of the base material 25a. Of course, it may be replaced with a magnetic strip 25f as shown in FIG. 4D.

Further, in the above example, the present invention was applied to a moving card type card processing device, but it goes without saying that it can also be applied to a moving head type card processing device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of the card processing mechanism of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical hardware configuration of the control section of the device, and FIG. 3 is the same device. Flowchart showing the electrical configuration of the control unit 4 [Rough 1 to 4], Figures 4A to 4C are explanatory diagrams showing an example of the value card applied to this embodiment, and Figure 4D is an example of the same area. 5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a value card used in a conventional device, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of holding. 9...Card insertion slot 14...Pulse motor 19...Reading head 20...Writing head 21...Lamp 22... ...Thermal head 25...1iffil direct card 25a...Base material 25b...Magnetic coating film 25c...Print 1~area 25d...Fo1~chromic material coating film 25e...・Magnetic recording surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A magnetic card characterized by having a remaining amount information printing area made of photochromic material. (2) When magnetically recording new remaining amount information on the inserted card, the printed information in the remaining amount information printing area made of photochromic material on the card is erased by light irradiation, and the new remaining amount information is written on top of it. A card processing device characterized by thermal printing.