JPS63265386A - Card dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a card issuing device for issuing cards for use in card-type vending machines, etc. that use cards to sell canned beverages, etc. It is something.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, card-type vending machines have been proposed that use cards to sell products within specific regions or specific occupations. This card-type vending machine uses a re-recordable card, the card user purchases the card with a certain amount recorded in advance, and when the vending machine sells the product, the price of the product is calculated from the amount recorded on the card. This method subtracts the amount, re-records the remaining amount on the card, and sells it.For example,
This is clear from Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-42360 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-3992.

In addition, a cash/card exchange device that accepts cash, records the amount on a card, and issues a card.
24519) has also been proposed.

For such card-operated vending machines, the manager of the card-operated vending machine within a specific area or within a specific job area records an arbitrary amount and uses the card to provide entertainment to special customers. A card issuing device was required to issue the card.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the above-mentioned card issuing device requires extremely strict management by the administrator, and if it is misused by a malicious person other than the administrator, arbitrary Cards with an unlimited amount of money were issued, and there was a risk that the card-operated vending machine system itself would become inoperable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to prevent a card issuing device from being misused by a malicious person other than an administrator.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the card issuing device of the present invention includes a card writing means, an amount setting means, a password storage means for storing a pre-registered password, and the following: PIN input means for inputting a PIN; comparison means for comparing the input PIN with a pre-registered PIN stored in the PIN storage means and outputting a match signal when they match; Card writing permission means for controlling the card writing means to record the amount set by the amount setting means on the card and permit the card to be issued upon receiving a match signal from the comparison means; It is equipped with the following.

According to the above-described configuration, the administrator who knows the pre-registered PIN inputs the correct PIN from the PIN input means, the comparison means outputs a matching signal, and the card write permission means inputs the correct PIN from the PIN input means. Card issuance is permitted and a card can be issued, but a malicious person who does not know the pre-registered PIN cannot input the correct PIN, so the comparison means does not output a matching signal, and the card writing permission means Issuance is not permitted and cards cannot be issued.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card issuing device in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a card writing means, which receives a signal from the card writing permission means 2, records the amount on the card, and issues the card. 3
The key switch board serves as a password input means in which the user inputs a password by pressing a key switch. Reference numeral 4 denotes a password storage means, which stores a password registered in advance. Reference numeral 6 denotes a comparison means, which compares the PIN entered by the PIN input means 3 and a pre-registered PIN stored in the PIN storage 4, and when they match, writes the card. It outputs a coincidence signal to the permission means 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes an amount setting means, which is composed of a key switch board 3 which also serves as the password input means, and an amount storage means 7, and the user inputs the desired amount to be recorded on the card by pressing a key on the key switch board 3. The amount to be recorded on the card is set by inputting the amount by pressing a switch and storing the input result in the amount storage means 7. The card writing permission means 2 receives the matching signal from the comparison means 5, reads the amount stored in the amount storage means 7 of the amount setting means 6, outputs it to the card writing means 1, and reads the amount stored in the amount storage means 7 of the amount setting means 6, and outputs it to the card writing means 1. It controls the issuance of .

Next, the operation will be explained according to FIG.

First, after turning on the power to the card issuing device, the user presses the key switch on the key switch board 3 and inputs the password (5 top 1). Once the PIN is entered,
The comparison means 5 compares the input password with the pre-registered password stored in the password storage means 4 (stop 2), and if the user does not input the correct password and they do not match (stop 3). ), waits for the password to be input again (stopl). If the user inputs the correct password and the password matches (stop 4), a matching signal is output (stop 5). Next, in response to the coincidence signal, the card writing permission means 2 inserts the card into the card writing means 1 (stop 6), withdraws the entire card into the card writing means 1 (stop 7), and the amount setting means 6 Amount memory hand 1197
The amount stored in the card is read and output to the card loading means 1 (stop 8). In response to this, card writing means 1
record the amount on the card (g step 9) and issue the card (stoplo).

According to the card issuing device shown in the above embodiment, a card writing means 1, a password storage means 4 for storing a password registered in advance, and a key switch board 3 serving as a password input means for inputting a password. , a comparing means 6 that compares the input PIN number with a pre-registered PIN number stored in the PIN storage means 4 and outputs a match signal if they match; and a key that also serves as the PIN input means. An amount setting means 6 constituted by a switch board 3 and an amount storage means 7, and upon receiving a match signal from the comparison means 6, read the amount stored in the amount storage means 7 of the amount setting means 6; a card writing permission means 2 for outputting data to the card writing means 1 and controlling the card writing permission means 2 to permit card issuance; This is to prevent a person who does not know all the passwords from issuing any cards, and to prevent malicious persons other than the administrator from misusing the card issuing device.

In addition, since the single key switch board 3 serves as both the password input means and the amount input means of the amount setting means 6,
The user always inputs information in one place, which prevents the user from making erroneous operations and reduces the cost.

In addition, when the card is inserted, the card writing means 1 draws the card, records the amount, and then returns the card 1. Therefore, there is a risk that the card may be pulled out during recording and the recorded data may be damaged. This is to prevent accidents.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a card writing means, an amount setting means, a password storage means for storing a pre-registered password, a password input means for inputting the password,
Compare the input FIFiIfiEII number with a pre-registered password stored in the password storage means,
Comparing means outputs a match signal when a match is made, and upon receiving the match signal from the comparing means, the card writing means records the amount set by the amount setting means on the card and issues the card. A card writing permission means is provided for controlling the card writing permission means to permit the card writing, so that an administrator who knows the pre-registered PIN number can issue a card, but a person who does not know the pre-registered PIN number cannot issue the card. ,W
This is to prevent the card issuing device from being misused by a person with malicious intent other than the holder.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card issuing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a card issuing device 70-
It is a chart diagram. 1... Card writing means, 2... Card writing permission means, 3... Key switch board, 4
. . . Password storage means, 5 . . . Comparison means, 6 . . . Amount setting means, 7 . . . Amount storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card writing means for recording the amount on the card, an amount setting means for setting the amount to be recorded on the card, and a pre-registered PIN number, using a card that records a fixed amount and can change and re-record the amount. a PIN number storage means for memorizing the
PIN input means for inputting a PIN; comparison means for comparing the input PIN with a pre-registered PIN stored in the PIN storage means and outputting a match signal when they match; Card writing permission means for controlling the card writing means to record the amount set by the amount setting means on the card and permit the card to be issued upon receiving a match signal from the comparison means; A card issuing device equipped with