JP2002163692A - Non-contact type ic card reader/writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the adjustment work of a non-contact type IC reader/ writer (reader/writer) by easily setting the reader/writer to an adjustment mode. SOLUTION: This non-contact type IC card reader/writer for reading data recorded on a non-contact type IC card and also writing new data on the non- contact type IC card in the case of necessity when the non-contact type IC card is held over within the communication range of an antenna or when the non-contact type IC card is brought into light contact with the antenna, is provided with a setting means for setting the main body of the non-contact type IC card reader/writer to the adjustment mode when a specific card is held over within the communication range of the antenna or when the specific card is brought into light contact with the antenna.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact IC card reader / writer used in a non-contact IC card processor such as a non-contact automatic ticket gate and a non-contact automatic checkout machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve user convenience,
A non-contact type automatic ticket gate has been proposed in which a commuter pass is constituted by a non-contact type IC card having a wireless communication function and a non-contact type automatic ticket gate is provided. A non-contact type automatic payment machine has also been proposed in accordance with the non-contact type commuter pass.

A non-contact type IC card processor such as a non-contact type automatic ticket gate includes a non-contact type IC card reader / writer (hereinafter referred to as a main body of the non-contact type IC card reader / writer) for processing a non-contact type IC card. And a "reader / writer"). That is, the card data recorded on the non-contact type IC card is read via the reader / writer, and new data is written on the non-contact type IC card via the reader / writer. .

In addition, adjustment of this reader / writer, for example,
Adjustment of the communication range can be performed by a depth switch (DIP) provided in the cover of the body of the non-contact type IC card processor.
Switch) and the like, and the reader / writer is set to the adjustment mode by operating a switch.

[0005]

However, the adjustment of the conventional reader / writer requires a switch operation such as a DIP switch provided in the cover of the main body of the non-contact type IC card processor, and thus the adjustment work is performed. There was a drawback that it was difficult to remove.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reader / writer capable of easily performing adjustment.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a reader / writer according to the present invention is provided when a non-contact IC card is held over a communication range of an antenna or when the non-contact IC card is held over the antenna. When the IC card is lightly touched, a reader / writer which reads data recorded on the non-contact type IC card and writes new data to the non-contact type IC card as necessary, further comprises: When a specific card is held over the communication range,
Alternatively, a setting means is provided for setting the main body of the reader / writer to the adjustment mode when the specific card is lightly touched to the antenna.

In order to achieve the above object, a reader / writer according to the present invention provides a non-contact IC within a communication range of an antenna.
When the card is held up or the antenna is lightly touched by the non-contact IC card, the data recorded on the non-contact IC card is read, and the non-contact IC card is read as necessary. In a reader / writer for writing new data to a card, setting means is provided for setting the main body of the reader / writer to an adjustment mode when a specific card comes out of the communication range of the antenna. Further, the specific card is provided in a cover that covers the antenna. The main body of the reader / writer is provided in a non-contact automatic ticket gate.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact type automatic ticket gate when the card reader according to one embodiment is incorporated in the non-contact type automatic ticket gate. , "Main body".) On the upper surface of the housing H on the entrance side of G, a commuter pass (hereinafter, referred to as "non-contact commuter pass") composed of a non-contact type IC card (not shown) and possession of a staff member described later. An antenna section A for communicating with a specific card C is provided.

The antenna portion A is formed on a protruding portion A 'protruding upward from the upper surface of the housing H. An antenna a is provided on the upper surface A1 of the protrusion A '.

On the entrance side of the ticket gate P of the casing H of the main body G, there is provided a display section 1 for displaying to the user the use state of the main body G, that is, whether or not the user can pass through the ticket gate P. I have. In the figure, S, S... Are photoelectric type human detectors for detecting the entry of the user into the ticket gate passage P, the exit from the ticket gate passage P, or the passage thereof. Are provided at predetermined intervals. Further, this human detector is also constituted by a reflection type sensor provided in a sensor mounting box 2 provided on the upper surface of the housing H on the side opposite to the ticket gate P and along the passing direction of the ticket gate P. Have been. The reflection type sensor is configured to detect an adult user in the ticket gate P.

A speaker 3 for announcing predetermined guidance to the user by voice is attached to the side surface of the housing H. Further, a display screen 4 is provided on the upper side of the upper surface of the housing H for providing predetermined guidance to the user by text.

In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a controller for controlling the operation of the main body G, which is constituted mainly by a microcomputer. The controller 5 is connected with a reader / writer R for exchanging data with the non-contact type commuter pass and the specific card C.

The reader / writer R receives predetermined card data such as commuter pass data and amount data from a non-contact type commuter pass via an antenna a, as well as a known non-contact type automatic ticket gate. It has a function of transmitting predetermined data such as the balance and entry / exit information to the contactless commuter pass. Further, it is configured such that predetermined card data recorded on the specific card C can be read.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the controller 5 and the specific card C. The control unit 6 of the controller 5 will be described from the side of the controller 5 provided in the main body G. , Using the system program and working data stored in the memory 7 to perform arithmetic processing.
Is configured to be able to be controlled collectively. And
The control unit 6 includes a door drive unit 8a for driving and controlling the doors D1 and D2 via an I / O unit (not shown).
And a display screen drive unit 8b that drives and controls the display contents of the display screen 4, and an audio driver 8c that drives and controls the speaker 3. The control unit 6 includes
A human sensor S and a sensor amplifier for inputting a detection signal of a reflection type sensor (not shown) are connected, but are omitted here.

An antenna a for communicating with the non-contact type commuter pass and the specific card C is connected to the reader / writer R. The antenna a includes an antenna a1 for exchanging data with the non-contact type commuter pass and the specific card C, and an antenna a2 for supplying power to the non-contact type commuter pass and the specific card C.

The specific card C is composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function like a well-known non-contact type commuter pass. That is, the specific card C has the antenna 10
, A communication control unit 11, a CPU 12, a memory 13,
A power generation circuit 15 that receives a power wave from the main body G via the antenna 14 and generates driving power for the specific card C. The memory 13 stores predetermined data for setting the reader / writer R to the adjustment mode in addition to storing predetermined data such as a system program for operation processing of the CPU 12 and a card ID. In addition,
Predetermined data for continuing the automatic ticket gate processing is stored in the memory for the specific card C in FIG. 3 described later.

In the automatic ticket gate configured as described above, a non-contact type commuter pass (not shown) is now touched or held over the antenna a of the main body G by the user to communicate between the main body G and the non-contact type commuter pass. Is started, the card data of the non-contact type commuter pass is taken into the main body G. In the main body G, an entry or exit calculation process is performed based on the captured card data. Then, as a result of the calculation, when entry or entry can be permitted, the door D1 is opened (when the main body G is normally open type), the user is allowed to pass through the ticket gate passage P, and the calculation is performed. As a result of the processing, when entry or exit cannot be permitted, the door D1 is closed and the user is prevented from passing through the ticket gate passage P.

The specific card C in FIG.
Or the specific card C is lightly touched on the protruding portion A ′ of the antenna A.
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
This is an example in which a specific card C is affixed inside a cover 10 provided so as to cover a protruding portion A 'of the antenna portion A. Of course, the specific card C in the cover 10 is the cover 1
When 0 is placed so as to cover the protruding portion A ', it is within the communication range of the antenna a.

Hereinafter, referring to the flow chart of FIG. 4A, when the specific card C is held over the communication range of the antenna a, or when the protruding portion A 'is lightly touched, that is, as shown in FIG. Will be described.

Now, when the main body G is operating (step 10).
0 affirmation. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”. ), Until the specific card C is held by the attendant within the communication range of the antenna a, or the specific card C is lightly touched to the protruding portion A ′ of the antenna unit A (No at S102), the main body G is It is set to a ticket gate processing mode for performing an automatic ticket gate processing using a non-contact type commuter pass (not shown).

When communication is performed between the specific card C and the main body G (Yes at S102), the data recorded on the specific card C, that is, the predetermined data for setting the reader / writer R to the adjustment mode. Is loaded into the main body G, and the reader / writer R is set to the adjustment mode (S104).

After the reader / writer R is set to the adjustment mode, a predetermined adjustment such as an adjustment of a communication range is performed by an attendant. Then, after the adjustment is completed, when the non-contact type commuter pass is held over the communication range of the antenna a, or when the non-contact type commuter pass is lightly touched to the protruding portion A ′, the main body G becomes the non-contact type commuter pass. The ticket processing mode using the ticket is set (FIG. 4
(Omitted in (a)). The setting of the ticket processing mode may be performed by a special ticket processing mode setting card possessed by a staff member instead of the non-contact type commuter pass.

Next, a control operation when the specific card C is provided in the cover 10 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG.

Now, when the main body G is operating and communicating with the specific card C, that is, when the cover 10 is placed on the protruding portion A 'of the antenna A (Yes at S200, S20
2 Affirmative), the main body G performs an automatic ticket gate processing using a non-contact type commuter pass.

When the cover 10 is removed by the attendant, the specific card C is removed from the communication range of the antenna a.
The main body G cannot receive predetermined data from the specific card C (No at S202). The reader / writer R is set to the adjustment mode on condition that the predetermined data cannot be received (S204).

After the reader / writer R is set to the adjustment mode, a staff member makes a predetermined adjustment such as an adjustment of the communication range. Then, after the adjustment is completed, when the projecting portion A 'is covered again by the cover 10, communication between the specific card C and the main body G is started, and the main body G is set to the ticket gate processing mode (omitted in the flowchart). ).

In the above-described example, the non-contact type IC card processing machine is a non-contact type automatic ticket gate. However, a non-contact type automatic checkout machine may be used, and another type of processing machine may be used.

[0029]

According to the reader / writer of the present invention, when a non-contact type IC card is held over a communication range of an antenna,
Alternatively, when the contactless IC card is lightly touched by the antenna, the data recorded on the contactless IC card is read, and new data is written to the contactless IC card as necessary. In the reader / writer to be inserted, when the specific card is held over the communication range of the antenna, or when the specific card is lightly touched to the antenna, the setting means for setting the reader / writer to the adjustment mode is provided. The reader / writer can be easily set to the adjustment mode.

[0030] The reader / writer according to the present invention provides a non-contact type IC card when the non-contact type IC card is held over the communication range of the antenna or when the non-contact type IC card is lightly touched to the antenna. In a reader / writer for reading data recorded on an IC card and writing new data to the non-contact type IC card as needed, when the specific card comes out of the communication range of the antenna, the reader Since the setting means for setting the writer to the adjustment mode is provided, the reader / writer can be easily set to the adjustment mode. Also, when the specific card is provided in a cover that covers the antenna, the reader / writer can be easily set to the adjustment mode simply by removing the cover. When the reader / writer is provided in the non-contact automatic ticket gate, the communication range of the non-contact automatic ticket gate can be easily adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-contact automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is another example of the antenna unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

G Body of non-contact automatic ticket gate (main body) H Case 2 Sensor mounting box 3 Speaker 4 Display screen 5 Controller 10 Cover R Non-contact IC card reader / writer (main body of non-contact IC card reader / writer) (Reader Writer) S Human detector A Antenna part a Antenna C Specific card

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. When a non-contact type IC card is held over a communication range of an antenna or when the non-contact type IC card is lightly touched on the antenna, the non-contact type IC card is recorded on the non-contact type IC card. While reading the data
In a non-contact IC card reader / writer for writing new data to the non-contact IC card as required, when a specific card is held over the communication range of the antenna, or when the specific card is lightly A non-contact type IC card reader / writer comprising a setting means for setting the main body of the non-contact type IC card reader / writer to an adjustment mode when touched. 2. When a non-contact IC card is held over a communication range of an antenna or when the non-contact IC card is lightly touched on the antenna, the non-contact IC card is recorded on the non-contact IC card. While reading the data
A non-contact IC card reader / writer for writing new data to the non-contact IC card as required, wherein when the specific card is out of the communication range of the antenna, the non-contact IC card reader / writer A non-contact type IC card reader / writer comprising a setting means for setting a main body to an adjustment mode. 3. The non-contact type IC card reader / writer according to claim 2, wherein the specific card is provided in a cover that covers the antenna. 4. The non-contact IC card reader / writer according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the non-contact IC card reader / writer is provided in a non-contact automatic ticket gate. .