JP2003022419A - Ic card sending system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently send an issued IC card and a sending medium where a sending destination is printed without matching them. SOLUTION: A sending-destination print part 15 performs retrieval based upon key data from a database part 16 (S303), decide whether or not sending- destination information is hit (S304), and obtains the sending-destination information from the database part 16 (S305). Then the print part 15 decides whether a process classification is KO (S306) and prints the sending-destination information at a specific print position on a sending base form 20 (S307) when so, but gives an NG print (308) without printing the sending destination when the information is not hit at S304 or when the process classification is NG at S306.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an IC card delivery system for delivering a C card to a destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an IC card delivery system of this type is provided on one system (apparatus) or in order to perform an issuing process such as encoding on an IC card and process it as a delivery medium such as mail. A plurality of systems (devices) were used to work in the following steps 1 to 4. In step 1,
The IC card issuing process is executed. In step 2, the destination information (address, name, member number, etc.) is printed on the delivery mount. In step 3, the IC card and the delivery mount are matched using the magnetic data on the card and the barcode data on the delivery mount, and the IC card is held on the delivery mount. In step 4, the delivery mount holding the IC card is sealed and sealed in an envelope.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional procedure, it is necessary to match the IC card with the sending mount, and it is necessary to provide a bar code, a magnetic stripe or the like, which is a function of the matching device, on the medium side. there were.
Further, the IC card set in the matching device and the arrangement of the sending mount must be the same. Furthermore, when the matching result is NG, the device stops at that point.

An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card shipping system which can efficiently ship an issued IC card and a delivery medium on which a delivery destination is printed without matching them.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 has a print area capable of printing destination information, holds an IC card, and sends the IC card in a separable manner. What is claimed is: 1. An IC card shipping system in which a medium is used to write identification information in the IC card, and then the IC card is held in the sending medium to ship the IC card, wherein the identification information written in the IC card Based on the identification information read by the information reading means, the corresponding reading from the destination information storage means for reading the information, the destination information storage means for storing the destination information in association with the identification information, An IC comprising: a search unit that searches for destination information; and a printing unit that prints the destination information on the delivery medium based on a search result of the search unit. Is an over-de-dispatch system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the IC card has a print area in which the destination information can be printed and the IC card is held.
An IC card shipping system for sending the IC card by holding the IC card in the sending medium after writing identification information on the IC card by using a sending medium capable of separating the card. Information reading means for reading the identification information written in, destination information storage means for storing the destination information, and storage in the destination information storage means when the identification information is correctly read by the information reading means Printing means for sequentially printing the delivered destination information on the delivery medium, and association storage means for storing the delivery destination information printed on the delivery medium in association with the identification information. It is an IC card shipping system.

The invention of claim 3 relates to claim 1 or claim 2.
In the IC card delivery system described in the paragraph 1, the printing means prints an identification code related to the identification information, and further, an identification code reading means for reading the identification code printed by the printing means and the printing means. After that, the second reading the identification information written in the IC card
Information reading means, the identification code reading means, and the second
And an inspecting unit that inspects whether the contents of the reading result of the information reading unit of FIG.
It is a card shipping system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an IC card is held while having a print area in which the destination information can be printed, and the IC
After the destination information is written on the IC card by using a delivery medium that can separate the card, the IC is loaded on the delivery medium.
An IC card delivery system for holding a card and delivering the IC card, comprising: an information reading unit for reading destination information written in the IC card; and the delivery based on a reading result of the information reading unit. An IC card delivery system, comprising: a printing unit that prints delivery destination information on a medium.

The invention of claim 5 is the IC of claim 4
In the card shipping system, identification information is written in the IC card, the printing means prints an identification code associated with the identification information, and further reads the identification code printed by the printing means. Contents of the reading means, the second information reading means for reading the identification information written in the IC card after printing by the printing means, the identification code reading means, and the reading result of the second information reading means And an inspecting means for inspecting whether or not the two match, which is an IC card shipping system.

The invention of claim 6 is claim 4 or claim 5.
The IC card shipping system according to the item (1), further comprising information erasing means for erasing the destination information written in the IC card.

The invention of claim 7 is from claim 1 to claim 6.
In the IC card delivery system according to any one of items 1 to 4, the IC card is a contactless IC card or a contact / contactless shared IC card.
It is a card shipping system.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an IC card shipping system according to the present invention, and FIG.
The figure which shows the mount which holds the C card, Figure 3 and Figure 4
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the database unit of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment.

The IC card delivery system 1 of the first embodiment
As shown in FIG. 1, 0 is a control unit 11, a paper feeding unit 12, a transport unit 13, a reader / writer (hereinafter, referred to as R / W) unit 1.
4, a destination printing unit 15, a database unit 16, a cutting and enclosing unit 17, a sorting and discharging unit 18, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery mount 20 has a printing area a in which delivery destination information can be printed, and the IC card 30
Is held by an adhesive layer (not shown) and its IC
A sending medium capable of separating the card 30. In this embodiment, the unit forms 20-1, 20-
A continuous paper in which 2 and the like are connected is used. In addition,
FIG. 2A shows a state before printing, and FIG. 2B shows a state after printing. c is destination information, d is OC
It is the R letter.

As the IC card 30, a contactless IC card or a contact / contactless shared IC card on which unique identification information serving as key data is written can be used. For the key data, for example, a member number, an employee number, a student ID number, etc. can be used, and the key data is mounted at a contactless IC or contact / contactless shared IC EEPR.
A storage unit such as an OM.

Next, the processing procedure of the IC card shipping system 10 will be described together with the detailed configuration. In FIG. 1, the delivery mount 20 holding the IC card 30 is supplied from the paper feed unit 12 to the transport unit 13, and is sequentially read by the R / W unit 1.
4, it is conveyed to the destination printing unit 15, the cutting and enclosing unit 17, and the like.

The R / W section 14 is a section for acquiring key data from the IC card 30 through a reader / writer device for a non-contact IC.

The R / W unit 14 is, as shown in FIG.
Obtain key data from the IC card 30 (S101),
Depending on whether or not the key data has been read normally (S102), the data of the processing division (OK in FIG. 4, unprocessed) is generated (S103), and the data of the transport serial number is read according to the reading order of the IC card 30. (1, in FIG.
, 2, 3, 5, ...) are generated (S104). Then, the printing condition data including the key data, the processing classification, and the transport serial number is transmitted to the control unit 11 (S105).

The control unit 11, as shown in FIG.
When the print condition data is received from the unit 14 (S201),
A print start signal is transmitted to the destination printing unit 15 (S202) and the print condition data is transmitted (S202).
203).

The destination printing unit 15 searches the database unit 16 based on the key data read by the R / W unit 14 from the IC card 30, acquires the destination information, and prints it by a printing device such as an ink jet printer. , Sending mount 2
0 is a part for printing destination information and the like. The inkjet printer is preferable because it can print on the delivery mount 20 without contact. There may be a plurality of print positions instead of one. In addition to the ink jet method, the printing method includes a toner method, a method using a semiconductor laser or a gas laser, a method using a print medium such as sublimation transfer or heat melting, and a method using physical destruction by a punching device. Can be implemented by:

As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the destination printing unit 15 prints a print start signal (S301) from the control unit 11 and print conditions including the key data of the target mount, the processing classification and the transport serial number. Receive data (S30
2). Here, the destination printing unit 15 is the database unit 1
6 is searched by key data (S303), and HIT
It is determined whether or not (S304). Destination printing unit 15
In case of HIT, the destination information is acquired from the database unit 16 (S305).

Next, it is determined whether or not the processing category is OK (S306). If the processing category is OK, the mount 20
The destination information is printed at the predetermined print position of (S30
7).

If there is no HIT in S304, or if the processing category is NG in S306, the destination is not printed, and the "corresponding destination is not registered" or "in the R / W section". NG print ”is printed (S308), and the print result data including the key data, the processing classification and the transport serial number is transmitted to the control unit 11 (S30).
9). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, member number = 0004
Is an NG card in which the unique information cannot be read due to communication failure in the R / W unit 14, so the processing classification remains "unprocessed".

Then, the cutting and enclosing section 17 separates the continuous paper one by one, and encloses the sending mount 20 in an envelope.
The paper is sealed and conveyed as postal matter to the sorting and discharging unit 18.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sorting paper discharge unit 18 receives the print result data including the key data of the corresponding mount, the processing classification and the transport serial number from the control unit 11 (S40).
1), it is determined whether the processing category is OK (S402).
Based on the result of the determination, the sorting paper discharge unit 18 stacks the sending mounts determined to be OK in the processing category on the non-defective stacker in the order of the transport serial numbers (S403), and the sending mounts determined to be NG in the processing category. Are stacked on the defective product stacker in the order of the transport serial numbers (S404).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the IC
The matching of the card and the shipping board is unnecessary, and the shipping process is simplified. Further, it is not necessary to provide a bar code, a magnetic stripe or the like required for the matching function on the medium side. Further, even if NG cards are mixed with IC cards, continuous processing is possible without stopping the device.

The present embodiment employs a method of printing the key data of the IC card 30 and then printing the data on the delivery mount 20. On the contrary, after reading the print contents of the delivery mount 20, This is because the yield is better than that when encoded in the IC card 30.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the IC card shipping system according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a database section of the IC card shipping system according to the second embodiment. It is a figure explaining.
In addition, in each of the following embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to the portions having the same functions as those of the above-described first embodiment, and the overlapping drawings and the description will be appropriately omitted.

In the second embodiment, the sending / printing section 15 is
As shown in FIG. 7, for the R / W unit 14 that is OK, that is, the process category is OK (S304-2), the destination information is acquired from the database unit 16 (S30).
5), printing is sequentially performed on the delivery mount 20 (S307). Then, print history data that associates the destination information printed on the delivery mount 20 with the key data in S307 is created (S307-2), and the print result data including the print history data is transmitted to the control unit 11. Yes (S309).

As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 receives the print result data from the sending print unit 15 (S205),
The print history data in it is saved (S206).

According to the second embodiment, the R / W unit 14 outputs O
The destination information is printed on the IC card 30 that has become K in the order of the transport serial number, and the key data and the destination information are associated and registered as print history data. For example, the card with the transport serial number = 3 is NG due to communication failure in the R / W unit 14.
And the key data (unique information) cannot be read.
Since it was a card, it is not registered in the database of FIG. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of searching the database section 16, and to avoid wasteful printing that causes NG.
Issue processing can be performed.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 9 shows the I according to the present invention.
A block diagram showing a third embodiment of the C card shipping system, FIGS. 10 and 11 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the IC card shipping system according to the third embodiment. In the IC card delivery system of the third embodiment, a second R / W unit 14-2 including at least a non-contact IC R / W and an OCR is provided between the cutting and enclosing unit 17 and the sorting and discharging unit 18.
Is provided. Further, the database attached to the destination printing unit 15 corresponding to the database unit 16 of the first embodiment is not necessary.

The IC card 30 stores destination information such as a zip code, an address, a name, etc. in its storage unit at the time of encoding in the previous process. As shown in FIG. 10, the R / W unit 14 reads the destination information along with the key data and the like (S104-2), and uses the control unit 11 as the printing condition data.
(S105). The control unit 11 sends the destination information (S203-2) in addition to the print condition data (S203).
Is also transmitted to the destination printing unit 15.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the processing classification is OK (S306), the destination printing unit 15 controls the control unit 1.
The destination received from step 1 (S305-2) is printed (S307), and the OCR character that matches the key data is printed (S307-2).

Further, in the present embodiment, the second R / W unit 14-2 acquires the key data of the IC card 30 after being sealed by the cutting and sealing unit 17 (S501), and O
The CR character is also acquired (S502), and when both match (S503), the destination information is deleted (S504). Then, the inspection result data indicating whether or not they match is provided to the control unit 11
(S505).

The control unit 11 collects the print result data received from the destination printing unit 15 and the inspection result data (S204-2) received from the second R / W unit 14-2,
Send to the sorting paper discharge unit 18 (S205), sorting paper discharge unit 18
Performs a sorting process for stackers.

According to the third embodiment, the destination information is stored in the IC card 30, and after printing on the delivery mount 20, if the printed contents are correct, the IC card 30
Since the delivery destination information is deleted, the memory of the IC card 30 is not wastefully used, the database unit 16 attached to the delivery destination printing unit 15 is unnecessary, the shipping system is simplified, and the shipping process is performed. It can be done quickly.

Further, by the second R / W unit 14-2,
Since the inspection is performed after enclosing and sealing in the envelope, even if the shipping mount 20 or the IC card 30 is contaminated during the shipping process, it is possible to prevent the shipping.

(Modifications) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but various modifications and changes can be made, which are also within the scope of the present invention. (1) Although the key data is stored in the non-contact IC as an example, it may be a contact IC, a magnetic stripe, an OCR character, a bar code or an embossed character. In this case, the R / W unit 14 installs a magnetic head, an OCR reader, a bar code reader, an image processing device, etc. in addition to the R / W for the non-contact IC, and the IC card 3
It may be selected and used according to the specification of 0.

(2) Although the delivery medium has been described as an example of the card delivery mount, it may be an envelope, a close contact postcard or a parcel, and the IC card may be fixed or built in the delivery medium.

(3) The inspection means has been described only in the third embodiment, but it can be implemented in the same manner in the first and second embodiments.

[0042]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to match the IC card with the sending medium, and the shipping process can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an IC card shipping system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a delivery mount holding an IC card used in the IC card delivery system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a database unit of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a database unit of the IC card shipping system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of an IC card shipping system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the IC card shipping system according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 IC card shipping system 11 Control unit 12 Paper feeder 13 Transport section 14 Reader / Writer (R / W) section 14-2 Reader / Writer (R / W) part 15 Destination printing section 16 Database Department 17 Cutting and enclosing part 18 Sorting and discharging section

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A delivery medium having a print area capable of printing destination information and holding an IC card and capable of separating the IC card is used. After the identification information is written to the IC card, the delivery medium is stored in the delivery medium. Hold the IC card,
An IC card delivery system for delivering the IC card, comprising: an information reading unit for reading identification information written in the IC card; a destination information storage unit for storing destination information in association with the identification information; Based on the identification information read by the information reading means,
And a printing unit that prints the delivery destination information on the delivery medium based on a search result of the search unit. IC card shipping system. 2. A delivery medium having a print area capable of printing destination information and holding an IC card and capable of separating the IC card is used. After the identification information is written in the IC card, the delivery medium is stored in the delivery medium. Hold the IC card,
An IC card delivery system for delivering the IC card, comprising: information reading means for reading identification information written in the IC card; destination information storage means for storing the destination information; A printing unit that sequentially prints the destination information stored in the destination information storage unit on the delivery medium when the identification information is correctly read; and a destination that is printed on the delivery medium in association with the identification information. An IC card delivery system comprising: an association storage unit that stores information. 3. The IC card shipping system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the printing unit prints an identification code associated with the identification information, and further reads the identification code printed by the printing unit. Identification code reading means, second information reading means for reading the identification information written in the IC card after printing by the printing means, and reading results of the identification code reading means and the second information reading means An IC card delivery system, comprising: an inspection unit that inspects whether or not the contents of the above are in agreement. 4. A delivery medium which has a print area capable of printing the delivery destination information, holds an IC card, and is capable of separating the IC card, and writes the delivery destination information on the IC card, and then the delivery medium. An IC card delivery system for holding the IC card and delivering the IC card, comprising: information reading means for reading the destination information written in the IC card; and a reading result of the information reading means. And a printing means for printing the destination information on the delivery medium. 5. The IC card delivery system according to claim 4, wherein identification information is written in the IC card, and the printing unit prints an identification code related to the identification information, and further, An identification code reading means for reading the identification code printed by the printing means; a second information reading means for reading the identification information written in the IC card after printing by the printing means; and the identification code reading means. An IC card shipping system, comprising: an inspection unit that inspects whether the contents of the reading result of the second information reading unit match. 6. The IC card shipping system according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising: information erasing means for erasing the destination information written in the IC card. . 7. Any one of claims 1 to 6
In the IC card delivery system according to the item 1, the IC card is a non-contact IC card or a contact / contactless shared IC card.