JP2003196687A - Information recording medium, and processing system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to perform prescribed processes (in/out processes at an automatic checking and collecting machine even in case balance in an information recording medium (IC card) is insufficient. <P>SOLUTION: This information recording medium is provided with a balance information storage part to store information of an amount subtracted when a prescribed process is conducted using a main body of the information recording medium in a storage part in the main body of the information recording medium. It is also provided with a temporary balance information storage part in which an amount is subtracted in the prescribed processes when a stored amount in the balance information storage part is insufficient, and to which an amount can be added in a prescribed amount adding machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording medium composed of an IC card and an information recording medium processing system for processing the information recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of users (passengers), a non-contact ticket (corresponding to the information recording medium of the present invention) which is an IC card having a wireless communication function is used as a commuter ticket. The contactless ticket and the automatic ticket gate can communicate with each other in a contactless manner to perform entrance / exit processing (meaning entrance or exit).

Since this contactless ticket is composed of an IC card, it has a much larger storage capacity than a conventional commuter ticket consisting of a magnetic ticket. Therefore, in addition to commuter ticket information, balance information, so-called stored fair card (SF card) is used. It is proposed that the same amount of information as in (1) is given, and that the amount of information can be used to enter / exit outside the boarding section of the commuter pass, or to purchase goods at the station shop.

[0004]

However, in the conventional contactless ticket including the balance information, the current balance is not displayed on the contactless ticket body, so that the charge (freight) is charged.
If you try to pass an automatic ticket gate without noticing the shortage, the door will be closed and entry / exit will be denied. Especially, during rush hour, there is a risk that the flow of the ticket passage will be obstructed.

In order to eliminate such drawbacks, it is conceivable that the amount of money is added to the contactless ticket through an automatic ticket gate. Since it requires communication with the host computer installed in the system and requires a predetermined processing time, it does not solve the flow obstruction in the ticket gate passage, and the contactless ticket is in the user's hand. It is difficult to adopt the increase in the amount of money in terms of security.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a predetermined amount of balance information contained in an information recording medium even if the balance information is insufficient to perform a predetermined process. An object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium capable of performing the above processing and its processing system.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an information recording medium according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the main body of the information recording medium is stored in the storage section of the main body of the information recording medium. And a balance information storage unit that stores information about the amount of money to be reduced when performing a predetermined process, and a reduction amount when the amount stored in the balance information storage unit is insufficient when performing the predetermined process. In addition, a temporary balance information storage unit capable of accumulating the amount of money in a predetermined money accumulation machine is provided.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the information recording medium processing system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 2, the amount stored in the balance information storage unit in the storage unit of the information recording medium. And an information recording medium process for performing a predetermined process based on the amount stored in the temporary balance information storage unit in the storage unit of the information recording medium when the amount stored in the balance information storage unit is insufficient. Machine, and a money amount increasing machine capable of writing money amount information in the storage section of the information recording medium. The information recording medium processing system according to claim 3 is characterized in that the information storage medium is a non-contact ticket including an IC card having a wireless communication function.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information recording medium processing system according to an embodiment. here,
The information recording medium according to the present invention is a non-contact ticket used in a non-contact type automatic ticket gate, the information recording medium processing machine according to the present invention is an automatic ticket gate, and the money accumulation machine according to the present invention is an automatic ticket vending machine. As described below.

The non-contact type automatic ticket gate 1 is provided when the non-contact ticket C is lightly touched on the antenna a provided on the upper surface of the casing of the automatic ticket gate 1 or when the non-contact ticket C is held over the antenna a. (Hereinafter, it will be explained by touch.) Data is exchanged between the automatic ticket gate 1 and the contactless ticket C so that a predetermined entry / exit processing can be performed.

That is, the automatic ticket gate 1 performs entrance / exit calculation processing based on card data such as commuter ticket information and amount information obtained from the contactless ticket C, and as a result of the calculation processing, entrance / exit is confirmed. If it is possible, open the door (not shown) (as it is when the automatic ticket gate is normally open type) to allow passage through the ticket gate passage, and add new information to the contactless ticket C (entrance / exit). Data and new balance information) are written, and as a result of the arithmetic processing, when entry and exit cannot be permitted, the door is closed and passage through the ticket gate passage is rejected.

The automatic ticket vending machine 10 has a function of issuing a well-known ticket, and also a non-contact ticket C inserted into the automatic ticket vending machine 10.
It is configured so that the amount data can be written in.

FIG. 2 shows a controller 2 provided in the automatic ticket gate 1 for controlling the automatic ticket gate 1 and a main body of the contactless ticket C (hereinafter, contactless ticket (information recording medium)). Is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a non-contact ticket including the main body of FIG. Explaining from the controller 2 of the automatic ticket gate 1, the control unit 3 of the controller 2 performs arithmetic processing using the system program and working data stored in the memory 4 to control the automatic ticket gate 1 in a centralized manner. It is configured to be controlled. Then, in the control unit 3, a door drive unit 5a for driving and controlling a door via an I / O unit (not shown), a display screen driving unit 5b for driving and controlling display contents of a display screen, and a speaker for driving control. The audio driver 5c is connected. The control unit 3 includes a sensor amplifier for inputting a detection signal of a human detector and a communication control unit for communicating with a station service device control device (station system) that manages and controls the automatic ticket gate 1. Etc. are connected, but omitted here.

An antenna a for communicating with the non-contact ticket C is connected to the reader / writer R. The antenna a has a function of exchanging data with the non-contact ticket C and a function of supplying electric power to the non-contact ticket C.

The contactless ticket C, which is an IC card having a wireless communication function, includes an antenna A, a communication control unit 6, and a CPU.
7 and a memory (corresponding to a storage unit of the present invention) 8
And a power generation circuit 9 that receives a power wave from the automatic ticket gate 1 through the antenna A and generates driving power for the contactless ticket C.
And have. In the memory 8, a system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 7 and an ID (identification information) of the contactless ticket C
In addition to the storage of predetermined card data such as or commuter pass information in a predetermined storage location, the memory 8 stores the remaining amount information storage unit that stores the amount of money information for the contactless ticket C to function as an SF card. There are provided M1 and a temporary balance information storage unit M2 for storing the amount information used when the amount stored in the balance information storage unit M1 is insufficient.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controller 11 which controls the automatic ticket vending machine 10 in a centralized manner. The CPU performs predetermined arithmetic processing using system programs and working data stored in the memory 12. It has a control unit 13. A ticket issuing processing unit 14a that inputs a signal from a selected account button (not shown) and issues a ticket corresponding to the account button, and coins and banknotes inserted into the automatic ticket vending machine 10 are input to the control unit 13. Communication for communicating with a money processing unit 14b that inspects money and discharges change as needed, and a host computer that centrally manages a contactless ticket C provided in a predetermined center of a railway company headquarters or the like. The control unit 14c and the above-mentioned FIG. 2 for processing the non-contact ticket C inserted in the card insertion slot (not shown) of the automatic ticket gate 10
A reader / writer R ′ having an antenna a ′ similar to the reader / writer R provided in the automatic ticket gate 1 is connected.

The control operation of the information recording medium processing system having the above structure will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). First, FIG. 4 shows a control operation when the contactless ticket C is used outside the boarding section of the commuter ticket or outside the valid period.
An explanation will be given using (a). Contactless ticket C is now antenna a
It is assumed that is touched (Yes at step 100. Hereinafter, step is referred to as “S”).

When the non-contact ticket C is touched on the antenna a, the card data stored in the non-contact ticket C is taken into the automatic ticket gate 1 side. In the control unit 3 of the automatic ticket gate 1,
Entrance / exit processing using the amount of money (remaining amount) stored in the remaining amount information storage unit M1, that is, a reduction required for entering / exiting is performed. If the remaining amount in the remaining amount information storage unit M1 is 0 or more due to the reduction processing, a new remaining amount obtained by reducing the amount of money required for the entry / exit processing this time is the remaining amount information storage unit M1.
And the door is opened and the passage of the user is permitted (Yes at S102, S106).

By the way, when the amount of money required for entry and exit is not sufficient for the amount stored in the balance information storage unit M1 (No at S102), the shortfall is stored in the temporary balance information storage unit M2. Entrance / exit processing is performed using the amount of money that remains (Yes at S104, S106). In this case, naturally, the new balance information written in the balance information storage unit M1 becomes zero. Then, the new balance written in the temporary balance information storage unit M2 is the amount obtained by reducing the shortfall amount this time. At the time of the entrance / exit processing of this time, if the amount of money already stored in the balance information storage unit M1 is 0, all the reduction processing associated with the entrance / exit processing of this time is stored in the temporary balance information storage unit M2. It is done from the amount of money.

When the reduction processing from the above-mentioned temporary balance information storage unit M2 is less than 0 (No in S104), the door D
Is closed and entry / exit is denied, and settlement processing guidance and staff processing guidance are provided via the display screen and the speaker (S10).
7).

As is clear from the above description, the automatic ticket gate does not increase the amount of money for the contactless ticket C at all, and when the amount is insufficient, the amount stored in the temporary balance information storage unit M2 is used. Entrance and exit processing is performed using The amount of money stored (accumulated) in the temporary balance information storage unit M2 is determined by the arrangement between the user and the issuer (railroad company) of the contactless ticket C when the contactless ticket C is issued or when the amount of money is accumulated. The amount of money is decided.

FIG. 4 (b) shows a control operation for accumulating a predetermined amount of money in the temporary balance information storage unit M2 of the contactless ticket C. The increase of the amount of money in the balance information storage unit M1 is performed in the same manner as the increase of the amount of money of the well-known SF card.

Now, when the contactless ticket C is inserted into the card insertion slot of the automatic ticket vending machine 10 (Yes in S200), the communication between the contactless ticket C and the automatic ticket vending machine 10 is started. Then, in the automatic ticket vending machine 10, the card ID read from the contactless ticket C
Does not match the negative data stored in the host computer, the contactless ticket C is determined to be a normal card (Yes in S202), and the subsequent increase in the amount of money is permitted. When it is determined that the card is an abnormal card (No at S202), the abnormal process is performed and the attendant process is performed (S203).

When it is determined that the contactless ticket C can be added, the amount of money that can be added to the temporary balance information storage unit M2 (if the amount is less than the predetermined temporary increase amount, the amount that cannot be added).
Is displayed on the display screen of the automatic ticket vending machine 10. Then, when money satisfying the displayed amount of money is thrown into the automatic ticket vending machine 10, or when it is selected to increase the amount of money within the displayed amount of money, the product of the amount of money is stored in the temporary balance information storage unit M2. Increase is performed (S204, S206). When the accumulated amount is deducted from the user's bank account, it is performed under communication with the host computer via the communication control unit 14c.

In the above-mentioned example, the amount of money is increased by using the automatic ticket vending machine 10, but it may be increased by using other station service equipment such as an automatic checkout machine or a special purpose machine. Further, although the information recording medium is a non-contact ticket, it may be a contact type IC card.

[0026]

The information recording medium according to the present invention is the balance information in which the information of the amount of money to be reduced when the predetermined processing is performed using the main body of the information recording medium is stored in the storage section of the main body of the information recording medium. Temporary balance information storage that reduces the amount of money stored in the storage unit and the balance information storage unit when performing the predetermined processing, and that can increase the amount of money at a predetermined cash accumulation machine Since the section is provided, even if the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit runs short, it is possible to efficiently perform the predetermined process using the amount of money stored in the temporary balance information storage unit.

The information recording medium processing system according to the present invention is used when the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit in the storage unit of the information recording medium and the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit are insufficient. An information recording medium processor that performs a predetermined process based on the amount of money stored in the temporary balance information storage unit in the storage unit of the information recording medium, and writing the amount information into the storage unit of the information recording medium. Since the information recording medium processing machine does not accumulate any money, the security can be maintained. In the information recording medium processing system according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the information storage medium is a contactless ticket including an IC card having a wireless communication function, it is possible to perform contactless and efficient processing. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information recording medium processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller and a contactless ticket of an automatic ticket gate.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller of the automatic ticket vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Automatic ticket gate (information recording medium processor) 10 Automatic ticket vending machine (price increase machine) C contactless ticket (main body of contactless ticket (information recording medium)) 8 memory (storage unit) M1 balance information storage M2 Temporary balance information storage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A balance information storage unit for storing information on an amount of money to be reduced when a predetermined process is performed using the main body of the information recording medium, and a predetermined process for the balance information storage unit. When the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit is insufficient when performing, a temporary balance information storage unit is provided, which is reduced when the amount is insufficient and which can increase the amount of money at a predetermined money accumulation machine. Information recording medium. 2. When the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit of the storage unit of the information recording medium and the amount of money stored in the balance information storage unit are insufficient, the storage unit of the information recording medium From the information recording medium processing machine that performs a predetermined process based on the amount of money stored in the temporary balance information storage section, and the money accumulation machine that can write the money amount information into the storage section of the information recording medium. An information recording medium processing system characterized by the following. 3. The information recording medium processing system according to claim 2, wherein the information storage medium is a contactless ticket composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function.