JP2006268233A - Ic card simple loading equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform payment processing to an IC card by an inexpensive device. <P>SOLUTION: This IC card simple loading equipment is provided with a display part (11) for performing the loading of an IC card, the guidance of payment and the display of a card balance, an IC card processing part (12) for loading and holding the IC card, and for performing the reading of the card balance and the writing of a payment sum, a paper money processing part (14) for identifying and storing inserted paper money and a control part (16) for controlling each section. The control part is loaded with the IC card, and the IC card processing part is controlled so that the IC card can be held at every payment, and a payment sum is written, and that the holding of the IC card can be released each time the writing of the payment sum ends. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card simple filling device for filling electronic money into an IC card.

  Service devices and systems have been proposed that allow electronic money to be charged to IC cards and make purchases and payments cashless, and contactless IC cards are particularly attracting attention in terms of maintainability and ease of use. It has been proposed to be used for payment devices in automatic ticket gates, ticket vending machines, beverage and tobacco vending machines, supermarkets and convenience stores. There has also been proposed a depositing machine for depositing money into a contactless IC card when the card balance is reduced using the contactless IC card.

By the way, when depositing to a non-contact IC card, if the user moves the IC card away from the antenna of the deposit machine or moves it during the deposit process, the data cannot be read normally. Therefore, a card hold part and a card receiving part are provided, and when a non-contact IC card is inserted, the card hold part holds it so that it cannot be touched or moved from the outside, and the deposit process is completed. It has also been proposed that a non-contact IC card can be dropped from a card holding unit to a card receiving unit when the user presses an end confirmation button so that the non-contact IC card can be taken out (Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-133377 A

  The depositing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a complicated configuration in which a card holding unit and a card receiving unit are provided, and an end confirmation button is pushed when the depositing process is completed, so that the apparatus becomes expensive. was there.

An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card simple filling device capable of performing a deposit process to an IC card with an inexpensive device.
Therefore, the present invention provides an apparatus for filling electronic money into an IC card,
A display unit for loading an IC card, guiding payment, displaying the remaining amount of the card, etc .;
An IC card processing unit that loads and holds an IC card, reads the balance of the card, and writes the deposit amount;
A banknote processing unit for identifying and storing the inserted banknote;
A control unit for controlling each unit,
The control unit holds the IC card every time there is an IC card loaded, writes the deposit amount, and releases the IC card holding every time the deposit amount is written. It is characterized by controlling the part.
In the present invention, the card loading / holding unit of the IC card processing unit includes a pocket-type card holder, and has a holder for holding the card until the deposit amount is written and releasing the card holding after the writing is completed. It is characterized by.

  Since the present invention repeats holding and releasing of the card every time there is payment and writing after loading the card, and the transaction is terminated when the card removal is detected, an end confirmation button or the like is not necessary, Further, a simple device configuration can be achieved without requiring a complicated configuration for holding the card holding unit and the card receiving unit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an IC card simple filling device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a control system of the filling device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a processing flow by a control unit.
Since the simple filling device of the present invention is a model aimed at low cost, its function is limited, and in particular, the denomination that can be handled is only 1000 yen bills. When only 1000 yen banknotes are used, if the user wants to deposit more than 1000 yen, it is usually necessary to carry out the deposit process several times by removing the card for each deposit. Therefore, the present invention is characterized in that a 1000-yen banknote can be continuously inserted without being taken out so that it can be deposited and added.

  In FIG. 1, an IC card simple filling device 1 includes a customer service display unit 11 for performing a deposit operation guidance, a remaining amount display, and the like, a loading unit / holding unit 12 for loading and holding an IC card, and a bill insertion port / return port 14. have. The IC card loading unit / holding unit 12 comprises a pocket-type card holder, and has a holder for holding the card so that it cannot be removed until the deposit amount is written on the card after the card is loaded, and releasing the card holding after the writing is completed. is doing. For example, the holder can be formed of a lock pin or the like that is provided on the upper portion of the card and whose entry / exit is controlled in accordance with a deposit / write signal. Behind the IC card loading unit / holding unit 12 is a reader / writer unit (antenna) 13 for reading / writing IC card data, and behind the banknote insertion / return port 14 is a banknote identification unit / A storage unit 15 is provided. In addition, since only 1000 yen banknote is object in this embodiment, in the banknote identification part, when banknotes other than 1000 yen banknote are inserted, it returns. In addition, a control unit 16 that controls processing of the entire apparatus and a call button 17 that is used when a malfunction of the apparatus occurs are provided.

  In FIG. 2, the control unit 16 includes a customer service display unit 11, an IC card loading unit / holding unit 12, an IC card processing unit comprising an IC card reader / writer unit 13, a money insertion port / return port 14, and a bill recognition unit / storage. It is connected to the banknote processing unit consisting of the unit 15 to control it. Then, the IC card processing unit detects the loading and unloading of the IC card 2, the banknote processing unit detects the deposit of the thousand yen banknote 3, and these detection signals are taken into the control unit 16. The contents of control by the control unit 16 will be described with reference to the processing flows of FIGS.

  Card loading guidance is displayed on the card service display unit 11 of the IC card simple filling device (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not a card has been loaded by a signal from the IC card loading / holding unit 12 (step S2), and unless it is loaded, a card loading guide is displayed in the process of step S1. When a signal indicating that a card has been loaded is received, it is determined whether or not the card can be used (step S3). If the card cannot be used, a card use addition display and a card removal guidance display are performed (step S4). An end guidance display is performed (step S30), and the process ends. If the card is usable, the insertion of the banknote is permitted (step S5), the card contents are read by the IC card reader / writer unit 13, and the card remaining amount display and the banknote insertion guidance display are performed on the customer service display unit 11 ( Step S6).

  Here, the IC card processing unit determines whether or not the card has been removed (step S7). When the card is removed, the insertion of banknotes is prohibited (step S22), the end guidance is displayed, and the process ends. If the card has not been removed, the bill processing unit determines whether or not a bill has been inserted (step S8), and the processing in steps S7 and S8 is repeated until a bill is inserted. When a bill is inserted, card withdrawal is prohibited (locked) in the card holder (step S9), and the bill recognition unit performs a bill recognition determination to determine whether or not the identification determination has been completed normally (step S10). When the identification determination is normally completed and the identified banknote is a genuine bill, insertion of the banknote is temporarily prohibited, a banknote acceptance completion display and an inserted amount are displayed, and data is written to the card (increase) (steps S11 to S11). S13).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the writing is normally completed (step S14). When the writing is normally completed, one detailed data and total data are created (step S15), and the insertion of the banknote and the removal of the card are permitted (unlocked). (Steps S16 and S17), a charge completion display and a remaining amount display after charging are performed (Step S18), and it is further determined whether or not a bill is inserted (Step S19). If a bill is inserted, the process returns to step S9 and the process is repeated. If no bill is inserted, it is determined whether or not a card is removed (step S20). If no card is removed, the process returns to step S19 to repeat the process. When the card is removed, the insertion of the bill is prohibited (step S21). ) End guidance is displayed (step S22), and the process is terminated.

  In step S10, when the banknote identification determination ends normally and the banknote is a fake ticket (other than 1000 yen), the banknote is refunded (step S23), and then it is determined whether the banknote refund is normally completed. (Step S24), if successful, the card is allowed to be removed (unlocked) (Step S25), a bill refund guide is displayed (Step S26), and then there is an inserted amount (addition amount). Judgment is made (step S27), and if not, the process returns to step S7 to repeat the process. In step S27, if there is an inserted amount, it is determined whether or not a bill is inserted (step S19). If a bill is inserted, the process returns to step S9 and the process is repeated. If no bill is inserted, it is determined whether or not a card is removed (step S20). If no card is removed, the process returns to step S19 to repeat the process. When the card is removed, the insertion of the bill is prohibited (step S21). ) End guidance is displayed (step S22), and the process is terminated.

  In step S10, when the banknote identification determination is abnormal (that is, etc.), if the banknote refund is abnormally terminated in step S24, the card can be removed (step S28), and an abnormal guidance is displayed (step S29). The process ends as handling an abnormal process clerk (step S30). Also, in step S14, even when the writing is not normally terminated, an abnormality guidance is displayed (step S29), and the process is terminated as an abnormality processing staff (step S30). In step S20, the transaction is terminated when the card is removed. Alternatively, the transaction may be terminated if no payment is received after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  According to the present invention, since the IC card filling device can be realized with a simple structure and the price can be reduced, the industrial utility value is great.

It is a front view of the IC card simple filling device of the present invention. It is a block diagram explaining the control system of a filling apparatus. It is a figure explaining the processing flow by a control part. It is a figure explaining the processing flow by a control part. It is a figure explaining the processing flow by a control part.

Explanation of symbols

                                                              DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... IC card simple filling apparatus, 2 ... IC card, 3 ... Thousand-yen bill, 11 ... Customer service display part, 12 ... IC card loading part and holding part, 13 ... Banknote identification part / storage part, 14 ... Banknote insertion slot Return port, 15... Reader / writer unit (antenna), 16... Control unit, 17.

Claims (2)

In a device that fills an IC card with electronic money,
A display unit for loading an IC card, guiding payment, displaying the remaining amount of the card, etc .;
An IC card processing unit that loads and holds an IC card, reads the balance of the card, and writes the deposit amount;
A banknote processing unit for identifying and storing the inserted banknote;
A control unit for controlling each unit,
The control unit holds the IC card every time there is an IC card loaded, writes the deposit amount, and releases the IC card holding every time the deposit amount is written. IC card simple filling device characterized by controlling the section. The card loading / holding unit of the IC card processing unit is composed of a pocket-type card holder, and has a holder for holding the card until the payment amount is written and releasing the card holding after the writing is completed. The IC card simple filling device according to claim 1.

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