JP2010102571A - Information display card, and information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To update information as needed, and to be easily aware of the updating of the information. <P>SOLUTION: An information providing system 10 includes an IC card 11, a management device 12, and an automatic ticket gate 13. Personal information and a serial number of a customer are stored in a memory of the IC card 11, when holding up the IC card 11 over a reception reader writer 40, and a card key with those is lent. The Personal information excepting information of preference or the like is erased when holding up the IC card 11 over the reception reader writer 40, at the time of check-out, to be transferred to the customer. The information of preference or the like read in from the IC card 11 is transmitted to the management device 12, when inserting the IC card 11 into a card holder 18 and when holding up it over a ticket gate reader writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13, and corresponding service information is input into the IC card 11 via the ticket gate reader writer 46. An organic EL sheet gets luminous when opening the card holder 18, and the service information is displayed on an organic EL panel, when taking out the IC card from the card holder 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display card and an information providing system for displaying information such as advertisements.

  In accommodation facilities such as hotels in recent years, card-type card keys are increasingly used in place of metal room keys for locking and unlocking guest rooms. This card key records key information for unlocking the door key of the guest room as magnetic data, and the card key is inserted into the card key insertion slot provided on the door of the guest room. Can be unlocked.

Such a card key is provided with a variable display area in which data can be rewritten, and when the card key is inserted into a card drive device installed in a guest room, the card drive device transmits and receives data to and from the server, and various information is stored in the card drive device. Information displayed on the display section and displayed in the variable display area of the card key is rewritten by the card drive device, and the usage details in the accommodation facility, the information around the hotel, and the peripheral facilities are displayed in the variable display area of the card key. A guest room information service system in which information such as an advertisement requested by a hotel is displayed is known (Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-185378 A

  The information service system described in Patent Document 1 has a drawback that even if the information is updated, it is not noticed unless the variable display area of the card key is bothered. In addition, there is a drawback that information can be updated only within the accommodation facility where the card drive device is installed, and the information cannot be updated after being away from the accommodation facility or after checking out.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. An information display card and an information providing system that can update information at any time and can easily recognize that the information has been updated. The purpose is to provide.

  The information display card of the present invention displays a non-contact communication unit that performs non-contact communication with the outside, a storage unit that stores information obtained from the outside via the non-contact communication unit, and displays the information by emitting light. And a battery for supplying power to the flat display unit, and a control unit for controlling driving of the flat display unit.

  A time measuring unit that measures an elapsed time since the flat display unit starts displaying the information is provided in the card body, and the control unit displays the flat display when the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time. It is preferable to stop the driving of the unit.

  A flat light emitter is provided on the surface of the card main body separately from the flat display portion, and a pair of optical sensors for sensing light is provided in a state where the card main body is placed in a predetermined card case. Provided on the surface of the card body so that only one of the pair of photosensors senses light, and the control unit causes the light emitter to emit light when both of the photosensors are exposed. It is preferable that the flat display unit be controlled so as to start displaying the information from the time when light is sensed. Moreover, it is preferable that the said flat display part consists of organic EL.

  The information is preferably obtained via a non-contact communication unit provided in a predetermined information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus is preferably an automatic ticket gate installed in a station premises.

  The information providing system of the present invention includes the information display card according to any one of claims 1 to 4, an information distribution server that distributes the information, a communication unit that receives the information from the information distribution server, A device-side storage unit that stores information, a non-contact communication unit that communicates with the non-contact communication unit of the information display card, and a device-side non-contact communication unit that transmits the information to the non-contact communication unit of the information display card; It is characterized by comprising an information providing device comprising

  The information providing apparatus is preferably an automatic ticket gate installed in a station premises.

  According to the present invention, information can be obtained from the outside by non-contact communication, and the information is displayed on the flat display unit that displays by emitting light, so that the information can be updated at any time and the information is updated. You can easily notice that.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an information providing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an IC card 11 (information display card) provided from an accommodation facility such as a hotel, and a management device 12 (information) installed in the accommodation facility. Distribution server) and an automatic ticket gate 13 that accepts an IC card, etc., which is installed at a ticket gate in a station premises, and which performs automatic payment of a boarding fare without contact, etc., and performs a ticket gate process. After using it as a key, hold it over or touch the automatic ticket gate 13 (hereinafter simply referred to as “holding up” for the purpose of displaying information such as advertisements displayed on the flat display section of the IC card 11. It is to be updated. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  The IC card 11 is provided from the front as a card key when the customer arrives at the accommodation facility and completes reception at the front desk. In FIG. 2 showing the appearance of the IC card 11, the IC card 11 has the same shape and size (about 54 mm × 85 mm) as a generally used rectangular card.

  An organic EL sheet 15 that is an elongated planar light emitter is attached to the upper and lower edges of the surface 11a of the IC card 11 along the longitudinal direction of the edge, and photosensors 16 are respectively provided at the corners on the diagonal line. Is provided. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, when the IC card 11 is inserted into the pocket 18a of the card case 18 such as a wallet, the organic EL sheet 15 and the optical sensor 16 are separated from the edge of the pocket 18a regardless of the insertion direction. Exposed outside.

  In another pocket 18b, an IC card 19 for payment of a boarding fare is stored. For this reason, the IC cards 11 and 19 and the automatic ticket gate 13 are all compatible with anti-collision so that the IC cards 11 and 19 do not interfere with each other. This anti-collision is presented in ISO / IEC 144443-3.

  Returning to FIG. 2, a dot matrix type organic EL panel 21 (planar display unit) is provided at the center of the surface 11a. On this organic EL panel 21, various service information, for example, “XXX hotel limited time special price August 1 to September 15 per person: 15,000 yen” is displayed in a rewritable manner.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the IC card 11 has a three-layer structure in which the intermediate layer 23 is sandwiched between an upper layer 24 on the front surface 11a side and a lower layer 25 on the back surface 11b side. . The upper layer 24 and the lower layer 25 are both thin resin layers that protect the intermediate layer 23. The upper layer 24 is transparent only in the portions corresponding to the organic EL sheet 15, the organic EL panel 21, and the optical sensor 16, and the other portions are the same. The opaque resin and the lower layer 25 are each formed from an opaque resin.

  In the intermediate layer 23, as shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the organic EL sheet 15, the organic EL panel 21, and the optical sensor 16, a control unit 26 that controls the entire IC card 11, and a battery that is a power source for supplying power thereto 27, a non-volatile memory 28 (storage unit) such as an EEPROM to which the control unit 26 writes or refers to information, and a non-contact communication unit 29 that performs non-contact communication with an external reader / writer, for example, at a distance of about 10 cm. And the timer 30 (time measurement part) which measures the elapsed time after the organic EL panel 21 started displaying information is provided.

  From the time when one of the optical sensors 16 senses light, the control unit 26 drives the organic EL sheet 15 to emit light, thereby attracting the customer's attention. Also, from the point in time when both optical sensors 16 sense light, the control unit 26 drives the organic EL panel 21 to start displaying service information, and at the same time, activates the timer 30. When the measurement time by the timer 30 reaches, for example, 30 seconds, the control unit 26 stops driving the organic EL sheet 15 and the organic EL panel 21. Thereby, the consumption of the battery 27 is prevented. As the non-contact communication unit 29, a known wireless tag may be used.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the management device 12 is configured by, for example, a personal computer, and functions as an authentication registration unit 33, a database (DB) 34, and a usage control unit 35 by installing application software on the personal computer. In addition, a keyboard 36 and a communication unit 37 such as a modem are connected to the management device 12.

  When the customer checks in, the front desk clerk gives the customer a record of the customer's name, sex, age, address, hobbies, preferences, and other personal information. When the front clerk operates the keyboard 36 based on the customer record sheet and inputs the customer's personal information to the management device 12, the authentication registration unit 33 reads the name of the accommodation facility named XX inn, the customer's individual In addition to the information, the serial number, which is key information for using the IC card 11 as a card key, is associated with the room number of the room where the guest stays and is registered in the database 34 as accommodation management information 38. In addition to the accommodation management information 38, the database 34 stores service information 39, which is information such as advertisements to be notified to the customer.

  Subsequently, a front attendant holds the new IC card 11 over the non-contact type reception reader / writer 40 connected to the management device 12. As a result, the non-contact communication unit 29 of the IC card 11 and the reception reader / writer 40 perform non-contact communication, and the control unit 26 reads the name of the XX inn read from the reception reader / writer 40 and the personal information of the customer. The serial number is stored in the memory 28. Thereafter, the front staff lends the IC card 11 to the customer as a card key.

  The use control unit 35 is connected to a locking device 43 provided on the door 42 of the guest room and a non-contact type guest room reader / writer 44 provided near the door 42 outside the guest room. The locking device 43 is, for example, an electromagnetic key, and normally the door 42 is locked to prohibit the opening, and the door is unlocked in response to a permission signal from the use control unit 35 to allow the opening. .

  When the IC card 11 is held over the guest room reader / writer 44, the name of the xxx inn, the personal information of the guest, and the serial number stored in the memory 28 of the IC card 11 are read by the guest room reader / writer 44, and this is used by the use control unit 35. Sent to. The use control unit 35 refers to the accommodation management information 38 in the database 34 to determine whether the serial number read by the guest room reader / writer 44 corresponds to the guest room number of the guest room in which the guest room reader / writer 44 is installed. judge.

  When it is determined that the serial number and the guest room number correspond to each other, the use control unit 35 sends a permission signal to the locking device 43 to unlock the door 42. A non-permission signal is sent to the device 43, and a warning such as “please check the room number” is displayed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel provided in the locking device 43 while the door 42 is locked.

  Further, when the serial number of the IC card 11 corresponds to the guest room number, the use control unit 35 refers to the service information 39 of the database 34 and sets the sex, age, hobby, and preference of the customer's personal information. The corresponding service information is extracted and sent to the guest room reader / writer 44. As a result, the service information is written in the memory 28 from the guest room reader / writer 44 via the non-contact communication unit 29, and the service information is displayed on the organic EL panel 21 by the control unit 26. The elapsed time from when the organic EL panel 21 starts displaying the service information is measured by the timer 30. When 30 seconds elapse, for example, the control unit 26 stops displaying the service information on the organic EL panel 21. Is done.

  When the customer checks out, the front desk clerk receives the IC card 11 from the customer, operates the keyboard 36 to settle the accommodation fee, etc., and then holds it over the reception reader / writer 40. As a result, the customer's personal information excluding sex, age, hobbies, and preferences (personal information such as name that can identify the customer) and the serial number are deleted from the memory 28 of the IC card 11. Thereby, even if the IC card 11 is lost, for example, there is no possibility that the personal information of the customer is leaked to a third party. Hereinafter, the name of the XX inn, the sex of the guest, the age, hobbies, and preferences that are left in the memory 28 and cannot identify the individual customer are referred to as IC card 11 preference information.

  Thereafter, the front clerk holds the IC card 11 over the ticket gate reader / writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13 so that the service information displayed on the organic EL panel 21 of the IC card 11 is updated as needed. Explain to the customer that service information can be obtained, and have the IC card 11 received.

  The automatic ticket gate 13 includes a ticket reader / writer 46, a communication unit 48 that communicates with the communication unit 37 of the management device 12 via a communication network, for example, the Internet 47, service information transmitted from the management device 12, and the like. And a control unit 50 for controlling the ticket gate reader / writer 46, the communication unit 48, the memory 49, and the like.

  The customer puts the received IC card 11 into the pocket 18a of the card case 18 in which the IC card 19 for fare payment is placed. When passing the automatic ticket gate 13 of the station, the card compartment 18 is always held over the ticket gate reader / writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13, so that the IC card 11 is necessarily placed on the ticket gate reader / writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13. It will be held up.

  The management device 12 is connected via the Internet 47 to an automatic ticket gate 13 installed at a nearby station that has been contracted in advance or a station in a region where many customers live. Stations other than the nearest station are selected based on the customer's personal information obtained when the customer checks in at the XX inn.

  When the card slot 18 is held over the ticket gate reader / writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13, the preference information is read from the IC card 11 and sent to the management device 12 via the communication unit 48 and the Internet 47. The management device 12 searches the service information 39 in the database 34 based on the preference information of the IC card 11, discount information provided by the XX inn, gender and age provided by other stores. Service information such as advertisements corresponding to the above is sent to the automatic ticket gate 13 via the Internet 47. With regard to service information such as advertisements provided from other stores, a XX inn that provides an information distribution server function can obtain fee income from that store.

  The control unit 50 stores the service information received from the management apparatus 12 via the Internet 47 and the communication unit 48 in the memory 49 and sends the service information to the ticket gate reader / writer 46. The ticket gate reader / writer 46 transmits service information to the IC card 11 by known non-contact communication. The control unit 26 of the IC card 11 stores the service information received from the ticket gate reader / writer 46 via the non-contact communication unit 29 in the memory 28.

  The operation of the information providing system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, “st” is a step, and (st1) corresponds to “st1” in the figure.

  The customer arrives at the XX inn and checks in at the front desk (st1). The front clerk inputs the customer's personal information to the management device 12 based on the customer record sheet that the customer has written. When the new IC card 11 is held over the reception reader / writer 40, the name of the xxx inn, the personal information of the customer, and the serial number are written in the memory 28 of the IC card 11. A staff member at the front desk lends the customer with the IC card 11 as a card key (st2).

  When the customer arrives at the guest room and holds the IC card 11 over the guest room reader / writer 44, the serial number of the IC card 11 is sent to the use control unit 35 to determine whether the serial number corresponds to the guest room number of the guest room. Is done. If the serial number corresponds to the guest room number, a permission signal is sent from the use control unit 35 to the locking device 43, and the door 42 is unlocked (st3). As a result, the customer can open the door 42 and enter the cabin. Further, service information corresponding to the preference information is displayed on the organic EL panel 21 of the IC card 11 (st4).

  If the serial number does not correspond to the guest room number, a non-permission signal is sent from the use control unit 35 to the locking device 43, the customer cannot open the door 42, and a warning such as "Please check the guest room number" Is displayed on the display unit of the locking device 43.

  When the customer digests the stay schedule and checks out (st5), if the front clerk holds the IC card 11 returned to the reception reader / writer 40, the preference information is removed from the memory 28 of the IC card 11. The customer's personal information and serial number are deleted (st6). Thereafter, since the IC card 11 is handed over to the customer free of charge, the customer puts the IC card 11 into the card case 18 containing the IC card 19 for freight payment (st7).

  When the customer passes the automatic ticket gate 13, the card holder 18 is held over the ticket reader / writer 46 of the automatic ticket gate 13 (st8). The IC cards 11 and 19 and the ticket gate reader / writer 46 that are included in the card case 18 support anti-collision, so that the preference information is received from the IC card 11 and the ride fare payment process is received from the IC card 19. Information such as the name of the boarding station and the charge balance required for the ticket is read by the ticket gate reader / writer 46 without interfering with each other.

  Information such as boarding station name and charge balance is used for boarding fare payment processing. In the case of insufficient charge balance, the automatic ticket gate 13 activates a blocking plate to prevent passengers from passing, causing any problems. If not, the customer is allowed to pass through.

  The preference information read from the IC card 11 is sent to the management apparatus 12 via the communication unit 48 and the Internet 47 (st9). Based on the sent preference information, the management device 12 sends service information such as discount information and various advertisements from the service information 39 in the database 34 to the automatic ticket gate 13 (st10).

  The control unit 50 stores the service information sent from the management device 12 in the memory 49 and transmits the service information from the ticket gate reader / writer 46 to the IC card 11 (st11). The non-contact communication unit 29 of the IC card 11 receives service information from the ticket gate reader / writer 46 (st12), and the control unit 26 stores the service information in the memory 28.

  When the customer opens the card case 18 (st13), one of the light sensors 16 exposed from the edge of the pocket 18a senses light (st14), and the organic EL sheet 15 emits light (st15). The customer notices the emitting organic EL sheet 15 and takes out the IC card 11 from the pocket 18a of the card compartment 18. As a result, the other optical sensor 16 is also exposed to the outside, and both optical sensors 16 sense light (st16), so that new service information is displayed on the organic EL panel 21 (st17).

  The customer reads the service information displayed on the organic EL panel 21. When the organic EL panel 21 starts displaying service information, the timer 30 starts measuring elapsed time. For example, when 30 seconds have elapsed (st18), the control unit 26 controls the organic EL sheet 15 and the organic EL panel 21. Is stopped (st19). Thereby, useless consumption of the battery 27 is prevented.

  In this way, the information can be updated at any time, and it can be easily noticed that the information has been updated. In addition, service information such as advertisements can be continuously provided to customers who have used the accommodation facility once, which is beneficial to both the accommodation facility and the customer.

  In addition, the elapsed time for stopping the driving of the organic EL sheet 15 and the organic EL panel 21 is not limited to 30 seconds, and may be, for example, 1 minute, or the stop timing may be shifted. For example, the driving of the organic EL sheet 15 may be stopped after the first 10 seconds, and the driving of the organic EL panel 21 may be stopped after another 20 seconds. Further, the light emission of the organic EL sheet 15 may be stopped immediately after the display of the service information is started.

  Moreover, you may make it make the organic electroluminescent sheet 15 light-emit only when information is updated. In addition, for example, even when the organic EL panel 21 has a touch panel function and the driving of the organic EL panel 21 is stopped, information can be displayed on the organic EL panel 21 at any time by touching the organic EL panel 21. You may be able to do it.

  In the embodiment described above, the service information displayed on the organic EL panel of the IC card is displayed as text (see FIG. 2). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, two-dimensional A bar code may be displayed. In this way, for example, when a two-dimensional barcode is read by a mobile phone, a coupon is displayed on the liquid crystal panel of the mobile phone, and is displayed on the liquid crystal panel of the mobile phone by the corresponding store clerk. You can receive a service to show the coupons you have and get discounted products.

  In the above embodiment, an organic EL sheet intended only to emit light is provided separately from the organic EL panel for displaying information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the organic EL sheet is omitted. Then, the organic EL panel may emit light.

  In the above embodiment, the pair of photosensors are provided at the corners on the diagonal line of the card body. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the IC card is placed in the card case. If only one of them is exposed, the pair of optical sensors may be arranged in any way.

  In the above embodiment, a dot matrix type organic EL panel is adopted as a display unit for displaying service information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a segment type organic EL panel or any color An active matrix driving organic EL display capable of freely displaying images and the like may also be used.

  In the above embodiment, an example is given in which an IC card provided at an accommodation facility is used and information is updated by an automatic ticket gate. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, an IC card is issued at a convenience store. Then, the information may be updated by an information providing device installed in each chain store of the convenience store that is affiliated.

It is explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the information provision system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the surface of an IC card. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which put the IC card in the card case. It is explanatory drawing which shows the side of an IC card. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of an IC card. It is a flowchart which shows the main sequences of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information provision system 11,19 IC card 12 Management apparatus 13 Automatic ticket gate 15 Organic EL sheet 16 Optical sensor 18 Card holder 21 Organic EL panel 26,50 Control part 28,49 Memory 29 Non-contact communication part 30 Timer 37,48 Communication Department 34 Database 38 Accommodation management information 39 Service information 40 Reception reader / writer 44 Guest room reader / writer 46 Ticket gate reader / writer

Claims (8)

A non-contact communication unit that performs non-contact communication with the outside;
A storage unit for storing information obtained from the outside via the non-contact communication unit;
A flat display unit for displaying the information by emitting light;
A battery for supplying power to the flat display unit;
An information display card comprising: a control unit that controls driving of the flat display unit;   A time measuring unit that measures an elapsed time since the flat display unit starts displaying the information is provided in the card body, and the control unit displays the flat display when the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time. The information display card according to claim 1, wherein driving of the unit is stopped.   A flat light emitter is provided on the surface of the card main body separately from the flat display portion, and a pair of optical sensors for sensing light is provided in a state where the card main body is placed in a predetermined card case. Provided on the surface of the card body so that only one of the pair of photosensors senses light, and the control unit causes the light emitter to emit light when both of the photosensors are exposed. The information display card according to claim 2, wherein the flat display unit is controlled to start displaying the information from the time when light is sensed.   The information display card according to claim 1, wherein the flat display portion is made of organic EL.   5. The information display card according to claim 1, wherein the information is obtained via a non-contact communication unit provided in a predetermined information providing apparatus.   6. The information display card according to claim 5, wherein the information providing device is an automatic ticket gate installed in a station. The information display card according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An information distribution server for distributing the information;
A communication unit that receives the information from the information distribution server, a device-side storage unit that stores the information, and a non-contact communication unit of the information display card communicate with each other in a non-contact manner. An information providing system comprising: an information providing device including a device-side non-contact communication unit that transmits information to a contact communication unit.   8. The information providing system according to claim 7, wherein the information providing apparatus is an automatic ticket gate installed in a station premises.

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