JP2015043241A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic device which allows payment by a card, and has a compact sized tablet type shape.SOLUTION: A portable electronic device 1 comprises: a tubular housing 2; a touch panel display 3 disposed on a front surface 21 of the housing 2; a contact type IC reading part 5 being integrated with the housing 2, for performing reading processing of a contact type IC card C2 related to payment; and a magnetic reading part 4 for performing reading processing of a magnetic card C1. The contact type IC reading part 5 includes: a contact type IC sensor 51; and an IC insertion groove 52 for guiding an IC chip of the contact type IC card C2 to a position of the contact type IC sensor 51. The magnetic reading part 4 includes: a magnetic sensor 41; and a magnetic insertion groove 42 for guiding a magnetic recording part of the magnetic card C1 to a position of the magnetic sensor 41. The contact type IC reading part 5 is disposed on a side surface side positioned in a short direction or long direction of the housing 2, and the magnetic reading part 4 is disposed on a side surface side positioned in the short direction or long direction of the housing 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet-type portable electronic device having a card settlement function.

  Tablet-type portable electronic devices have become widespread (for example, see Patent Document 1). On the other hand, a dedicated payment terminal for paying various cards (credit card, cash card, etc.) made of an IC card or a magnetic card is also known (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2012-215682 A JP 2013-003810 A

  There is a demand for a compact tablet-type portable electronic device that can perform settlement by card.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a compact tablet-type portable electronic device that can perform settlement using a card.

  The present invention includes a plate-shaped housing, a touch panel and a display unit provided on the front surface of the housing, and a reading unit that performs a card reading process related to payment, and the reading unit includes the housing and the housing. It is a tablet-type portable electronic device configured integrally.

  The reading unit includes an IC reading unit that performs reading processing of an IC card as the card, and a magnetic reading unit that performs reading processing of a magnetic card as the card, and the IC reading unit includes an IC card An IC sensor that obtains electronic information from the IC chip, and an IC insertion groove provided in the housing for guiding the IC chip of the IC card to the position of the IC sensor, and the magnetic reading unit includes: A magnetic sensor for acquiring magnetic information from a magnetic recording part of the magnetic card; and a magnetic insertion groove provided in the housing for guiding the magnetic recording part of the magnetic card to the position of the magnetic sensor, the IC The magnetic insertion groove and the magnetic insertion groove may overlap with each other.

  In addition, in the insertion direction of the IC card into the IC insertion groove, the bottom of the IC insertion groove is provided in a region deeper than the bottom of the magnetic insertion groove, and the IC sensor It may be arranged in the area.

  The IC insertion groove may include an embossing groove having a shape corresponding to the embossing of the IC card.

  The IC reading unit includes a contact type IC reading unit that performs a reading process of a contact type IC card as the IC card, and a non-contact type IC reading unit that performs a reading process of the non-contact type IC card as the IC card. And may be provided.

Further, the casing and the display unit are substantially rectangular in a front view of the portable electronic device,
The contact type IC reading unit and the magnetic reading unit are arranged on one vertical side surface side of the casing, and the non-contact type IC reading unit is arranged on the other vertical side surface side of the casing. It may be arranged.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to perform payment with a card | curd, a compact tablet-type portable electronic device can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the portable electronic device 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of portable electronic equipment 1 of an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2. It is a partial right view of portable electronic equipment 1 of an embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the reading mode of the card | curd at the time of the payment by the portable electronic device 1 of embodiment, (A) is reading of the magnetic card C1, (B) is reading of the contact-type IC card C2, (C) is non-contacting The reading of the type IC card C3 is shown. It is the sectional view on the AA line shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG. 2.

  Hereinafter, a portable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portable electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the portable electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial right side view of the portable electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. 5A and 5B are perspective views showing a card reading mode at the time of settlement by the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment, in which FIG. 5A shows reading of the magnetic card C1, FIG. 5B shows reading of the contact IC card C2, and FIG. ) Indicates reading of the non-contact type IC card C3. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment includes a housing 2, a touch panel / display unit 3, a magnetic reading unit 4, a contact IC reading unit 5, and a non-contact IC reading. Part 6. The portable electronic device 1 may have a general function as a tablet terminal, for example, a wired communication unit, a wireless communication unit, a button as an input device, a speaker, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. Good.

  The housing 2 constitutes the outer main part of the mobile electronic device 1 and has a flat plate-like substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The case 2 includes a horizontally long front surface 21 and a rear surface 22, an upper side surface 23, a lower side surface 24, a right side surface 25, and a left side surface 26.

In this specification, “substantially rectangular” includes all shapes that can be regarded as a rectangle in the whole view, and includes, for example, a complete rectangle, a rectangle with rounded corners, and a shape with slightly curved sides.
The housing 2 mainly includes a front cover 210 that constitutes the front surface 21, a frame 230 that mainly constitutes the upper side surface 23, the lower side surface 24, the right side surface 25, and the left side surface 26, and a rear cover 220 that mainly constitutes the back surface 22. And comprising.

  In each drawing, the thickness direction, the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction of the housing 2 are referred to as a thickness direction D1, a vertical direction D2, and a horizontal direction D3, respectively. In the thickness direction D1, a direction toward the front surface 21 is referred to as a front direction D11, and a direction toward the back surface 22 is referred to as a back direction D12. In the vertical direction D2, a direction toward the upper side surface 23 is referred to as an upper direction D21, and a direction toward the lower side surface 24 is referred to as a lower direction D22. In the lateral direction D3, a direction toward the right side surface 25 is referred to as a right direction D31, and a direction toward the left side surface 26 is referred to as a left direction D32.

The front cover 210 is made of a translucent material such as glass or plastic. The front cover 210 includes a rectangular transparent display area 211 and an opaque frame-shaped area 212 that surrounds four sides of the display area 211. The display area 211 and the frame-shaped area 212 are arranged on the same plane.
The rear cover 220 is made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy.
The front cover 210 and the rear cover 220 are arranged in parallel with a gap in the thickness direction D1 of the housing 2. That is, the rear cover 220 is disposed on the opposite side of the front cover 210 in the thickness direction D1 of the housing 2.

The frame 230 is provided between the front cover 210 and the rear cover 220. The frame 230 is made of, for example, a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy, or a highly rigid resin. The high-rigidity resin is, for example, a fiber reinforced resin in which an additive such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, other reinforcing fiber, and talc is mixed in the resin.
The frame 230 is continuous in the circumferential direction so as to constitute the upper side surface 23, the lower side surface 24, the right side surface 25 and the left side surface 26.

  The touch panel / display unit 3 is provided on the front surface 21 of the housing 2. The touch panel / display unit 3 includes a touch panel and a display unit. The touch panel is a piezoelectric or electrostatic type having a contact type input function. The touch panel is fixed to the back side of the display area 211 of the front cover 210 by means such as adhesion. The display unit has a substantially rectangular display screen for displaying images and videos in front view of the housing 2. The display screen is disposed on the back side of the touch panel.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the magnetic reading unit 4 performs reading processing of the magnetic card C1. As shown in FIG. 5B, the contact IC reading unit 5 performs a reading process of the contact IC card C2. As shown in FIG. 5C, the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 performs a reading process of the non-contact type IC card C3.
The magnetic reading unit 4, the contact type IC reading unit 5, and the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 are configured integrally with the housing 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the magnetic reading unit 4 includes a magnetic sensor 41 and a magnetic insertion groove 42.
The magnetic sensor 41 is also called a magnetic head, and acquires magnetic information from the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card C1. The magnetic insertion groove 42 is provided in the housing 2 in order to guide the magnetic recording portion of the magnetic card C1 to the position of the magnetic sensor 41. The magnetic sensor 41 is disposed inside the housing 2 such that the detection portion faces the inside of the magnetic insertion groove 42.

  The magnetic insertion groove 42 extends linearly in the vertical direction D <b> 2 and opens to the upper side surface 23 and the lower side surface 24. The magnetic insertion groove 42 is open to the right side surface 25 and is recessed with a bottom toward the left direction D32. The bottom portion 421 of the magnetic insertion groove 42 extends linearly in the vertical direction D2. The thickness of the magnetic insertion groove 42 (thickness in the thickness direction D1 of the housing 2) is larger than the thickness of the magnetic card C1 (the thickness of the region other than the embossed portion C12 in which the name and card number are engraved). Slightly thick.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, after inserting the magnetic card C1 into the magnetic insertion groove 42, the magnetic card C1 can be slid in the vertical direction D2 without rattling. Even when the magnetic card C1 is inserted up to the bottom 421 of the magnetic insertion groove 42, the embossed portion C12 of the magnetic card C1 is not positioned in the magnetic insertion groove 42.
A part of the magnetic card C1 is positioned inside the magnetic insertion groove 42, and the magnetic card C1 is moved in the vertical direction D2, whereby the magnetic information of the magnetic recording portion of the magnetic card C1 is acquired by the magnetic sensor 41. The

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the contact IC reading unit 5 includes a contact IC sensor 51 and an IC insertion groove 52.
The contact IC sensor 51 contacts the IC chip of the contact IC card C2, and acquires electronic information from the IC chip. The IC insertion groove 52 is provided in the housing 2 in order to guide the IC chip of the contact IC card C <b> 2 to the position of the contact IC sensor 51.

The IC insertion groove 52 is open on the right side surface 25 and is recessed with a bottom toward the left direction D32. The bottom portion 521 of the IC insertion groove 52 is located in the left direction D32 with respect to the bottom portion 421 of the magnetic insertion groove 42. In other words, the IC insertion groove 52 is deeper than the magnetic insertion groove 42 in the direction of insertion of the contact type IC card C2 into the IC insertion groove 52 (left direction D32).
That is, in the insertion direction (left direction D32) of the contact type IC card C2 into the IC insertion groove 52, the bottom 521 of the IC insertion groove 52 is provided in a region 525 deeper than the bottom 421 of the magnetic insertion groove 42. It has been. The back area 525 is an area behind the magnetic insertion groove 42 in the IC insertion groove 52.

  The contact type IC sensor 51 is disposed in the back area 525. Specifically, the contact type IC sensor 51 is disposed inside the housing 2 such that the detection portion faces the inside of the region 525 at the back of the IC insertion groove 52.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the IC insertion groove 52 includes an embossing groove 522 and a main groove 523 in the right side view. The embossed groove 522 has a shape corresponding to the embossed part C22 of the contact IC card C2. The main groove 523 has a shape corresponding to the region C21 other than the embossed portion C22 in the contact IC card C2.

  The thickness of the main groove portion 523 (thickness in the thickness direction D1 of the housing 2) is slightly larger than the thickness of the region C21 other than the embossed portion C22 in the contact IC card C2, and in the contact IC card C2. It is slightly thinner than the thickness of the embossed portion C22. Further, the thickness of the embossed groove portion 522 (thickness in the thickness direction D1 of the housing 2) is slightly larger than the thickness of the embossed portion C22 in the contact IC card C2.

Therefore, if the embossed portion C22 of the contact type IC card C2 is positioned in the embossed portion groove portion 522 of the IC inserting groove 52, the contact type IC card C2 can be inserted into the IC inserting groove 52. Then, the contact type IC card C2 can be slid in the left direction D32 without rattling.
When the contact type IC card C2 is inserted up to the area 525 at the back of the IC insertion groove 52, it is held there. Thereby, the electronic information of the IC chip of the contact IC card C2 is acquired by the contact IC sensor 51.

As shown in FIG. 3, both entrance edge portions 526 at the entrance of the inner region 525 of the IC insertion groove 52 are rounded (forms R) when viewed from the front. Accordingly, when the contact type IC card C2 is inserted into the back region 525 of the IC insertion groove 52, the contact type IC card C2 is easily guided to the back region 525. Further, when the magnetic card C1 is slid in the magnetic insertion groove 42, even if the magnetic card C1 is likely to move toward the inner region 525 of the IC insertion groove 52, the magnetic card C1 is It hits the inlet edge 526 (526A) of region 525. At this time, since the entrance edge 526 (526A) is rounded, the magnetic card C1 is not easily caught by the entrance edge 526 (526A), and the moving direction of the magnetic card C1 is corrected to an appropriate direction.
Of the two entrance edges 526 of the back area 525, the entrance edge 526B located on the upstream side in the moving direction (downward direction D22) of the magnetic card C1 may be squared without being rounded.

  Further, the magnetic insertion groove 42 and the IC insertion groove 52 are partially overlapped with each other. Specifically, in the IC insertion groove 52, a region in the right direction D 31 with respect to the bottom 421 of the magnetic insertion groove 42 is a region where the magnetic insertion groove 42 and the IC insertion groove 52 overlap (“overlap region 524. Is also called).

As shown in FIG. 2, the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 includes a non-contact type IC sensor 61. The non-contact type IC sensor 61 includes an antenna. The non-contact type IC card C3 includes an IC chip and an antenna. By transmitting and receiving data between the antenna of the non-contact type IC sensor 61 and the antenna of the non-contact type IC card C3, the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 is on the front surface 21 side of the housing 2 and is non-contact. Electronic information is acquired from the IC chip in the non-contact type IC card C3 arranged in the vicinity of the type IC sensor 61. As an example of the non-contact type IC card C3, there is an NFC (Near Field Communication) standard card.
By bringing the non-contact type IC card C3 close to the non-contact type IC reading unit 6, the electronic information of the IC chip of the non-contact type IC card C3 is acquired by the non-contact type IC sensor 61.

  As described above, the magnetic reading unit 4 and the contact type IC reading unit 5 are arranged on one vertical side surface (right side surface 25) side of the housing 2 in the front view of the housing 2. Further, the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 is disposed on the other vertical side surface (left side surface 26) side of the housing 2.

According to the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
The portable electronic device 1 according to the embodiment includes a housing 2 and a touch panel / display unit 3 provided on the front surface 21 of the housing 2, and a magnetic reading unit 4 as a reading unit that performs a card reading process related to payment. The contact IC reader 5 and the non-contact IC reader 6 are provided. The magnetic reading unit 4, the contact type IC reading unit 5, and the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 are configured integrally with the housing 2. Therefore, according to the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment, it is possible to perform settlement with a card and to provide a compact tablet-type portable electronic device 1.

  Further, skimming from the cable connection portion can be avoided as compared with a configuration in which a separate reading unit (card reader) is externally attached via a cable. Moreover, portability and operativity can be improved by comprising integrally.

  In addition, the IC reading unit 5 is configured to obtain a contact IC sensor 51 that acquires electronic information from the IC chip of the contact IC card C2 and to guide the IC chip of the contact IC card C2 to the position of the contact IC sensor 51. And an IC insertion groove 52 provided in the housing 2. The magnetic reading unit 4 includes a magnetic sensor 41 that acquires magnetic information from the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card C1 and a magnetic sensor provided in the housing 2 to guide the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card C1 to the position of the magnetic sensor 41. An insertion groove 42. The IC insertion groove 52 and the magnetic insertion groove 42 overlap in part thereof. Therefore, the space of the IC insertion groove 52 and the space of the magnetic insertion groove 42 can be saved.

  Further, in the insertion direction D32 of the contact type IC card C2 with respect to the IC insertion groove 52, the IC insertion groove 52 is provided in a region 525 which is deeper than the magnetic insertion groove 42. Further, the contact type IC sensor 51 is disposed in the inner region 525. Therefore, the contact-type IC sensor 51 can be disposed at a position that does not overlap with the magnetic insertion groove 42, and the degree of freedom in design is high.

  Further, the IC insertion groove 52 includes an embossed portion groove portion 522 having a shape corresponding to the embossed portion C22 of the contact type IC card C2. Therefore, when the contact type IC card C2 is inserted into the IC insertion groove 52, the embossed groove portion 522 can be used as an insertion guide.

  Further, in the front view of the portable electronic device 1, the contact IC reading unit 5 and the magnetic reading unit 4 are disposed on the right side 25 which is one vertical side of the housing 2. Further, the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 is disposed on the left side surface 26 side which is the other vertical side surface of the housing 2. Therefore, for example, compared with the form in which the contact-type IC reading unit 5, the magnetic reading unit 4, and the non-contact-type IC reading unit 6 are arranged on the right side surface 25 side, it is easy to achieve downsizing in the vertical direction D2. It is.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be implemented with a various form, without being limited to embodiment mentioned above.
For example, in the embodiment, the magnetic reading unit 4, the contact type IC reading unit 5, and the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 are provided as the reading unit that performs the card reading process related to payment. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . The portable electronic device only needs to include one or more reading units.

In the above embodiment, the magnetic insertion groove 42 and the IC insertion groove 52 are recessed in the left direction D32, but are not limited thereto. The magnetic insertion groove 42 and the IC insertion groove 52 may be recessed in other directions (for example, right direction D31, thickness direction D1, and vertical direction D2).
The contact type IC reading unit 5, the magnetic reading unit 4, and the non-contact type IC reading unit 6 may be disposed on the same side.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable electronic device 2 Case 3 Display part 4 Magnetic reading part (reading part)
5 Contact IC reader (reader)
6 Non-contact type IC reading part (reading part)
21 Front 22 Back 23 Upper Side 24 Lower Side 25 Right Side 26 Left Side 41 Magnetic Sensor 42 Magnetic Insertion Slot 51 Contact IC Sensor (IC Sensor)
52 IC insertion groove 61 Non-contact type IC sensor 421 Bottom 521 Bottom 522 Embossing groove 523 Main groove 524 Overlapping area 525 Deep area 526 Entrance edge C1 Magnetic card C2 Contact type IC card C22 Embossed part C3 Non-contact type IC Card D1 Thickness direction D11 Front direction D12 Back direction D2 Vertical direction D21 Up direction D22 Down direction D3 Horizontal direction D31 Right direction D32 Left direction, insertion direction

Claims (4)

A plate-shaped housing;
A touch panel and a display unit provided on the front surface of the housing;
A tablet-type portable electronic device that is configured integrally with the housing and includes a reading unit that performs a card reading process related to payment,
The housing is substantially rectangular in a front view of the portable electronic device,
The portable electronic device includes a contact type IC reading unit that performs a reading process of a contact type IC card as the card, and a magnetic reading unit that performs a reading process of the magnetic card as the card,
The contact-type IC reading unit includes a contact-type IC sensor that acquires electronic information from an IC chip of a contact-type IC card, and the casing for guiding the IC chip of the contact-type IC card to the position of the contact-type IC sensor. An IC insertion groove provided in the
The magnetic reading unit includes a magnetic sensor that acquires magnetic information from the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card, and a magnetic insertion groove provided in the housing for guiding the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card to the position of the magnetic sensor. With
The contact-type IC reading unit is disposed on a side of the casing along a short side direction or a longitudinal direction, and is open to the outside of the casing and has a bottom toward the inside of the casing. Indented,
The magnetic reading unit is disposed on a side of the casing along a lateral direction or a longitudinal direction, and is open to the outside of the casing and recessed with a bottom toward the inside of the casing. Out,
Tablet-type portable electronic device.   2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the IC insertion groove and the magnetic insertion groove partially overlap each other.   In the insertion direction of the IC card into the IC insertion groove, the bottom of the IC insertion groove is provided in a region deeper than the bottom of the magnetic insertion groove, and the contact-type IC sensor is The portable electronic device of Claim 2 arrange | positioned in the area | region.   The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the IC insertion groove includes an embossing groove having a shape corresponding to an embossing part of an IC card.

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