JP2506076B2 - Card processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to, for example, a perforating process for a telephone card used for public telephones or a card such as a coupon ticket used for station service and a magnetic stripe information recording unit. The present invention relates to a card processing device that updates value information.

(B) Conventional Technology As a card processing device of the above example, for example, Japanese Patent Application No.
There is a device described in 59-197333.

That is, it is a device for changing the value information of the information recording unit in a value card such as a telephone card according to the use of the card.

However, in the above-described conventional device, only the value information corresponding to the remaining amount after use is updated and recorded, and therefore there are the following problems.

That is, when the card holder (user) claims that a large amount of money has been deducted from the amount actually used, there is a problem that a trouble is likely to occur because it cannot be confirmed.

Further, even when incorrect value information is recorded due to a malfunction of the device side, there is a problem that the amount to be refunded to the user is unknown.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The present invention is designed to record value information before card use and value information after card use in a recording section that specifies each of them, so that it is possible to make a financial contact with a user. When a trouble of different value occurs, it is possible to promptly read the value information before and after using the card and confirm both value information, thereby preventing the trouble with the customer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device capable of improving the reliability of balance data.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem The present invention is a card processing device for updating the value information of an information recording unit according to the use of a card, wherein the card is provided with a plurality of recording blocks, and each recording block is provided. The block is provided with a first recording section for recording the value information before the card is used and a second recording section for recording the value information after the card is used, and the card processing device side is provided with the first recording section every time the card is used. In the recording section, the value information after the last card use recorded in the second recording section is recorded as the value information before the card use when using the current card, and in the second recording section, the value information after the current use is recorded. It is characterized in that it is a card processing device provided with a recording means for recording value information.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, in each recording block of the card, the first recording unit that specifies the recording of the value information before the card is used,
A second recording unit that specifies the recording of the value information after the card is used is provided, and each time the card is used, the first recording unit of each of these recording units is recorded in the second recording unit after the previous card use. The value information is recorded as the value information before the card is used when the card is used this time, and the value information after the current use is recorded and updated in the second recording unit, so that it is possible to perform a financial process with the user. When a trouble of great value occurs, promptly,
Read the value information before and after using the card from the specified first and second recording units, and confirm both the value information.
As a result, it is possible to prevent troubles with customers.

In addition, even if the device malfunctions, the amount to be refunded to the user can be immediately confirmed by checking the value information before and after the card is used in the first and second storage units, and in turn, the reliability of the balance data. There is an effect that the property can be improved.

Furthermore, since a plurality of recording blocks having the above-mentioned first and second recording units are provided, even if the card is scratched, the value information before and after the card is used can be read from another recording block that is not scratched. This makes it possible to eliminate read errors as much as possible and improve the reliability of the card.

(F) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a card processing device, and in FIG. 1, the magnetic card 1 used in this card processing device is the card 1
., Which are punched depending on the use of the magnetic recording medium, and a magnetic stripe 3 as a magnetic information recording portion formed on a different track from the punching position 2.

The above-mentioned magnetic stripe 3 includes a plurality of recording blocks 3a and 3b.
The same information is magnetically recorded in each of the recording blocks 3a and 3b according to a predetermined magnetic encoding format.

That is, from the right side to the left side in FIG. 1, the timing information a, the information start code b, the value information c after use, the information end / start code d, are included in each of the blocks 3a and 3b.
Each piece of information of the value information e and the information end code f before use is magnetically recorded in each of the recording portions A to F corresponding thereto.

That is, the above-mentioned value information e before the card is used is recorded in the first recording section E, and the above-mentioned value information C after the card is used is recorded in the second recording section C.

In this way, the same information a to f is recorded in each of the plurality of recording blocks 3a and 3b according to a predetermined magnetic encoding format.
The magnetic recording is performed so that even if the card 1 is scratched or otherwise difficult to read information from one recording block, the information can be read from another recording block.

A card processing device 4 for processing the magnetic card 1 thus configured is as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3.

That is, the card transfer mechanism described below is arranged between the side plates 5 and 6. That is, the conveyor belt 9 is stretched between the pair of upper rollers 7 and 8 and the pair of lower rollers 10 and 1 is arranged.
Even in the interval 1, the conveyor belt 12 is exceeded, and a reversible rotatable motor 13 for transportation is connected to the roller 8 to form a card transportation mechanism.

Further, a pad roller 14 and a magnetic head 15 are provided opposite to each other on the card conveying surface in the intermediate portion of the card conveying mechanism formed in this way, and the magnetic head 15 causes the magnetic stripe 3 in the magnetic card 1 described above. , The value information is read and written.

Further, a perforation mechanism 19 including a perforation solenoid 16, a perforator 17 and a perforation base 18 is disposed slightly right of the magnetic head 15 in the drawing.

Furthermore, a card insertion guide plate 20 is attached to the entrance side of the above-mentioned card transport mechanism to form a card insertion opening 21, and a part slightly inward of the card insertion opening 21 and the rollers 8 and 11 described above. A first sensor 22 and a second sensor 23, which are card detectors, are arranged at a portion slightly in front of the arrangement position.

Each of the first and second sensors 22 and 23 described above is configured by, for example, a photoelectric sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

Further, the above-mentioned magnetic head 15 scans the magnetic stripe 3 of the magnetic card 1 to read the value information c and e of each recording block 3a and 3b, and updates each of these information c and e.

FIG. 4 shows the control circuit of the card processing device, and the CPU 30 is R
The motor 13, the magnetic head 15, the punching solenoid 16 and the host controller 25 are controlled according to the program stored in the OM 24, and the RAM 26 stores necessary data such as the value information c read by the magnetic head 15.

In FIG. 4, the elements 13, 15, 16 and the CPU 30 are connected via the interface 27, and the host controller 25
(Main body side) and the CPU 30 are connected via an interface 28.

The operation of the card processing device thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the magnetic card 1 is inserted into the above-mentioned card insertion hole 21 in the first step 31, the first sensor 22 detects it in the second step 32 and turns on, and receives an on signal from the sensor 22. Then, in the third step 33, the motor 13 rotates normally.

When the motor 13 rotates in the normal direction, the magnetic card 1 is loaded by the drive of the card transport mechanism shown in FIGS.

Next, in a fourth step 34, the magnetic head 15 reads the magnetic information c, e (see FIG. 1) of the magnetic stripe 3 and inputs this read information to the CPU 30.

Next, in a fifth step 35, the CPU 30 determines whether or not normal information is recorded in each of the recording blocks 3a, 3b described above, and then in a next sixth step 36, the CPU 30 detects information between normal blocks. Is checked, and whether the information is normal or not is determined based on this check.

When the CPU 30 determines that the mutual information does not match in the above-mentioned sixth step 36, the above-mentioned motor 13 is reversed in the seventh step 37, and the magnetic card 1 is returned in the eighth step 38. .

On the other hand, when it is determined in the sixth step 36 that the mutual information matches, in the next ninth step 39, the CPU 30 stores the already read used value information c in the RAM 26, and then the first
At 0 step 40, the CPU 30 transmits the magnetic read information already read from the magnetic stripe 3, that is, the value information c after use, to the host controller 25 via the interface 28.

Next, the magnetic card 1 loaded as described above is
When the sensor 23 position is reached, in the next eleventh step 41,
The second sensor 23 is turned on, and in response to the on signal from the sensor 23, the motor 13 is stopped at the next twelfth step 42.

In the host controller 25, for example, the handset, a new value is calculated according to the number of calls used, and in the 13th step 43, the CPU 30
Receives the new record information (value information) calculated by the host controller 25 via the interface 28.

Next, in a fourteenth step 44, when the motor 13 is rotated in the reverse direction, the magnetic card 1 starts to be conveyed to the left in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Next, in the 15th step 45, the CPU 30 causes the above-mentioned upper controller 25
The perforation position corresponding to the new value information from is calculated.

For example, the card 1 that had a value of 4,000 yen when the card 1 was inserted has a hole h ₁ already drilled at the position indicating the remaining balance of 4,000 yen as shown in FIG. ₁ , and a new value depending on the number of calls. For example, if the price goes to 3,200 yen, the CPU30 has the remaining balance of 3,200 yen.
The punching position of the hole h ₂ corresponding to the 000 yen range is calculated.

Next, in a sixteenth step 46, the CPU 30 determines whether or not a punching operation is necessary, and when it is determined that the above hole h ₂ needs to be punched, the CPU 30 proceeds to the following seventeenth step 47.

That is, by carrying the magnetic card 1 in the carrying-out direction,
In the 17th step 47, when the second sensor 23 is turned off,
In the eighteenth step 48, the CPU 30 counts the punching position distance by selecting the position from the end of the card 1 by the built-in counter.

Next, in the 19th step 49, the motor 13 is stopped, and then the
20. In step 50, the punching solenoid 16 is turned on / off according to the punching position described above to punch the hole h ₂ in the magnetic card 1.

Next, in a twenty-first step 51, the motor 13 is again rotated in the reverse direction, and the above-mentioned magnetic card 1 is sequentially conveyed in the carry-out direction.

Next, in a 22nd step 52, the CPU 30 reads the value information C (previous data) after use stored in the RAM 26 in advance, and stores this value in the first recording section E of FIG. 1 via the magnetic head 15. Write information C.

Next, in the 23rd step 53, the CPU 30 operates the magnetic head 15, and the above-mentioned new recording information of 3,200 yen (current data)
Is written in the second recording section C in FIG.

That is, by the above-mentioned 22nd step 52 and 23rd step 53, both the information of the first and second recording portions E and C of FIG. 1 are rewritten with new information.

When the magnetic card 1 is conveyed in the carry-out direction and the card 1 reaches the position where the first sensor 22 is disposed, the 24th step is performed.
At 54, the first sensor 22 is turned on, then at 25th step 55, the CPU 30 measures the time required for card ejection by its built-in timer, and at 26th step 56, the motor 13 by the time-up of this timer. To stop.

Therefore, the magnetic card 1 (see FIG. 1) having a new value is carried out from the card insertion slot 21.

In short, the magnetic stripe 3 of the magnetic card 1 is provided with the first recording portion E and the second recording portion C. Whenever the card 1 is used, the value information e, c of each recording portion E, C is transferred to the magnetic head. Updated by 15.

As a result, it is possible to prevent troubles with the user by reading the information e and c of the recording units E and C described above.

Further, even in the case of a malfunction of the device side, there is an effect that the amount of money to be refunded to the card user is made clear, and thus the reliability of the balance data can be improved.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the card of the present invention corresponds to the magnetic card 1 of the embodiment, and hereinafter, similarly, the information recording section corresponds to the magnetic stripe 3, and the recording means is Although it corresponds to the magnetic head 15, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a magnetic card used in a card processing device, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a card transport mechanism, and FIG. Is a plan view of the card transport mechanism, FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram of the card processing device, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart. 1 ... Magnetic card, 3 ... Magnetic stripe 15 ... Magnetic head, E ... First recording section C ... Second recording section

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP 61-114398 (JP, A) JP 53-37343 (JP, A) JP 50-39597 (JP, A) JP 50-46399 (JP , A) JP-A-52-96599 (JP, A) JP-A-58-43077 (JP, A) Actual development Sho-59-92958 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card processing device for changing the value information of an information recording section according to the use of a card, wherein the card is provided with a plurality of recording blocks, and the value information before the card is used is provided in each recording block. A first recording unit for recording and a second recording unit for recording value information after use of the card are provided, and the first processing unit is provided on the card processing device side every time the card is used.
In the recording section, the value information after the last card use recorded in the second recording section is recorded as the value information before the card use when using the current card, and in the second recording section, the value information after the current use is recorded. A card processing device having a recording means for recording value information.