JP2855166B2 - Multipurpose memory card information collection system - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a multipurpose memory card information collecting system, and more particularly, to an IC memory, which can be used by an unspecified user at a place on a commuting route such as on a street or in a station. The present invention relates to a multipurpose memory card information collection system that can easily and quickly collect newspaper information, various types of advertisement information, and the like using a card, and can view the collected information at an arbitrary place and time.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, information communication services performed using a communication network include a captain service, a personal computer communication service, a street corner information device service, and the like.

The captain service and the personal computer communication service connect a dedicated terminal device or a personal computer to a dedicated line or a public line, and provide information to a specific member through an online information service.

On the other hand, the street corner information device service provides information to unspecified customers using a street corner information terminal or the like installed in a street corner or inside a building, and is a service that can be settled for free services or coins. It is.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional captain service and personal computer communication service, a user prepares at least a terminal device having a communication function and takes information into the terminal device, or If there is no such information, the user can only receive information provided as screen data or print data using a printer or the like. For this reason, there is a problem that the user must install an expensive and relatively large device in order to receive the service. Further, there is a problem that only a specific user can use the service.

On the other hand, the conventional street corner information device service has a problem that data can be viewed only in front of the street corner information terminal, or it takes time to print the data, and it is not possible to quickly collect information when the data amount is large. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems of the above-mentioned conventional services so that an uncharacteristic user can easily and quickly collect information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose memory card information collection system that allows the user to view any time.

(Means and Actions for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an IC
In order to collect information corresponding to the requirements registered in the memory card, the requirements are read from the IC memory card, and a database having information corresponding to the requirements is accessed and obtained from the database. An access terminal device having a request information collecting means for automatically storing information stored in the data area of the IC memory card; a means for registering requirements in the IC memory card; A portable personal terminal device having at least information display means for reading and displaying the collected information, and using the access terminal device to collect information collected in the IC memory card using the personal terminal device. The feature is that it is displayed by displaying.

According to the present invention, the information corresponding to the requirement can be collected by inserting the IC memory card into the access terminal device, and the collected information can be collected by inserting the IC memory card into the personal terminal device. You can view this by displaying the information.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic system block diagram of an embodiment of a multipurpose memory card information collecting system according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a host computer of the system and 2 is a VA
.., 3a, 3b, 3c,... Are access terminal devices connected to the network 2, and 4 is a database-side host computer.

The host computer 1 is connected to the access terminal devices 3a, 3b, 3c,... Via the network 2,
It is connected to the database side host computer 4 directly or by a communication line.

As the system of the network 2, the host computer 1, and the database-side host computer 4, an existing system can be used.

The access terminal devices 3a, 3b, 3c, ..., as described in detail by the access terminal device 3a,
It has a message display section 31, an insertion slot 32 for inserting an IC memory card 21, a prepaid card (credit card) insertion slot 33, a function key (function key) 34, a coin insertion slot 35, and a change return port 36. . The coin insertion slot 35 and the change return slot 36 are not always necessary and may be deleted.

Next, components of the present embodiment will be sequentially described in detail.

(1) IC Memory Card First, the concept of data stored in the IC memory card 21 will be described with reference to the conceptual diagram of FIG.

The IC memory card 21 includes a system management area 22 and a user area 23. The system management area 22 is divided into a non-rewritable fixed format area A22a and a rewritable fixed format area B22b.
Can be divided into a variable area (menu area) 23a and a variable area (data area) 23b.

The fixed format area B22b stores system management information. Specifically, (1) ID number (number for each individual, member, corporation), (2) menu version number (Ver, No), (3) user service level information (4) other address information (index) Information), (5) other system information and the like. The system management information 22
Is an area in which data is written by an institution that provides the service and the user cannot participate.

Note that some of the menu version numbers and other address information in the system management information described above may be replaced by IC memory card
By inserting 21 into the access terminals 3a and 3b, the contents are automatically changed to new contents.

On the other hand, a menu of information stored in the host computer 1 is stored in the variable area A23a of the user area 23. The menu may be provided by the service providing organization by genre, or the access terminal device 3a, 3
b, ... may be provided. Data area 2
3b stores selection contents of the menu (that is, requirements) and information corresponding to the requirements extracted from the database via the host computer 1.

(2) Configuration of Access Terminal Device Next, the configuration and functions of the access terminal device 3a into which the IC memory card 21 is inserted will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of a hardware configuration diagram of the access terminal device 3a. In the figure, the access terminal device of FIG.
The same components as those in 3a are denoted by the same reference numerals.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU, 12 denotes a ROM in which a program relating to the function of the access terminal device is stored, and 13 denotes a RAM in which information transmitted and received via a communication interface described later is read and written. Reference numeral 14 denotes a magnetic disk device, which stores information such as sightseeing information and fortune-telling information that is unlikely to be changed even after a lapse of time (days). Reference numeral 15 denotes a communication interface, which has a function of transmitting and receiving information to and from the host computer 1 via the network 2. 16 is a coin identification ATM device, 17 is a bus, 32a is an IC memory card read / write device, and 33a is a prepaid card read / write device.

The function key 34 includes a stop key F1, a spare key F2, and a failure notification key F3 (see FIG. 1). Cancel key F1
Is pressed, the access terminal device 3a stops operating,
The operation of discharging the IC memory card or the prepaid card inserted into the device is performed. When the failure communication key F2 is pressed, an alarm is transmitted to the service company. Thus, the function key 34 is provided for an auxiliary function of the access terminal device 3a.

The magnetic disk device 14 and the coin identification ATM
The device 16 is not always necessary and may be omitted.

Various programs as shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the ROM 12 of FIG. That is, a message display program 41, an IC memory card reading program 42, a requirement processing program 43, a menu updating program 44, an IC memory card ejection program 45, a communication program 46 with a host computer, a charging processing program
47, an IC memory card data writing program 48, a hard disk search program 49 and the like are stored. Then, these programs operate in a predetermined order,
The function as shown in FIG. 5 is achieved.

(3) Functions of the access terminal device FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a schematic function of the access terminal device 3a.

First, an IC card insertion request message is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S1). For example, "Please insert an IC card." Is displayed. Next, it is determined whether or not the IC memory card has been inserted (step S2). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the IC memory card is a legitimate card that can receive the service of the present invention. Is determined (step S3). This determination is made by checking the ID number registered in the system management unit of the IC memory card.

When it is determined that the IC memory card is not a proper card, the process proceeds to step S31, and an ID failure is displayed. Next, an operation of automatically ejecting the IC memory card is performed (step S32).

On the other hand, when the determination in step S3 is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the user is a member of the service (step S4). In the case of a member (step S4 is affirmative), the method proceeds to step S7 because it is not necessary to pay a usage fee once to receive the service. On the other hand, in the case of a non-member (No at Step S4), a message of a request to insert a prepaid card, that is, a card for payment in advance is displayed (Step S5). For example, "Please insert a prepaid card." Is displayed.

When the prepaid card is inserted, it is checked whether the prepaid card is valid (step S6). If the card is not a legitimate card, a message indicating that the prepaid card is defective is displayed (step S61).
The C memory card and the prepaid card are ejected (step S62).

On the other hand, in the case of a regular prepaid card, step
Proceeding to S7, an operation of reading all the requirements in the menu area 23a and the data area 23b of the IC memory card is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the contents of the menu area 23a match the latest menu in the access terminal device (step S8), and if not, the process proceeds to step S9 to display the latest menu. The operation of loading to the IC memory card is performed. This processing is for always providing a new service to the user.

Next, in the case of a non-member (step S10 is negative),
A comparison is made between the cost required to service all the requirements in the IC memory card and the balance of the prepaid card (step S11). At this time, the display unit displays, for example, “Balance ○○○○ yen”.

If the balance of the prepaid card is smaller than the amount of money required for the service of the requirement (No at Step S12), it indicates that the balance is insufficient and requests insertion of an additional prepaid card (Step S13). If an additional prepaid card has been inserted (step S14 is affirmative),
Returning to step S11 again, a comparison is made between the cost required for the service of all the requirements and the balance of the prepaid card.

If step S12 is affirmative or if the member is a member, processing is performed on the requirements registered in the IC memory card (step S15). That is, when the request is present in the database side host computer 4 (see FIG. 1), the access terminal device 3a communicates with the communication interface 15 (see FIG. 3) and the network 2 (first
Communication with the host computer 1 via the
An operation for obtaining data corresponding to the requirement is performed. on the other hand,
If the requirement is in the magnetic disk device (hard disk device) 14 in the access terminal device 3a, an operation of obtaining data corresponding to the requirement from the magnetic disk device 14 is performed.

At this time, for example, "Processing, please wait for a while." Is displayed on the display unit.

The data corresponding to the requirements thus collected is written to the IC memory card (step S16).
Next, a billing process is performed on the non-member (step S17). At this time, for example, "Charge XX yen,
Thank you for the remaining balance. Is displayed.

Finally, the IC memory card and the prepaid card are ejected (step S18), and the entire process ends.

The operation in step S15 will be described in more detail. The access terminal device determines a database to be connected based on the requirements written in the IC memory card. And
At the communication interface 15, the connection database determined as described above, the personal ID, and the requirements 1, 2,... Are added to the access terminal ID to create a communication format as shown in FIG. I do.

Thereafter, the communication interface 15 is a well-known HDLC, BSC
The access terminal device is connected to the host computer 1 by a communication procedure such as the above. Then, the data of the communication format is transmitted to the host computer 1.

The host computer 1 accesses the database host computer based on the information received from the access terminal device, and extracts necessary data from the database.
Then, it is sent back to the access terminal device in a communication format as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the communication interface 15 of the access terminal device
Extracts data 1, data 2,... In the communication format. The extracted data is temporarily stored in the RAM 13 and then written into the IC memory card.

(4) Configuration of personal terminal device. Next, referring to FIG. 8, the IC of the access terminal device will be described.
Insert the IC memory card 21 into the memory card slot 32,
A personal terminal device used for writing necessary data, registering the above requirements, or reading information read into the IC memory card will be described.

FIG. 8 shows an external view of the personal terminal device. The personal terminal device preferably has a general notebook-size size, for example, a size of about 80 mm × 140 mm and a thickness of about 10 mm.

The personal terminal device 51 has an insertion slot 58 into which the IC memory card 21 is inserted, and a display unit made of a liquid crystal or the like on one surface thereof.
52, a power on / off switch 53, a selection button 54, a registration / display button 55, a cancel button 56, and a cursor movement button 57.

The IC memory card 21 is inserted into the insertion slot 58 of the personal terminal device 51 by being moved in the direction of arrow 59.

The display unit 52 displays, for example, one horizontal line of the alphabet 32.
16 characters or Chinese characters can be displayed.
About a line can be displayed. As we all know, 1
Since one line of the column is composed of 14 characters in kanji kana, eight lines of the newspaper data can be displayed horizontally at a time.

When the data amount is large, it cannot be displayed on the display unit 52 at one time. In this case, by operating the cursor movement button 57, the hidden data can be sequentially scrolled and displayed on the display unit 52.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the personal terminal device. In the figure, 61 is a CPU for controlling the overall operation, performing various calculations, judgments, etc., 62 is a ROM in which basic programs and basic data for operating the main body are registered, and 63 is a ROM 62 or an IC memory card. A RAM for providing an area for executing the application program loaded from 21 and for holding various data, 64 is a display section made of a liquid crystal or the like for displaying various program menus and data, and 65 is a power supply. A function key device including a key for turning on / off, a cursor movement button for moving a cursor and scrolling display contents, and buttons for selecting, registering, canceling, etc. 66 is an IC memory card for personal terminal device 51 An interface device 67 is connected to the power supply, and 67 is a power supply including a rechargeable battery or a button battery.

(5) Function of personal terminal device, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a schematic function of the personal terminal device. First, when the power is turned on (step S1), it is determined whether or not an IC memory card is inserted (step S2). If the judgment is positive, IC
It is checked whether the ID of the memory card is a predetermined ID (step S3). If the ID is not normal (No at Step S4), an error message is displayed (Step S5). On the other hand, if the ID is normal (step S4 is affirmative), an initial menu is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 11A (step S6).

Next, it is determined which of "initial setting", "data display", "setting contents display",... Has been selected on the initial menu (steps S7, S8, S9). If "initial setting" is selected (Yes at step S7), the operation for registering information requirements starts (step S10). When "data display" is selected (Yes at step S8), information stored in the IC memory card by transfer from the database, the magnetic disk device, or the like is displayed (step S11). If "display setting contents" is selected (Yes at Step S9), all the requirements registered at Step S10 are displayed (Step S1).
2).

(6) Function for Registering Requirements of Personal Terminal Device (Step S10) Next, the function for registering requirements of the personal terminal device 51 will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation example, the genre in which the IC memory card inserted into the personal terminal device 51 provides the service is "newspaper only", but it is needless to say that the genre is not limited to this. FIG. 11 shows only the display on the display unit 52 of the personal terminal device 51, and the function keys on the same panel as the display unit are not shown.

First, when an IC memory card is inserted into the personal terminal device 51 and the power switch 53 is turned on, an initial menu and a cursor 69 as shown in FIG. In the example of the figure, the cursor 69 is displayed above “1, initial setting”. The cursor 69 can be moved up and down by operating the cursor movement button 57.

Now, when the selection button 54 is turned on while the cursor 69 is displayed on the “1, initial setting”, the display 52
Changes as shown in FIG. So, "2,
When the setting of “take out sheet” is selected, the display 52 changes as shown in FIG. Next, when "1, national paper" is selected, the contents as shown in FIG.
When "Nikkei Shimbun" is selected, the content of FIG. Therefore, when "2, economy 1" is selected, the economy 1 of the Nikkei Shimbun is finally determined to be the information that the user desires the service, that is, the requirement, and the predetermined area of the data area of the IC memory card is determined. Registered in.

When the selection of "2, economy 1" is completed, the content of the display section 52 returns to the initial menu of FIG. 10 (a) again, so that the information for the next service is similarly set and registered. be able to.

After all the information desired for the service is set as described above, if "3, setting contents display" shown in FIG. 11 (a) is selected (the step S9 is positive), the display unit is displayed. The content of 52 changes as shown in FIG. 7B, and the set content, that is, all the required items can be confirmed.

In the above example, the genre assigned to the IC memory card was "newspaper only", but is not limited to this.
Possible genres include "rail timetables, fares, transit information", "used cars and real estate", "event tours, movies, videos, concerts, festivals", "inns and hotels", "easy school, religion", etc. .

(7) Information display function of personal terminal device (step S1
1) When "2, data display" is selected in the initial menu of FIG. 12 (a), the data is stored in the data area of the IC memory card from the database via the host computer 1.
Alternatively, information taken out from the magnetic disk device is displayed.

When the display is large and cannot be displayed on the display unit 52 of the personal terminal device 51, hidden information can be displayed on the display unit 52 by operating the cursor movement button 57. . In this case, the hidden information may be displayed by updating each line or each page.

(8) Operations required for the user to collect information corresponding to the requirements, (a) Purchase an IC memory card for this system from a service company.

(B) For non-members, purchase a prepaid card from a service company.

(C) Using the personal terminal device, register requirements in an IC memory card.

(D) Insert the IC memory card and the prepaid card into the card insertion holes of the access terminal device. (Thus, information corresponding to the requirement is automatically transferred and stored in the data area of the IC memory card.) (E) The IC memory card ejected from the access terminal device is transferred to the personal terminal device. After turning on the power switch, select the "Data display" item from the initial menu. Thereby, on the display unit of the personal terminal device,
Information corresponding to the requirement is displayed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can simply insert the IC memory card in which the requirements are registered into the access terminal device, and without any special operation, meet the requirements. Data to be collected can be collected on an IC memory card. Therefore, the predetermined data can be collected in the IC memory card in a fixed short time regardless of the unfamiliarity of the operation of the access terminal device. As a result, the user can use the access terminal device as if buying a newspaper or magazine at a store such as a station.

When reading the information collected on the IC memory card in this way, the user inserts the IC memory card into the portable personal terminal device owned by the user and turns on the power switch 53 thereof. , Put the cursor on the "Data display" of the initial menu, just press the select button 54,
The collected information can be displayed on the display unit 52. Therefore, the user can view the data obtained from the access terminal devices 3a, 3b,... Anywhere, anytime, and any number of times, which is very convenient.

For example, on the way to work, insert the IC memory card of the access terminal device installed at the nearest station to collect necessary data, mount the IC memory card on the train, and attach the IC memory card to the personal terminal device. If the data is displayed on the display section, the latest data such as newspaper information can be viewed during commuting.

In addition, since the personal terminal device has a general size of a notebook, it can be easily carried around, and even if the train is crowded, it is possible to view data such as newspaper information without disturbing others. it can.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

According to the present invention, since a user can collect information on requirements without performing any special operation on the access terminal device, the operation is simple and the information can be transferred to the IC memory card. The effect that can be done in a short time,
Since the personal terminal device is portable, the user can insert the IC memory card storing the information into the personal terminal device and view the information anytime and anywhere. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system in which a user can easily collect desired information in a short time and can view the information at any place and at any time any number of times. effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic system diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of data stored in an IC memory card, FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of an access terminal device, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a program, FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the function of the access terminal device, FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of a communication format, and FIG. 8 is an external view of an example of a personal terminal device FIG. 9 is a perspective view, FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram of the personal terminal device, FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a schematic function of the personal terminal device, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example displayed on the display unit of the apparatus, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example displayed on the display unit when setting contents are confirmed. 1 ... host computer, 2 ... network, 3 ...
... Access terminal device, 4 ... Host computer for database, 21 ... IC memory card, 51 ... Personal terminal device

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Junichi Matsuura 1-7-1, Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside the 2nd General Building TESCOM Corporation (72) Inventor Keiichi Takeuchi 2-5-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. 2 Inside Mitsubishi Plastics Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-64-76386 (JP, A) JP-A-64-500379 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07F 7/08

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] To collect information corresponding to a requirement registered in an IC memory card, a requirement is read from the IC memory card, and a database holding information corresponding to the requirement is accessed. An access terminal device having a request information collecting unit for automatically storing information obtained from the database in a data area of the IC memory card; a unit for registering the request items in the IC memory card;
A portable personal terminal device having at least information display means for reading and displaying information stored in the data area of the memory card, and using the access terminal device to collect information collected in the IC memory card. And a multi-purpose memory card information collecting system, wherein the information is displayed using the personal terminal device. 2. The multi-purpose memory card information collection system according to claim 1, wherein said access terminal device includes a check unit for performing at least an ID check registered in said IC memory card. Multipurpose memory card information collection system. 3. The multipurpose memory card information collecting system according to claim 1, wherein said access terminal device accesses said database via a network and a host computer to which said access terminal device is connected. Characteristic multipurpose memory card information collection system. 4. The multi-purpose memory card information collection system according to claim 1, wherein the personal terminal device hierarchically searches for information stored in a data area of the IC memory card from an initial menu and displays the information. A multi-purpose memory card information collection system, characterized in that: