JP3012979U - prepaid card - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a prepaid card that effectively prevents fraud such as modification. An initial code area in which the value information initially set which is coded by a code which is vertically divided into four along one side of the prepaid card and which is to be held by the prepaid card is written, A prepaid card having a balance code area provided along the other side of the prepaid card in which coded value information in the process of using the prepaid card is written.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a prepaid card with improved reliability against unauthorized use such as modification.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The products currently on the market are equipped with barcodes for product management. This bar code is assigned to each product provider, but the bar code allocation is approaching its limit with the diversification of product types. For this reason, various systems using two-dimensional recording codes have been developed as new codes, and are being used in a wide range of fields such as telephone operators and transportation operators, such as sales systems that use prepaid cards with advance payment. . Here, there are the following codes in the two-dimensional recording code or two-dimensional data code. One rectangle is divided into four segments like a square character, and each rectangle is defined as one unit. It represents 4-digit hexadecimal data as one digit. That is, it is a two-dimensional recording code or two-dimensional data code for recording the 1 and 0 bit codes of each digit in white and black.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration of a conventional prepaid card in which the two-dimensional recording code is written. In the figure, 1 is a prepaid card main body, 2 is an initial code in which the amount information which is initially set along with one side of the prepaid card main body 1 by the advance payment is written by the secondary source recording code and the displayed amount numeral. Area 3 is a balance code area in which the amount information indicating the balance in the process of using the prepaid card is written by the two-dimensional recording code and the number of the displayed amount, which is sequentially written downward in parallel with the initial code area 2. To be done.

FIG. 7 is a back side view showing the back side of the prepaid card body 1. Reference numeral 4 is key information for writing in the initial code area 2 and the balance code area 3 or reading the written secondary element recording code. 4a is an invisible recording / writing area invisiblely written, and this invisible recording / writing area 4 is set in advance for each prepaid card.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the prepaid card body 1. Reference numerals 5 and 6 are surface layers covering the surface of the prepaid card, and 7 is a heat-sensitive layer formed between the surface layers 5 and 6. The two-dimensional recording codes and numbers in the initial code area 2 and the remaining code area 3 are displayed when the heat-sensitive layer 7 is heated so that the ink at that location can be visually confirmed.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the conventional prepaid card is configured as described above, for example, in FIG. 6, the initial code area 2 and the remaining code area 3 of the prepaid card 1 are laterally cut and separated, and left. It is conceivable that there will be inconveniences such as tampering such as modification of connecting the initial code area 2 of the other and the remaining code area of the prepaid card with a small set amount with an adhesive agent, etc. easily. There was a problem for which measures were desired.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prepaid card that effectively prevents fraud such as modification.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The prepaid card according to the present invention is a prepaid card in which coded value information is written, and is provided as an area along one side of the prepaid card in which the value information coded by a one-dimensional recording code is written. The initial code area in which the value information is written, which is initially set in the prepaid card described above, and the other where the coded value information in the process of using the prepaid card intersects the one side of the prepaid card. And a balance code area in which price information is written along the side of the.

The prepaid card according to the present invention is characterized in that the one-dimensional recording code is a one-dimensional array of data codes in which one unit is a rectangle divided into at least four segments in the recording direction. To do.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the prepaid card according to the present invention, an initial code area is provided along one side of the prepaid card, and the value information encoded by the one-dimensional recording code is written in the initial code area, and the prepaid card is used. The balance code area in which the coded value information of the process is written is provided along the other side intersecting with the one side of the prepaid card. The value information encoded by the one-dimensional recording code written in is destroyed, which makes the value information meaningless and effectively prevents fraud such as alteration.

Further, in the prepaid card according to the present invention, the initial code area is provided along one side of the prepaid card, and this initial code area has a rectangle divided into at least four in the recording direction as one unit. The value information encoded by the dimension recording code is written, and the balance code area of the information indicating the balance in the process of using the prepaid card is provided along the other side of the prepaid card. When such illegality is performed, the value information encoded by the primary recording code written in the initial code area is destroyed, and the value information becomes insignificant, effectively preventing illegality such as modification. To do.

[0012]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of the prepaid card of this embodiment. In the figure, 11 is a prepaid card main body, 12 is a vertical four-division along one side 13 of the prepaid card main body 11, an initial code area in which money amount information is written by a one-dimensional recording code, and 14 is an initial code area 12. The amount information is, for example, "10000 yen" that is coded by the one-dimensional recording code and written first. Here, in the one-dimensional recording code in this embodiment, each of the four segments of one unit of the rectangle represents each digit of the binary number, and each unit represents the hexadecimal number. The primary recording code written in the initial code area 12 shown in FIG. 1 is represented by 7 units. Reference numeral 15 is a numeral representing the amount of "10000 yen" written along the other side 16 of the prepaid card body 11.

Reference numeral 17 is a balance code area in which information 18, 19 and the like by a one-dimensional recording code indicating the balance held by the prepaid card in the process of using the prepaid card is written. It is provided along the side 16. Reference numeral 20 is a number representing the contents of the information 18 indicating the balance of the first and second circuits written by the one-dimensional recording code, such as "7000 yen" and "4000 yen", and 21 is written by the one-dimensional recording code. This is a number representing the content “0 yen” of the information 19 indicating the balance of the final round. Reference numeral 22 is an invisible recording / writing area, and 23 is key information written in the invisible recording / writing area 22.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an illicitly modified prepaid card, in which 24 parts are cut off at a part of a prepaid card with a small initial set amount before use in which the balance is not written. Connected and replaced with S. When such unauthorized modification is carried out, in the prepaid card of this embodiment, the initial code area 12 is provided along the side 13 of the main body of the prepaid card, so that the initial code area 12 is encoded with a one-dimensional recording code. The one-dimensional recording code of the money amount information 14 written by the connection surface S is 14A, and the one-dimensional recording codes 14 and 14A are not consistent. In other words, the recorded data has a damaged part in the middle, the originally written amount information of “10000 yen” cannot be read correctly, and the prepaid card after such modification becomes unusable. Unauthorized use due to unauthorized modification can be prevented.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram showing the configuration of the ticket issuing device 31 for issuing the prepaid card of the present embodiment. Since 32 writes the first money amount information to the prepaid card in which nothing is written, An insertion hole into which the prepaid card is inserted. 33 is a light projecting unit for reading the key information written in the invisible recording / writing area of the prepaid card inserted through the insertion hole 32, and 34 is the reading of the key information from the change in the reflectance of the invisible recording / writing area 22. Is a reading unit for. The light projecting unit 33 and the reading unit 34 constitute an invisible mark reading head. 35 and 36 are prepaid card feed rollers. 37 is a writing head for writing money amount information on a prepaid card with a one-dimensional recording code, 38 is a reading head for reading money amount information written with a one-dimensional recording code and information relating to its ticketing, 39 is an amount of money It is the exit hole of the prepaid card in which the initial code area for information is written.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram showing a configuration of a prepaid card processing device 41 provided in an automatic vending machine capable of automatically selling goods or pachinko balls for lending using the prepaid card. 4, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the prepaid card processing device 41, unlike the ticket issuing machine which issues the prepaid card, the discharge hole 38 also serves as the insertion hole 32, and the prepaid card inserted from the insertion hole 32 is fed by the feed rollers 35 and 36. After being sent from the left side to the right side inside the prepaid card processing device 41 to a predetermined position, the prepaid card processing device 41 is sent back to the left side and discharged from the discharge hole 38.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a micro computer system for controlling the ticket issuing machine 31 and the prepaid card processing device 41. In the figure, 51 is a CPU and 52 is an operation unit having various operation buttons. , 53 is an input / output port for exchanging signals with the operation unit, 54 is a ROM, 55 is a RAM, 56 is a roller driving unit for driving the feed roller, 57 is an amplifier, and 58 is a roller driving unit. An input / output port for exchanging signals for payment, 59 is a display unit for displaying the remaining amount of the prepaid card, the name of the purchased product, and the price, and 60 is an interface of the display unit 59.

Reference numeral 61 is a cash accounting unit for recognizing the amount of money to be inserted when the balance of the prepaid card is insufficient and discharging the change, and 62 is a signal exchange with the cash accounting unit 41. It is an interface to do. Reference numeral 63 is an interface for exchanging signals with the read head 38, 64 is an interface for exchanging signals with the write head 37, and 65 is an interface for exchanging signals with the invisible mark read head. .

In the ticket issuing machine 31, the prepaid card inserted through the insertion hole 32 has the key information written in the invisible recording / writing area 22 by the light projecting section 33 and the reading section 34 of the invisible mark reading head. The amount information corresponding to the amount of money read and inserted from the cash accounting processing unit 61 is coded according to the read key information together with the issuing place and date and time, and one-dimensional by the writing head 37 between the feed rollers 35 and 36. The recording code information is written in the initial code area 12 and discharged from the discharge hole 39.

Further, in the prepaid card processing device 41, the prepaid card inserted from the insertion hole 32 is first written in the initial code area 12 in the process of being fed from the left side to the right side by the feed rollers 35 and 36. The remaining amount information 14 and the information indicating the remaining amount written in the remaining amount code area 17 are read. Further, the invisible mark reading head including the light projecting unit 33 and the reading unit 34 reads the key information written in the invisible recording / writing area 4, and based on this key information, the read amount information 14 and Information indicating the remaining balance is recognized, and the purchase of merchandise or the number of pachinko ball lending within the recognized remaining balance is permitted. At this time, the inserted prepaid card is stopped at the rightmost position.

When the product purchaser operates the operation keys of the operation unit 52 to purchase the product, the prepaid card, which has been stopped at the rightmost position inside the prepaid card processing device until then, is stored in the writing head 37. The balance, which has been sent to the location and subtracted the amount of money required to purchase the product, is written under the information indicating the balance that has been written in the balance code area 17 together with the place and date of payment by the prepaid card. After that, the prepaid card is further sent to the left side, and this time, the reading head 38 reads the information indicating the remaining amount written, and the verification is executed to determine whether the thermal paper is colored and the remaining amount is correctly written. To be done. As a result, when it is determined that the balance has been correctly written, the prepaid card is ejected from the ejection hole 39. If the thermal paper is colored, it will be displayed as a modified prepaid card.

It should be noted that the initial code area may be recorded so as to be parallel to the balance code area, and only the striped pattern may be printed in a direction intersecting with both area recording directions.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the initial code area in which the value information encoded by the one-dimensional recording code is written is provided along one side on one side of the prepaid card, and the balance code area is provided on the prepaid card. Since it is arranged along the other side that intersects with the one side, if the prepaid card is modified illegally, the value information coded and written in the initial code area will be destroyed and cannot be used. Therefore, there is an effect that illegal modification can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an illegally modified prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram showing a configuration of a ticket issuing machine for issuing a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram showing a configuration of a prepaid card processing device provided in an automatic vending machine capable of automatically selling goods using a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a microcomputer system that controls a ticket issuing machine and a prepaid card processing device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a conventional prepaid card.

FIG. 7 is a back view showing a conventional prepaid card.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional prepaid card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 prepaid card body 12 initial code area 17 balance code area

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI Technical display location G06K 19/00 19/10 G11B 19/04 521 7525-5D G06K 19/00 R

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A prepaid card in which coded value information is written, wherein the prepaid card is provided as an area along one side of the prepaid card in which the value information coded by a one-dimensional recording code is written. The initial code area in which the value information is first written in and the coded value information in the process of using the prepaid card is written along the other side intersecting with the one side of the prepaid card. A prepaid card having a balance code area in which value information is written. 2. The prepaid card according to claim 1, wherein the one-dimensional recording code is a one-dimensional array of data codes in which a rectangle formed by dividing the one-dimensional recording code into at least four segments is one unit. card.