JP3435333B2 - Information recording medium processing device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic vending machine.
The present invention relates to an information recording medium processing device incorporated in a moving account adjusting machine, and more particularly, to a device capable of processing a non-contact type information recording medium by inserting it from the same insertion slot as a magnetic information recording medium. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic ticket gate, a ticket such as an ordinary ticket or a commuter pass, which is a magnetic information recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a "magnetic ticket"), is inserted into an entrance of a main body of the automatic ticket gate. It is configured so that the entry and exit processing is performed by inputting. In such an automatic ticket gate of this type, it is necessary to insert a ticket every time the ticket passes through the ticket gate passage and to take out the ticket returned to the outlet, which causes congestion in the ticket gate passage. In particular, in the case of a commuter pass, there is a problem that the commuter pass must be taken in and out of the commuter pass every time the pass passes through the ticket gate passage. In order to solve such a problem, a commuter pass is used as a non-contact information recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as a "contactless ticket") composed of an IC card having a wireless communication function. It has been proposed to perform data entry / exit processing by exchanging data with a main body of an automatic ticket gate (for example, Japanese Patent No. 2680490). [0005] Further, since such a non-contact ticket is made of an IC card, the amount of recorded information can be remarkably increased as compared with a conventional magnetic ticket. It has been proposed that information such as prepaid or postpaid information be provided so as to effectively use a contactless ticket (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-28335). [0006] By the way, a non-contact ticket can be provided with information such as SF in addition to commuter pass information, and a ticket can be purchased by an automatic ticket vending machine using the non-contact ticket. Alternatively, if you can use the automatic payment machine to process the payment, or use the contactless ticket to make it possible to purchase a predetermined item at a station store or the like, the automatic ticket vending machine, automatic payment machine, or vending machine etc. A conventional prepaid card or S
In addition to an insertion slot of a magnetic card composed of an F card or the like (hereinafter, the magnetic card is described as “SF card”), a predetermined processing unit such as a communication stand for communicating with a non-contact ticket must be separately provided. However, as described above, if one processing apparatus has an insertion slot for an SF card and a predetermined processing unit such as a communication stand for a non-contact ticket, the user can transfer the SF card to the non-contact ticket. There is a concern that the non-contact ticket may be placed on the processing device of the above, or a non-contact ticket may be inserted into the insertion slot for the SF card, or confusion may occur. Therefore, in one processing device,
It is desired that both an SF card and a non-contact ticket can be inserted into one insertion slot to be processed. [0008] As described above, when the SF card and the non-contact ticket can be inserted from one insertion slot, the non-contact ticket is SF
Since the card is thicker than the card, when the non-contact ticket is transported to the magnetic head that processes the SF card, a new problem occurs that the non-contact ticket is damaged or the magnetic head is damaged. I will. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, and is intended to process a contactless ticket without being damaged even if the contactless ticket is inserted into an insertion slot of a conventional SF card. An object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium processing device capable of performing the following. [0010] An information recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention provides an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic ticket vending machine for achieving the above object.
An information recording medium processing device built into an automatic payment machine.
Te, the information insert inserted into the insertion opening of the main body of the recording medium processing apparatus or contactless tickets or determining means for determining a magnetic ticket, when inserted inserts is determined contactless ticket The distance between the magnetic head for processing the magnetic ticket and the pinch roller is increased, and the non-contact ticket is taken up to a predetermined position in the main body of the information recording medium processing apparatus without applying pressure to the non-contact ticket. Is determined as a magnetic ticket, the interval between the magnetic head and the pinch roller is set to a predetermined interval for processing the magnetic ticket, and the information recording medium processing is performed.
A capturing means for capturing up to a predetermined position in the body of the management device, based on the data transfer performed between the captured contactless tickets with the body of the information recording medium processing apparatus, or incorporated Processing means for performing predetermined processing such as payment based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket, and after the predetermined processing is completed,
A return means for ejecting and returning the non-contact ticket or the magnetic ticket at an insertion opening of the main body of the information recording medium processing device . Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view when the information recording medium processing device according to the present invention is an automatic ticket vending machine,
A display screen 1 of a touch panel type is provided at the center of the front of a main body (hereinafter referred to as “main body”) a of the automatic ticket vending machine, and a call which is pressed to respond to an attendant is provided on the left of the display screen 1. A button 2a and a cancel button 2b that is pressed when the user wants to cancel the purchase of the ticket midway are provided. In the upper lower part on the front of the main body a, an insertion slot 3a for inserting a non-contact ticket a and an SF card (not shown), a bill insertion slot 3b for inserting the bill when paying for the purchase of the ticket with the bill, And a coin insertion slot 3c for inserting the coin when paying the purchase price with the coin. Further, in the lower lower part on the front of the main body a, a change coin discharge port 4a, a fishing tag discharge port 4b, and a ticket issuing port 5 are provided.
Is provided. Further, in FIG. 1, C is a controller formed mainly of a microcomputer (CPU) for controlling the main body a in a centralized manner. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of the main body a of the insertion slot 3a. Inside the insertion slot 3a, a group of rollers driven by a motor M or a pair of endless belts is provided. A configured well-known transport path L is provided. When a sensor S1 such as a photosensor provided near the insertion slot 3a detects an inserted object, the transport path L rotates the motor M in one direction to cause the insertion slot 3a to rotate.
Is inserted into the main body a, and the motor M rotates in the other direction, so that the insert (non-contact) is inserted into the main body a. (A ticket or SF card) can be discharged to the insertion slot 3a and returned. An antenna 12a for communicating with a contactless ticket a is provided near the insertion slot 3a in the main body a (see FIG. 3 described later).
Is facing. Therefore, when the contactless ticket a is located near the insertion slot 3a, the main body a is connected via the antenna 12a.
Data can be exchanged between the contactless ticket and the contactless ticket. A magnetic head H for reading data recorded on the SF card and writing new data (remaining amount data) is provided on the transport path L, similarly to a conventional automatic ticket vending machine. . When the solenoid 6 is turned on, the pinch roller P of the magnetic head H is configured to separate from the magnetic head H and pass the non-contact ticket a without applying pressure. That is, when the solenoid 6 is turned off, the pinch roller P is maintained at a predetermined position by the spring 7 so that a predetermined pressing force can be applied to the magnetic ticket. It is provided on a frame 8 movable away from the magnetic head H. In FIG. 2, S2 is a sensor similar to the sensor S1 described above, and is configured to be able to detect the transport position of a transported object (a non-contact ticket A and an SF card) on the transport path L. In FIG. 2, T is a thermal head,
A predetermined portion such as a balance can be printed on a printing portion (not shown) provided on the surface of the contactless ticket a. FIG. 3 shows an electrical configuration of the controller C. The CPU 10 is configured to perform arithmetic processing using a control program and working data stored in a memory 11. The communication controller 12 is configured to communicate with the contactless ticket a via the antenna 12a. The CPU 10 also controls the display screen 1
A variable display unit 13 for driving and controlling the display of the account button group and the like,
Touch panel input unit 1 that drives and controls the input of display screen 1
4, a coin processing unit 15 for checking the coin inserted from the coin slot 5 and receiving only genuine coins in the main body a;
A bill processing unit 16 that checks the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 6 and accepts only genuine bills into the main body a, and a ticket processing unit 1 that creates and issues a ticket to be issued from the ticket issuing port 5.
7 and a change processing unit 18 that discharges change to the discharge port 4a and the discharge port 4b. Further, the CPU 10 includes a magnetic ticket processing unit 19 for processing SF cards,
Motor driver 2 for driving motor M of conveyance path L
0, a sensor amplifier 21 for inputting the signals of the sensors S1 and S2, and a solenoid driver 22 for driving the solenoid 6 are connected. The contactless ticket a has a communication controller 3 having an antenna 30a for wirelessly communicating with the main unit a.
0, a processing unit 31 composed mainly of a CPU, a memory 32 for storing various data such as commuter pass data, amount data and a system program, and a battery 33 as a drive power source for the contactless ticket a. I have. In addition, this battery 33
This is omitted when the contactless ticket a is driven by receiving a power wave from the main body a. Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, when the non-contact ticket a is inserted into the insertion opening 3a of the main body a, and the insertion is detected by the sensor S1, the rotation of the motor M is started to start taking in the non-contact ticket a. Communication between the main body a and the contactless ticket a is started via the antenna 12a (step 10).
0 affirmation, step 102 affirmation, step 104. Less than,
Let the step be "S". ). Since the insert is communicated with the main body a, the insert is determined to be a non-contact ticket A. In this case, the solenoid 6 is kept ON. Accordingly, the distance between the magnetic head H and the pinch roller P is increased, and the non-contact ticket A is conveyed to the thermal head T without applying pressure. The determination as to whether the insert is a non-contact ticket or an SF card may be made using a thickness sensor, as described later. On the other hand, when communication is not performed with the main body a even when the inserted object is detected by the sensor S1 (S102).
No), the insert is determined to be an SF card (magnetic ticket), and in this case, the solenoid 6 is kept OFF. Therefore, the data recorded on the SF card via the magnetic head H is read. (S11
4). Now, when data is exchanged by communication between the contactless ticket a and the main body a, the amount corresponding to the account button designated (touched) on the display screen 1 is calculated from the amount data of the contactless ticket a. The balance is reduced and a new balance is recorded. And
The ticket created by the ticket issuing unit 17 is issued from the ticket issuing port 5, and a new balance is printed via the thermal head T, thereby completing a series of ticket purchasing operations (S10).
6, S108 affirmation, S110). Next, the motor M is rotated in a direction opposite to the time when the contactless ticket a is taken in, and the contactless ticket a is discharged to the insertion slot 3a and returned (S112). Of course, in the above-described ticket purchase processing, when the remaining amount of the contactless ticket a is insufficient, the display screen 1 informs the user that the ticket cannot be purchased. In this case, a ticket is issued by replenishing the shortage with coins or bills. When purchasing a ticket with an SF card (S
102 No), the same as a conventional ticket purchase using an SF card. That is, the amount corresponding to the touched account button is reduced from the SF card, and a ticket is issued. Then, the new balance is written by the magnetic head H when the SF card is conveyed to the insertion slot 3a side, and whether the SF card is passed through the magnetic head H and the new balance is correctly written. Is checked. Also,
A new balance is printed via the thermal head T. After printing the new balance, the SF card is ejected to the insertion slot 3a and returned (S114, S108: Yes, S11).
0, S112). In the main body a having the above structure, the non-contact ticket A and the SF card (magnetic ticket) can be inserted into one insertion slot 3a, so that the user can smoothly enter the ticket without causing confusion. Can be purchased. Further, since the inserted non-contact ticket A is not pressed by the magnetic head H, it is possible to prevent the non-contact ticket A and the magnetic head H from being damaged. In the above example, the information processing medium processing device is an automatic ticket vending machine. However, the information processing medium processing device may be an automatic payment machine. In this case, if the settlement original ticket is a non-contact ticket, it is sufficient to insert only the non-contact ticket into the main body of the automatic settlement machine, but if the settlement original ticket is a magnetic ticket such as a regular ticket, the magnetic The ticket is inserted into the slot first and the settlement fee is calculated,
Next, the settlement fee is reduced from the contactless ticket inserted into the insertion slot. Also, the information processing medium processing apparatus of the present invention
The present invention is not limited to the above-described automatic ticket vending machine and automatic payment machine, and can be used also for an automatic vending machine that sells a predetermined article, an entrance processing device for entering a predetermined toll facility, and the like. Further, in the above-described example, whether the inserted object is a non-contact ticket or an SF card (magnetic ticket) is determined based on whether or not communication with the antenna 12a is performed. However, the non-contact ticket is thicker than the magnetic ticket. Since the thickness is large, a thickness sensor may be provided in the insertion opening 3a, and the determination may be made based on the sensor output. According to the information processing medium processing apparatus of the present invention,
Information recording media processing incorporated in automatic ticket vending machines or automatic payment machines
A device for determining whether the insert inserted into the insertion slot of the main body is a non-contact ticket or a magnetic ticket, and when the inserted insert is determined to be a non-contact ticket, When the distance between the magnetic head for processing the magnetic ticket and the pinch roller is increased and the non-contact ticket is taken up to a predetermined position in the main body without applying pressure, and when the inserted material is determined to be a magnetic ticket, Capturing means for setting the distance between the magnetic head and the pinch roller to a predetermined distance for processing the magnetic ticket to a predetermined position in the main body; Processing means for performing a predetermined process such as payment based on data exchange performed with the main body or based on data recorded on a captured magnetic ticket, and after the predetermined process is completed , The contactless ticket or the magnetic ticket in the insertion slot of the main body Since it consists of return means for discharging and returning, it is possible to insert both a non-contact ticket and an SF card (magnetic ticket) into one insertion slot, so that the user can smoothly get the ticket without causing confusion. it is such as to buy. Further, since the inserted non-contact ticket is not pressed by the magnetic head, damage to the non-contact ticket and the magnetic head can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view when an information recording medium processing device according to the present invention is an automatic ticket vending machine. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the inside of a main body inside an insertion slot. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation. [Description of Signs] 1 Display screen 2a Call button 2b Cancel button 3a Insert slot 3b Bill insertion slot 3c Coin slot 4a, 4b Discharge port 6 Solenoid H Magnetic head P Pinch roller C Controller T Thermal head a Main body of automatic ticket vending machine (Main body) b. Information recording medium (contactless ticket)

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-101230 (JP, A) JP-A-9-288748 (JP, A) JP-A-6-274719 (JP, A) JP-A-7-14036 (JP) , A) JP-A-10-124622 (JP, A) JP-A-7-25447 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07B 11/02 G07B 1/00 G07B 11/00 501

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Installed in an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic payment machine
An information recording medium processing device, comprising : a determination unit for determining whether an insert inserted into an insertion opening of a main body of the information recording medium processing device is a non-contact type information recording medium or a magnetic information recording medium; A magnetic head that processes the magnetic information recording medium when the inserted object is determined to be a non-contact information recording medium ;
The information recording medium processing apparatus without increasing pressure on the non-contact type information recording medium by increasing the distance between pinch rollers.
When the inserted object is determined to be a magnetic information recording medium, the interval between the magnetic head and the pinch roller is set to a predetermined interval for processing the magnetic information recording medium. The above information recording medium processing device
A capturing means for the capture to a predetermined position in the body, non-contact information recording medium incorporated with the information recording medium processing
Based on the data exchange performed with the main unit of the
A processing unit for performing a predetermined process such as payment based on data recorded on the captured magnetic information recording medium, and the information recording medium processing device after the predetermined process is completed.
An information recording medium processing device, comprising: return means for ejecting and returning the non-contact type information recording medium or the magnetic information recording medium to an insertion opening of the main body of the information recording medium.