JP4365705B2 - Merchant terminal installation processing system, server and terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, a server, and a member store terminal for performing initial setting, that is, setting processing of a member store terminal having a CAT (Credit Authorization Terminal) function installed in a member store using a credit card and a debit card. And the program.

  Conventionally, a member store terminal for using a credit card and a debit card (hereinafter referred to as “card”) is installed in the member store. The member store terminal has a card reader, reads card information stored in a card having a storage means such as a magnetic medium or an IC chip, and performs credit processing and sales information processing via a communication network. Yes. The merchant terminal is a kind of computer, and applications and data necessary for credit processing and sales information processing corresponding to a plurality of card companies are stored in advance in its internal storage devices (magnetic disk device, ROM, etc.). Stored. Therefore, when installing a new member store terminal in a member store, a process of introducing necessary initial data to the member store terminal prior to actual operation (hereinafter referred to as “installation process”). There is a need to do.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a business flow for performing a process for installing a conventional member store terminal. Hereinafter, it demonstrates in order.
Step S1: A member store that intends to newly install a member store terminal applies to a member store terminal manufacturer (manufacturing company, sales company, etc.) for installation. The terminal provider company has a terminal management server for managing all the installed merchant terminals, and when there is a new application, by entering new terminal information data into the terminal management server Perform the reception process. The terminal management server has a database in which terminal information data is registered.
Step S2: The terminal providing company decides a scheduled visit date for carrying out the installation process by bringing a new member store terminal to the member store. Conventionally, about two weeks later was scheduled.
Step S3: Shipment from the merchant terminal inventory to the terminal provider is performed.
Step S4: The terminal provider performs basic initial settings for the new member store terminal.
Step S5: The member store terminal is sent to the base of the terminal provider company (the area in charge of the member store that applied).
Step S6: The installation worker visits the member store for the installation process on the scheduled visit day. At this time, bring a member store terminal.
Step S7: The installation worker connects the line of the public communication network to the member store terminal, sets the communication so that data transmission with the terminal management server and the card center server is possible, and then manages the terminal. Terminal information data is downloaded from the server, and a DLL (Down Line Loading) information data file (hereinafter referred to as “DLL data”) of each card company is downloaded from the card center server. This completes the installation process.

  The card center server referred to here is interposed between a large number of member store terminals and business servers of a large number of credit card companies or financial institutions (hereinafter simply referred to as “card companies”). It is a server that performs business processing that mediates or acts on behalf of data transmission related to credit processing and sales processing. The DLL data is a file in which information necessary for sales operations, which is different for each card type issued by each card company, is registered, and is updated and registered as necessary by each card company. The card center server has a DLL database that stores DLL data of each card company.

In the communication setting, for example, a line type (tone, pulse, etc.) is set. Terminal information data downloaded from the terminal management server includes business settings for executing credit processing and sales processing (specific parameters for credit-only machines, debit-only machines, and dual-purpose machines), connection to the card center server Communication settings (access point phone number, protocol, etc.), operating environment settings, terminal identification number, and the like.
The card use processing function of the member store terminal after completion of the installation processing is a well-known and commonly used technique, and is described in, for example, Patent Document 1 and the like.

JP-A-6-282557

Most of the operations for installing the conventional merchant terminal shown in FIG. 10 are operations that rely on manpower. Normally, it took about two weeks from the application of the member store to the completion of the installation process. Accordingly, it has not been possible to quickly respond to the member store's request to use the member store terminal quickly.
In addition, as for the installation processing operation by the installation worker, most of the connection settings and various environment settings by the communication network to the terminal management server and the card center server are input keys while confirming the display on the member store terminal. It was done by manual input from. Such setting work is extremely specialized and cumbersome, so it is difficult for the member stores themselves to carry out, and it has been necessary to dispatch installation workers.

In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to realize a member store terminal installation processing system and the like that can significantly reduce the time required from application of a member store terminal to completion of the installation process.
Another object of the present invention is to realize a member store terminal installation processing system that can execute member store terminal installation processing with a simple operation without performing any specialized and complicated operations. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following configurations.
(1) The invention according to claim 1 is an invention relating to a system for performing installation processing of a member store terminal, and corresponds to the first embodiment. As a basic configuration,
A new merchant terminal (10) with a card reader for a credit or debit card ; and
New merchant is connected to the terminal and the new affiliated store terminal installation processing terminal information database that registers the terminal information data to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal (123) during the communication network (322) A terminal management server (30) comprising:
Communication is connected to the new affiliated store terminal by the network and the new affiliated store terminal installation process DLL database having registered the DLL data of each card company to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal (124) upon ( 422) and a card center server (40) having a new merchant terminal installation process,
(a) the terminal management server
(a1) When there is an application from a member store to newly install a member store terminal, the installation identification number and terminal identification number of the new member store terminal are determined, and the installation identification number and Means for registering terminal information data in association with the terminal information database;
Means for transmitting a terminal identification number of the new member store terminal to the card center server;
(a2) means for writing the installation identification number to a terminal installation card readable by the card reader of the new member store terminal;
(a3) After the terminal installation card in which the installation identification number is written and the new member store terminal are sent to the member store, the new member store terminal writes in the terminal installation card. It means for receiving the installation identification numbers,
(a4) means for extracting terminal information data corresponding to the installation identification number by referring to the terminal information database in response to reception of the installation identification number;
(a5) comprising means for transmitting the extracted terminal information data to the new member store terminal,
(b) The new member store terminal is
(b1) initial connection data storage means for storing initial connection data for initial connection to the terminal management server;
(b2) After the above the installation identification number is written terminal installation card and the novel member store terminal is sent to the merchant, the said installation identification number written in the terminal installation card Means for performing initial connection to the terminal management server using the initial connection data in response to reading by a card reader, and transmitting the installation identification number to the terminal management server;
(b3) means for receiving terminal information data transmitted from the terminal management server and storing the terminal information data;
(b4) means for transmitting DLL request data to the card center server together with the terminal identification number included in the terminal information data in response to reception of the terminal information data;
(b5) receiving DLL data transmitted from the card center server, and storing the DLL data,
(c) The card center server
(c1) In response to receiving the terminal identification number of the new member store terminal from the terminal management server, the terminal identification number and the DLL data of each card company are associated and registered in the DLL database. Means to
(c2) means for receiving the DLL request data transmitted from the new member store terminal together with the terminal identification number;
(c3) means for extracting DLL data corresponding to the terminal identification number by referring to the DLL database in response to reception of the DLL request data;
(c4) means for transmitting the extracted DLL data to the new member store terminal.

(2) The invention according to claim 2 further includes the following configuration in the system according to claim 1.
The means for registering in the DLL database in the card center server (40) further registers two types of DLL data for the installation company and DLL data for the use company as DLL data of each card company,
The means for extracting the DLL data in the card center server further determines an installed card company based on the terminal identification number, and the DLL data for the installed company is used as the DLL data of the card company corresponding to the installed card company. The DLL data for the user company is extracted as the DLL data of the card company that does not correspond.

(3) The invention according to claim 3 is an invention according to a terminal management server in the system of the first embodiment .

(4) The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to the member store terminal in the first embodiment.

(5) The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to the card center server in the first embodiment.

(6) The invention according to claim 6 is an invention relating to a system for performing installation processing of a member store terminal, and corresponds to the second embodiment. As a basic configuration,
A new merchant terminal (10) with a card reader for a credit or debit card ; and
DLL data by a communication network is connected with a new member store terminal and novel member store terminal information data (123) to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal during installation processing of the terminal and the card company (124 In a system for performing installation processing of a new member store terminal having a card center integrated server (50) having a terminal information database (522) and a DLL database (524) respectively registered)
(a) The card center integrated server
(a1) When there is an application from a member store to newly install a member store terminal, an installation identification number of the new member store terminal is determined, and the installation identification number and the terminal information data are determined. Means for associating and registering in the terminal information database;
(a2) means for writing the installation identification number to a terminal installation card readable by the card reader of the new member store terminal;
(a3) After the terminal installation card in which the installation identification number is written and the new member store terminal are sent to the member store, the new member store terminal writes in the terminal installation card. Means for receiving the installed identification number;
(a4) means for extracting terminal information data corresponding to the installation identification number by referring to the terminal information database in response to reception of the installation identification number;
(a5) means for transmitting the extracted terminal information data to the new member store terminal;
(a6) means for associating the terminal identification number of the new member store terminal with the DLL data of each card company and registering it in the DLL database;
(a7) a DLL request data sent with the terminal identification number contained in the terminal information data in response to reception of the new member store terminal is the terminal information data, means for receiving from the new member store terminal When,
(a8) means for extracting DLL data corresponding to the terminal identification number by referring to the DLL database in response to reception of the DLL request data;
(a9) comprising means for transmitting the extracted DLL data to the new member store terminal,
(b) The new member store terminal is
(b1) initial connection data storage means for storing initial connection data for initial connection to the card center integrated server ;
(b2) After the above the installation identification number is written terminal installation card and the novel member store terminal is sent to the merchant, the said installation identification number written in the terminal installation card Means for performing initial connection to the card center integrated server using the initial connection data in response to reading by a card reader, and transmitting the installation identification number to the card center integrated server ;
(b3) means for receiving terminal information data transmitted from the card center integrated server and storing the terminal information data;
(b4) means for transmitting DLL request data to the card center integration server together with a terminal identification number included in the terminal information data in response to reception of the terminal information data;
(b5) receiving DLL data transmitted from the card center integration server, and storing the DLL data.

(7) The invention according to claim 7 is an invention according to the card center integrated server in the second embodiment.

(8) The invention according to claim 8 is an invention according to a member store terminal in the second embodiment.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, a terminal information database in which an identification number for installation of a member store terminal is associated with terminal information data is provided in the terminal management server, and the terminal identification number and the DLL of each card company are provided. A DLL database in which data is associated is provided in the card center server. Then, by causing the member store terminal to read the installation identification number written in the terminal installation card, the member identification number is transmitted from the member store terminal to the terminal management server. The terminal management server extracts terminal information data corresponding to the received installation identification number from the terminal information database and transmits it to the member store terminal. Subsequently, the member store terminal transmits the DLL request data to the card center server together with the terminal identification number (included in the received terminal information data), and the card center server corresponds to the received terminal identification number. The card company's DLL data is extracted and transmitted to the member store terminal. With this configuration, the member store terminal can automatically complete the downloading of the terminal information data and the DLL data simply by reading the terminal installation card.

  As a result, the period from the application for the member store terminal to the completion of the installation process is about 2 to 3 days, which is significantly shortened from the conventional two weeks. Moreover, since most of the period of 2 to 3 days is a period required for sending the member store terminal and the terminal installation card, the installation process itself from the time the terminal store card is read to the member store terminal is completed. It takes about a few minutes. In addition, the operation of the member store terminal is extremely easy because the terminal installation card is read once, and no specialized knowledge is required.

  In addition, when a failure or the like occurs in an existing member store terminal, the existing member store terminal that has failed may be replaced with another member store terminal existing in the member store. In such a case, the product identification number contained in the terminal information data of the existing member store terminal stored in the terminal information database of the terminal management server is replaced with the product identification number of another member store terminal to be exchanged. After performing the rewriting process, if another member store terminal to be exchanged reads the identification number for installing the terminal installation card for an existing member store terminal at the member store, the other member store terminal Terminal information data and DLL data for existing member store terminals can be downloaded. Conventionally, such a countermeasure could not be performed.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, a card center integrated server in which the functions of the terminal management server and the card center server in the first embodiment are integrated is constructed. As a result, the member store terminal does not need to be connected to each of the two servers, and the installation process can be completed only with a session with one server, so that the time required for the installation process is further reduced. In addition, the terminal installation processing application initially installed in the member store terminal can be simplified, and the processing load such as communication control is reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(1) 1st Embodiment (Claims 1-5, Claims 12-14)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a member store terminal installation processing system according to the present invention. Computers that are main components of the present system are a new member store terminal 10, a terminal management server 30, and a card center server 40 installed in a member store. The terminal management server 30 is provided by a terminal provider company (manufacturing company, sales company, etc.) that provides the main body of the member store terminal 10. The terminal management server 30 and the member store terminal 10 are connected by a communication network 70 and can transmit data to each other. The card center server 40 is also connected to the member store terminal 10 via the communication network 70 and can transmit data to each other. The card center server 40 is interposed between the member store terminal 10 and each card company server 60 and executes data transmission processing (credit processing and sales information processing) related to normal card use.

First, the outline of the business flow which is the premise of this system is as follows (i) to (v).
(i) A member store that intends to newly install a member store terminal 10 makes an application for installation to a member store terminal provider. When there is a new application, the terminal provider company performs reception processing by inputting terminal information data for the new member store terminal 10 to the terminal management server 30. When applying for installation, the member store notifies the desired business settings (credit card dedicated machine, debit card dedicated machine, dual-purpose machine, available card company, etc.), and these notified data are also terminal information data. Added to. The terminal management server 30 has a terminal information database 322 in which terminal information data is registered in order to manage the member store terminal 10 installed in the member store.

  (ii) Further, the terminal management server 30 determines an installation identification number unique to the new member store terminal 10 and adds it to the terminal information data. In addition to the installation identification number, a terminal identification number unique to the member store terminal 10 is also determined and included in the terminal information data. Subsequently, the installation identification number is written in the terminal installation card 20 readable by the member store terminal 10. The terminal installation card 20 has a size and shape suitable for the member store terminal 10 and a storage medium 21, and only the installation identification number is stored in the storage medium 21. The installation identification number is, for example, a combination of alphanumeric characters with an appropriate number of digits and does not include specific semantic information. Therefore, even if lost, there is no security problem. As the storage medium 21, a magnetic medium is inexpensive and preferable, but an IC chip may be used, and in any case, it can be read by the member store terminal 10 to which it is applied.

  (iii) The terminal provider sends the member store terminal 10 and the terminal installation card 20 to the member store.

  (iv) At the member store, the member store terminal 10 is turned on, the line (modular jack) of the public communication line network is connected, and the roll paper for printing is set.

  (v) The terminal installation card 20 is applied to the card reader 13 of the member store terminal 10 (usually, it passes through the card slit), and the installation identification number stored in the storage medium 21 is read.

  (vi) The terminal installation processing function 111 by the member store terminal 10 is automatically activated to execute terminal information data download from the terminal management server 30 and DLL data download (DL) from the card center server 40, respectively. The storage unit 12 stores the terminal information data file 123 and each card company DLL data file 124, and the installation process is completed.

The system configuration will be described below.
(1-1) Configuration of Member Store Terminal The member store terminal 10 includes a control unit 11 including a CPU and a memory (for example, a semiconductor storage element such as a RAM), and a storage unit 12 such as a magnetic disk device or a ROM. To do. An application program (hereinafter referred to as “APL”) and a data file are stored in the storage unit 12 in an executable or usable state, that is, introduced. Various business processing functions are realized by reading an appropriate APL into the memory by the control means 11 and performing calculation and control by the CPU.

  The terminal installation processing APL file 121 introduced from the beginning into the storage means 12 of the member store terminal 10 is a component unique to the present invention. “From the beginning” means that the member store terminal 10 has already been introduced when the member store terminal 10 is sent to the member store. The terminal installation processing APL 121 is activated by applying the terminal installation card 20, which is also a component unique to the present invention, to the card reader 13, and realizes the terminal installation processing function 111. The terminal installation processing function 111 downloads terminal information data 123 from the terminal management server 30 and each card company DLL data 124 from the card center server 40. Then, using the terminal information data 123, initial business settings and environment settings of the member store terminal 10 are realized. Each card company DLL data 124 is used for card use processing unique to each card company. The terminal installation process APL 121 holds (stores) initial connection data to the terminal management server 30 set in advance.

  One of the APL files introduced from the beginning in the storage means 12 of the member store terminal 10 is a card usage processing APL 122 that is activated when the normal card usage processing function 112 is executed after the installation processing is completed. The card use processing APL 122 is an existing one, and the card use processing function 112 is a function such as credit processing or sales information processing.

  The member store terminal 10 further includes a display means 14 such as a liquid crystal display for displaying the progress of processing and the input status. Further, a communication unit 15 such as a modem and an NCU is provided for an analog line, and a TA and a DSU are provided for a digital line.

  The communication network 70 for connecting to each of the terminal management server 30 and the card center server 40 may be any of an analog public communication line, an ISDN line, an IP-VPN, and the like, and not only circuit switching communication but also packet switching communication. There may be. Preferably, the member store terminal 10 establishes a connection by dialing up to the respective access points of the terminal management server 30 and the card center server 40 using the PPP protocol. The member store terminal 10 also includes an input unit 16 such as a key button and a printing unit 17 for printing the processing result. These are all existing components.

(1-2) Configuration of Terminal Management Server The terminal management server 30 includes a control unit 31 including a CPU and a memory (for example, a semiconductor storage element such as a RAM), and a storage unit 32 such as a magnetic disk device. The storage means 32 stores, that is, introduces APL files and database files in an executable or usable state. The control means 31 reads an appropriate APL into the memory, and the CPU executes arithmetic processing, control of the database file and peripheral devices, and the like, thereby realizing various business processing functions.

  The terminal information registration process APL 321 introduced in the storage means 32 of the terminal management server 30 is a component obtained by adding a function unique to the present invention to the existing terminal information registration process APL, and realizes the terminal information registration process function 311. . The terminal information registration process APL 321 creates a new record from the terminal information data input using the input means 36 such as a keyboard when an application for a new member store terminal 10 is made, and the terminal in the storage means 32 Processing for registration in the information database 322 is performed. In the registration process, a terminal identification number unique to the member store terminal is determined and included in the terminal information data. The process so far is an existing process. In the present invention, an identification number for installation unique to the new member store terminal 10 is determined and added to the terminal information data, and the card writer 34 is used for installation in the storage medium 21 of the terminal installation card 20. Write the identification number. The card writer 34 is a device having a function of writing data to the storage medium 21 of the terminal installation card 20. The installation identification number written by the card writer 34 can be read by the card reader 13 of the member store terminal 10.

  The terminal installation processing APL 323 introduced into the storage means 32 of the terminal management server 30 is a component unique to the present invention. The terminal installation processing APL 323 is activated when a connection is established with the member store terminal 10 and realizes a terminal installation processing function 312. That is, when the installation identification number transmitted from the member store terminal 10 is received, the terminal information database 322 is referred to, and the terminal information data corresponding to the installation identification number is extracted. Then, the extracted terminal information data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

  The terminal information database 322 stored in the storage means 32 of the terminal management server 30 is added with information items unique to the present invention, for example, “installation identification number” in addition to the information items of the existing terminal information database. . Conventionally, giving a unique identification number to each installed member store terminal is often performed for management purposes, and in the present invention, “terminal identification number” corresponds to this. However, the installation identification number is completely different from the conventional terminal identification number in that it is used as an activation element for starting the automatic download process of the terminal information data and DLL data to the member store terminal 10, that is, the installation process. Have different significance. Details of the terminal information database 322 will be described later.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the terminal management server 30 in FIG. 1 is schematically shown, and each hardware configuration may be an internal device or an external device. Further, the functions may be distributed among a plurality of computers. For example, the terminal information database 322 may be constructed by a database server.

(1-3) Configuration of Card Center Server The card center server 40 includes a control unit 41 including a CPU and a memory (for example, a semiconductor storage element such as a RAM), and a storage unit 42 such as a magnetic disk device. The storage means 42 stores or introduces APL files and database files in an executable or usable state. The control means 41 reads an appropriate APL into the memory, and the CPU executes arithmetic processing and access control to the database file, thereby realizing various business processing functions.

  The terminal installation processing APL 421 introduced into the storage means 42 of the card center server 40 is a component unique to the present invention. The terminal installation processing APL 421 is activated when a connection is established with the member store terminal 10 and realizes a terminal installation processing function 411. That is, when the DLL request data transmitted from the member store terminal 10 is received, the DLL database 422 is referred to, and the DLL data corresponding to the terminal identification number received together with the DLL request data is extracted. Then, the extracted DLL data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

  The data content of the DLL database 422 stored in the storage means 42 of the card center server 40 is the same as that of the existing DLL database. However, by performing access control for search and extraction corresponding to the present invention, Can be used. Details will be described later.

  The card use processing APL 423 installed in the storage means 42 of the card center server 40 is an existing one and realizes the card use processing function 412 related to the original business of the card center server 40. The card center server 40 is interposed between a large number of member store terminals 10 and a business server 60 of a large number of card companies, and mediates or acts as an online agent for data transmission regarding credit processing and sales processing between the two. Business process. The card center server 40 and the card company server 60 are also connected by an appropriate communication network 80 and can transmit data mutually.

  The hardware configuration of the card center server 40 is schematically shown, and each hardware configuration may be an internal device or an external device. Further, the functions may be distributed to a plurality of computers. For example, the DLL database 422 may be constructed by a database server.

(1-4) Terminal Information Registration Process in Terminal Management Server FIG. 2 shows a schematic flow of the terminal information registration process 311 in the terminal management server 30 of FIG. Note that steps other than computer system processing are distinguished by surrounding them with a one-dot broken line. For the sake of explanation, the reference numerals in FIG. 1 are also used (the same applies hereinafter).

Step S101: An application for installation of a new member store terminal is made from the member store to the terminal provider company. For example, a method of submitting application documents describing application information such as desired business setting contents offline, a method of transmitting application data via a website via the Internet, and the like can be used.

Step S102: The terminal management server 30 receives input of terminal information data related to the new member store terminal 10. For example, it is performed by inputting application information from input means 36 such as a keyboard of an operation terminal of the terminal management server 30 or by transferring application data received via a website. In addition to the application data, if there is data that needs to be set by the terminal provider, it is also entered.

Step S103: The terminal management server 30 determines an installation identification number and a terminal identification number for the new member store terminal 10.
The “installation identification number” is, for example, a number having no specific meaning consisting of about 10 digits, alphabetic characters, or alphanumeric characters arranged at random, but is a number unique to each member store terminal 10. The installation identification number is a component unique to this system and is used only in the installation process.
On the other hand, the “terminal identification number” is determined, for example, by the terminal management server 30 using various data files related to the member store terminal specifications. The terminal specification data file includes, for example, an installed card company code file 324, a terminal provider company code file 325, a model code file 326, a terminal sequence number management file 327, and the like. By appropriately combining these, for example, a number consisting of numbers, letters or alphanumeric characters is determined. Accordingly, since the data of each digit of the terminal identification number corresponds to information such as the installation card company, the terminal provider company, and the model code, it is possible to determine these information from the terminal identification number. For example, the first to fifth digits represent the installed card company, the sixth digit represents the terminal provider, the seventh to ninth digits represent the model code, and so on. The terminal identification number is used in the DLL data download described later in the installation process, and is also used in the subsequent card use process.

Step S104: If the terminal information data of the member store terminal 10 is acquired in steps S102 and S103, it is registered in the terminal information database 322 as a new record. FIG. 3 schematically shows a table of terminal information data registered in the terminal information database 322. Information items include “Installation identification number”, “Line type”, “Business setting”, “Communication setting”, “Device setting”, “Installation card company identification number”, “Terminal management server connection information”, “Card center server” There are “connection information”, “terminal identification number”, etc., and for each of them, initial data is stored or empty data is left as required.

  Important information items in the present invention include terminal management server connection information 322g and card center server connection information 322h in addition to the above-described installation identification number 322a. These include the telephone number of the access point necessary for the member store terminal 10 to make a dial-up connection to each of the terminal management server 30 and the card center server 40, authentication information necessary for establishing the connection, and the like.

  Further, the terminal identification number 322i is an identification number unique to the member store terminal 10 used conventionally.

  Furthermore, the installation process completion flag 323j is for distinguishing whether the member store terminal installation process according to the present invention is incomplete or completed, and its initial value is OFF. Turns on when member store terminal installation processing is completed.

Step S105: The terminal management server 30 writes the installation identification number 322a determined in step S103 in the storage medium 21 of the new terminal installation card 20.

Step S106: The terminal management server 30 transmits the terminal information data of the newly registered member store terminal 10 to the card center server 40. Based on the acquired terminal information data, the card center server 40 associates the terminal identification number with the DLL data of each card company and registers it in the DLL database.

Step S107: The terminal providing company sends the member store terminal 10 and the terminal installation card 20 as a set to the member store.

(1-5) Terminal Installation Processing in Member Store Terminal and Terminal Management Server FIG. 4 is a schematic flow diagram of terminal installation processing 111 and 312 in the member store terminal 10 and terminal management server 30 of FIG. Hereinafter, both processing steps executed interactively will be described in time series.

Step S201: After the power is turned on to the member store terminal 10 and the communication line is connected, the installation identification number stored in the terminal installation card 20 is read by the card reader 13. Thereby, the installation process is automatically started.

Step S202: The line setting is checked to see if communication is possible. If the line setting has been set, go to the next step. If it is not set, the line type (whether it is tone or pulse) is determined, other necessary communication setting conditions are determined, set, and the process proceeds to the next step.

Step S203: The member store terminal 10 makes a dial-up connection to the terminal management server 30 using the initial connection data 121a stored in advance. At this time, since the member store terminal 10 does not yet have the terminal information data, the “terminal management server connection information” included in the table shown in FIG. 3 cannot be used. Accordingly, the initial connection data 121a including the telephone number and authentication information used for the initial connection is stored in advance.

Step S301: When there is a connection request from the member store terminal 10, the terminal management server 30 performs an authentication process and establishes a connection with the member store terminal 10. As a result, the member store terminal 10 and the terminal management server 30 are capable of mutual data transmission.

Step S204: The member store terminal 10 transmits the installation identification number read from the terminal installation card 20.

Step S302: The terminal management server 30 receives the installation identification number transmitted from the member store terminal 10.

Step S303: The terminal management server 30 that has received the installation identification number refers to the terminal information database 322 using the installation identification number as a key, and searches the terminal information data table corresponding to the installation identification number. If the corresponding table is found, the terminal information data is extracted. Further, the extracted terminal information data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

Step S205: The member store terminal 10 receives (downloads) the terminal information data transmitted from the terminal management server 30.

Step S206: The member store terminal 10 stores the received terminal information data as a terminal information data file 123 in the storage means. As a result, business settings, environment settings, and the like necessary for the operation of the member store terminal 10 are performed.

Steps S207 and S304: The member store terminal 10 and the terminal management server 30 each perform a process of disconnecting each other's connection.

Step S208: This step is a session between the member store terminal 10 and the card center server 40, and will be described later with reference to FIG.

Step S209: The member store terminal 10 reconnects to the terminal management server 30. Since the terminal information data has already been acquired at this point, the connection can be performed using the terminal management server connection information included in the terminal information data.

Step S305: The terminal management server 30 establishes a connection with the member store terminal 10.

Steps S210 and S306: Installation process completion data is transmitted from the member store terminal 10, and the terminal management server 30 receives it and returns confirmation data. The terminal management server 30 turns on the installation process completion flag in the terminal information data table of the terminal information database 322 shown in FIG.

Steps S211, S307: The member store terminal 10 and the terminal management server 30 each perform a process of disconnecting each other, and the process ends.

(1-6) Terminal Installation Processing in Member Store Terminal and Card Center Server FIG. 5 is a schematic flow diagram of terminal installation processing 111 and 411 in the member store terminal 10 and card center server 40 of FIG. Of the terminal installation processing 111 in the member store terminal 10, this processing is performed in step S208 of FIG. Hereinafter, both processing steps will be described in time series.

Step S2081: This step is performed following step S207 in FIG. The member store terminal 10 makes an initial connection to the card center server 40. At this time, since the member store terminal 10 has the terminal information data file 123, it can be connected using the card center server connection information included in the terminal information data.

Step S401: Upon receiving a connection request from the member store terminal 10, the card center server 40 performs an authentication process and establishes a connection with the member store terminal 10. As a result, the member store terminal 10 and the card center server 40 are capable of mutual data transmission.

Step S2082: The member store terminal 10 transmits DLL request data for requesting download of DLL data to the card center server 40. The member store terminal 10 may download only the DLL data of the card company of the card to be processed. Accordingly, the member store terminal 10 transmits a terminal identification number for determining which card company's DLL data to download together with the DLL request data. The terminal identification number is included in the terminal information data as shown in FIG.

Step S402: The card center server 40 receives the DLL request data transmitted from the member store terminal 10 together with the terminal identification number.

Step S403: Upon receiving the DLL request data, the card center server 40 refers to the DLL database 422 using the terminal identification number as a key, and searches for a card company corresponding to the terminal identification number. If a corresponding card company is found, DLL data of the card company is extracted. Further, the extracted DLL data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

  Here, FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the DLL database 422 stored in the storage means of the card center server 40. In the DLL database 422, the terminal identification number 422a, the card company 422c, and the DLL data file 422b of the card company are stored in association with each other. For example, in the example of FIG. 6, the card center server 40 extracts DLL data of A company, B company, C company, and D company based on the terminal identification number.

  In general, two types of DLL data for each card company are prepared: DLL data for an installation company and DLL data for a user company. As the DLL data of the card company that bears the installation cost of the member store terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as “installed card company”), “DLL data for installed company” is used. Then, “DLL for use company” is used as DLL data of other card companies (hereinafter referred to as “use card company”). This is because the installed card company performs processing more advantageous than the use card company in order to match the cost burden of the installed card company (for example, the installed card at the time of print output of the member store terminal) The name of the company is printed, etc.). Such different processing can be performed depending on the type of DLL data downloaded from the card center server 40.

  As described with reference to FIG. 2, the terminal identification number includes information that can identify the installed card company. Accordingly, the card center server 40 determines which card company is the installed card company based on the predetermined digit data in the terminal identification number. In the example of FIG. 6, it is determined that company A is an installed card company, the installed company DLL data 422b1 is extracted for company A, and the other company B, company C, and company D are user company DLLs. Data 422b2 to 422b3 are extracted.

Step S2083: The member store terminal 10 receives (downloads) the DLL data transmitted from the card center server 40.

Step S2084: The member store terminal 10 stores the received DLL data in the storage means as each card company DLL data file 124. As a result, various card companies are ready for card use processing.

Steps S2085 and S404: The member store terminal 10 and the card center server 40 respectively perform processing for cutting off the mutual connection. The member store terminal 10 proceeds to the process of step S209 in FIG. 3, and the card center server 40 ends the process.

(2) Second Embodiment (Claims 6 to 8, Claims 15 and 16)
FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a member store terminal installation processing system according to the present invention. Constituent elements common to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. The computers that are the main components of this system are the new member store terminal 10 and the card center integrated server 50 installed in the member store. The card center integrated server 50 is a computer in a form in which the function of the terminal management server 30 in the first embodiment is integrated and integrated in the card center server 40. The card center integration server 50 is interposed between the member store terminal 10 and each card company server 60 to execute data transmission processing (credit processing and sales information processing) related to normal card use, and at the member store terminal. The installation process of the machine 10 can be executed.

  The outline of the business flow which is the premise of this system is almost the same as that of the first embodiment. The difference is that in the installation processing flow that is started after the member store terminal 10 applies the terminal installation card 20 to the card reader 13 and reads the identification number for installation, the member store terminal 10 has the terminal information data and DLL data. Both are downloaded from the card center integrated server 50.

  Since the configuration of the member store terminal 10 in this system is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the configuration of the card center integrated server 50 will be described.

(2-1) Configuration of Card Center Integrated Server The card center integrated server 50 includes a control unit 51 including a CPU and a memory, and a storage unit 52 such as a magnetic disk device. The storage means 52 stores, that is, introduces APL files and database files in an executable or usable state. The control means 51 reads an appropriate APL into the memory, and the CPU executes arithmetic processing and control of peripheral devices and database files, thereby realizing various business processing functions.

  The individual processing functions of the card center integrated server 50 are the same as the individual functions of the terminal management server 30 or the card center server 40 described above.

  The terminal information registration process APL 521 introduced in the storage means 52 of the card center integrated server 50 is the same as the terminal information registration process APL 321 of the terminal management server 30 described above, and implements a terminal information registration process function 511. The processing flow of the terminal information registration processing function 511 is the same as the processing flow by the terminal management server 30 shown in FIG. That is, the terminal information data of the newly applied merchant terminal 10 is registered in the terminal information database 522, the unique installation identification number and the terminal identification number are determined, and the installation identification number is written in the terminal installation card 20. Process.

  The terminal information database 522 is the same as the terminal information database 322 of the terminal management server 30 described above. That is, the terminal information data of the member store terminal 10 is stored in association with the installation identification number.

  Further, the terminal installation process APL 523 is an integration of the terminal installation process APL 321 of the terminal management server 30 and the terminal installation process APL 421 of the card center server 40, and implements a terminal installation process function 512. That is, a connection with the member store terminal 10 is established, terminal information data is extracted from the terminal information database 522 based on the received installation identification number, and transmitted to the member store terminal 10. Furthermore, the DLL data is extracted from the DLL database 524 based on the DLL request data and the terminal identification number received from the member store terminal 10 and transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

  Furthermore, the DLL database 524 is the same as the DLL database 422 of the card center server 40 described above. That is, DLL data of each card company is stored in association with the terminal identification number. Furthermore, the card usage processing APL 525 is the same as the card usage processing APL 423 of the card center server 40 described above.

(2-2) Terminal Installation Processing in Member Store Terminal and Card Center Integrated Server FIG. 8 is a schematic flow diagram of terminal installation processing 111 and 512 in the member store terminal 10 and card center integrated server 50 of FIG. . Hereinafter, both processing steps will be described in time series.

Step S501: After the power is turned on to the member store terminal 10 and the communication line is connected, the installation identification number stored in the terminal installation card 20 is read by the card reader 13. Thereby, the installation process is automatically started. Since the line setting process is the same as described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

Step S502: The member store terminal 10 makes a dial-up connection to the card center integrated server 50 using the first-time connection data 121a stored in advance. Initial connection data 121a including a telephone number and authentication information used for the initial connection is stored in advance.

Step S601: Upon receiving a connection request from the member store terminal 10, the card center integrated server 50 performs an authentication process and establishes a connection with the member store terminal 10. As a result, the member store terminal 10 and the card center integrated server 50 are capable of mutual data transmission.

Step S503: The member store terminal 10 transmits the installation identification number read from the terminal installation card 20.

Step S602: The card center integration server 50 receives the installation identification number transmitted from the member store terminal 10.

Step S603: Upon receiving the installation identification number, the card center integration server 50 refers to the terminal information database 522 using the installation identification number as a key, and searches the terminal information data table corresponding to the installation identification number. If the corresponding table is found, the terminal information data is extracted. Further, the extracted terminal information data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

Step S504: The member store terminal 10 receives (downloads) the terminal information data transmitted from the card center integrated server 50. Further, the member store terminal 10 stores the received terminal information data as a terminal information data file 123 in the storage means. As a result, business settings, environment settings, and the like necessary for the operation of the member store terminal 10 are performed.

Step S505: The member store terminal 10 transmits DLL request data for requesting download of DLL data to the card center integrated server 50. The member store terminal 10 may download only the DLL data of the card company of the card to be processed. Accordingly, the member store terminal 10 transmits a terminal identification number for determining which card company's DLL data to download together with the DLL request data. The terminal identification number is included in the terminal information data.

Step S604: The card center integration server 50 receives the DLL request data transmitted from the member store terminal 10 together with the terminal identification number.

Step S605: Upon receiving the DLL request data, the card center integration server 50 refers to the DLL database 524 using the terminal identification number as a key, and searches for a card company corresponding to the terminal identification number. If a corresponding card company is found, the DLL data of the card company is extracted. In this case as well, the installation company DLL data can be extracted for the installation card company, and the usage company DLL data can be extracted for the usage card company. Further, the extracted DLL data is transmitted to the member store terminal 10.

Step S506: The member store terminal 10 receives (downloads) the DLL data transmitted from the card center integrated server 50. Further, the member store terminal 10 stores the received DLL data in the storage means as each card company DLL data file 124. As a result, preparations for processing card usage of various card companies are ready.

Steps S507 and S606: The member store terminal 10 and the card center integration server 50 transmit installation process completion data and return confirmation data to each other.

Steps S508 and S607: The member store terminal 10 and the card center integration server 50 each perform a process of disconnecting each other, and the process ends.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a member store terminal installation processing system according to the present invention; FIG. It is a schematic flow of the terminal information registration process 311 in the terminal management server 30 of FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the table of the terminal information data registered into the terminal information database. FIG. 2 is a schematic flow diagram of terminal installation processing 111 and 312 in the member store terminal 10 and the terminal management server 30 of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of terminal installation processing 111 and 411 in the member store terminal 10 and the card center server 40 of FIG. 1. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of the DLL database 422 stored in the memory | storage means of the card center server 40. FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of 2nd Embodiment of the member store terminal installation processing system by this invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of terminal installation processing 111 and 512 in the member store terminal 10 and the card center integrated server 50 of FIG. 7. It is a figure which shows roughly the business flow which performs the installation process of the conventional member store terminal.

Explanation of symbols

10 member store terminal 11 (member store terminal) control means 111 terminal installation processing function 112 card use processing function 12 (member store terminal) storage means 121 terminal installation processing APL file 121a initial connection data 122 card use processing APL file 123 Terminal information data file 124 DLL file for each card company 13 Card reader 14 (Member store terminal) Display means 15 (Member store terminal) Communication means 16 (Member store terminal) Input means 20 Terminal installation card 21 Magnetic storage medium 30 Terminal management server 31 (terminal management server) control means 311 Terminal information registration processing function 312 Terminal installation processing function 32 (terminal management server) storage means 321 Terminal information registration processing APL file 322 Terminal information database 323 Terminal installation processing APL file 33 (terminal) Management server) Communication means 3 Card writer 35 (terminal management server) display means 36 (terminal management server) input means 40 card center server 41 (card center server) control means 411 terminal installation processing function 412 card use processing function 42 (card center server) storage means 421 terminal Installation processing APL file 422 DLL file database 423 Card usage processing APL file 43 (card center server) communication means 50 Card center integrated server 51 (card center integrated server) control means 511 Terminal information registration processing function 512 Terminal installation processing function 513 Card usage Processing Function 52 (Card Center Integrated Server) Storage Unit 521 Terminal Information Registration Process APL File 522 Terminal Information Database 523 Terminal Installation Process APL File 524 DLL File Database 25 card use processing APL file 53 (card center integrated server) communication means 54 card writer 55 (the card center integrated server) display means 56 (card center integrated server) input means 60 each card company server 70, 80 a communication network

Claims (8)

A new merchant terminal (10) with a card reader for a credit or debit card ; and
New merchant is connected to the terminal and the new affiliated store terminal installation processing terminal information database that registers the terminal information data to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal (123) during the communication network (322) A terminal management server (30) comprising:
Communication is connected to the new affiliated store terminal by the network and the new affiliated store terminal installation process DLL database having registered the DLL data of each card company to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal (124) upon ( 422) and a card center server (40) having a new merchant terminal installation process,
(a) the terminal management server
(a1) When there is an application from a member store to newly install a member store terminal, the installation identification number and terminal identification number of the new member store terminal are determined, and the installation identification number and Means for registering terminal information data in association with the terminal information database;
Means for transmitting a terminal identification number of the new member store terminal to the card center server;
(a2) means for writing the installation identification number to a terminal installation card readable by the card reader of the new member store terminal;
(a3) After the terminal installation card in which the installation identification number is written and the new member store terminal are sent to the member store, the new member store terminal writes in the terminal installation card. It means for receiving the installation identification numbers,
(a4) means for extracting terminal information data corresponding to the installation identification number by referring to the terminal information database in response to reception of the installation identification number;
(a5) comprising means for transmitting the extracted terminal information data to the new member store terminal,
(b) The new member store terminal is
(b1) initial connection data storage means for storing initial connection data for initial connection to the terminal management server;
(b2) After the above the installation identification number is written terminal installation card and the novel member store terminal is sent to the merchant, the said installation identification number written in the terminal installation card Means for performing initial connection to the terminal management server using the initial connection data in response to reading by a card reader, and transmitting the installation identification number to the terminal management server;
(b3) means for receiving terminal information data transmitted from the terminal management server and storing the terminal information data;
(b4) means for transmitting DLL request data to the card center server together with the terminal identification number included in the terminal information data in response to reception of the terminal information data;
(b5) receiving DLL data transmitted from the card center server, and storing the DLL data,
(c) The card center server
(c1) In response to receiving the terminal identification number of the new member store terminal from the terminal management server, the terminal identification number and the DLL data of each card company are associated and registered in the DLL database. Means to
(c2) means for receiving the DLL request data transmitted from the new member store terminal together with the terminal identification number;
(c3) means for extracting DLL data corresponding to the terminal identification number by referring to the DLL database in response to reception of the DLL request data;
(c4) A member store terminal installation processing system comprising: means for transmitting the extracted DLL data to the new member store terminal. The means for registering in the DLL database in the card center server (40) further registers two types of DLL data for the installation company and DLL data for the use company as DLL data of each card company,
The means for extracting the DLL data in the card center server further determines an installed card company based on the terminal identification number, and the DLL data for the installed company is used as the DLL data of the card company corresponding to the installed card company. 2. The member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 1, wherein the DLL data for the user company is extracted as the DLL data of the card company that does not correspond. The terminal management server in the member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 1 or 2 . The member store terminal in the member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 1 or 2 . The card center server in the member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 1 or 2 . A new merchant terminal (10) with a card reader for a credit or debit card ; and
DLL data by a communication network is connected with a new member store terminal and novel member store terminal information data (123) to be introduced to the new affiliated store terminal during installation processing of the terminal and the card company (124 In a system for performing installation processing of a new member store terminal having a card center integrated server (50) having a terminal information database (522) and a DLL database (524) respectively registered)
(a) The card center integrated server
(a1) When there is an application from a member store to newly install a member store terminal, the installation identification number and terminal identification number of the new member store terminal are determined, and the installation identification number and Means for registering terminal information data in association with the terminal information database;
(a2) means for writing the installation identification number to a terminal installation card readable by the card reader of the new member store terminal;
(a3) After the terminal installation card in which the installation identification number is written and the new member store terminal are sent to the member store, the new member store terminal writes in the terminal installation card. Means for receiving the installed identification number;
(a4) means for extracting terminal information data corresponding to the installation identification number by referring to the terminal information database in response to reception of the installation identification number;
(a5) means for transmitting the extracted terminal information data to the new member store terminal;
(a6) means for associating the terminal identification number of the new member store terminal with the DLL data of each card company and registering it in the DLL database;
(a7) a DLL request data sent with the terminal identification number contained in the terminal information data in response to reception of the new member store terminal is the terminal information data, means for receiving from the new member store terminal When,
(a8) means for extracting DLL data corresponding to the terminal identification number by referring to the DLL database in response to reception of the DLL request data;
(a9) comprising means for transmitting the extracted DLL data to the new member store terminal,
(b) The new member store terminal is
(b1) initial connection data storage means for storing initial connection data for initial connection to the card center integrated server ;
(b2) After the above the installation identification number is written terminal installation card and the novel member store terminal is sent to the merchant, the said installation identification number written in the terminal installation card Means for performing initial connection to the card center integrated server using the initial connection data in response to reading by a card reader, and transmitting the installation identification number to the card center integrated server ;
(b3) means for receiving terminal information data transmitted from the card center integrated server and storing the terminal information data;
(b4) means for transmitting DLL request data to the card center integration server together with a terminal identification number included in the terminal information data in response to reception of the terminal information data;
(b5) A member store terminal installation processing system comprising: means for receiving DLL data transmitted from the card center integration server and storing the DLL data. The card center integrated server in the member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 6 . The member store terminal in the member store terminal installation processing system according to claim 6 .

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