JP4453231B2 - Banknote stacker for IC card - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote stacking machine for IC cards, and more particularly to banknote stacking for IC cards, in which banknotes are further added to the IC card storing a user's available money amount and the available money amount is increased. It relates to an increase.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For railways and leisure facilities, the amount of money that can be used on an IC card that stores the amount of money that can be used by the user in advance and the personal information of that user, if necessary. For example, when there is a shortage of money, an IC card banknote stacking machine is provided which additionally pays a fee and further increases the usable amount of money to the IC card. In such a banknote stacking machine for IC cards, the amount of money that can be used is increased on one IC card, so that the IC card can be used repeatedly.
[0003]
The IC card banknote stacker is equipped with a depositing machine that takes the received banknotes into the apparatus and stores it in the storage. The IC card banknote stacker stores the banknotes that have been deposited. Then, according to the amount of money, the amount that can be used for the IC card is increased.
[0004]
Such a conventional IC card banknote stacker is activated when the power is turned on, enters an IC card insertion standby state, reads and writes information to the IC card inserted at any time, deposits banknotes, and It will be in the state where the accumulation of the banknote to the inserted IC card can be performed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional IC card banknote stacker is activated when the power is turned on and can be used at any time, there is a possibility that the IC card banknote stacker may be illegally operated or cheated. There was a problem that became high.
[0006]
By such illegal operation or fraud, the available amount or personal information stored in the IC card is rewritten, and for example, the available amount is increased without depositing banknotes and stored in the IC card. Information may be tampered with.
[0007]
Furthermore, if the IC card banknote stacker itself is stolen, the information stored in the IC card is more likely to be tampered with. Reliability will be reduced.
[0008]
This invention is made in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the banknote stacker for IC cards which prevents the unauthorized alteration of the information memorize | stored in the IC card.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, after power-up, are inserted starting card is an IC card having a reception signal is activated only when the reception signal is received, the available user Amount In a banknote stacker for IC cards that accepts a general card, which is a general IC card in which the available amount of money is stored, and accumulates the available amount by depositing banknotes , the activation card has an encryption and is inserted When the verification by the cryptographic verification means for verifying the encryption of the activated activation card is established, an acceptance signal is received, and another activation card having another encryption is inserted and the verification by the cryptographic verification means is not established If there is a cipher rewriting means that rewrites the other ciphers into a cipher so that the collation is established, the other verification card is rewritten and the verification by the cipher collating means is performed. Established by, IC card bill product up machine, wherein the reception signal is started it is received is provided.
[0010]
According to such a banknote stacker for IC card, the activation card having the reception signal is inserted, and the banknote stacking machine for IC card is started by receiving the reception signal. As a result, the IC card banknote stacker is not started up after the power is turned on until the startup card is inserted, so that the general card is not accepted by the IC card banknote stacker. Therefore, the chance that the information stored in the IC card is falsified by an illegal operation or an illegal act on the IC card banknote stacker decreases.
[0011]
Furthermore, even if the IC card banknote stacker itself is stolen, the IC card banknote stacker is not started until the startup card is inserted. Increases the security of banknote stackers.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the first embodiment will be described.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a banknote stacker for IC cards according to the first embodiment.
The banknote stacker 1 for an IC card according to this embodiment is a general IC card in which an available amount that is a user's available amount and personal information for identifying the user as necessary are stored. In addition to a general card, an activation card, which is an IC card for activating the IC card banknote stacker 1 so as to accept a general card, can be inserted. This activation card is a signal that can be recognized by the IC card banknote stacker 1, and is an ID for identifying the IC card banknote stacker 1 and a command for starting the IC card banknote stacker 1. And an acceptance signal which is a signal including a start command. The ID included in the acceptance signal may be common to a plurality of IC card bill increasing machines other than the IC card bill increasing machine 1.
[0014]
The IC card banknote stacker 1 has an IC card insertion slot 2 into which a general card or activation card is inserted, a banknote slot 3 into which banknotes are deposited, and a receipt for issuing a receipt for the deposited banknotes. It has the issue port 4, and also has the control part 5 which controls the accumulation process after insertion of a general card or a starting card | curd, and payment of a banknote was made | formed.
[0015]
The control unit 5 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Random Access Memory) that stores basic programs, and a SRAM (Static Random Access) that temporarily stores programs executed by the CPU and data being calculated. Memory), an SRAM card for downloading programs and collecting data, and a controller for transmitting and controlling the generated information to each part of the IC card banknote stacker 1.
[0016]
In addition, the IC card banknote stacker 1 includes an operation switch 6a for operation, a device status display lamp 6b for displaying a device status by a lamp, and a bill height, an abnormality of the IC card banknote stacker 1, An operation display unit 6 including an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 6c that displays various messages as necessary, such as operation guidance, is provided.
[0017]
Further, the IC card banknote stacker 1 includes a reader / writer unit 7 for reading and writing information on the IC card inserted from the IC card insertion slot 2, and banknote discrimination for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of the deposited banknote. The banknote storage 9 which accommodates the banknote discriminated by the part 8 and the banknote discrimination part 8 is provided. The reader / writer unit 7 and the banknote discrimination unit 8 are controlled by the control unit 5.
[0018]
When an antenna 10 is connected to the reader / writer unit 7 and an activation card is inserted from the IC card insertion slot 2, the IC card bill increasing machine 1 accepts the activation card. A signal is received by the antenna 10.
[0019]
The IC card banknote stacker 1 also includes a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) communication unit 11 for performing transaction data transfer and real-time monitoring of equipment status, a maintenance unit 12 for displaying a message related to maintenance, and A printing unit 13 that issues a receipt for the deposited banknote from the receipt issuing port 4 and that can print transaction data is provided, and these are controlled by the control unit 5. The power for the IC card banknote stacker 1 is supplied from the power supply unit 14.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an example of a banknote stacker for IC cards.
On the front face of the IC card banknote stacker 1, an operation switch 6a, a device status display lamp 6b and an LCD 6c are arranged, and an IC card insertion slot 2, a banknote deposit slot 3, and a receipt issuing slot 4 are arranged. ing.
[0021]
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are flowcharts of the stacking process of the IC card banknote stacker according to the first embodiment.
When the power to the IC card banknote stacker 1 is turned on (step S1), the IC card banknote stacker 1 is first reset to the initial state (step S2). At that time, the IC card banknote stacker 1 displays a general card unacceptable message on the LCD 6c (step S3). In this state, the insertion of the general card and the deposit of the banknote cannot be performed, and the IC card banknote stacker 1 is in the standby state for inserting the activation card.
[0022]
Next, the banknote stacker 1 for IC card determines whether or not the activation card has been inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2 (step S4). When the activation card is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2, the IC card banknote stacker 1 receives the activation card acceptance signal via the antenna 10. When the IC card banknote stacker 1 recognizes the ID included in the reception signal, the CPU of the control unit 5 starts to start the IC card banknote stacker 1 using the startup command included in the reception signal. To do. And the banknote stacker 1 for IC cards displays a general card acceptance permission message on LCD6c (step S5), and will be in a general card insertion standby state. If the activation card is not inserted in step S4, the IC card banknote stacker 1 returns to step S3 and waits for the activation card to be inserted while displaying the general card unacceptable message on the LCD 6c. Maintain state.
[0023]
After the activation of the IC card banknote stacker 1, in a general card insertion standby state, the IC card banknote stacker 1 determines whether or not the general card has been inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2 (step S11). ). When the general card is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2, the IC card banknote stacker 1 reads the available amount and personal information stored in the general card in the reader / writer unit 7, and then Then, it is determined whether or not a bill has been deposited from the bill deposit port 3 (step S12). When the banknote is deposited, the IC card banknote stacker 1 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the deposited banknote at the banknote discriminating unit 8 and then stores it in the inserted general card. In order to update the available amount of money in the reader / writer unit 7, the amount of money received is added to the available amount of the general card (step S13). Finally, the banknote stacker 1 for IC card issues a receipt for this deposit amount from the receipt issuing port 4 (step S14).
[0024]
Further, until the general card is inserted in step S11 and after the receipt is issued in step S14, the IC card banknote stacker 1 maintains the general card insertion standby state in step S5.
[0025]
As described above, the IC card banknote stacker 1 is not started until the startup card is inserted after the power is turned on, and therefore, the general card is not accepted by the IC card banknote stacker 1. As a result, it is possible to reduce the chance that the information stored in the IC card is falsified due to fraud after the power is turned on.
[0026]
Furthermore, even if the IC card banknote stacker 1 itself is stolen, the IC card banknote stacker 1 cannot be started unless the startup card is used. The reliability with respect to the security of the banknote stacker 1 can be improved.
[0027]
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a banknote stacker for IC cards according to the second embodiment.
[0028]
The IC card banknote stacker 1a of this embodiment has an activation card that is compatible only with the IC card banknote stacker 1a. The activation card is an acceptance card, as well as an IC card banknote. The stacker 1a has a unique encryption.
[0029]
Therefore, in the IC card bill increasing machine 1a, the memory 5a provided in the control unit 5 stores a code for identifying the IC card bill increasing machine 1a. 1a has an encryption verification means 15 for verifying the encryption of the activation card and the encryption of the IC card banknote stacker 1a when a certain activation card is inserted. Further, the IC card banknote stacker 1a has a cipher rewriting means 16 for rewriting the cipher of the inserted activation card with the cipher of the IC card banknote stacker 1a when the verification of the cipher is not established. Have. The other configuration is the same as that of the IC card banknote stacker 1 of the first embodiment.
[0030]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the stacking process of the IC card banknote stacker according to the second embodiment.
When the power of the IC card banknote stacker 1a is turned on (step S21), the IC card banknote stacker 1a is first reset to the initial state (step S22). At that time, the IC card banknote stacker 1a displays a general card unacceptable message on the LCD 6c (step S23). In this state, the general card cannot be inserted and banknotes cannot be deposited, and the IC card banknote stacker 1a is in a standby state for inserting an activation card.
[0031]
Next, the IC card bill increasing machine 1a determines whether or not the activation card has been inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2 (step S24). When the activation card is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 2, the IC card banknote stacker 1a reads the cipher of the inserted activation card with the reader / writer unit 7, and the cipher and memory read The encryption of the IC card banknote stacker 1a stored in 5a is collated, and it is determined whether or not the encryption matches (step S25).
[0032]
If the IC card banknote stacker 1a determines that the ciphers match in step S25, the IC card banknote stacker 1a receives the activation card reception signal via the antenna 10, and receives this reception. By recognizing the ID included in the signal, the CPU of the control unit 5 starts activation of the IC card bill increasing machine 1a by the activation command included in the reception signal. Then, the IC card banknote stacker 1a displays a general card acceptance permission message on the LCD 6c (step S26), enters a general card insertion standby state, and proceeds to the processing after step S11 shown in FIG.
[0033]
If the IC card bill increasing machine 1a determines in step S25 that the ciphers do not match, the IC card bill increasing machine 1a uses the inserted activation card encryption for the IC card. The cipher of the banknote stacker 1a is rewritten (step S27), and the activated card with the rewritten cipher is ejected (step S28).
[0034]
If the activation card is not inserted in step S24, the IC card banknote stacker 1a returns to step S23 and waits for the activation card to be inserted while displaying the general card unacceptable message on the LCD 6c. maintain. Here, when the activation card with the rewritten cipher is inserted into the IC card bill increasing machine 1a, the IC card bill increasing machine 1a is activated by the rewritten activation card. Become.
[0035]
According to such a banknote stacking machine 1a for IC cards, the banknote stacking machine 1a for IC cards has a unique startup card, and the startup inserted with the encryption of the banknote stacking machine 1a for IC cards. Only when the encryption of the business card coincides, the IC card banknote stacker 1a is activated, and the subsequent general card can be accepted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the chance that the information stored in the IC card is tampered with after the power is turned on, and the reliability of the IC card banknote stacker 1a can be improved.
[0036]
In addition, when the encryption of the inserted activation card does not match the encryption of the IC card banknote stacker 1a, the encryption of the startup card is rewritten to the encryption of the IC card banknote stacker 1a. Even if the activation card unique to the IC card banknote stacker 1a has been stolen or lost, it can be rewritten using the other activation card to rewrite the code. Cards can be accepted. Therefore, the IC card banknote stacker 1a cannot be used due to the activation card being stolen or lost.
[0037]
In addition, even if the banknote stacking machine for IC cards 1 and 1a in the above description has a contact type configuration in which information is transmitted by directly contacting a general card via a contact in the reader / writer unit 7, Further, a non-contact configuration in which information is transmitted in a non-contact manner with a general card via the antenna 10 may be used. In this case, as a general card, a contact type IC card or a non-contact type IC card is used corresponding to the configuration of the banknote stacking machine for IC card 1, 1a.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, an activation card having an acceptance signal is inserted into an IC card bill increasing machine, and the acceptance signal is received, whereby the IC card bill increasing machine is activated. Made the configuration. As a result, the IC card banknote stacker is not started until the startup card is inserted after the power is turned on, and the general card is not accepted by the IC card banknote stacker. It is possible to reduce the chance that information stored in the IC card is falsified by an illegal operation or an illegal act on the IC card bill increasing machine.
[0039]
Furthermore, even if the IC card banknote stacking machine itself is stolen, the IC card banknote stacking machine cannot be started without using the startup card. It is possible to improve the reliability of the additional machine security.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a banknote stacker for IC cards according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an example of a banknote stacker for IC cards.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart (No. 1) of a stacking process of the IC card banknote stacker according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart (No. 2) of the accumulation process of the IC card bill increasing machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of an IC card banknote stacker according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a stacking process of the IC card banknote stacker according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Card Bill Stacker 2 IC Card Insertion Port 3 Banknote Deposit Port 4 Receipt Issue Port 5 Control Unit 6 Operation Display Unit 6a Operation Switch 6b Device Status Display Lamp 6c LCD
7 Reader / Writer 8 Banknote Identification Unit 9 Banknote Storage 10 Antenna 11 PHS Communication Unit 12 Maintenance Unit 13 Printing Unit 14 Power Supply Unit

Claims (1)

After power-up, start-up card is an IC card having a reception signal is inserted, the are only activated when the reception signal is received, generally available amount is stored is available amount of user In an IC card bill increasing machine that accepts a general card that is an IC card and increases the available amount by depositing bills ,
The activation card has encryption,
When the verification by the cryptographic verification means for verifying the encryption of the inserted activation card is established, the acceptance signal is received,
When another activation card having another cipher is inserted and collation by the cipher collating means is not established, the cipher rewriting means for rewriting the other cipher to the cipher so that the collation is established, A bill stacker for an IC card , wherein the other activation card rewritten with the cipher is inserted, and the acceptance signal is received and activated when the verification by the encryption verification means is established .

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