JP5218978B2 - Installation information registration system and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an installation information registration system and method for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card.

  Non-contact IC cards are highly convenient and have a remarkable spread speed. In stores and the like where new payment terminal devices are installed, the installation of payment terminal devices capable of making payments using non-contact IC cards is increasing.

  By the way, when a new payment terminal apparatus is installed, it is necessary to register necessary installation information in the payment terminal apparatus so that it can operate as a payment terminal apparatus. The installation information includes, for example, information necessary for communication with the host computer (telephone number, IP address, etc.), a terminal ID for identifying a payment terminal device, and customer setting information (specific information that can be specified for each customer) ( The number of copies of the slip, information for designating the settlement process and settlement data transmission method, etc.).

  In the payment terminal device of the background technology, a sheet (paper) on which the installation information is described is prepared, and an operator inputs the installation information using an input device (such as a numeric keypad or function key) provided in the payment terminal device. doing. Therefore, it takes time to input the installation information, and when a plurality of payment terminal devices are newly installed, there is a high possibility that an operator will make an input error in the installation information.

  Accordingly, there is a demand for a payment terminal device that improves the efficiency of installation information input work and prevents erroneous registration.

In addition, about the payment terminal device which can be settled using a credit card, the initial connection information for every payment terminal device is acquired with a mobile communication terminal via a network, and the acquired initial connection information is acquired from a mobile communication terminal to a payment terminal. A technique for improving the efficiency of registration work by transmitting to an apparatus is described in Patent Document 1.
JP 2005-267136 A

  As described above, in the settlement terminal device of the background art, a sheet (paper) on which the installation information is described is prepared, and the installation information is input by the operator using the input device provided in advance in the settlement terminal device. .

  For this reason, it takes time to input the installation information, and when a plurality of payment terminal devices are newly installed, there is a problem that there is a high possibility that an operator will input errors in the installation information.

  On the other hand, in the payment terminal device described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to newly provide communication means for transmitting and receiving information between the mobile communication terminal and the payment terminal device in the mobile communication terminal and the payment terminal device, respectively. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost of the mobile communication terminal and the settlement terminal device increases.

  The present invention was made to solve the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and without adding a new device, the efficiency of the registration work of the installation information for the payment terminal device is improved, An object of the present invention is to provide an installation information registration system and method that can prevent erroneous registration of installation information.

In order to achieve the above object, the installation information registration system of the present invention is an installation information registration system for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card,
When the installation information transfer instruction is input, the installation information of the payment terminal device to be installed is extracted from the database storing the installation information for each payment terminal device, and the extracted installation information is contactless IC card reader / Has an installation information management device that writes to a contactless IC card using a writer,
The payment terminal device
When the installation information registration instruction is input, the installation information stored in the non-contact IC card is read and the read installation information is registered.

On the other hand, the installation information registration method of the present invention is an installation information registration method for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card,
Computer
When the installation information transfer instruction is input, the installation information of the payment terminal device to be installed is extracted from the database in which the installation information for each payment terminal device is stored,
Write the extracted installation information to the non-contact IC card using the first non-contact IC card reader / writer,
The payment terminal device
When the installation information registration instruction is input, the installation information stored in the non-contact IC card is read, and the read installation information is stored in a predetermined area of a storage device and registered.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while adding the new apparatus, the efficiency of the registration operation | work of the installation information with respect to a payment terminal device improves, and it can prevent incorrect registration of installation information.

  Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the settlement terminal apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the settlement terminal apparatus of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the settlement terminal device 11 of the present invention reads information stored in the non-contact IC card 14 and stores the information in the non-contact IC card 14. And a control unit 13 that controls the operation of the settlement terminal device 11. The non-contact IC card reader / writer 12 and the control unit 13 are connected inside the settlement terminal device 11, and the operation of the non-contact IC card reader / writer 12 is controlled by the control unit 13.

  The settlement terminal device 11 of the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which a control unit 13 is provided inside and a non-contact IC card reader / writer 12 is provided outside as shown in FIG.

  The control unit 13 is realized by, for example, a computer including a user interface unit of an input device (such as a numeric keypad or a function key) or an output device (such as a display or a printer) and a communication unit with a network.

  The non-contact IC card reader / writer 12 is a device conforming to a well-known standard that can read information from the non-contact IC card 14 and store information in the non-contact IC card 14.

  When reading information from the non-contact IC card 14 or storing information in the non-contact IC card 14, the non-contact IC card reader / writer 12 is informed to the non-contact IC card 14 in accordance with an instruction from the control device 13. Access by wireless means. The contactless IC card 14 and the contactless IC card reader / writer 12 may transmit / receive information in a known data format or may transmit / receive information in a unique data format.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the installation information management apparatus of the present invention.

  The installation information management device 31 shown in FIG. 3 is a device that collectively manages installation information for each settlement terminal device installed in a store or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the installation information management apparatus 31 includes an installation information database 32 and a non-contact IC card reader / writer 33.

  The installation information database 32 stores installation information for each newly installed payment terminal device, which is input in advance by the administrator of the payment terminal device.

Contactless IC card reader / writer 33 reads information from the contactless IC card 34, and can store the information for the non-contact IC card 34 is a device adapted to a known standard.

  The installation information management apparatus 31 shown in FIG. 3 can be realized by an information processing apparatus as shown in FIG.

  4 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of the installation information management apparatus shown in FIG.

  The information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 includes a processing apparatus 4 that executes predetermined processing according to a program, an input apparatus 5 for inputting commands and information to the processing apparatus 4, and processing results of the processing apparatus 4. And an output device 6 for monitoring.

  The processing device 4 stores a CPU 41, a main storage device 42 that temporarily holds information necessary for the processing of the CPU 41, and a program for causing the CPU 41 to execute processing as the installation information management device 31 of the present invention. A recording medium 43, a data storage device 44 used as the installation information database 32, a main storage device 42, a memory control interface unit 45 for controlling data transfer with the recording medium 43 and the data storage device 44, the input device 5 and An I / O interface unit 46 that is an interface device with the output device 6 and an external interface unit 47 for transmitting and receiving information to and from the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 shown in FIG. It is the structure connected via.

  The processing device 4 executes processing as the installation information management device 31 of the present invention described below according to the program recorded in the recording medium 43. The recording medium 43 may be a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, or other recording medium. The data storage device 44 need not be provided in the installation information management device, and may be an independent device. The payment terminal device 11 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 can also be realized by the information processing device shown in FIG. 4 except that the processing by the CPU 41 and the data stored in the data storage device 44 are different.

  When the installation information management device 31 newly installs the settlement terminal device 11, when the installation information transfer instruction is input by the operator, the installation information management device 31 extracts the installation information for each settlement terminal device 11 to be installed from the installation information database 32. Then, the installation information extracted using the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 is written into the non-contact IC card 34.

  In the present invention, the setting information input operation for the payment terminal device 11 shown in FIG. 1 or 2 is executed using the non-contact IC card 34 shown in FIG.

  When a new payment terminal device is installed, the installation information of the payment terminal device 11 to be installed is written in the contactless IC card 34 by the installation information management device 31 via the contactless IC card reader / writer 33.

  The worker holds the contactless IC card 34 in which the installation information is written over the contactless IC card reader / writer 13 included in the settlement terminal device 11 to be installed, and performs a predetermined operation with the input device of the settlement terminal device 11. Thus, the control unit 12 is caused to execute the installation information registration process.

  When the operator inputs an installation information registration instruction, the control unit 12 reads the installation information stored in the non-contact IC card 34 using the non-contact IC card reader / writer 13, and reads the read installation information. The installation information is registered by storing in a predetermined area in a storage device (not shown).

  The non-contact IC card 34 may be prepared for each settlement terminal device 11 to be installed, and the installation information of one settlement terminal device 11 may be stored in each of them. One non-contact IC card In 34, installation information of a plurality of payment terminal apparatuses 11 to be installed may be stored.

  When the installation operation of setting information to the payment terminal device 11 is completed in the non-contact IC card 34, information indicating that the setting information read from the non-contact IC card 34 by the payment terminal device 11 has been used (hereinafter, referred to as “contact information”) Registered information) is written via the non-contact IC card reader / writer 11.

  By writing the registered information in the non-contact IC card 34 in this way, for example, when newly installing a plurality of settlement terminal devices 11, each settlement terminal device 11 receives an installation information registration instruction from an operator. Then, the registered information stored in the non-contact IC card 34 is confirmed, and if there is installation information that has not been used in the non-contact IC card 34, the installation information may be taken into the own apparatus. In addition, when a contactless IC card 34 is prepared for each payment terminal device 11, the payment terminal device 11 checks the registered information stored in the contactless IC card 34, so that the contactless IC card 34 It can be determined whether or not the stored installation information has been used. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a mistake that installation information once used is erroneously registered in another settlement terminal device 11.

  Further, after the installation work is completed, if the registered information in the non-contact IC card 34 is taken into the installation information management device 31 via the non-contact IC card reader / writer 33, each payment terminal device 11 is installed by the installation information management device 31. It can be confirmed whether or not installation work has been completed. As a result, it becomes possible to manage each settlement terminal device 11 for which the installation work has been completed by the installation information management device 31.

  According to the present invention, since a contactless IC card reader / writer 12 originally provided in the settlement terminal device 11 is used to input installation information to be registered in the settlement terminal device by the contactless IC card 34, a new device is installed. Installation information can be input using an existing device without adding.

  In addition, since the installation information is input to each settlement terminal device 11 using the non-contact IC card 34, the efficiency of the registration work of the installation information is improved and the erroneous registration of the installation information can be prevented.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the payment terminal device of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of the payment terminal device of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the installation information management apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the implementation example of the installation information management apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Processing apparatus 5 Input apparatus 6 Output apparatus 11 Settlement terminal apparatus 12 Non-contact IC card reader / writer 13 Control part 14, 34 Non-contact IC card 31 Installation information management apparatus 32 Installation information database 33 Non-contact IC card reader / writer 41 CPU
42 Main storage device 43 Recording medium 44 Data storage device 45 Memory control interface unit 46 I / O interface unit 47 External interface unit 48 Bus

Claims (7)

An installation information registration system for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card,
When the installation information transfer instruction is input, the installation information of the payment terminal device to be installed is extracted from the database storing the installation information for each payment terminal device, and the extracted installation information is contactless IC card reader / Has an installation information management device that writes to a contactless IC card using a writer,
The payment terminal device
An installation information registration system that reads installation information stored in the contactless IC card and registers the read installation information when an instruction to register the installation information is input. The payment terminal device
The installation information registration system according to claim 1, wherein when the registration of the installation information is completed, registered information indicating that the installation information read from the contactless IC card has been used is written to the contactless IC card. The payment terminal device
When the installation information registration instruction is input, the registered information stored in the contactless IC card is confirmed, and when there is installation information that is not used in the contactless IC card, the installation information is read. The installation information registration system according to Item 2. An installation information management device for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card,
An installation information database in which the installation information for each payment terminal device is stored;
A non-contact IC card reader / writer capable of reading / writing information on the non-contact IC card;
When the installation information transfer instruction is input, the installation information of the payment terminal device to be installed is extracted from the installation information database, and the installation information extracted using the non-contact IC card reader / writer is extracted from the non-contact IC. A controller that writes to the card;
An installation information management device. An installation information registration method for registering required installation information in a payment terminal device capable of payment using a non-contact IC card,
Computer
When the installation information transfer instruction is input, the installation information of the payment terminal device to be installed is extracted from the database in which the installation information for each payment terminal device is stored,
Write the extracted installation information to the non-contact IC card using the first non-contact IC card reader / writer,
The payment terminal device
When the installation information registration instruction is input, the installation information stored in the non-contact IC card is read, and the read installation information is stored and registered in a predetermined area of a storage device. The payment terminal device
When the registration of the installation information is completed, registered information indicating that the installation information read from the contactless IC card has been used is written to the contactless IC card using a second contactless IC card reader / writer. The installation information registration method according to claim 5 . The payment terminal device
When the installation information registration instruction is input, the registered information stored in the contactless IC card is confirmed, and when there is installation information that is not used in the contactless IC card, the installation information is read. Item 6. The installation information registration method according to Item 6 .

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