JPH01163888A

JPH01163888A - Prepaid card

Info

Publication number: JPH01163888A
Application number: JP62321235A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Osamu Amano; 修天野
Original assignee: Hitachi Ltd
Current assignee: Hitachi Ltd
Priority date: 1987-12-21
Filing date: 1987-12-21
Publication date: 1989-06-28

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily notify the card user of an exact remaining frequency by making a punched hole to indicate remaining frequency into a triangle shape. CONSTITUTION:The remaining frequency graduations 3' showing basic frequency as one unit is printed and indicated on a prepaid card 1'. When a transaction by this card 1' is completed, a triangle hole 2' of which peak point indicates the position of the remaining frequency is made by a transaction device. When a punched hole shape is round, it is difficult to indicate and to read an exact position for graduations with smaller pitch than the hole diameter, but in case of a triangle punched hole, fine graduations of remaining frequency can be accurately indicted by the peak point. Thus, a card user can easily know an exact balance without misreading.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】〔産業上の利用分野〕本発明はプリペイド（代金前払い）カードに係り、その
カードの残高表示の精度を向上するのに好適な表示方式
に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a prepaid card, and relates to a display method suitable for improving the accuracy of displaying the balance of the card.

[Conventional technology]

従来の方法は、上記カードのようにカード表面に印刷さ
れた対数表示の残度数目盛に対応し、−回の利用毎に、
丸形せん孔を行うことにより残度数（残高）を表示して
いる。The conventional method corresponds to the logarithmic remaining power scale printed on the surface of the card like the above card, and for every - number of uses,
The remaining power (balance) is displayed by performing round drilling.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上記従来技術は、プリペイドカード上に正確な残高（残
度数）の表示がされておらず、利用者が正確な値を知る
には、プリペイドカードをカードの取引装置で読み取る
か、プリペイドカード上の残度数目盛を細かくしたうえ
に正確な位置にせん孔する必要があった。しかしながら
、従来技術の丸形せん孔では細かな残度数目盛の正確な
位置を示すことが難かしかった。In the above conventional technology, the accurate balance (remaining number) is not displayed on the prepaid card, and in order for the user to know the accurate value, the user must read the prepaid card with the card's transaction device or It was necessary to make the remaining power scale finer and to drill holes in accurate positions. However, it is difficult to indicate the accurate position of the fine residual power scale with the round hole of the prior art.

本発明の目的はプリペイドカードの取引装置で残度数を
読み取り確認をすることなく、カード利用者に容易に正
確を残度数を知らしめる手段を与えることにある。An object of the present invention is to provide a means for easily informing a card user of the accurate remaining balance without having to read and confirm the remaining balance with a prepaid card transaction device.

[Means for solving problems]

上記目的は、残度数表示のせん孔を三角形にすることに
より、達成される。The above object is achieved by making the perforation of the residual power display triangular.

[Effect]

残高表示をパンチ孔あけ方式で行なうプリペイドカード
において、パンチ孔の位置で示す残度数目盛の値が残高
であるが、パンチ孔の形状が丸形の場合、孔の直径より
小さいピッチの目盛に対しては、正確な位置を示し、か
つ読み取ることが難かしいが、三角形のせん孔にすれば
、その頂点で細かな残度数目盛を正確に示すことができ
るため、利用者が残高を読み誤ることがない。For prepaid cards that use a punch hole method to display the balance, the balance is the value on the remaining scale indicated by the position of the punch hole, but if the punch hole is round, the scale with a pitch smaller than the diameter of the hole It is difficult to indicate the exact position and read the balance, but if the hole is made in a triangular shape, it is possible to accurately indicate the fine remaining balance scale at the apex, so the user will not misread the balance. do not have.

〔Example〕

以下、本発明の一実施例を第１図により説明する。プリ
ペイドカード１′上に基本度数を一単位とした残度数目
盛３′を印刷表示する。本カードでの取引き終了時、取
引装置によって残高を該当する残度数目盛の位置を頂点
で示す三角形の孔をあける。本実施例によれば利用者は
容易に正確な残高を読み取ることができる。An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. A remaining power scale 3' in which the basic power is one unit is printed and displayed on a prepaid card 1'. When a transaction with this card is completed, the transaction device makes a triangular hole whose apex indicates the position of the remaining number scale corresponding to the balance. According to this embodiment, the user can easily read the accurate balance.

従って、利用者が利用前に正確な残高を知ることができ
るため、新たなカード購入が可能になり。Therefore, the user can know the accurate balance before using the card, making it possible to purchase a new card.

支払い時の残高不足等に対する取引き処理の煩雑から解
放することができる。また、食堂ＰＯＳ等では、プリペ
イドカードの残高不足の現金支払いを退避することが可
能になり、売上管理を複雑にすることな〈実施できる。It is possible to relieve the complexity of transaction processing due to insufficient balance at the time of payment. In addition, at a cafeteria POS, etc., it becomes possible to save cash payments due to insufficient balance on a prepaid card, and sales management can be implemented without complicating it.

〔発明の効果〕本発明によれば、プリペイドカードの残高を容易に、か
つ正確に表示することができるので、カード利用者は読
み誤ることなく、正確な残高を知ることができる。[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the balance of a prepaid card can be displayed easily and accurately, so that the card user can know the accurate balance without misreading the card.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は本発明の一実施例のプリペイドカードの構成図
、第２図は従来例を示す構成図である。１．１′・・・プリペイドカード、２・・・丸形せん孔
。２′・・・三角形せん孔、３．３”・・・残高数目盛。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional example. 1.1'...Prepaid card, 2...Round hole. 2'...triangular hole, 3.3"...balance number scale.

Claims

[Claims]

1. A prepaid card that uses a punch hole method to display the balance, and is characterized in that the punch hole has a triangular shape.