JPH0196792A - Automatic card issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain the efficient card issue machine by using a 1st read means to read issued party information required for issuing a card from a certificate and using a 2nd read means to read a monetary amount to be depositted such as an entrance fee and issuing a card after the reading by the 1st and 2nd read means is correctly finished so as to reduce occurrence of mis-description. CONSTITUTION: At first a party receiving issue of card inserts a certificate such as an ID card to a certificate insert port 21. Thus, the ID card is stocked tentatively in a main body 20. Then a money with a required monetary amount is depositted from a paper money insert port 23 or a coin deposit port 24. When all the required amount of money is inserted, issued party information of the stocked ID card is read, the information is stored once in a sub memory 4 and the ID card is returned. On the other hand, the main body 20 writes a member's code number onto a membership card going to be issued and accesses the issued party information having been already stored in the sub memory 4 and adds the code number to the issued party information as additional information and the resulting information is stored in a main memory 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic card issuing machine for various cards such as membership cards.

[Background and issues]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various cards such as membership cards and credit cards have been issued, so called a credit card society. For example, rental membership cards for video tapes and compact discs are one example, and are intended to save labor in member management and rental operations.

By the way, conventionally, this type of membership card has been issued through the following manual operations. First, the issuer receives a certificate, such as an identification card, driver's license, or health insurance card, from the issueee, and copies the certificate to create a management mount. Then, the issuer receives the necessary membership fee and issues a membership card to the issueee. On the other hand, the member's code number was displayed on the membership card, and the same code number was written on the management sheet and kept as a management ledger.

However, since the issuance of such membership cards is performed manually, a great deal of effort is expended, and the issuance takes time, making it impossible to issue cards efficiently. In addition, since the code number is written by hand on the management sheet and stored, there are problems such as entry errors are likely to occur and a thick management ledger is required.

[Means for solving interlayer points]

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic card issuing machine that solves the problems based on the above background.
achieved by

That is, the automatic card issuing machine 1 according to the present invention includes a first reading means 2 for reading issueee information displayed on a certificate such as an ID card owned by the issuer, and a second reading means 3 for reading the deposited amount. and a sub-memory 4 that stores the issueee information,
A main memory 5 is provided to store final information. and,
Based on the completion of regular reading by each of the reading means 2 and 3, at least the code number information of the card to be issued and the issued person information in the sub memory 4 are stored in the main memory 5 as a set. It is said that

[For production]

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained.

First, the necessary issueee information is read from the certificate by the first reading means 2 and then stored in the sub-memory 4. on the other hand,
The amount of the deposited membership fee, etc. is read by the second reading means 3. Then, upon completion of the regular reading by both reading means 2 and 3, the code number information of the card to be issued and the issued person information are stored in the main memory 5 as a set.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

First, the external configuration of the automatic card issuing machine 1 according to the present invention will be explained.

In Figure 2 (perspective external view of automatic card issuing machine), 2
0 is the main body covered by an external case.

On the outside of the main body 20, there is a certificate insertion slot 21 for receiving certificates owned by the issuer, a card issuing slot 22 for issuing membership cards, a bill insertion slot 23 for receiving banknotes, and a receipt for coins. Coin insertion slot 24, display 25 such as a CRT screen or indicator, various operation keys 26
...is provided. Furthermore, the main body 20 is provided with a control section including necessary mechanisms and a computer 10 (FIG. 1).

Next, the configuration of the main parts of the issuing machine 1 will be explained.

In FIG. 1 (block diagram of main parts), IO is a computer, equipped with a predetermined combinator function, and
According to the present invention, each area of a sub memory 4 and a main memory 5 is provided.

On the other hand, the first reading means 2 and the second reading means 3 are connected to the computer 10. The first reading means 2 has a function of reading the issueee information displayed on the certificate owned by the issuer. That is, the issueee information such as the address, name, and certification seal written on the surface of the certificate inserted through the certificate insertion slot 21, such as an ID card, car license, health insurance card, or student ID card, is copied. Or read it with an image scanner etc.

Then, the read issuer information is input to the computer 10. On the other hand, the second reading means 3 has a function of reading the deposited amount, and the second reading means 3 has a function of reading the deposited amount, and is connected to the banknote insertion slot 23 or the coin insertion slot
4, the amount to be inputted is counted, and the amount is inputted into the computer 10. Note that 11 indicates a card issuing unit, which issues a predetermined membership card from the card issuing port 22 in response to a command from the computer IO.

Next, the overall control function of the device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 3 (flow chart).

The operating procedure for the automatic card issuing machine is shown on display 2.
5 are sequentially displayed, and progress is made by operating designated operation keys 26...

First, the issueee inserts a certificate, such as an ID card, into the certificate insertion slot 21 (step 51). As a result, the ID card is temporarily docked within the main body 20. Next, insert the required amount into the bill insertion slot 23 or coin insertion slot 24.
(Step 52). Once the required amount has been deposited, the ID card ID card information is read, this information is temporarily stored in the sub-memory 4, and the ID card is returned (step 53). .54.55). On the other hand, the main body 20 writes the membership code number into the membership card to be issued, accesses the issueee information already stored in the sub-memory 4, and adds the code number to this issueee information as additional information. , these are stored in the main memory 5 (steps 56 and 57). Note that the membership code number may be written on the membership card each time as shown in the example, or a membership card with the code number written in advance may be prepared. When these steps are completed, a membership card is issued from the card issuing port 22 (step 58).

Although the embodiments have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

For example, the issuing machine can be a standalone device as shown in the example;
It may also be in a format built into an automatic rental machine or the like. Further, although a rental membership card is shown as an example, the present invention can be similarly applied to the issuance of any other card. In addition, the detailed structure, functions, etc. are from scratch.

Any changes may be made without departing from the gist of the specification.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the automatic card issuing machine according to the present invention includes a first reading means for reading the issuer information displayed on the issuer's certificate, a second reading means for reading the deposited amount, and a second reading means for reading the issuer information displayed on the issuer's certificate. It is equipped with a sub memory for storing and a main memory for storing final information, and based on the completion of regular reading by each reading means, at least the code number information of the card to be issued and the issueee information of the sub memory are combined. Since it is stored in the main memory and cards can be issued fully automatically, there is no need for personnel costs or management ledgers, allowing for quick and efficient card issuance and eliminating human errors such as entry errors. It has various effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of the automatic card issuing machine according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automatic card issuing machine; and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the functions of the automatic card issuing machine. In the drawing, 1: automatic card issuing machine 2: first reading means 3: second reading means 4: sub-memory 5: main memory Patent applicant: Japan TMI Co., Ltd.
Marubeni Co., Ltd. Company Representative Patent Attorney Part 2 1) Shigeru Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an automatic card issuing machine that automatically issues a card in response to input information, a first reading means reads the issueee information displayed on the issuer's certificate, a second reading means reads the deposited amount, a sub-memory that stores the issueee information;
A main memory for storing final information is provided, and based on completion of regular reading by each reading means, at least the code number information of the card to be issued and the issueee information of the sub-memory are combined and stored in the main memory. An automatic card issuing machine characterized by: