JPH03184193A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure a sufficient inscription space on the surface of a card ticket by writing the rest of money on the card ticket surface in different format according to the rest of money of the card. CONSTITUTION:The card 1 is sent to a data read part 22 by a conveyance part 21. The rest of money in the card 1 before use is read out. Then the card 1 is sent to a write part 23 and the rest of money before use is rewritten into the new rest of money after use. Then the card is sent to a rest money inscribing part 24, which inscribes the new rest of money. In this case, when the rest of money is large, the rest of money is inscribed roughly according to a previously set rest money classification and when the rest of money becomes small, the rest of money is inscribed in detail.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" This invention relates to a card processing device that reduces the remaining amount on a card and indicates the new remaining amount on the face of the card, and particularly relates to a method for indicating the remaining amount. The present invention relates to a unique card processing device.

``Prior art'' The conventional balance display method using this type of card processing device is
A description will be given based on FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, taking a 30,000 yen card as an example.

In the figure, (1> is the card, (2) is the face amount, and (3) is the card.
) is the column for the month and day when the card was used, (4) is the column for entering the remaining amount, (
5) is the usage amount column.

Conventional card processing devices display the balance amount on the card (
Every time 1) is used, the amount obtained by subtracting the used amount (5) from the previous balance is entered in the remaining amount entry field (4).
).

For example, for June 13th in the month/day field (3), the usage amount field (5) is [1,000]. Remaining amount entry field (
In 4), 24,000 yen is entered, which is obtained by subtracting the used amount i, ooo yen from the remaining amount before use of 25,000 yen.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional balance display method using a card processing device, a new balance is displayed each time the card is used. or 0
Even if it did not reach the yen, there was a problem that the notation area was insufficient. In this case, the final balance must be recorded on a new card to secure an area for displaying the remaining amount, and a new card must be issued, which is a very complicated task. In addition, there was a problem that the cost was high.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to obtain a card processing device that is capable of implementing a balance amount display method that can secure a sufficient balance display area. do.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The card processing device according to the present invention reduces the remaining amount on the card, and when the new remaining amount after the reduction is large, roughly indicates the remaining amount on the face of the card. When the new balance becomes low, the balance can be written in detail.

"Function" In the card remaining amount display part of this invention, the remaining amount before the reduction and the new remaining amount after the reduction are both in the same remaining amount classification (a predetermined classification divided into several stages from the face value to 0 yen). ), the new balance will not be indicated; if the new balance belongs to a lower balance category, that balance category will be indicated; and if the new balance falls below a certain low amount In this case, each time the card is used,
The new balance is written as is.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a card processing device which is an embodiment of the invention, and FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the balance amount notation on the card surface according to the above embodiment.

In FIG. 1, (21> is a card transport section, which includes a drive device that transports the card (1) to a predetermined position, a card position sensor (none of which is shown), etc.
22) is a data reading unit that reads the remaining amount stored in the card (1). (23) is a data writing section, which rewrites the remaining amount stored in the card (1) to a new remaining amount. (24) is a remaining amount notation section, and the new remaining amount is written on the face of the card. (25) is a data processing section, which controls the operations of the above-mentioned card transport section (21), data reading section (22>, data writing section (23) and remaining amount notation section (24>).

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, the card (1) is sent to the data reading section (22) by the card transport section (21). Here, card (1
) is read.The remaining amount (X yen) before use is read.Next, the card (1) is similarly sent to the data writing section (23). The remaining amount (X yen) that was stored before the card was used is rewritten to the new balance i (y yen) after the card is used.Next, the card (1)
is returned to the data reading section (22) again. Here, the new balance (y yen) is read and checked to see if it has been correctly rewritten.Next, if necessary, the card (1) is sent to the balance display section (24), where the new balance is (Y yen) is written using the method described later.

To show the remaining amount on the card (1), zero from the face amount.
Remaining amount classification divided into several stages up to yen "...
yen ~ *** yen" is provided.

In the remaining amount field on the front of the card, "r~***", which is the lower limit of the above-mentioned remaining amount category to which the remaining amount belongs, is written.

In other words, a guideline indicating that the amount is above a certain amount is shown. However, if the remaining amount falls to a certain low amount, the notation "~***1" will not be displayed, and the new remaining amount (y yen) will be written as is in the remaining amount column of the card.

When the above new balance (y yen) belongs to the balance category [◇◇◇～XX×] below the balance category "...~***1" to which the balance before card use (X yen) belongs , card (1) is
The card is sent to the balance notation section (24) by the card transport section (21). Here, [~×××1] is written in the remaining amount column of the card.

The above new balance 11 (y yen) is the balance before using the card (X yen)
When the card belongs to the same remaining amount category [...~***], no new remaining amount is written in the remaining amount column of card (1). Therefore, the card (1) is not conveyed to the card writing section (25), and the processing of the card (1) ends here.

As mentioned above, reading the balance and rewriting the balance.

All processing such as notation of remaining amount is done by the data processing unit (25)
This is done by the directive of

Taking a card with a face value (2) of 30,000 yen as an example, the remaining amount notation method in the above embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 2 and 3.

The remaining amount is 30,000 yen to 10,000 yen (4)
．． It is assumed that the unit is 15,000 yen, and for amounts less than 10,000 yen, the new balance (y yen) is written as is.

On June 3rd in the month/day column (3), the amount spent column (5) is rl,,000. It is written as. Face amount (2)
The amount of 29,000 yen that is obtained by subtracting the amount of 1,000 yen used from 30,000 yen is the remaining amount [30,000 to 25
,000], so the remaining amount column <4> shows "~25,000".
000. It is written as

From now on, until the balance becomes less than 25,000 yen,
Even if the card is used, the remaining amount will not be displayed. For example, in the cards shown in Figures 5 and 6, the date column (3
) on June 4th, the balance column <4) shows “28゜000.
Although it is written as +, this 28,000 yen belongs to the remaining amount category "30,000 to 25,0001, so it will not be written on the cards shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

In Figures 5 and 6, June 13th in the date column (3)
On the day, r24.0OOJ is written in the remaining amount column (4). This 24,000 yen has a balance numerator of 25,000
~20ooo belongs to 1, so in the cards shown in Figures 2 and 3, F~20.0001 is shown in the balance column (4).
It is written as Next, in Figures 5 and 60, on July 12th in the month/day column (3), r s, o in the balance column (4).
o.

It is written as. This 8,000 yen is less than the lowest limit of 10,000 yen for the remaining amount classification, so the cards shown in Figures 2 and 3 have no remaining amount! (4), as is, r8,000. It is written as

From now on, the amount obtained by subtracting the amount at the time of card use from the remaining amount before card use is written as is in the remaining amount column <4> until the remaining amount becomes 0 yen.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, as long as the remaining amount is large, the remaining amount is roughly displayed according to the predetermined remaining amount classification, so that the remaining amount writing area can be greatly saved. Also, if the remaining amount becomes low, the remaining amount will be
Since it is written in detail, the card user can accurately know the remaining amount and can avoid running out of the remaining amount when using the card.

Various methods can be used to indicate the remaining amount, such as printing with ink on the card surface, thermal transfer, or partial destruction of the surface layer of the card (thermal destruction recording).

In the above example, the case where the card balance is roughly displayed if it is more than a certain predetermined amount, and if it is less than the predetermined amount, it is displayed each time the card is used, but there are other examples. As shown in Figure 4, the amount range of the remaining amount category is, for example, 5000 yen @ :) [-0
(10 yen to 10,000 yen "Zumari soil for every 1,000 yen, 10
For amounts less than ,000 yen, the amount is changed in steps of 1 yen, depending on the remaining amount on the card. In this case as well, similar effects can be obtained.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the present invention, when the balance on the card is high, the card balance can be roughly adjusted, and when it becomes low, the balance can be adjusted in detail.
Since the remaining amount is written on the face of the card, it is possible to secure enough writing space on the face of the card without causing any inconvenience to the card user.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a card processing device which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing an example of notation of the remaining amount on the card face in the above embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the above embodiment. FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing examples of remaining amount notation on a card ticket surface by a conventional card processing device. In the figure, (2) is the face value of the card, (3) is the date and month column when the card was used, (4) is the amount column, and (5) is the amount used column. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A card transport section that transports the card; a data reading section that reads the remaining amount stored on the card; a data writing section that rewrites the remaining amount stored on the card; and a data writing section that writes the remaining amount on the card. A card processing device comprising: a remaining amount display section; a data processing section that controls each of the above sections; A card processing device characterized in that the remaining amount is displayed roughly, and when the new balance becomes a low amount, the remaining amount is displayed more precisely.