JPH03276286A - Card issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily discriminate a card in the case plural cards, etc., in which different amounts of money are written are mixed by issuing the card by recording and displaying the amount of money set by a money amount setting means in the card by a card writing means. CONSTITUTION:A user inputs an amount of money by depressing a key switch of a money amount setting means 4. Subsequently, when a card is inserted into a card writing means 1, a card issue control means 3 outputs the amount of money outputted from the money amount setting means 4 to the card writing means 1 and a money amount display means 2, and when it is received, the card writing means 1 records the amount of money in the card, and the money amount display means 2 displays the amount of money on the card and issues the card. In such a way, in the case plural cards in which different amounts of money are written are mixed, the amount of money is displayed on the surface of the card, and it can be discriminated easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a card issuing device that issues cards for use in card-type vending machines that use cards to sell canned beverages, etc. It is.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, card-type vending machines that use cards to sell products within specific regions or specific occupations have been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 47-42360). This type of card-type vending machine uses a re-recordable card, the card user purchases the card with a certain amount recorded in advance, and when the vending machine sells the product, the amount recorded on the card is used. The product price is subtracted and the remaining amount is re-recorded on the card for sale.

A cash/card exchange device has also been proposed that accepts cash, records the amount on a card, and issues a card (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-24519).

For such card-operated vending machines, the manager of the card-operated vending machine within a specific area or within a specific job area records an arbitrary amount and uses the card to provide entertainment to special customers. A card issuing device was required to issue the card.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned card issuing device, cards with a certain amount written on them, cards with no amount written on them, or multiple cards with different amounts written on them, When cards are mixed, it is not possible to judge the amount just by looking at the cards, and the amount must be read by a device that reads the magnetic field of each card.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and allows the amount written on a card to be easily determined without a device that reads the magnetic field of the card.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the card issuing device of the present invention includes a card writing means, an amount setting means, a means for displaying the amount on the card, and the card writing means The apparatus includes a control means for recording and displaying the amount set by the amount setting means on the card and issuing the card.

Effects of the present invention With the above-described configuration, when an arbitrary amount is set from the amount setting means, the set amount is written on the card and the amount is displayed on the surface of the card, so that it is possible to write a different amount. If multiple cards are mixed together by mistake, they can be easily distinguished because the amount is displayed on the front of the card.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card issuing device in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, numeral 1 denotes a card writing means, which receives a signal from the card issuing control means 3, records the amount on the card, and issues the card. 2
is a means for displaying an amount on the card, and upon receiving a signal from the card issuing control means 3, displays on the card the same amount as the amount recorded on the card. Reference numeral 4 denotes an amount setting means, through which the user inputs the desired amount to be recorded on the card by pressing a key switch of the amount setting means 4, and sets the amount to be recorded on the card and the amount to be displayed on the card. The card issue control means 3 receives the signal from the amount setting means 4, outputs the amount to the card writing means and the amount display means, and controls the issuance of the card.

FIG. 2 is an example of a card issued by a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a card, the amount written from the card writing means 1 is stored in 6, and the amount displayed by the amount display means 2 is 7.

The operation of the card issuing device configured as described above will be explained below using FIG. 3.

First, after turning on the power to the card issuing device, the user presses the key switch of the amount setting means 4 and inputs the amount (gt
epl). Next, when the card 5 is inserted into the card writing means 1 (stop 2), the card issuing control means 3 inserts the card 5 into the card writing means 1 (s+t@p3).
, the amount outputted from the amount setting means 4 is outputted to the card writing means 1 and the amount displaying means 2 (+10p4). In response to this, the card writing means 1 records the amount on the card 6 (gtep 5), and the amount display means 2 displays the amount on the card 5 (top 6), and issues the card.

As described above, in the present invention, the card writing means 1, the amount setting means 4, the amount displaying means 2 for displaying the amount on the card, and the card writing means 1 transfer the amount set by the amount setting means 4 to the card. By providing the control means 3 that records and issues cards, even if multiple cards with different amounts written on them coexist, the amount is displayed on the front of the card, making it easy to can be distinguished.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a card writing means, an amount setting means, a means for displaying the amount on the card, and the card writing means records and displays the amount set by the amount setting means on the card. and a control means for issuing cards, and if there are cards with a certain amount written on them and cards with no amount written on them, or multiple cards with different amounts written on them, Since the amount is displayed on the front of the card, it is easy to distinguish between cards.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card issuing device showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a card issuing device showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Card writing means, 2...-Amount display means, 3...Card issuance control means, 4...
... Amount setting means. 6...Card, 6...Amount writing area,
7...Displayed amount.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card capable of recording a fixed amount and changing and re-recording the amount, a card writing means for recording an amount on the card, an amount setting means for setting an amount to be recorded on the card, and a card for recording on the card. an amount display means for displaying on the card the same amount as the amount set by the amount setting means; and a control means for the card writing means to record and display the amount set by the amount setting means on the card and issue the card. Device.