JPH0344358B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Technical Field of the Invention> The present invention relates to a card authentication machine installed in a credit card transaction member store, and in particular, the present invention relates to a means for reissuing a slip on which card transaction details are printed. The present invention relates to a card authentication machine.

<Background of the invention> This type of card authentication machine invented in recent years has the function of printing card transaction details on paper to create a slip, but while printing the transaction details on paper, the paper runs out or the paper jams. When a problem occurs, it becomes impossible to issue a slip and it becomes necessary to reissue the slip.

However, this card authentication machine clears the printed data after outputting it to the printer, so when reissuing the slip, the staff member must
It is necessary to operate the machine and communicate with the center device to receive print data. In this case, there is a risk of double registration, and there are inconveniences such as extra telephone line usage fees and a longer transmission processing time with the center device.

<Object of the Invention> In order to eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience, an object of the present invention is to provide a card authentication machine that smoothly and quickly reissues a slip by equipping the card authentication machine with a slip reissue means.

<Structure and Effects of the Invention> The present invention is a card authentication machine having a function of executing a card transaction through communication with a center device, printing the card transaction details and issuing a slip, and having a function of printing the card transaction details and issuing a slip. It is equipped with a keyboard, a printer, and a control device. The print buffer stores received data obtained through communication with the center device as print data, and holds the stored contents until data is received in the next transaction. The keyboard includes a reissue key for instructing reissue of the slip,
The printer also has a function of printing the contents of the print buffer and issuing a slip. The control device executes reading and writing of received data into the print buffer and control of input/output operations of the keyboard and printer, and when a slip reissue command is issued by operating a reissue key after a slip issuing operation, Print data is read from the print buffer and the printer is caused to perform a printing operation.

According to the present invention, even if the issuance of a slip fails due to running out of paper or the like, the slip can be immediately reissued without the need for communication with the center device again. Therefore,
This invention has the effect of achieving the purpose of the invention, such as eliminating wasted labor in the slip issuing operation, reducing time and cost.

<Description of Embodiments> FIG. 1 shows a card authentication machine installed in a card transaction member store.

The card authentication machine shown in the figure has a slip takeout port 2 at the upper end of the body 1, a display 3, a card setting section 4, and a keyboard 5 on the top surface, and a card company etc. on one side of the body 1. Handset 6 for making calls
is in place.

The card setting section 4 has a groove into which a credit card is inserted and slid, and a reading head of a card reader is disposed in this groove to record card record data such as company code, membership number, PIN number, expiration date, etc. Read. The keyboard 5 also includes a transaction key 7 for specifying the type of transaction such as sales, credit, inquiry, cancellation, etc. as shown in FIG. 2, a numeric keypad 8 for inputting numbers, amounts, etc.
Various keys are provided, such as a payment key 9 for specifying a payment method such as bonus payment or installment payment, and a reissue key 10 for instructing reissue of a slip.

Figure 3 shows an example of the circuit configuration of a card authentication machine. In the figure, the CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM
(Read Only Memory), RAM (Random
The control device 11 including ROM
It writes and reads data to and from the RAM, transmission buffer 13, and print buffer 14 based on the programs stored in the memory, and also controls the input/output operations of the keyboard 5, card reader 12, and printer 15.

A telephone line 16 is connected to the control device 11, and transmits transaction data and performs transaction-related combinations with a center device 17 of each card company.

FIG. 4 shows the control procedure of the control device 11 with reference numeral 2.
1 to 32 are used. First, in step 21 (hereinafter referred to as "step 21"), it is determined whether or not a card setting operation has been performed on the card setting section 4. Now, if the clerk sets the credit card in the card setting section 4 and performs the sliding operation, the judgment in step 21 will be "YES" and
Proceed to the next step 22. In step 22, the recorded data of the credit card read by the card reader 12 is stored in the transmission buffer 13. Next, in step 23, the clerk inputs the product code of the sold product using the numeric keypad 8, and in step 24, the product code is stored in the transmission buffer 13. Furthermore, when the clerk enters the sales amount using the numeric keypad 8 in step 25, the sales amount is sent to the sending buffer 1 in step 26.
3. These stored data are then transmitted to the center device 17 by the control device 3 in the next step 27. After checking various data, the center device 17 sends print data including transaction propriety data to the card authentication machine on the terminal side. When the terminal side receives data from the center device 17 (step 28), the previous print data is cleared in step 29 and the received data is stored in the print buffer 14, and the contents of the print buffer are transferred to the printer 15 in step 30. Printed on the slip.

Step 31 is to press the reissue key 10 on the keyboard 5.
It is determined whether the button has been pressed or not, and if the slip with the card transaction details printed thereon is normally issued in step 30, the determination in step 31 becomes "NO" and the process returns to the starting standby state. However, if the printing process at step 30 is incomplete and the slip needs to be reissued, when the clerk presses the reissue key 10, the judgment at step 31 becomes "YES" and the contents of the print buffer are reissued at step 32. The information is read out and reprinted by the printer, and the slip is reissued.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the card authentication machine, Figure 2 is a plan view of the keyboard showing the key arrangement, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the card authentication machine, and Figure 4 shows the control operation of the card authentication machine. This is a flowchart. 2... Slip removal port, 4... Card set section, 10... Reissue key, 11... Control device, 1
4...Printing is bad.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A card authentication machine having a function of executing a card transaction through communication with a center device, printing the card transaction details, and issuing a slip, which comprises a printing buffer, a keyboard, and a printer. and a control device, the printing buffer stores the received data obtained by communicating with the center device as printing data, and retains the stored contents until the data is received in the next transaction, and the keyboard is configured to print the invoice. The printer is equipped with a reissue key for instructing reissue, the printer has a function of printing the contents of the print buffer and issuing a slip, and the control device is capable of reading and writing received data to the print buffer and controlling the keyboard and printer. When a slip reissue command is issued by operating a reissue key after a slip issuing operation, the control device reads print data from the print buffer and sends it to the printer. A card authentication machine that performs printing operations.