JPH04140896A - Prepaid card issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To repeatedly reutilize a card by using an IC card as a prepaid card, and providing each means which decides a received sum of money, and operates new issue and supplement by the operation of a customer. CONSTITUTION:When the customer selects the item of the new issue, and pays the necessary sum of money from a receiving part 3, the receiving part 3 decides the received sum of money, and a controlling part 4 transmits the sum information to an IC card handling part 2. The handling part 2 transmits one IC card from a card storing part 21 to an IC card reader/writer 23, the sum information is written in the memory of the IC card by the IC card reader/writer 23, and the prepaid card is newly issued from a card issuing part 24. When the customer selects the item of the supplement, inserts the card in hand into a card accepting part 22, and pays the necessary sum of money from the receiving part 3, the security code of the card is collated and checked. After that, the received sum of money is written in the memory of the inserted IC card, and the IC card is returned from the card issuing part 24, as well as the new issue. Thus, the card can be frequently reutilized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a prepaid card issuing machine using an IC card.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, prepaid cards have generally been of the magnetic recording type, and are disposable after the amount equivalent to the amount recorded magnetically in advance has been used.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional prepaid cards cannot be reused because once the amount equivalent to the amount recorded in advance runs out, it is impossible to rewrite and replenish the amount.

The present invention aims to provide a prepaid card issuing machine that can reuse an IC card by using an IC card as a prepaid card.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] The prepaid card issuing machine according to the present invention
a storage unit that stores cards, a deposit unit that determines the deposited amount, an acceptance unit that accepts already issued IC cards, and unissued IC cards of the storage unit and the already issued IC cards accepted by the acceptance unit. Read from the storage section of the engineering C card,
The present invention is characterized by comprising a node/writer for writing, an issuing section for issuing an IC card written by the reader/writer, and a control section for controlling each of the sections.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prepaid card issuing machine using an IC card according to the present invention.

Prepaid card issuing machine] is IC card handling department 2
It is composed of a deposit section 3 and a control section 4.

The IC card handling unit 2 includes a card storage unit 21 that stores #i unissued IC cards, a card acceptance unit 22 that accepts already issued IC cards, and an IC card storage unit 21 that receives IC cards from the card storage unit 21.
A 1C card reader/writer 23 that reads and writes to a C card or an IC card in the receiving section 22;
It is comprised of a card issuing section 24 that issues an IC cart written by a card reader/writer 23.

When issuing a new prepaid card, the customer selects a new issue item using a selection button 7 (not shown) and deposits the required amount from the deposit section 3. The depositing section 3 determines the authenticity and amount of the deposited banknotes and coins, and sends the information to the control section 4, which in turn sends the amount information to the IC card handling section 2. After receiving the information, the IC card handling unit 2 sends one IC card from the card storage unit 21 to the IC card reader/writer 23, writes the above-mentioned amount information into the IC card memory, and issues the card. Department 24 issues the card to the customer as a prepaid card.

1 when replenishing the amount to an already issued prepaid card F.
The user selects the replenishment item using a selection button (not shown), inserts one card into the card receiving section 22, and deposits the required amount from the deposit section 3. At this time, the validity of the inserted card is checked by comparing the security code written in advance on the IC card. From then on, as in the case of new issuance, the deposited amount is written into the memory of the inserted IC card, and the card issuing unit 24 returns it to the customer.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that by using an IC card as a prepaid card, the amount can be replenished and one card can be reused any number of times.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prepaid card issuing machine using an IC card according to the present invention. 1. Prepaid card issuing machine, 2. IC card handling section, 3. Deposit section, 4. Control section, 21. Card storage section, 22. Card acceptance section, 23..-IC cart reader/ Writer, 24...Card issuing department. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A storage unit that stores unissued IC cards, a deposit unit that determines the deposited amount, an acceptance unit that accepts already issued IC cards, and a storage unit that stores unissued IC cards and the acceptance unit. a reader/writer that reads and writes to the storage unit of the already issued IC card accepted by the department; an issuing unit that issues the IC card written by the reader/writer; and controls each of the units. A prepaid card issuing machine equipped with a control unit.