JPH04314187A - Ic card data accumulation/recovery device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accumulate data in plural IC cards and to recover the IC card even when it is damaged or lost by employing an optical accumulation medium 8 large in capacity as the accumulation medium of the data in the IC card. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with a contact 4 where the IC card 2 is loaded, a data I/O device 5 which performs the read/write of the IC card and the data, the optical accumulation medium 8 large in capacity in which a large amount of data are accumulated, a converter 7 which converts an optical signal to an electrical signal or vice versa, an optical accumulation medium I/O device 6 which perforums the read/write of the optical accumulation medium and the data, an input device 9 which instructs accumulation and recovery, output devices 10, 11 which print and display accumulated and recovered data, and a CPU 12 which controls those components and devices.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an IC card data storage and recovery device, and more particularly, to an IC card data storage and recovery device.
It relates to a device that saves and restores data on a card.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, the amount of data that can be stored in an IC card is several thousand to tens of thousands of times larger than that of a magnetic stripe card. In case of loss, damage, or update, the data on the card is not saved or restored on an external data backup device, and only a small portion of the data on the IC card is saved and restored on an external data backup device. Or, they were not preserved or restored at all.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In this conventional external data backup device, the storage medium was based on a magnetic system, so the storage capacity was small and it was impossible to save and restore all the data on the IC card. there were. As a result, if the IC card is lost or damaged, there is a problem in that the data in the IC card cannot be backed up and is lost.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] A device for saving and restoring data in an IC card according to the present invention includes a contact point for mounting an IC card, a data I/O device for reading and writing data to and from the IC card, and a large amount of data. A large-capacity optical storage medium that stores data, a conversion device that converts optical signals and electrical signals, an optical storage medium I/O device that writes and reads data to and from the optical storage medium, and instructions for storage and restoration. The computer is configured to include an input device for printing and displaying stored and restored data, an output device for printing and displaying stored and restored data, and a CPU for controlling these.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a data storage and recovery device, 2 is an IC
3 is an IC card when installed, 4 is a contact, 5 is a data I/O device, 6 is an optical storage medium I/O device, 7 is a conversion device, 8 is an optical storage medium, 9 is an input device, 10 is a output device,
11 is a printing device, and 12 is a CPU.

When the IC card 2 is inserted, when the input device 9 issues an instruction to the CPU 12 to store the data in the IC card in the device, the CPU 12 acts on the data I/O device 5 to close the contact. IC card 3 through 4
The data I/O device 5 takes in the data within and passes it to the optical storage medium I/O device 6. The optical storage medium I/O device 6 converts the electrical signal into an optical signal through the conversion device 7 and stores it in the optical storage medium 8, and at the same time instructs the CPU to output the data in the IC card. output device 10,
The data in the IC card is output to the printing device 11. By repeating this series of operations, data from a plurality of IC cards can be stored in the optical storage medium 8.

Conversely, when the input device 9 issues an instruction to the CPU 12 to output the data in the optical storage medium 8 to the IC card 3, the CPU 12 acts on the optical storage medium I/O device 6 to output the data in the optical storage medium 8. The medium I/O device 6 receives the optical signal from the optical storage medium 8 through the conversion device 7 by converting it into an electrical signal, and passes it to the data I/O device 5 . When the I/O device 5 issues an instruction to output data to the IC card 3 through the contact 4 and at the same time output the processing result to the CPU 12, the
The PU 12 outputs the results to the output device 10 and the printing device 11. By repeating this series of operations, the optical storage medium 8
data can be restored to the IC card.

[0009]

As explained above, the present invention uses a large-capacity optical storage medium as a storage medium for data in an IC card, so data in a plurality of IC cards can be stored, and the IC card can be prevented from being damaged. This has the effect that even if it is lost, it can be recovered.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Data storage and recovery device 2 IC card 3. IC card when installed 4 Contact 5 Data I/O device 6 Optical storage medium I/O device 7 Conversion device 8. Optical storage medium 9 Input device 10 Output device 11 Printing device 12 CPU

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A contact point for mounting an IC card, a data I/O device for reading and writing data to and from the IC card, an optical storage medium for storing data, and a conversion device for converting optical signals and electrical signals. , an optical storage medium I/O device that writes and reads data to and from the optical storage medium, an input device that instructs storage and restoration, an output device that prints and displays the stored and restored data, and controls these. An IC card data storage and recovery device comprising: a CPU;