JPH0516368U - Information recording card - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To make it possible to display a part of the recorded contents of an information recording card on the card surface by an inexpensive and simple method. [Structure] A rectangular recess 6 is provided on the surface of a card 1 in which an IC chip 4 is incorporated and a magnetic stripe 5 is provided, and a seal 7 on which information such as date of use and balance of use is printed is formed in the recess 6. To be pasted.
Adhesive is applied to the back surface of the sticker 7 except for the non-adhesive portion at the edge, and the sticker 7 is replaced with the sticker 7 on which information such as a new usage balance is printed each time the card 1 is used.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an information recording card, such as a magnetic card or an IC card, which is capable of displaying a part of the recorded contents on the card surface.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Recently, a magnetic card in which a magnetic stripe or a full-surface magnetic coating layer is provided on the surface of a base material made of a plastic film is generally widely used. In addition, an IC card that enables high security and large-capacity recording by incorporating an IC chip having a CPU and an IC memory in the card is also partially used.

By the way, in the various information recording cards as described above, if the necessary information such as the usage balance can be displayed on the card surface, the convenience can be further improved. As a card capable of displaying recorded contents in this way, conventionally, for example, in the case of a prepaid card, it is possible to check a rough usage balance by punching holes in the card according to the usage frequency like a telephone card. It is generally known to use a punched hole method, or a highway card in which the usage balance is printed on the back of the card every time it is used (backside printing method). In this case, it is known that the card surface has a numeric keypad and a display so that the recorded contents can be inquired when necessary (visual card). In addition, a small window is provided on the surface of the card, and numbers are displayed by magnetizing iron powder on this small window, so that the display can be erased by shaking the card strongly (display type card). is there.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 When displaying recorded contents such as usage balance on the surface of the card, it has a two-layer core made of vinyl chloride, for example, like magnetic cards such as CD (Cash Dispenser) cards and credit cards, and IC cards. Moreover, the punch hole method and the back surface printing method cannot be used in the card having the oversheet layer, and the card manufacturing cost is very high in the method such as the visual card and the display method card. There is a problem of becoming.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to display a part of the recorded contents of an information recording card on the card surface by an inexpensive and simple method. The purpose is to be able to.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention achieves the above object by providing a recess for sticking a sticker on the surface of a card, and by sticking a sticker with numbers or alphabets printed on the recess. Is.

[0007]

[Action]

 For example, a sticker on which the balance information is printed is attached to the concave part provided on the surface of the card, and the sticker can be appropriately replaced so that the user can easily visually check the recorded contents of the card. You can check. Further, since the seal sticking part is formed as a recess in this way, when the card is processed by a processor such as a reader / writer, the seal is not peeled off by the roller part of the processor.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an information recording card according to an embodiment of the present invention with a sticker attached, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a seal to be used.

The card 1 of this embodiment is applied to a CD card for a financial institution, in which vinyl chloride cores 2 and 2 having a two-layer structure are used as a base material, and both cores 2 and 2 are used. The surfaces are covered with oversheets 3 and 3, respectively. An IC chip 4 is incorporated in each of the cores 2 and 2. A magnetic stripe 5 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the card 1 above the position where the IC chip 4 is incorporated, and an embossed portion (not shown) is provided at a lower position of the card 1. The IC chip 4 is one in which a CPU (central processing unit) and a memory are integrated into one chip, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals on the left and right respectively.

Below the magnetic stripe 5 of the card 1 and laterally of the IC chip 4, a horizontally long rectangular recess 6 is formed so as not to cover the embossed portion. A seal 7 as shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the recess 6. Therefore, the size of the recess 6 is slightly larger than that of the seal 7, and the depth thereof is set to be approximately the same as the thickness of the seal 7 (about several microns).

The number of the date of use and the balance of use (deposit amount) and the like are printed on the surface of the sticker 7 by a printing machine attached to a CD (Cash Dispenser) machine, and on the back side, an edge is printed. The adhesive is applied to substantially the entire surface (on the right side of the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 3) excluding the non-adhesive portion 7a having a predetermined width provided on the edge.

With the above-described configuration, when the card user inserts the card 1 into the CD machine and withdraws or deposits cash, the sticker 7 on which the usage balance or the like is printed is printed from the printing machine. Is discharged. The user affixes the seal 7 to the recess 6 of the card 1. As a result, the card 1 has a display function, and the usage balance can be confirmed at a later date simply by looking. Each time the CD machine is used next time, the old sticker 7 on the card 1 is pinched by the non-adhesive portion 7a and peeled off, and the new sticker 7 is replaced.

It should be noted that, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the sticker on which the information is printed is replaced every time is explained, but as shown in FIG. 4, one large sticker 8 has a plurality of printing areas 8a, It is also possible to provide 8b, 8c, 8d ... And to sequentially print in these print areas 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d ... In this way, it is not necessary to replace the sticker after each use.

Although the non-adhesive portion is provided on the edge of the back surface of the seal in the above embodiment, glue is applied to the entire back surface of the seal, and instead the seal on the card is used. It is also possible to form a step-down portion or the like in a part of the concave portion that is the sticker attachment portion.

In the above embodiment, the case where the user himself / herself replaces the seal has been described, but the replacement of the seal may be automatically performed on the machine side.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the one applied to the CD card for the financial institution is described, but the present invention can be applied to various other types of cards, and in that case, the seal surface is applied. The print content of the item will depend on the usage pattern. For example, in the case of a prepaid card, the prepaid balance can be printed, and in the case of a card used at a shopping center, etc., the total number of points given for each fixed amount of money can be printed. In addition, in the case of a card that reserves a room at accommodation facilities, etc., information such as the number and time of the reserved room can be printed.

[0018]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, a part of the recorded contents of the information recording card can be displayed on the card surface by an inexpensive and simple method, and the user can visually recognize the recorded contents. Can be confirmed by.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an information recording card according to an embodiment of the present invention with a sticker attached.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a sticker attached to the card of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a seal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 card 6 recess 7 seal

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An information recording card, characterized in that a concave portion for attaching a sticker for displaying recorded contents is provided on the surface.