JPH05314322A - Ic card issue system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process data in parallel to improve the processing capability by independently converting data for IC card in each data conversion processing part and transferring converted data to an issue processing part through a host computer to perform the processing. CONSTITUTION:Plural data conversion processing parts and the issue processing part are connected to one host computer by a communication line 12 to constitute a network. Each data conversion processing part 13 consists of a data converter 13b and a personal computer 13a, and the data converter 13b generates a data file for IC card, and it is read in by the personal computer 13a. Read data is written in a memory and is transferred to the host computer 10 through the communication line 12. The host computer 10 sums up transferred data and stores it in a memory 11. The IC data file written in the memory 11 is transferred to a personal computer 15a of the assigned issue processing part. Flies coinciding with collation information are retrieved to successively issue IC cards.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a networked IC
It relates to a card issuing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, at a bank, data for each customer
It is conceivable that you can put it in a card to issue it, or you can issue an IC card with employee data written at your company.
The system shown in is proposed. For example, when issuing an IC card containing data for each customer at a bank, a large amount of customer data as shown in FIG. 7A, for example, magnetic data including collation information written on a magnetic stripe, IC The data is input to the magnetic tape in the form of IC card data such as the area and personal information written in the memory and embossed data such as the name. The data conversion device 2 converts the data into a format that can be written in an IC card based on such data, and, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, collation information, embossed data such as name, date of birth, ID number, A file having a format such as IC card data such as the number of times the card has been used and the balance of deposits is created and read into the personal computer 1. The personal computer 1 totalizes the read data, and the issuing device 3 creates and issues an IC card.

The issuing device 3 comprises a reader / writer, and a magnetic stripe 5 of an IC card 4 as shown in FIG.
The collation information is written in advance, data matching this collation information is searched from the IC card file, and the embossed data of the data is embossed in the embossed portion 6, for example, and the IC card data is written in the IC chip 7. Perform processing. In this way, a large number of customer data are sequentially written in the IC card and issued.

[0004]

In the IC card issuing system shown in FIG. 6, since the personal computer 1 controls the data converting device and the issuing device, the data converting process and the issuing process are performed simultaneously. However, the processing capacity could not be sufficiently increased. Further, in order to increase the processing capacity, a large number of personal computers, data conversion devices, and issuing devices must be installed, which increases equipment costs and personnel costs, and requires a large number of installation sites for issuing devices. was there. Further, the issuing device includes a magnetic data reading device for the card and an I
Since it is a reader / writer consisting of a C access device, an operator is always required, and the burden on the operator is large, such as card insertion or classification of non-defective or defective products as a result of processing.
There was also the possibility of defects due to work mistakes and the inclusion of unprocessed cards. Furthermore, there is a limit to improving the processing capacity because it is necessary to perform a data totaling process with a personal computer.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and enhances the processing capacity for issuing an IC card, minimizes the equipment, eliminates work mistakes, does not require a resident worker, and An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card issuing system capable of collectively processing totals.

[0006]

An IC card issuing system according to the present invention is a data conversion device for converting information on a recording medium on which magnetic data, emboss data, IC memory data, and the like are recorded, into an IC card data format. , I
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units including a data processing device that reads and converts data converted for a C card, a data processing device, and an IC card issuing device controlled by the data processing device IC card data is transferred from one or a plurality of IC card issuing processing units and a data processing device of the data conversion processing unit,
A host computer that allocates and transfers the received data to a data processing device of each issuing processing unit, and the data conversion processing unit, the IC card issuing processing unit, and the host computer are connected to each other through a communication line to form a network. Is characterized by.

Further, the IC card issuing device of the issuing processing section has a reading means for reading the magnetic data previously written in the IC card and an IC access means for writing data to the IC memory. The data processing device transfers the magnetic data read by the reading means from the host computer as collation information, searches the IC file stored in the memory, reads the file with the collation information matched, and transfers the data from the IC access means to the IC card. In addition, the issuing processing unit has means for transmitting the number of processed IC cards and the processing results of non-defective products, defective products, etc. to the host computer, and the host computer recognizes the number of processed documents received from each issuing processing unit. The processing result is totaled, and the issuance processing unit writes the IC card transport means Characterized in that it has the means to classify the IC card I do.

The present invention also provides a host computer,
A system in which one or a plurality of data conversion processing units each including a data processing device that reads data converted for a C card are connected to each other via a communication line to form a network. , A data conversion function for converting data for IC cards,
It has a file control function for allocating data to each issue processing unit and allocates the data converted for the IC card to each issue processing unit for transmission.

The present invention also provides a data converter for converting information on a recording medium, such as magnetic data, embossed data, and IC memory data, into a data format for an IC card, and a data conversion device for an IC card. Consists of a data processing device for reading and converting data 1
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units, and a data processing unit connected to the data conversion processing unit by a communication line, and an IC card issuing device controlled by the data processing unit 1
A system in which one or a plurality of IC card issuance processing units are connected to each other through a communication line to form a network, and each data conversion processing unit stores the converted data in a memory and the issuance processing unit. It is characterized in that the data is transferred to the data processing device.

The present invention also relates to a data conversion device for converting information on a recording medium, such as magnetic data, embossed data, and IC memory data, into a data format for an IC card, and a data conversion device for an IC card. Consists of a data processing device for reading and converting data 1
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units, one or a plurality of IC card issuing processing units including a data processing device and an IC card issuing device controlled by the data processing device, a data conversion processing unit, and an IC card issuing processing unit And a mass storage device connected by a communication line to the data conversion processing unit, the IC card issuing processing unit, and the mass storage device connected by a communication line to form a network. The unit transfers the created IC card data to the mass storage device, and each issuing processing unit reads the data from the mass storage device and performs the issuing process.

[0011]

According to the present invention, one or more data conversion processing units and an issuance processing unit are connected to a host computer to form a network, and each data conversion processing unit has an independent I
The data conversion is performed for the C card, the converted data is transferred to each issue processing unit via the host computer, and each issue processing unit that receives the data performs the issue process. Therefore, the data conversion and the issue process are performed. It is possible to increase the processing capacity in parallel and change the ratio of the data conversion device and the issuing device according to the amount of work and contents, so that the minimum required equipment can exert sufficient capacity. It will be possible. Further, the issuance processing unit is designed to carry the card and classify the processing results, so that the device can be automated, and the host computer can collectively collect the data of the processing results of the issuance processing unit. Furthermore, the host computer side can be provided with a data conversion processing function so that data is assigned to each issue processing unit and data conversion is performed by multitasking, and direct data change processing is performed without going through the host computer. It is also possible to connect the departments and issue processing units into a network, and perform processing in a multi-server type with each processing unit as a server.
Further, the conversion data of the data conversion processing unit may be temporarily stored in a memory such as a hard disk, and each issue processing unit may read the data from the memory and process the data.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A personal computer will be described below as an example of a means for reading, converting, transferring, etc. of data, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any data processing device such as a minicomputer or a dedicated computer can be used. Can be used.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, 10 is a host computer, 11 is a memory, 12
Is a communication line, 13 is a data conversion processing unit, 13a is a personal computer, 13b is a data conversion device, 15 is an issuing processing unit, 15a is a personal computer, and 15b.
Is an issuing device.

In this embodiment, one host computer has one
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units and an issuing processing unit are connected by a communication line 12 to form a network. The data conversion processing unit 13 corresponds to the data conversion device and personal computer of FIG. 6, and as described above, the data conversion device 13b creates a data file for an IC card from the data written on the magnetic tape, for example. Is read by the personal computer 13a. The personal computer 13a writes the read data in the memory and transfers it to the host computer 10 through the communication line 12. The host computer 10 totalizes the data transferred from the personal computer of each data conversion processing unit and stores it in the memory 11 such as a hard disk. The host computer 10 has a file control function, determines to which issuing processing unit the IC data file written in the memory 11 is assigned, and transfers the IC data file to the personal computer 15a of each issuing processing unit through the communication line 12. Personal computer 15
In a, IC is transferred from the transferred IC card data file.
A file matching the matching information of the card is searched, and the issuing device 15b is controlled so that the data matching the matching information is written into each IC card, and the IC cards are sequentially created and issued. At the same time, the processing result in each issuing processing unit is transferred from the personal computer 15a to the host computer 10, and the host computer 10 collectively collects the processing results.

Next, one embodiment of the issuing processing unit will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the same numbers as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same contents, 16 is a memory, 20 is an IC card, 21 is a magnetic data reader, 22 is an IC card access device, and 23 is a carrier device.

The IC card 20 in which the collation information is previously written on the magnetic stripe is sequentially supplied by the carrier device 23. The magnetic data reading device 21 reads the collation information written in the magnetic stripe, and the reading results are sequentially taken into the personal computer 15a. In the personal computer 15a, the IC file is transferred from the host computer 10 and stored in the memory 16 as described above, and the memory is searched using the read collation information as a key. Then, if there is a file with matching matching information, this file is read out, output from the IC access device 22, and I
Write on the C card. By sequentially repeating such processing, the data transferred from the host computer 10 is sequentially written in the IC card. Further, the IC access device 22 is provided with a classification mechanism (not shown) controlled by the personal computer 15a, and for example, it is classified into a good product, a defective product, an unprocessed product, or a customer unit. Classification is performed as appropriate, such as dividing.

Such processing results are transferred from the personal computer 15a to the host computer 10, and the host computer side collectively processes the processing results sent from the respective issuing processing units. In this way, each data change processing unit and the issuing processing unit operate independently and in parallel, and the issuing processing work can be efficiently performed without interruption of the work. Further, for example, when the data conversion amount is large with respect to the issued amount, it is possible to deal with it by adding only the data conversion processing unit. In addition, the carrier and IC
It is also possible to perform automatic operation of the device by the classification function of the access device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is different in that the host computer 10 is provided with a data conversion function for converting the data on the magnetic tape for an IC card. Therefore, only the issue processing units 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, ... Are connected to the host computer through the communication line 12.
The data conversion processing unit is not connected. In this case, the host computer 10 performs data conversion and file control by multitasking, and it becomes possible to fully utilize the functions of the host computer, and since the conversion processing is performed by the host computer, the processing speed can be increased. it can. Further, the issue processing unit can be arbitrarily added, and the system can be flexibly adapted according to the issue processing amount and the product type amount.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the host computer is eliminated,
Each data conversion processing unit and issue processing unit are all in a multi-server format that functions as a server. Therefore, the IC file converted by the data conversion processing unit 13 is flown through the communication line 12, and the issuing processing unit 15 that requires this data fetches this data and sequentially performs the issuing process.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, each data change processing unit 1 is connected to a large capacity memory 11 such as a hard disk through a communication line 12.
3. The issue processing unit 15 is connected to form a network, and the IC data file converted by the data conversion processing unit 13 is once written in the hard disk 11, and each issue processing unit 15 needs to access the hard disk 11. Data is read, and the issuing process is performed for each.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the work is not interrupted by the configuration of one host computer, one or more data conversion processing units, and the issuing processing unit.
It is possible to efficiently perform the issuing processing work, to increase the number of facilities without waste according to the work volume and the shared contents, and to collectively manage the processing results collectively. Also, by automatically carrying the card in the issuing device and classifying the processing results, the device can be automatically operated, the burden on the operator can be reduced, and defective products due to work mistakes can be eliminated. .. Furthermore, the host computer can be omitted and a multi-server type network can be set up, and it is possible to flexibly respond to the amount of issue processing and the number of products by adding additional data conversion processing units and issue processing units. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an issuance processing unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a conventional IC card issuing system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a conventional IC card issuing system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a conventional IC card issuing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Host computer, 11 ... Memory, 12 ... Communication line, 13 ... Data conversion processing unit, 13a ... Personal computer, 13b ... Data conversion device, 15 ... Issuing processing unit, 15a ... Personal computer, 15b ... Issuing device, 16 ... Memory, 20 ... IC card, 21 ... Magnetic data reading device, 22 ... IC card access device, 23 ...
Transport device.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A data conversion device for converting information on a recording medium on which magnetic data, emboss data, IC memory data and the like are recorded into a data format for an IC card,
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units including a data processing device that reads and converts data converted for an IC card, a data processing device, and an IC card issuing device controlled by the data processing device One or a plurality of IC card issuing processing units, and a host computer to which the IC card data is transferred from the data processing unit of the data conversion processing unit, and the received data is assigned to the data processing devices of each issuing processing unit and transferred. ,
An IC card issuing system characterized in that the data conversion processing unit, the IC card issuing processing unit and the host computer are connected to each other via a communication line to form a network. 2. The IC card issuing device of the issuance processing unit has a reading unit for reading magnetic data previously written in the IC card and an IC access unit for writing data to the IC memory, and the issuance processing unit. Of the data processing device, the magnetic data read by the reading means is transferred from the host computer as collation information, the IC file stored in the memory is searched, the file with the collation information matched is read, and the data is transferred from the IC access means to the IC card. The IC card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The issuance processing unit has means for transmitting the number of processed IC cards and processing results of non-defective products, defective products, etc. to the host computer, and the host computer receives the processed number of products and processing results from each issuance processing unit. An IC card issuance system characterized by totaling. 4. The IC card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the issuance processing unit has an IC card carrying means and a means for classifying the IC card in which the data is written. 5. A host computer, and a data processing device for reading data converted for an IC card.
A system in which one or a plurality of data conversion processing units are connected to each other through a communication line to form a network, and the host computer has a data conversion function for converting data for an IC card and each issuing process. It has a file control function that allocates to the data of the department,
An IC card issuing system characterized in that data converted for an IC card is assigned to each issuing processing unit and transmitted. 6. A data conversion device for converting information on a recording medium on which magnetic data, emboss data, IC memory data, etc. are recorded into a data format for an IC card,
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units including a data processing device that reads and converts data converted for an IC card, and a data processing device and the data processing device connected to the data conversion processing unit by a communication line A system in which one or a plurality of IC card issuance processing units each including an IC card issuing device controlled by the above are connected to each other through a communication line to form a network, and each data conversion processing unit performs conversion. An IC card issuing system characterized by storing data in a memory and transferring the data to a data processing device of an issuing processing unit. 7. A data conversion device for converting information of a recording medium on which magnetic data, emboss data, IC memory data, etc. are recorded into a data format for an IC card,
One or a plurality of data conversion processing units including a data processing device that reads and converts data converted for an IC card, a data processing device, and an IC card issuing device controlled by the data processing device One or a plurality of IC card issuing processing units, a data conversion processing unit, and a mass storage device connected to the IC card issuing processing unit by a communication line.
In a system in which a card issue processing unit and a mass storage device are connected by a communication line to form a network, the data conversion processing unit transfers the created IC card data to the mass storage device, and each issue processing unit An IC characterized by reading data from a mass storage device and performing an issuing process
Card issuing system.