JPH0567249A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enlarge the use degree of a character to be printed by changing a content printed on the surface of a card based on arbitrary data in accordance with the content of accumulated data. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard 20, a memory 30, a printer 40, a card printer 50, a display 60 and a card reader/writer 70 are connected to CPU 10 so as to constitute a processor. In such a case, printing data and display data, both of which show a treated content, are supplied to the printer 40 and the display 60, and a processing content is printed, outputted and displayed. The card printer 50 printingprocesses the surface of the card. The card reader/writer 70 reads/ writes data on the indicated card. Namely, edited print data is outputted to the card printer 50 and the prescribed character is printed on the surface of the card. The card printer 50 changes the content printed on the surface of the card in accordance with arbitrary data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card processing device for performing transaction processing through a card such as a premium card, and more particularly to a function for printing a character on the surface of a card according to the contents of accumulated data stored in the card. The present invention relates to a provided card processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a premium card which is distributed to members and which cumulatively stores premium points corresponding to the transaction amount for each transaction processing. By issuing a product or a voucher according to the premium points stored in this premium card, the service to the customer can be improved. In the case of cards that have cumulative data that is cumulatively stored as part of the stored contents, such as the premium points in such premium cards, it is necessary to know how much value the cumulative data of the card currently has. The processor must read the data in the card and either display it on a display or print it out on a receipt. Therefore, in the conventional card processing device, by printing a character on the surface of the card each time the value of the cumulative data exceeds a predetermined number of units, the contents of the cumulative data can be estimated even for customers who cannot use the card processing device. It is easy to recognize.

[0003]

However, in the conventional card processing apparatus, the character to be printed on the surface of the card is fixed to a single type. Therefore, the character is used to classify the card for sales management or sales promotion. I couldn't.

The object of the present invention is to change the contents printed on the card based on the accumulated data or other card data, so that the printed contents used as a guideline for the accumulated data for the customer can be used for sales management, sales promotion, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device that can be effectively utilized for other purposes.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A card processing device according to the present invention comprises a card printer for printing on the surface of a card and the accumulated data or other card data depending on the contents of the accumulated data stored in the card. Print data supply means for changing the print data supplied to the card printer based on the above.

[0006]

In the present invention, print data is supplied to the card printer in accordance with the content of the accumulated data stored in the card, and the printing process is performed on the card surface. This print data is changed by the print data supply means based on the accumulated data or other card data. Therefore, contents corresponding to various data are printed on the surface of the card, and card grouping or the like can be performed based on the printed contents.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing the construction of a card processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Card processing device 1
Is configured by connecting a keyboard 20, a memory 30, a printer 40, a card printer 50, a display 60 and a card reader / writer 70 to the CPU 10.
The keyboard 20 includes a numeric key 21 and a transaction key 22. The numeric key 21 is operated when inputting transaction data. The transaction key 22 is operated when registering transaction data. The memory 30 stores a program that defines the processing operation of the CPU 10. The printer 40 and the display 60 are supplied with print data and display data representing the transaction content, and print out and display the processing content. The card printer 50 prints on the surface of the card. The card reader / writer 70 also performs data read / write processing on the presented card.

FIG. 2 is a memory map showing stored contents of a card adapted to the card processing apparatus. Card 2
In each of the memory areas 81 to 85, premium points, issuing places, issuing dates and times, member numbers and card numbers are stored. The premium points 81 are values determined according to the transaction amount and are cumulative data of the present invention accumulated and stored in the card 2.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the card processing apparatus. When the card is inserted into the card reader / writer 70 included in the card processing device 1 (n1), the CPU 10 reads the data stored in the card 2 via the card reader / writer 70 and stores the contents in the memory 30. (N2). Next, when the transaction amount data is input by operating the numeral keys 21 of the keyboard 20 (n3), the cumulative data D to be written in the card is created according to the premium points read from the card 2 and the transaction amount (n4). ). The created cumulative data D is supplied to the card reader / writer 70 and written in the memory area 81 of the card (n5).

Next, this cumulative data D is divided by a predetermined number k to obtain the quotient i and the remainder a (n6). It is determined whether the remainder a obtained by the calculation is 0, that is, whether the cumulative data D is a multiple of the predetermined number k (n7). If the remainder a is 0, the quotient in the calculation is calculated. i
Edit the print data according to the value of. In this editing, other card data such as the issuing location and the issuing date and time read from the card in n2 can be referred to, and data unique to the card processing apparatus 1 can be created. Thus, for example, it is possible to easily perform grouping by sales area, store, card type, etc. without reading the stored contents of the card by a character printed on the card. Also, depending on the value of the quotient i, 1
By partially printing one character or part of a picture, it is possible to use it for sales promotion by utilizing the psychology that the customer wants to complete the picture quickly.

The print data edited in this manner is output to the card printer 50 to print predetermined characters or characters on the surface of the card (n9). Thereafter, the card is ejected (n10), and the transaction processing content is printed on the receipt by the printer 40 (n11). In the above processing, n7 to n9 correspond to the print data supply means of the present invention. If the cumulative data D created in n4 is not a multiple of the predetermined number k, that is, if the remainder a is not 0, the processes of n8 and n9 are not performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the contents printed on the surface of the card by the card printer 50 can be changed according to arbitrary data, and the approximate value of the accumulated data can be displayed to the customer. There is an advantage that the characters and characters used for recognizing can be used for the purpose of sales management and sales promotion.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the contents printed on the card surface can be changed based on arbitrary data according to the contents of the accumulated data, and the value of the accumulated data stored in the card can be used as a standard. There is an advantage that printed characters and characters can be used for the purpose of sales promotion and sales management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a memory map showing stored contents of a card adapted to the card processing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the card processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Card processing device 2-Card 50-Card printer

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hidetoshi Masuda 2770 Kamikaihikuma Tokuma, Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture Omron Nogata Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card printer for printing on the surface of a card, and print data to be supplied to the card printer based on the accumulated data or other card data according to the contents of the accumulated data stored in the card. And a print data supply unit for changing the card.