JPH06348966A - Card terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely transmit transaction information to a center equipment later even when any transmission abnormality is occurred in the card terminal equipment for transmitting the transaction information consisting or card holder information and a transaction amount to the center equipment every time. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is provided with a transmission abnormality detecting means for detecting the abnormality in the transmission of transaction information to a center equipment 3, a non-transmitted amount record holding means for writing an amount Sm contained in the transaction information in cards 4 and 5 just inserted to a card inserting port 11 as a non-transmitted amount Am and for ejecting these cards 4 and 5 later, and a non-transmitted amount transmitting means for transmitting this non-transmitted amount Am and card owner information NI and ID recorded in these cards 4 and 5 to the center equipment 3 when the non-transmitted amount Am is recorded in the cards 4 and 5 newly inserted to the card inserting port 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card terminal device capable of paying for a product with a card, and in particular, sends a sales amount and cardholder information to a center device each time a card is sold. The present invention relates to a card terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a large-scale factory or large business office is often provided with a cafeteria or a store for employees. Further, even in a large-scale office building, there are many cases where a cafeteria, a shop, etc., which can be shared by employees of each company occupying the building as a tenant, are provided on the basement of the building. The users of such restaurants and shops are limited to some extent like employees of each company.

In most of such dining rooms and shops, the self-service type is adopted. Then, the customer takes the food and drink of the menu he / she desires in order from the display shelf to the tray. And finally, the accounting is done. The cashier who performs the accounting sequentially inputs each food and drink purchased by the customer, calculates the total amount of money, and exchanges the price with the customer.

However, the lunch time is almost fixed,
Many customers use this cafeteria or a shop at a time, so there is definitely a line waiting for accounts.

In order to eliminate such an inconvenience, it is conceivable to use an employee ID card (ID card) brought by an employee instead of a credit card for accounting processing instead of cash. That is, a card terminal device is provided at the checkout place, this card terminal device and the center device are connected by a transmission line, the customer passes his employee ID to the cashier instead of the price, and the cashier inserts the employee ID into the card reader. Then, the employee number (ID) magnetically recorded on this employee ID
Read. The read employee number (ID) is transmitted to the center device each time together with the total amount of menus (products) sold to the employee.

In the center device, for example, an employee-specific file for totaling the amount of money used for each employee is provided. The total amount of money received from each card terminal device is added to the amount of money used by the employee in the file for each employee. Then, for example, at the end of the month, the amount of money used for each employee accumulated in the employee-specific file is transmitted to the company to which the employee belongs and, for example, deducted from the salary of the employee.

In this way, by using the employee ID card (ID card) in which the employee number (ID) is magnetically recorded,
It is not necessary to send and receive cash at the accounting office, the efficiency of accounting work is greatly improved, the waiting line for accounting can be shortened, and it is very convenient not only for customers who use this cafeteria or shop but also for the cafeteria or shop side. .

Further, in such a dining room or a shop,
It is desirable to provide food and drink and products to some outpatients such as visitors and visitors. However, in order to reduce cash sales as much as possible, such foreigners are asked to purchase a prepaid card in advance, and the food and drink and the product are sold with the prepaid card.

[0009]

However, as described above, even in the card terminal device which transmits the employee number of the corresponding customer and the sales amount of the corresponding customer to the center device every time the sales process for one customer is completed. There were still the following issues to be resolved.

That is, when a disconnection accident occurs or a transmission error occurs in the transmission line connecting each card terminal device and the center device, the employee number (ID) and the sales amount are sent from each card terminal device. Cannot be sent to the center device. Also. There may be a case where an abnormality such as a power failure occurs in the center device and data cannot be transmitted to the center device. As a result, in the center device, there arises a problem that the amount of money used by each employee cannot be accurately counted. Therefore, in the worst case, there is a concern that the sales operation in the card terminal device may be stopped.

In order to solve such a problem, each card terminal device may be provided with the same employee-specific file as the center device. There is a concern that the manufacturing cost of the device will increase significantly.

Further, it is conceivable to provide a tanking memory for chronologically storing each transaction information generated during the transmission abnormality occurrence period when the transmission abnormality occurs. However, since the storage capacity of this tanking memory also has a certain limit in terms of manufacturing cost, it cannot be dealt with when the transmission abnormality occurrence period is extended.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. By making it possible to write money amount information in an inserted card, the card holder information such as the employee number and the sales amount are sent to the center device. If the data cannot be sent, this amount of money can be stored and retained in the card of the holder, and even if a transmission error occurs with the center device without increasing the storage capacity, the data will always be collected correctly at a later date. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card terminal device that can be transmitted to a device, the center device can correctly add up the amount of money used for each card holder, and greatly improve the reliability of the entire system.

[0014]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention reads the cardholder information recorded in the card inserted from the card insertion slot every time a transaction is made, and possesses the card. In a card terminal device that transmits transaction information consisting of personal information and transaction amount to a center device via a transmission line, transmission abnormality detection means for detecting transmission abnormality of transaction information to the center device, and transmission of transmission abnormality output means In response to the detection of an abnormality, the amount of money included in the transaction information is written as an untransmitted amount in the card insertion slot, and the unsent amount record holding means for ejecting this card is newly added to the card insertion slot. When an untransmitted amount is recorded in the inserted card, an untransmitted amount transmitting means for transmitting the untransmitted amount and the cardholder information recorded in this card to the center device. It includes those were.

[0015]

With the card terminal device configured as described above, the selling operation is performed by, for example, a cashier,
When the card is inserted into the card slot, the cardholder information recorded on this card is read, and transaction information consisting of this cardholder information and the transaction amount (sales amount) is transmitted via the transmission line. Sent to the center device. And
When the transaction information is normally transmitted to the center device, the card sales process for the customer is completed and the card is ejected.

Here, if the transaction information is not normally transmitted to the center device, the amount of money included in the transaction information is written as the untransmitted amount in the card currently inserted. The card with the unsent amount written is ejected.

Then, at a later date, when this card is inserted into the card insertion slot at the time of making a transaction with the card in which the untransmitted amount is written, the untransmitted amount and the card holder information are read and sent to the center device. Sent. In this case, it is desirable that the untransmitted amount be transmitted in a state of being added to the new selling amount generated this time.

As described above, the untransmitted amount of money when the transmission abnormality occurs is once recorded and held in the card, and the untransmitted amount of money is transmitted to the center device when the next transaction is performed using this card. Therefore, each transaction information generated in the card terminal device is surely collected in the center device.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an entire transaction processing system in which the card terminal device of the embodiment is incorporated. This transaction processing system is applied to a cafeteria-style cafeteria, for example. That is, this transaction processing system is, for example, N
It is composed of one card terminal device 1, each card terminal device 1 and one center device 3 connected by a transmission line 2.

Each card terminal device 1 can sell products such as food and drink using a prepaid card 4 and an employee ID card (ID card) 5. Then, each time a transaction occurs, each card terminal device 1 sends the card holder information magnetically recorded on the cards 4 and 5 input from the card insertion slot and the sales amount via the transmission line 2 to the center device 3 Send to.

In the center device 3, a file for each employee that collects the amount of money sold by the employee ID 5 for each employee number ID and the amount of money sold by the prepaid card 4 are stored in the prepaid card 4.
A user-specific file for totaling the user numbers NI is provided. Then, the center device 3 adds the sales amount of money received from each card terminal 1 to the usage amount of each employee number ID or each user number NI in the file for each employee or the file for each user.

2A and 2B are diagrams showing the structure of the prepaid card 4 used in the card terminal device 1. A name such as a "shopping card" indicating that it is a prepaid card and a name of an available cafeteria are printed in advance on the surface of the card. A magnetic stripe 6 is formed inside.

As shown in FIG. 2B, seven areas 6a to 6f are formed in the magnetic stripe 6, and the card type of this card is recorded in the head area 6a. Specifically, the card type [0] indicates the prepaid card 4, and the card type [1] indicates the employee ID (ID card) 5.
Indicates. In each of the second and third areas 6b and 6c, a card issuing company code and a series of card numbers are written in advance. In the fourth area 6d, a user number NI identifying the holder of the shopping card 4 is set. Card balance X in the 5th and 6th areas 6e and 6f
1, the amount type X0 indicating the sales amount of this prepaid card 4 (initial card balance) is recorded. Last area 6g
The unsent amount Am is written in the field if necessary.

The fourth user number NI is set, for example, by adding a subscript or the like to the employee number when the prepaid card 4 is purchased. In addition, general outpatients are given appropriate numbers. By specifying the card holder also for the prepaid card 4, not only the card management becomes easy, but also the gart balance compensation at the time of loss and the unauthorized use by a third party using the found card can be prevented. .

3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams showing the structure of the employee ID card 5 used in the card terminal device 1. FIG. The owner's photograph, name, employee number, company name, etc. are printed in advance on the surface of the card. A magnetic stripe 7 is formed inside.

In the magnetic stripe 7, seven areas 8a to 7g having the same structure as the magnetic stripe 6 of the prepaid card 4 shown in FIG. 2B are formed. Top area 7
The card type [1] is recorded in a. Second,
In each of the third areas 7b and 7c, the card issuing company code,
Company code is written. In the fourth area 7d, the employee number I that identifies the holder of this employee ID card 5
D is written. 5th and 6th areas 7e and 7f
Nothing is recorded in the last 7th area 7g
The unsent amount Am is written in the field if necessary.

FIG. 4 is an external view of the card terminal device 1 of the embodiment. A keyboard 8 for the cashier to perform the sales operation on the front of the housing, a display 9 for displaying the sales amount Ya, the total amount Sm, the card balance X1, etc., the display 10 for the customer, and the card. An insertion port 11, a receipt issuing port for issuing the receipt 12, and the like are provided, and a drawer 13 for storing cash or the like is incorporated in the lower part.

As shown in FIG. 5, the keyboard 8 has a plurality of menu keys 9 for inputting a menu designated by the customer, the number of sold items in each menu, the amount of money sold in cash, and a shortage of cards. Numeric key 15 for entering numerical data such as the amount when paying in cash, card total key 16 used when paying with prepaid card 5 and employee ID card 5, payment A cash total key 17 and the like used when paying in cash is provided.

FIG. 6 is a book diagram showing a schematic configuration of the card terminal device 1. For example, a control device 18 including a microcomputer, a card processing unit 19 for reading and writing card information for the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 inserted into the card insertion slot 11, and various sales data on a receipt 12. A printer 20 for printing out, the display 9.10, the keyboard 8, a transmission interface 12 connected to the center device 3 via the transmission path 2, and a storage unit 22 for temporarily storing various data are connected.

The card processing section 19 is composed of respective data stored in the respective areas 6a to 6g and 7a to 7g of the magnetic stripes 6 and 7 of the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 of FIG. Card reader 19 for reading card information
a, a card writer 19 that similarly writes each data in each area
b, the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 inserted from the card insertion port 11 is conveyed to the position of the card reader 19a or the card writer 19b, and the processed prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 is inserted into the card insertion port. 11 and a card transport mechanism 19c for discharging the card.

A card reader 19 is provided in the storage unit 22.
A card information memory 22a for temporarily storing the card information read by a, a totalizer 24b for calculating the total amount Sm of a menu (product) sold to one customer, and a center device 3
Buffer 2 for temporarily storing transaction information consisting of user number NI or employee number ID and total amount Sm to be transmitted to
2c, a menu memory 22d that stores the name and price of each menu, and a menu-specific sales file 22e that totals the number of sales (quantity) and the amount of sales for each menu are formed.

Thus, the control device 1 of the card processing device 1
The program 8 is configured to execute sales operations according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

When the flow chart is started and the cashier performs some input operation in S (step) 1, the type of input operation is checked. If the input operation is the operation of the menu key 14 in S2, the name and price (sales amount) of the corresponding menu are read from the menu memory 22d and displayed on the display unit 9.10. Then, in S3, the corresponding sales amount Y
a is added to the total amount Sm of the totalizer 22b. The menu name and the amount of money are printed on the receipt 12. In addition, the number of sales of the corresponding menu in the menu-specific sales file 22e is 1
And add the sales amount Ya to the sales amount.

At S4, if the input operation is a card insertion operation to the card insertion slot 11, at S5, the card information recorded in each area of the magnetic stripe of the corresponding card is read by the card reader 19a and once. It is stored in the card information memory 22a. Then, the card type of the leading areas 6a and 7a of the read card information is checked. When the card type is [0], the inserted card is the prepaid card 4 shown in FIG. 2, so the card balance X1 read from the fifth area 6e is displayed on the display devices 9 and 10.

When the card type of the leading areas 6a and 7a is [1], the inserted card is the employee ID card 5 shown in FIG. 3, so the card balance is not displayed.

Further, if the input operation is the cash total key 17 operation in S8, the total amount Sm of the totalizer 22b is displayed on the display devices 9 and 10 (S9), and the total amount Sm is received in S10. Print out on 12 and issue receipt.
After that, the totalizer 22b and the card information memory 22a are cleared.

If the input operation is the card total key 16 operation in S11 of FIG. 8, the total amount Sm is displayed on the display unit 9.10. It is confirmed that the card information is stored in the card information memory 22a (S12). Next, the card types of the head areas 6a and 7a are checked again (S1
3) In the case of [0] indicating the prepaid card 4, it is confirmed that the total amount Sm is less than or equal to the card balance X1 stored in the card information memory 22a. Then, the total amount Sm is subtracted from the card balance X1 (S14). Next, 5 of the magnetic stripe 6 of the prepaid card 4 being inserted
Write the updated card balance X1 to the second area 6e (S
15).

Incidentally, in S13, the head regions 6a, 7
When the card type of b is [1] indicating the employee ID card 5, the card balance X1 is not stored in the magnetic stripe 7, and therefore the reading and updating processing of the card balance is not executed.

Next, in S16, the card information memory 2
It is checked whether or not the untransmitted amount of money Am is recorded in the final areas 6g and 7g of the card information read in 2s. If it is recorded, it is determined that the total amount of money at that time could not be transmitted to the center device 3 in the last transaction using this card. Then, in S17, the unsent amount Sm is added to the total amount Sm of this time (Sm = Sm + A).
m).

It should be noted that the untransmitted amount A is placed in the final areas 6g and 7g.
If m is not recorded, the total amount of money at that time could be transmitted to the center device 3 in the previous transaction, so the total amount of money Sm is not corrected.

Then, in S18, the total amount Sm
And the fourth area 6d, 7d of the card information memory 22a
The user number NI or the employee number ID recorded in (1) is transmitted to the center device 3 via the transmission interface 21 as transaction information (S18).

In S19, for example, by receiving a normal response (AKC) from the center device 3, it is determined that the transaction information has been normally transmitted to the center device 3. In this case, the unsent amount A on the prepaid card 4 or employee ID card 5 currently inserted
If m is recorded, it is necessary to clear the untransmitted amount Am, so the untransmitted amount Am = 0 in the final areas 6g and 7g of the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 being inserted.
Write in. Then, the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 is ejected from the card insertion port 11.

If, for example, the normal response (AKC) from the center device 3 is not received in S19, a transmission error has occurred, so the process proceeds to S22 and the total amount of money included in the transaction information transmitted in S18. Sm is written as the untransmitted amount Am in the final areas 6g and 7g of the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 being inserted. Then, the prepaid card 4 or the employee ID card 5 is ejected from the card insertion port 11.

Thereafter, the process returns to S10 in FIG. 7 and the total amount S
The m is printed out on the receipt 12 and the receipt is issued. After that, the totalizer 22b and the card information memory 22a are cleared.

The center device 3 totalizes the transaction information received from each card terminal device 1 into employee-specific files or user-specific files.

With the card terminal device 1 configured as described above, it is possible to sell each menu desired by the customer using the employee ID card 5 or the prepaid card 4. Also,
Customers who do not bring the prepaid card 4 or when the card balance of the prepaid card 4 is less than the price of the sales menu can be sold by cash.

Then, the cashier inputs each food and drink menu purchased by the customer with the menu key 14 and presses the card total key 16 when the employee ID card 5 or the prepaid card 4 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11. The employee number ID or user number IN and the total amount Sm magnetically recorded on the employee ID card 5 or the prepaid card 4 are transmitted to the center device 3 via the transmission line 2.

In this case, a disconnection accident or a transmission error occurs in the transmission line 2 connecting each card terminal device 1 and the center device 3, or an abnormality such as a power failure occurs in the center device 3. If it does, a transmission error will occur. When a transmission error occurs, the total amount Sm included in the transaction information that could not be transmitted to the center device 3 is the untransmitted amount A.
The last area 7g of the employee identification card 5 or the magnetic stripes 7, 6 of the prepaid card 4 currently inserted into the card insertion slot 11 as m. Written to 6g. The employee ID 5 or the prepaid card 4 in which the untransmitted amount Am is written is discharged.

That is, the amount Sm of transaction information that could not be transmitted during the transmission abnormality occurrence period is recorded and held in the employee ID card 5 or the prepaid card 4 brought by the customer.

Then, at a later time, when the transmission abnormality is resolved, when the transaction is carried out with the employee ID card 5 or the prepaid card 4 in which the untransmitted amount Am is written, the card 5.4 is used.
When you insert the card into the card insertion slot 11, this unsent amount Am
Is added to the current amount Sm, and the total amount Sm after the addition is transmitted to the center device 3 as new transaction information together with the employee number ID or the user number NI.

When the data is normally transmitted to the center device 3, the untransmitted amount Am stored in the cards 4 and 5 is retained.
Is cleared.

Even at this time, if a transmission error occurs, the updated total amount Sm is again written in the card 4.5 as the untransmitted amount Am.

As described above, the untransmitted amount of money when the transmission abnormality occurs is once recorded and held in the card 4.5, and then transmitted to the center device 3 when the next transaction is performed using the card 4.5. . Therefore, the transaction information is surely collected in the employee-specific file or the user-specific file of the center device 3.

Further, each card terminal device 1 is a center device 3
It is not necessary to provide a file for each employee and a file for each user provided in. Also. There is no need to provide a tanking memory. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the card terminal device 1 does not increase significantly.

[0056]

As described above, in the card terminal device of the present invention, the amount information can be written in the inserted card, and the card holder information such as the employee number and the sales amount cannot be transmitted to the center device. In this case, this amount of money is stored and held in the card of the relevant holder, and this untransmitted amount of money is transmitted to the center device when the transaction is performed with this card at a later date. Therefore, even if a transmission error occurs with the center device without increasing the storage capacity of the terminal device, the transaction information will always be correctly transmitted to the center device at a later date, and the center device will correctly transmit each card holder. The usage amount of can be totaled, and the reliability of the entire system can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an entire card processing system in which a card terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a prepaid card used in the embodiment card terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of an employee ID card used in the card terminal device.

FIG. 4 is an external view showing the card terminal device.

FIG. 5 is a key layout diagram of a keyboard of the card terminal device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the card terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card terminal device of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Card terminal device, 2 ... Transmission line, 3 ... Center device, 4
... prepaid card, 5 ... employee card, 6, 7 ... magnetic stripe, 6a-6g, 7a-7g ... area, 18 ... control device, 19 ... card processing unit, 21 ... transmission interface,
22 ... storage unit, 22a ... card information memory, 22b ... totalizer, 22c ... transmission buffer, 22e ... menu-based sales file.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card insertion slot (11) for each transaction
The card holder information (NI, ID) recorded on the inserted card (4.5) is read, and transaction information consisting of this card holder information and the transaction amount (Sm) is transferred through the transmission line (2). In the card terminal device (1) that transmits to the center device (3) via the transmission device, the transmission abnormality detection means (S19) for detecting the transmission abnormality of the transaction information to the center device (3) and the transmission abnormality of this transmission abnormality output means. In response to the detection, the amount included in the transaction information
Unsent amount record holding means (S22.S21) which discharges this card (4,5) after writing (Sm) as unsent amount (Am) in the card (4,5) being inserted in the card insertion slot ), And when the unsent amount is recorded on the card newly inserted into the card insertion slot, the unsent amount and the cardholder information recorded on this card are transmitted to the center device. A card terminal device provided with an amount transmitting means (S16.S17, S18).