JPH064720A - Card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to release his hand from a magnetic card and to perform the key input operation switch ten keys by inserting the ID card to the upper part of a slit and moving it downward to read data with a read head in whichever place or position or at whichever angle the a card reader device with ten keys is installed. CONSTITUTION:After the operator moves a magnetic card 1 along a slit 2 to read data with a head 3, the magnetic card 1 is held by a clip 5 in the lower end of the slit 2 without being pulled out from the lower end of the slit 2. Thus, the operator can release his hand from the magnetic card to smoothly perform the key input operation with the ten keys 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card reader device with a numeric keypad for inputting both key input information and card information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is an external view of a typical operating procedure of a conventional magnetic card reader with a numeric keypad. In the figure, 1 is a magnetic card, 2 is a slit for sliding a magnetic card, 3 is a magnetic card reading head, 4
Is a numeric keypad.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The operator of the apparatus inserts the magnetic card 1 into the upper end of the slit 2 and moves the magnetic card 1 downward along the longitudinal direction of the slit 2 so that the data of the magnetic card 1 is read by the head 3, and then the magnetic card 1 is read. Is extracted from the lower end of the slit 2 (S6 to S9).

Whether the magnetic card 1 is held in its own hand or the magnetic card 1 is held in the opposite hand,
Alternatively, by leaving the magnetic card 1 at an arbitrary place, key input is performed with the ten keys 4 within a predetermined time, and the operation ends (S12 to S16). If a certain time has elapsed since the data on the magnetic card 1 was read by the head 3, the operation is restarted from the beginning (S15 to S6).

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional card reader device, the key input operation after the data input operation of the magnetic card 1 is troublesome, and the operation of step S16 is performed in the state of step S12 as shown in FIG. When doing, the magnetic card 1 becomes an obstacle, and there is the trouble of performing step S13 before the operation of step S16.
After a certain period of time has passed since the operation of 14 was performed, the operation had to be performed from the beginning in step S15.

[0006] For example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-192365, the information reading means of the card is tilted so that the front side rises so that the card can be guided and inserted and removed to release the hand from the card. However, it is described that key input operation can be performed, but since the card insertion / removal part is only provided in an inclined shape, for example, when the device is installed in a direction perpendicular to the ground surface, the card It is assumed that it will come out of the insertion / removal part.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. No matter what place or position the device is installed at any installation angle, after the data input operation of the magnetic card is performed. , The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a card reader device capable of performing a key input operation with a ten-key pad by removing the hand held from the magnetic card without replacing the magnetic card with the opposite hand or leaving it in any place. I am trying.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A card reader device according to the present invention has a slit for sliding an ID card, a head provided inside the slit for reading card data, and performing a key input. A card holding device for temporarily holding the ID card inside the lower end of the slit in a card reader device for performing key input with the ten key within a fixed time after the reading operation of the ID card. Be prepared.

[0009]

In the card reader device according to the present invention, the magnetic card is inserted into the upper portion of the slit and moved downward so that the reading head reads the data. When the magnetic card reaches the lower end portion of the slit, the magnetic card is held by the card holding means. The user holds the magnetic card and releases it from the magnetic card, and performs a key input operation using the numeric keypad.

[0010]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view for explaining an operating procedure of the card reader device of this embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a magnetic card, 2 is a slit for sliding operation of the magnetic card 1, 3 is a magnetic card reading head, 4 is a numeric keypad for key input, and 5 is provided inside the lower end of the slit 2. Scissors for holding the magnetic card 1 from both sides.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The operator of the apparatus inserts the magnetic card 1 into the upper end of the slit 2, moves the magnetic card 1 downward along the longitudinal direction of the slit 2, and causes the reading head 3 to read the data of the magnetic card 1 (S6 to S8). ),
When the magnetic card 1 is moved to the lower end of the slit 2, the internal scissors 5 hold the magnetic card 1 (S1).
0). Therefore, the hand held from the magnetic card 1 can be released, and the key input operation can be performed with the ten keys 4 (S11, S15, S16).

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, after the magnetic card is moved along the slit to read the data, the magnetic card is held at the lower end of the slit by the card holding means without removing the magnetic card from the lower end of the slit. Since the magnetic card is held, there is an effect that the magnetic card can be released from the hand, and therefore, the key input operation using the ten keys can be smoothly performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a magnetic card reader device with a numeric keypad according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a conventional magnetic card reader device with a numeric keypad.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a conventional magnetic card reader with a numeric keypad.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 magnetic card 2 slit 3 head 4 numeric keypad 5 scissors

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A slit for sliding an ID card, a head provided inside the slit for reading card data, and a ten-key pad for key input are provided. A card reader device for performing a key input with the numeric keypad within a fixed time, further comprising card holding means for temporarily holding the ID card inside the lower end of the slit.