JPH0652407A - Prepaid card system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an IC card from illegally being used when lost or stoken. CONSTITUTION:In a restaurant card system which issues a prepaid card 22 by writing the amount of money selected with money amount selection buttons 4 once the ID card 21 is inserted into a card dispenser 1 and subtracts the set amount of money from the rest amount on the card 22 by the insertion of the card 22 into a restaurant card terminal 6 to sell an article (dish, etc.), the card dispenser 1 further writes the ID No. read out of the ID card 21 on the prepaid card 22 to be issued through an ID No. writing means 11 and issues the prepaid card. In the ID No. storage means 12 of the restaurant card terminal 6. on the other hand, ID No.s of cards which may illegally used are previously registered through a keyboard 8, etc. Consequently, the ID No. matching means 13 of the terminal 6 collates the ID No. of the inserted card 22 with the registered ID No.s and displays illegal use at a display part 7 when a matching ID No. is found.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card system using a prepaid card issued by using an ID card, such as a cafeteria card system using a prepaid card, and more particularly, a lost or stolen ID.
The present invention relates to a prepaid card system that prevents unauthorized use of a card or a prepaid card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional cafeteria card system using a prepaid card, a user inserts an ID card into a card dispenser in advance, specifies a writing amount, and issues a prepaid card in which the designated amount is written. In response, the user purchases (receives) a product (food, food, etc.) at the cafeteria.
At this time, by inserting this prepaid card into the cafeteria card terminal placed at that place, this cafeteria card terminal simply subtracts the amount set for the sold product from the remaining amount in the prepaid card and the remaining amount of the card Is used and the prepaid card is returned to the user.

[0003]

However, in the card system as described above, as long as the prepaid card has a balance, anyone can use it and it is not possible to check whether or not the card is illegally used. . Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a prepaid card system that can solve this problem.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the prepaid card system of the present invention has at least the insertion of an ID card (21 or the like) into the ID card reader 2 or the like and the (amount selection button 4). Based on the designation of the amount of money (via the prepaid card R / W3A etc.), the prepaid card issuing machine (card dispenser 1 etc.) which writes and issues the amount of money on the prepaid card (22 etc.) and ( The sales amount of the product is set (via the keyboard 8 or the like), and the sales amount is subtracted (via the card R / W3B or the like) from the remaining amount in the inserted prepaid card (in the prepaid card R / W3B or the like). A prepaid card terminal device (such as a cafeteria card terminal 6) for updating the balance and selling the product In the prepaid card system, the ID the prepaid card issuing machine which is inserted
The ID number read from the card (via the ID card reader 2 or the like) (via the ID No. writing means 11 or the like)
The prepaid card terminal of the issue is written, and the prepaid card terminal registers in advance (via the keyboard 8 or the like) the ID number of the ID card that may be illegally used (in the ID No. storage means 12 or the like). The ID number of the prepaid card inserted after being set and the registered ID number (ID No. collating means 13
When the two ID numbers are found to match, a signal indicating the unauthorized use of the card is displayed (on the display unit 7 or the like) without at least selling the product.
Output it.

[0005]

The card dispenser is provided with a function of writing not only the designated amount of money but also the ID number (abbreviated as ID No.) of the ID card when the prepaid card is issued by the ID card, while the cafeteria The card terminal has a plurality of ID numbers. IDN of an ID card that is likely to be illegally used in advance by adding a function to register
o. Register and put (blacklist). And the IDN of the prepaid card with the cafeteria card terminal inserted
o. Registered ID No. ID that matches and matches
No. If there is, an output (external display, etc.) indicating that the prepaid card is illegally used is output.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the configuration of a cafeteria card system using a prepaid card. In FIG. 1, 1 is a card dispenser, 2 is an ID card reader provided in the dispenser 1, 3 (3A) is also a prepaid card reader / writer (the reader / writer is also abbreviated as R / W), and 4 is the same. It is an amount selection button.

Further, 11 is an ID No. as a main means added to the card dispenser 1 in the present invention. It is a writing means. Next, 6 is a cafeteria card terminal, 7 is a display unit provided in this terminal 6, 8 is the same set amount, and ID No. Keyboard for inputting and setting 3 etc.
(3B) is also a prepaid card R / W.

Reference numerals 12 and 13 are IDs as main means added to the cafeteria card terminal 6 in the present invention.
No. Storage means, ID No. It is a matching means. Again 21
Is an ID card that is inserted into the ID card reader 2 of the card dispenser 1, and 22 is data that is written and discharged by the prepaid card R / W3A of the card dispenser 1, and when the product is purchased, the cafeteria card terminal 6
This is a prepaid card to be inserted in the prepaid card R / W3B.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of FIG. 1. Reference numerals 101 to 104 show operation steps of the card dispenser 1, and reference numerals 201 to 207 show operation steps of the cafeteria card terminal 6. Next, FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, in the card dispenser 1, the user inserts the ID card 21 into the ID card reader 2 (101) and presses the desired money amount selection button 4 (10
2), Card Dispenser 1 is a prepaid card R / W
Through the 3A, the selected prepaid card 22 to be issued and the selected amount of money and the I read from the ID card 21
DNo. Is written (103), and the prepaid card 22 is ejected (issued) (104). Note that I in FIG.
DNo. The function of the writing means 11 corresponds to the corresponding operation in step 103.

After the prepaid card 22 is issued in this way, for example, when the user loses or steals the ID card 21 or the prepaid card 22, the user notifies the cafeteria side in advance. Therefore, in order to prevent unauthorized use of this card on the cafeteria side, this card's ID No. Via the keyboard 8 of the cafeteria card terminal 6, the display unit 7, etc. Storage means 1
Register and store in 2. Of course, the price (set amount) of the product purchased by the user is also set in the cafeteria card terminal 6 via the means 8 and 7.

Next, when the user purchases a product, the user inserts the prepaid card 22 into the prepaid card R / W 3B at the cafeteria card terminal 6 (2
01), the cafeteria card terminal 6 checks whether there is a remaining amount in the prepaid card 22 (202). If there is no remaining amount (branch N), the card is immediately returned via the card R / W3B (206), but the remaining amount remains. If there is (202, branch Y), the IDN read from the prepaid card 22
o. ID No. IDN registered in the storage means 12
o. (203). ID No. that matches here.
If there is not (branch N), it is determined that the card 22 is normally used, and the set amount (sales amount) is deducted from the remaining amount in the card 22 through the prepaid card R / W3B and returned. (204). At the same time, a message indicating that the product should be delivered to the user is displayed on the cafeteria side through the display unit 7 or the like, and the sale ends (205). However, the ID No. If the two match (branch Y), it is determined that the card is illegally used (that I
DNo. Are displayed on the display unit 7 (207). The ID No. of FIG. The function of the matching means 13 is the same as in step 2 above.
Equivalent to 03.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the card dispenser 1
ID No. When the prepaid card 22 is issued by the ID card 21 by adding the writing means 11, not only the designated amount of money but also the IDN of the ID card of the prepaid card 22 is issued.
o. , While dining room card terminal 6
Has a plurality of ID numbers. Can register the ID No. The storage means 12 and the ID No. A collating means 13 is added to the ID No. of the ID card which may be illegally used in advance. (Blacklist) is registered and placed, and the ID No. of the prepaid card inserted in this cafeteria card terminal 6 is registered. Registered ID No. And the matching ID No. If so, the prepaid card in question is output (external display, etc.) indicating that the prepaid card is illegally used, so the prepaid card issued by the illegal use of the ID card can be found at the cafeteria card terminal. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a cafeteria card system as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card Dispenser 2 ID Card Reader 3 (3A, 3B) Prepaid Card Reader / Writer 4 Amount Selection Button 6 Cafeteria Card Terminal 7 Display 8 Keyboard 11 ID No. Writing means 12 ID No. Storage means 13 ID No. Matching means 21 ID card 22 Prepaid card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prepaid card issuing machine for writing and issuing the amount of money on a prepaid card based on at least insertion of an ID card and designation of the amount of money, and a prepaid card inserted with a sales price of a product set in advance. In the prepaid card system including a prepaid card terminal device for selling the product and subtracting the sales amount from the remaining amount, the prepaid card issuing machine can read from the inserted ID card. The ID number of the ID card of the inserted prepaid card, and the prepaid card terminal is registered and set in advance with the ID number of the ID card that may be illegally used. The ID number and the registered ID number are collated and one of these two ID numbers is checked. Prepaid card system but when detected, characterized in that so as to output a signal indicating the card unauthorized without causing at least the product sales.