JPH08190781A - Magnetic card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily transmit data read out from the card of a staff member, etc., by mounting or directly connecting a small sized magnetic card reader on a card and directly connecting the card to the ports of a portable personal computer, etc., as to a magnetic card. CONSTITUTION: An interface pins 2 to be directly connected to the ports of the personal computer, etc., an interface control circuit 3 performing the transferring of data in between personal computers, an analog conversion circuit 5 converting a signal read out with a magnetic head 6 into the data of a digital signal and a serial-parallel converting circuit 4 converting the digital signal converted in the analog conversion circuit 5 into parallel data are mounted on a card 1. The parallel data converted in the serial-parallel converting circuit 4 are transmitted to the personal computer, etc., via the interface control part and the interface pins.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic card reader capable of reading a magnetic card by a magnetic head mounted on the card and transmitting the magnetic card to a personal computer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when connecting a magnetic card reader to a personal computer body, as shown in FIG. 4, a cable is connected to an external interface port having a serial interface of the personal computer body, and the other end of this cable is connected to a magnetic card. I was connected to a reader.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally, since the magnetic card reader is connected to the external interface port of the personal computer by using the cable, a large installation space is required and portability is improved. There was the problem of being inferior.

Despite the recent widespread use of portable personal computers, the usage environment of magnetic card readers has not changed. In particular, the need to carry out security management is increasing because a small and lightweight portable personal computer is brought in and WAN data is connected from a business trip destination via a line to operate in-house data. At this time, although management by password is performed,
Various data written on employee cards etc. are read by a magnetic card reader and transmitted to check the security and then connected to the line, and internal data is sent from a remote location via the line to the internal sales department, management department, and technology. However, there is a problem that it is inconvenient because there is no magnetic card reader with a simple structure for that purpose.

The present invention solves these problems.
The purpose is to mount a small magnetic card reader on a card such as a PC card or directly connect it to a port such as a portable personal computer so that data read from an employee card can be easily transmitted.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a card 1 is a card that is directly connected to an I / O port of a personal computer body or the like by an interface pin 2 and has 3 to 6 mounted or directly connected thereto as illustrated.

The interface pin 2 is a pin that is directly inserted into an I / O port of a personal computer or the like for connection. The card interface control circuit 3 exchanges data according to a predetermined procedure in a state of being connected to an I / O port of a personal computer or the like via the interface pin 2.

The serial / parallel conversion circuit 4 mutually converts serial and parallel data. The analog conversion circuit 5 converts an analog signal read from the magnetic card by the magnetic head 6 into a digital signal.

The magnetic head 6 reads signals from a magnetic card.

[0010]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, an interface pin 2, an interface control circuit 3, a serial / parallel conversion circuit 4, an analog conversion circuit 5, and a magnetic head 6 are mounted on or directly connected to a card 1. , The magnetic head 6 reads a signal from a magnetic card, the analog conversion circuit 5 converts this signal into a digital signal, the serial / parallel conversion circuit 4 converts serial data into parallel data, and the card interface The control circuit 3 transmits the data to the personal computer body or the like via the interface pin 2.

At this time, the magnetic head 6 or the magnetic head 6 and the analog conversion circuit 5 are made detachable. In addition, a magnetic head is provided at an end portion of the card 1 opposite to the interface pin 2 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the card 1 so that a signal can be read from the magnetic card passing through the gap. 6 are arranged.

Further, a gap is provided at the end of the card 1 opposite to the interface pin 2 in the direction parallel to the plane of the card 1 so that a signal can be read from the magnetic card passing through the gap. The magnetic head 6 is arranged at.

Further, an insertion opening is provided at the end of the card 1 opposite to the interface pin 2, and the magnetic head 6 is arranged so as to read a signal from the magnetic card inserted through the insertion opening.

Therefore, a small magnetic card reader is mounted on or directly connected to a card 1 such as a PC card and directly connected to an I / O port of a portable personal computer to easily transmit data read from an employee card. Became possible.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the construction and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A shows a perspective view. In FIG. 2A, the interface pin 2 is an I / O connector such as a personal computer main body.
It is a pin row inserted into the O port and connected.

The PC card unit 11 has a predetermined standard (PCM
It is a card satisfying CIA (US) and JEIDA (Japan), and has interface pins 2 to exchange data according to a predetermined procedure.

The magnetic card reader unit 12 is a PC
This is a unit for reading a magnetic card directly connected to or mounted on the card unit 11, and here, it is read by a magnetic head arranged inside by passing the magnetic card through a gap.

FIG. 2B shows the circuit configuration of FIG. In FIG. 2B, the main body bus 17 is a bus connected when the interface pin 2 is inserted into the I / O port of the personal computer main body.

The PC card 10 is a card for exchanging data according to a predetermined procedure with the interface pin 2 conforming to a predetermined standard, and is constructed as shown in the figure.

PC card interface control circuit 13
Is for controlling the transfer of data according to a predetermined procedure when the interface pin 2 is inserted into the I / O port of the personal computer and connected.

The serial / parallel conversion circuit 14 mutually converts serial data and parallel data. Here, serial data is converted into parallel data, and this parallel data is converted into parallel data of a specified code system such as ASCII code.

The analog control circuit 15 includes a magnetic head 16
The serial data is generated from the signal read from the magnetic card. The magnetic head 16 reads the contents of the magnetic card as analog data.

As described above, the PC card 1 of a predetermined standard
By mounting a small magnetic card reader unit 12 on the 0, it is possible to easily attach the magnetic card reader simply by inserting the PC card 10 into the I / O port of the personal computer as it is. As a result, by simply inserting the PC card 10 according to the present invention into the I / O port, the data of the employee card or the like is read, the data is sent from the remote place to the in-house computer through the telephone line, and the security check is performed. Various data can be sent when it becomes OK, and it has become possible to easily perform security checks using employee cards.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows the magnetic card reader unit section 12
1 shows a configuration in which the is detachable from the PC card unit 11 and arranged vertically. This is because this small magnetic card reader unit 12 is arranged vertically, and a gap 21 is provided in the vertical direction, and the inside of the gap 21 is made the vertical direction and the user manually scans or arranges the magnetic card inside. A roller automatically conveys and scans, and data is read by a magnetic head in contact with a magnetic card. Further, the small magnetic card reader unit section 12 is configured to be detachable from the PC card section 11 of the PC card 10 and to be inserted and connected when necessary.

FIG. 3B shows a configuration in which the magnetic card reader unit section 12 is detachable from the PC card section 11 and arranged horizontally. This is a roller in which the small magnetic card reader unit 12 is arranged horizontally, a gap 21 is provided in the lateral direction, and the magnetic card is manually scanned by the user or placed inside the gap 21 in the lateral direction. The data is read by the magnetic head that comes into contact with the magnetic card by automatically transporting and scanning. In addition, this small magnetic card reader unit 12 is used for the PC card 1
It has a structure in which it can be attached / detached from the PC card section 11 of No. 0 and can be inserted and connected when necessary.

FIG. 3C shows a structure in which the magnetic card reader unit section 12 is made detachable from the PC card section 11 and the insertion port 22 is provided. This is the insertion slot 2
A small magnetic card reader unit 12 having 2 is arranged as shown in the figure, and when a magnetic card is inserted from the insertion slot 22, a roller provided inside automatically takes in the data, reads it with a magnetic head, and then ejects it. It was done like this. Further, the small-sized magnetic card reader unit portion 12 having the insertion port 22 is made detachable from the PC card portion 11 of the PC card 10 and can be inserted and connected when necessary.

FIG. 3D shows an example of legs when the PC card 10 is stably installed. In this case, from the bottom surface of the PC card 10 to the opening / closing type fixed leg 23, as shown in FIG.
The magnetic card reader unit 12 provided as shown in (a) to (c) of FIG.
The magnetic card can be operated stably when it is slid or inserted.

FIG. 3E shows an example of legs when the PC card 10 is stably installed. In this case, the slide type fixed legs 24 are usually pulled out from the side surface of the PC card 10 at four positions as shown to be fixed and stabilized, and the magnetic card reader unit is provided as shown in FIGS. Part 1
The magnetic card 2 can be stably operated when it is slid or inserted.

FIG. 3F shows an example of legs when the PC card 10 is stably installed. In this case, the rotary fixed leg 25 is normally attached to the bottom of the PC card 10 as shown in the figure.
It is rotated and pulled out to be fixed to be stable, so that the magnetic card reader unit 12 provided as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C can be stably operated when the magnetic card is slid or inserted. It is a thing.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since a small magnetic card reader is mounted on or directly connected to a card such as a PC card and is directly connected to the I / O port of a portable personal computer, data can be easily transferred from a magnetic card such as an employee card. You can now read and send. As a result, (1) a small magnetic card reader is mounted on or directly connected to the card, so that the connection to the personal computer body is extremely simple and easy to use.

(2) According to (1), data of a magnetic card such as an employee card can be easily read from a small magnetic card reader unit mounted on or directly connected to the card 1 and sent out for security check. You can now raise your level.

(3) It has become possible to easily read customer data (such as a cash card) at a business trip destination by the magnetic card reader unit section mounted on the card and check it or send it through a line.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Card 2: Interface pin 3: Card interface control circuit 4, 14: Serial / parallel conversion circuit 5, 15: Analog conversion circuit 6, 16: Magnetic head 10: PC card 11: PC card unit 12: Magnetic card reader unit Part 13: PC card interface control circuit 17: Main body bus 23: Open / close type fixed leg 24: Sliding type fixed leg 25: Rotating type fixed leg

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An interface pin which is directly connected to a port of a personal computer, an interface control circuit which is connected to the interface pin to exchange data with the personal computer, and a magnetic head which reads a signal from a magnetic card. An analog conversion circuit that converts the signal read by the magnetic head into digital signal data and a serial / parallel conversion circuit that converts the digital signal converted by the analog conversion circuit into parallel data are mounted on a card. A magnetic card reader characterized in that parallel data converted by a serial / parallel conversion circuit is transmitted to a personal computer or the like via the interface control unit and the interface pin. 2. The magnetic card reader according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic head or the magnetic head and the analog conversion circuit are detachable. 3. A magnetic head for reading a signal from a magnetic card that has passed through the gap provided in the end of the card opposite to the interface pin in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the card so that the magnetic card can be moved. The magnetic card reader according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 4. A magnetic head for reading a signal from a magnetic card that has passed through the gap provided in the end of the card opposite to the interface pin in a direction parallel to the plane of the card so that the magnetic card can be moved. The magnetic card reader according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 5. The magnetic head is arranged so that an insertion port is provided at an end portion of the card opposite to the interface pin and a signal is read from a magnetic card inserted through the insertion port. The magnetic card reader according to claim 2.