JPH0850765A - Code converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve tie-up and to improve functions with a simple configuration. CONSTITUTION:When a card recognition part 3 recognizes a magnetic card 1 of another company based on the data of the magnetic card 1 read by a card reader 2, a data allocation part 4 allocates the code of own company to the magnetic card 1 of another company. Then, a magnetic pattern transmission processing part 6 transmits the code data of the own company via a card- type head 7, thus eliminating the need for issuing the magnetic card 1 for tie-up where the code data of the magnetic card 1 for maintaining compatibility with the magnetic card 1 of another company which has been made conventionally are converted and eliminating the need for changing the system software of a terminal for executing it. Therefore, even if a number of magnetic cards 1 are issued, it is not necessary to invest a large amount of investment and the conversion charge of code data of the magnetic card which is converted per card is not so high.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a code conversion device for converting a code recorded on the recording surface of a magnetic card such as a credit card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A magnetic card is a card in which a magnetic material called a magnetic stripe is embedded. In addition to the current cash card and credit card, these days, it is widely used in hospitals and schools for the purpose of managing visitors and students.

Data unique to an individual such as an account number, a subscriber number, a student number, a personal identification number, etc. are recorded on the magnetic stripe, which allows cash receipt, merchandise purchase, medical record verification, calculation of medical expenses, etc. Various registration tasks are processed by a computer. Such a magnetic card is of type I or type II, depending on the data recording format. These differ depending on the track position of the magnetic stripe, recording angle, bit position of start data or end data, and the like.

By the way, a magnetic card for the purpose of purchasing a merchandise has a merit that it leads to securing customers from the viewpoint of the supply side. On the other hand, from the point of view of the receiving side, there is a merit that the item can be purchased without having cash in hand and the payment is postpaid.

[0005]

As described above, the magnetic card has various merits, but from the viewpoint of the supplier side, the magnetic card is not issued by itself, that is, the magnetic card of other companies. Since it is not compatible, there is a demerit that the code data of other companies' magnetic cards cannot be read. In other words, in order to be compatible with the magnetic cards of other companies, it is necessary to issue a magnetic card for cooperation that changes the code data of the magnetic card, or change the software of the terminal system to do this. Becomes

Therefore, the larger the number of issued sheets, the more
A huge amount of investment is required, which eventually hinders alliances and functional improvements. On the other hand, when the number of issued sheets is small,
On the contrary, the conversion fee of the code data of the magnetic card converted per one sheet became expensive, which caused the same problem.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a code conversion device capable of coordinating and improving functions with a simple structure.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a code conversion device of the present invention is based on the data of a magnetic card read by a card reader, and a first or second device is provided.
Card recognition means for recognizing the above magnetic card, and when this recognition means recognizes as the second magnetic card,
It is characterized by comprising a data allocating means for allocating the first code to the magnetic card and a data output means for outputting the data allocated by the data allocating means.

[0009]

In the code conversion device of the present invention, when the card recognition means recognizes the first or second magnetic card based on the data of the magnetic card read by the card reader, the data allocation means gives the recognition result by the recognition means. Based on the second
Assign a first code to the magnetic card. Then, the data output means outputs the assigned code.

Therefore, a magnetic card for cooperation in which the code data of the magnetic card is exchanged for compatibility with the second magnetic card which has been conventionally used, is issued, and software of a terminal system for performing this is issued. It becomes unnecessary to change. As a result, even when the number of issued cards is large, a huge investment is not required, and even when the number of issued cards is small,
The conversion fee for the magnetic card code data converted per card does not become expensive.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the code conversion device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the code conversion device includes a magnetic card 1 as a first or second magnetic card, a card reader 2, a card recognition unit 3, a data allocation unit 4, a data processing control unit 5, and a magnetic pattern transmission. Processing unit 6,
A card type head 7, a host computer 8, a display controller 9, a display 10, and a keyboard 11 are provided. Note that reference numeral 3a in the drawing denotes an error notifying unit that notifies the read error by an alarm when the read error occurs.

Data such as that shown in FIG. 2A is recorded on the recording surface 1a of the magnetic card 1 according to a predetermined format. The data shown in FIG. 2A is
It shows other companies' products that should be converted by this device.

The card reader 2 is of a manual type,
The data is read by moving the recording surface 1a of the magnetic card 1 at a predetermined speed in the reading groove 2a. The card recognition unit 3 recognizes the magnetic card 1 of the company or another company based on the data read by the card reader 2. The data allocating unit 4 is provided with the first magnetic card 1 as shown in FIG. 2B for the magnetic card 1 as the second magnetic card which is recognized by the card recognizing unit 3 as the other magnetic card.
Assign the company code as the code of. The code of other companies is the second code.

The data processing control unit 5 reads information from the host computer 8 based on the company code recognized by the card recognition unit 3. Further, the data processing control unit 5 also reads information from the host computer 8 from the company code assigned by the data assigning unit 4. Further, the data processing control unit 5 causes the display 10 to display predetermined information based on the code of the magnetic card 1 via the display controller 9.

The magnetic pattern transmission processing unit 6 outputs the code via the card type head 7 based on the code assigned by the data assigning unit 4 in a procedure described later. The keyboard 11 is capable of inputting various commands, and is used when inputting response information and the like to, for example, questions displayed on the display 10.

The code conversion device having such a configuration operates as follows. First, when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into the reading groove 2a of the card reader 2 (step 301), the information on the recording surface 1a of the magnetic card 1 is read by the reading groove 2a (step 302). Next, the card recognition unit 3 determines the read state of the data format (step 303), and when a read error occurs, the error notification unit 3a notifies the read error by an alarm (step 304).

When the reading is normally performed, the data allocating unit 4 extracts the data of 69 sentences from the first character "STX" to the last character "ETX" (step 305), and the data conversion is required. Is determined, that is, whether the read magnetic card 1 belongs to the company or another company (step 307). If it is determined that the magnetic pattern is from another company, the magnetic pattern transmission processing unit 6 performs the magnetic pattern transmission processing (step 309).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the magnetic pattern sending processing in the above (step 309) will be described. First, after obtaining the LFC in the vertical parity (step 401), the data of the leading "0" bit is transmitted (step 402). Next, the bit of the first character (STX) is transmitted (step 4).
03), the data of 1 to 69 between the first character "STX" and the end character "ETX" is transmitted (step 404), and then the end character "ETX".
Is transmitted (step 405).

Further, after the bit transmission of the LRC character is completed (step 406), the end "0" bit data is transmitted (step 407). Then, the code data of the company thus assigned is output by the card type head 7. This output is the card reader 2
The magnetic card 1 made by another company can be used by reading the magnetic card 1.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the card recognizing unit 3 recognizes the magnetic card 1 of another company based on the data of the magnetic card 1 read by the card reader 2, the data allocating unit 4 recognizes the magnetic field of another company. Assign your own code to card 1. Then, the magnetic pattern transmission processing unit 6 transmits the code data of the company via the card type head 7.

Therefore, even when the magnetic card 1 of another company is brought in, the code of the magnetic card 1 can be converted into the code of the company. Therefore, issuance of the magnetic card 1 for cooperation in which the code data of the magnetic card 1 has been changed for compatibility with the magnetic card 1 of another company that has been conventionally performed, and software of the terminal system for performing this It becomes unnecessary to change. As a result, even if the number of issued magnetic cards 1 is large, a huge investment is not necessary, and even if the number of issued magnetic cards 1 is small, the conversion fee of the magnetic card code data converted per sheet is It will not be expensive.

[0022]

As described above, in the code conversion device of the present invention, the magnetic card for cooperation in which the code data of the magnetic card for changing the compatibility with the conventionally used second magnetic card is changed. Is not required, and there is no need to change the software of the terminal system to do this. As a result, even if the number of issued cards is large, a huge investment is not required, and even if the number of issued cards is small, the conversion fee of the magnetic card code data converted per sheet is expensive. Nor. As a result, it is possible to plan tie-ups and improve functions with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a code conversion device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is code data of a magnetic card of another company,
(B) is a figure showing an example of each company's code data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the code conversion device in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the magnetic pattern sending process of FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining the magnetic pattern sending process of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 magnetic card 1a recording surface 2 card reader 2a reading groove 3 card recognition unit 6 magnetic pattern sending processing unit 7 card type head 8 host computer 9 display controller 10 display 11 keyboard

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card recognition means for recognizing the first or second magnetic card based on the data of the magnetic card read by the card reader, and a case where the recognition means recognizes the card as a second magnetic card. A code conversion device comprising: a data allocation unit that allocates the first code to the magnetic card; and a data output unit that outputs the data allocated by the data allocation unit.