JPH091973A - Information memory card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To eliminate the falsification of information without reading error of information even if the surface of a card is damaged. CONSTITUTION: A memory area 5 is provided in a plastic card body 2. A metal information member 7 is disposed in the area 5. The member 7 is formed of a support bar 7a, an amount information bar 7b and a store number bar 7c. When the card is passed through an information reader, sensor outputs copying the arraying pattern of the bars 7b and 7c are obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information storage card for storing predetermined information, and more particularly to an information storage card suitable for use as a premium card in a pachinko parlor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a pachinko parlor, the player counts the number of prize balls carried into a counter and
It is designed to issue money prize cards corresponding to the number of prize balls, and a player who holds a prize card can redeem the money by bringing the gift card to a cash exchange. A plurality of kinds of prize cards of this kind are prepared in advance according to the amount of money, such as 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, 500 yen, and 100 yen, depending on the number of prize balls. The method of issuing it to a player is used.

By the way, heretofore, as a prize card of this type, there is known a card body in which a bar code is printed or affixed on the surface of a thin plate-shaped card body, or a magnetic tape is arranged on the back surface of the card body. .

[0004]

Among the above-mentioned conventional free gift cards, the one using a bar code has a bar code exposed on the outer surface. Therefore, when the surface is soiled by repeated use, the information is read. When information is read by the device, a read error is likely to occur and the information content may be tampered with.

On the other hand, the system using the magnetic tape is
Even if the surface is a little dirty, there is little possibility that a reading error will occur when reading information, but if you accidentally bring a magnet etc. close, the information content may be completely destroyed,
In addition, the information content may be tampered with relatively easily.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and even if the surface of the card body is dirty or damaged due to long-term use, there is no possibility that a reading error will occur when the information is read by the information reading device. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information storage card that is not tampered with even if it is operated from outside unless the card body is disassembled and is easy to manufacture.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information storage card which can prevent tampering more completely.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information storage unit for storing predetermined information in a thin plate-shaped card body made of a non-magnetic material, This information storage unit is characterized in that the magnetic material is arranged in a storage region of a predetermined size at a predetermined position, size or arrangement.

The present invention also provides an information storage unit for storing predetermined information in a thin plate-shaped card body made of a non-magnetic material, and the information storage unit has a predetermined size. A magnetic material is arranged in the storage area, and an opening or notch is formed in the magnetic material at a predetermined position,
It is characterized in that it is arranged in a size or array.

The present invention is further characterized in that the information storage section is made non-translucent.

[0011]

In the present invention, the information storage section is provided in the thin plate-shaped card body formed of a non-magnetic material. The information storage section predetermines the magnetic material in a storage area of a predetermined size. Can be placed at a given position, size or array,
Alternatively, the magnetic material is arranged in a storage area having a predetermined size, and openings or notches are arranged in the magnetic material at predetermined positions, sizes, or arrangements. Therefore, by reading the pattern of the presence or absence of magnetic material with an information reader,
It is possible to easily and accurately read the information content regardless of dirt or damage on the surface of the card body, and there is no risk of a reading error. Further, it is impossible to falsify the information content by an operation from the outside. Also,
The pattern detection of the presence or absence of the magnetic material will be detected by the rising or rising of the signal at the edge of the presence or absence of the magnetic material.
The rising or falling of the signal is more clearly seen when detected while the card body is being conveyed at a high speed, which enables high-speed reading.

Further, in the present invention, the information storage section is opaque. Therefore, even when the card body is held over the light source, it is not possible to confirm the presence or absence of the magnetic material depending on the translucent state, and it is possible to more reliably prevent falsification of information content. .

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an information storage card according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This card 1 is made of a non-magnetic material such as plastic and is formed into a thin plate having a size of about a business card. The card body 2 and the lid body 3 are provided, and an information storage unit 4 for storing predetermined information is provided at the center of one end of the card body 2 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the information storage section 4 has a frame-shaped storage area 5 formed in the card body 2.
And a light-shielding sheet 6 laid in the storage area 5,
The information member 7 disposed on the light shielding sheet 6 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information member 7 includes a support bar 7a at the center, an arbitrary number of money amount information bars 7b provided at one side of the support bar 7a at an arbitrary interval, and a support bar. 7a and an arbitrary number of store number information bars 7c provided at arbitrary intervals on the other side, and these are formed by punching a thin metal plate.
By changing the number of the amount information bar 7b, the thickness of the bar, the position or the interval, different amount information can be obtained, and the number of the store number information bar 7c, the thickness of the bar, the position or the interval. Different store number information can be obtained by changing the.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
When the card 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is fed to an information reading device (not shown) with the left end in the figure facing forward,
When the money amount information bar 7b and the store number information bar 7c pass the sensor position of the information reading device, the information is read by the device.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the sensor output when the money amount information bar 7b has passed the sensor position. Since the magnetic material exists only in the three money amount information bars 7b,
The output waveform corresponds to it. Therefore, by comparing this output waveform with the waveform stored in advance, it becomes possible to specify the content of the amount information stored in the amount information bar 7b. The same applies to the store number information bar 7c.

Therefore, the amount information bar 7b made of magnetic material
Alternatively, since the information is stored by the store number information bar 7c, even if the surfaces of the card body 2 and the lid 3 are dirty or damaged, the sensor and the information member 7 are separated from each other by a distance. However, the information content can be read without error.

Further, each information bar 7b, 7c is a card 1
As long as the card is not disassembled, there is no possibility of being tampered with even if it is operated from the outside, and even when the card 1 is held over the light source, due to the light-shielding property of the light-shielding sheet 6, the information bars 7b,
There is no problem that the array pattern of c is known from the outside. Further, it is easy to manufacture and can be manufactured at low cost.

Further, the pattern detection of the presence of the magnetic material is
Since the falling part of the signal at the edge of each information bar 7b, 7c is most clearly shown, it will be detected at this part, but the falling part of the signal was detected while the card 1 was conveyed at high speed. Since it appears more clearly, high-speed reading is possible.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which an information member 17 is used instead of the information member 7 in the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the information member 17 is provided with an information plate 17a made of a non-magnetic material such as plastic and mounted in the storage area 5 (see FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of mounting grooves 18 are provided on the upper surface of the plate 17a at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction.
Is provided. Then, for example, metal amount information bar 17b and store number information bar 17c, which are made of metal, are attached and fixed to both ends of these attachment grooves 18 in an arbitrary array pattern. For other points, the first
The structure is the same as that of the embodiment, and the operation is the same.

However, by using the information member 17, the information plate 17 itself can provide a light-shielding function, and the light-shielding sheet 6 in the first embodiment can be omitted.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which an information member 27 is used instead of the information member 7 in the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the information member 27 is provided with an information plate 27a made of a magnetic material such as metal, which is mounted in the storage area 5 (see FIG. 1). Amount information section 27b and store number information section 27 formed by openings or notches at both widthwise ends of 27a.
c are provided in arbitrary array patterns.
In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the operation is the same.

However, in the case of this information member 27,
Although the output waveform is opposite to that in the case of FIG. 4, the contents of the amount information and the store number information can be specified as in the first embodiment.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the free gift card in the pachinko parlor was explained as an example, but any purpose card can be used as long as it is an information storage card for storing predetermined information. Can also be applied.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, an information storage unit for storing predetermined information is provided in a thin plate-shaped card body made of a non-magnetic material, and this information storage unit is provided. , A magnetic material is arranged in a storage area of a predetermined size at a predetermined position, size or array, or a magnetic material is arranged in a storage area of a predetermined size and Since the material is configured to have openings or notches arranged in a predetermined position, size or array, the position or array in which the magnetic material is present or absent is read by the information reading device. The information content can be easily and accurately read regardless of dirt or damage on the card body. Further, even if the information storage unit and the sensor of the information reading device are separated to some extent, the information content can be read accurately. Therefore, there is no possibility that a read error will occur. In addition, there is no risk that the information content will be tampered with by an external operation.

Further, the pattern detection of the presence or absence of the magnetic material is detected by the rise or fall of the signal at the edge of the presence or absence of the magnetic material, but the rise or fall of the signal. Can be read more clearly when detected while the card body is being conveyed at high speed, so that the information content can be read at high speed.

In the present invention, since the information storage section is made non-translucent, even when the card main body is held over the light source, the pattern of the presence or absence of the magnetic material is determined depending on the translucent state. It cannot be confirmed, and it is possible to more reliably prevent falsification of information content.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an information storage card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing details of the information member of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing an example of a sensor output when the money amount information bar of the information member of FIG. 3 passes a sensor position.

FIG. 5 is a view, corresponding to FIG. 3, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 card 2 card body 3 lid 4 information storage unit 5 storage area 6 light-shielding sheet 7, 17, 27 information member 7a support bar 7b, 17b amount information bar 7c, 17c store number information bar 17a, 27a information plate 18 mounting groove 27b amount Information department 27c Store number information department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A thin plate-shaped card body made of a non-magnetic material is provided with an information storage section for storing predetermined information, and the information storage section is within a storage area of a predetermined size. An information storage card, characterized in that the magnetic material is arranged in a predetermined position, size, or arrangement in the above. 2. A thin plate-shaped card body made of a non-magnetic material is provided with an information storage unit for storing predetermined information, and the information storage unit is in a storage area of a predetermined size. A magnetic material is placed on the
An information storage card, characterized in that openings or notches are arranged in a predetermined position, size or arrangement. 3. The information storage card according to claim 1, wherein the information storage section has a non-translucent property.