JPH09269987A - Card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drastically easily identify the kind and usage, etc., of a card even by means of the sense of touch in a fingertip by providing a mark by which the front and back and the right and left directions of the card and information of the kind and usage, etc., of the card are identified by means of the touch of the fingertip in a card mainbody. SOLUTION: The card mainbody 1a formed by a plastic sheet is provided with the mark 2. The mark 2 is provided at the right lower part of the front surface of the card mainbody 1a and consists of a graphic where four heart shapes 21 are arranged in a petaline form. The heart shapes 21 are slightly recessed so that it is recognized that the mark 2 is provided at the position by the fingertip. Thus, the mark 2 has recessed and projected parts so that it is recognized by the sense of touch of the fingertip. Then, the front and back and the right and left directions of the card and the kind and usage, etc., of the card are easily identified by even a visually handicapped person by the position and the shapes, etc., of the mark 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card, for example, a card used as a prepaid card, a credit card or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various cards such as a card as a membership card for receiving various services, a prepaid card used in public telephones, railroads, etc., and a credit card used in shopping and banking procedures are frequently used. Has been done.

In such a card society, it is the current situation that an individual possesses several kinds of cards at a time and uses them for each purpose.

However, in the case of the conventional card, the type and purpose of the card must be identified by the pattern or characters printed on the surface, so that it is suitable for the purpose of use in a dark place or for the visually impaired. It was extremely difficult to recognize whether or not it was a card.

On the other hand, in the case of a card having an information recording section, the insertion direction into the reader is set for the purpose of matching with the reading section of the reader.

[0006] In the case of this type of card that has been conventionally used, the display of an arrow indicating the insertion direction on the surface of the card, or the word meaning to insert in the direction of the arrow, etc. It is displayed by means.

Therefore, the user has to visually recognize the display, and it is difficult for the user to use it in a dark place or for the visually impaired to identify the insertion direction into the reader, and it is erroneous. If it is inserted in the opposite direction, it has to be inserted again after changing the inserting direction, which is extremely inconvenient.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is that in the conventional card, it is visual to identify the application, type, insertion direction into the reader, etc. It is extremely inconvenient to use and especially for the visually impaired.

[0009]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a mark is provided on the card body so that information such as the front and back sides of the card, the left-right direction, and the type and purpose of the card can be identified by touching with a fingertip. did.

By touching the position and shape of the mark with the fingertip, the type and purpose of the card can be identified very easily not only visually but also by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. Is meaningful.

By providing the above-mentioned mark on a card having an information display readable by a reader, it is useful because the insertion direction into the reader can be recognized by the tactile sensation of the fingertip.

Further, if the information display body has a large capacity, the versatility of the card is widened.

Further, if the card body is provided with a means for transmitting information to another person, for example, a person with a handicap can easily obtain the assistance of a healthy person at the place where he / she goes.

Furthermore, when a memorial card is arranged in series on the card body, by providing the mark as described above on the card body, it is easy to distinguish between the card body and the commemorative card and at the time of use only by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. You can do it.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described.

The card to which the present invention is applied is formed in a thin rectangular shape as a whole by a synthetic resin material or cardboard having an appropriate thickness.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the card body is provided with a mark identifiable by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. The mark used here is, for example, the company issuing the card. The trademark, etc., any figure or character, etc. may be used, but it is preferable that they have different shapes depending on the type and use of the card. Then, this mark can be recognized by touching it with a fingertip, for example, by partially protruding from the end side of the card body or by being formed from a concave portion or a convex portion by press molding. Has been

From the shape, number, position, etc. of such marks, it is possible to recognize information such as the front and back of the card, the left-right direction, and also the type and purpose of use through the tactile sensation of the fingertip. ing.

If these marks are formed at an asymmetrical position on the plane of the card body, for example, at a position such as the lower right portion of the surface, only the position of the mark will
This is preferable because it is possible to easily identify the left, right, up and down directions of the card.

The mark forming means is not limited to the above-mentioned press molding, and any means may be used.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, a card has an information display such as a magnetic stripe, and such a card has the mark as described above, so that the card can be read. The direction of insertion into the machine can be identified only by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. The information display body may be provided, for example, on the entire back surface, or may be provided on a part of the front surface.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the information display body is composed of, for example, a plurality of magnetic stripes, is made IC or is optically readable, and the like.
This is a card using a large-capacity information display body, and by doing so, the capacity of the card is increased.

Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, a transmission means for transmitting information to another person is displayed on the card body as, for example, a message in the form of a sentence,
For example, when a visually handicapped person is in trouble, he / she can smoothly inform others of his / her needs and receive assistance.

Furthermore, the fifth embodiment of the present invention is
A memorial card is connected to the card body.By providing a mark on the card body, even a visually handicapped person can easily distinguish the card body from the commemorative card. , Can be identified in the same manner as the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0025]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example relating to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a mark 2 is provided on a card body 1a made of a plastic sheet.

The mark 2 is provided on the lower right part of the surface of the card body 1a, and is composed of a figure in which four heart shapes 21 are arranged in a petal shape. And this heart type 2
By slightly recessing the mark 1, the fingertip can recognize that the mark 2 is provided at that position.

Alternatively, of the four heart-shaped members 21, only a part thereof may be recessed or raised so that the type and purpose of the card can be identified by its position and combination.

As described above, by providing the mark 2 with irregularities, the mark 2 can be recognized by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. From the position and shape of the mark 2, the front and back of the card, the horizontal direction, the type of the card, It is possible to easily identify the purpose of use, etc. even in the case of using in a dark place or a person who is blind.

FIG. 2 shows an example relating to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the configuration of FIG. 1, it has an information display body 3a composed of a magnetic stripe. In this case, the card body 1b must be inserted in a fixed direction when read by a reader (not shown). Normally, an arrow or the like is printed on the card body 1b,
When used in a dark place or used by a visually handicapped person, the mark 2 similar to that shown in FIG. 1 is provided so that the surface 10 of the card body 1b can be identified by the tactile sensation of the fingertip. Further, if the user knows in advance that the direction in which the mark 2 is provided is the front side, then it can be inserted into the reader without making a mistake.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show examples relating to the third embodiment of the present invention, each of which has a large-capacity information display body 3b, 3c, 3d.

FIG. 3 shows the card body 1c provided with a plurality of magnetic stripe information display bodies 3b.
Is an information display body 3 using an IC chip on the card body 1d.
c is provided.

In FIG. 5, the card body 1e is provided with an optically readable information display 3d.

As shown in FIG. 6, the information display body 3d is formed by a plurality of circumferential lines 31 arranged concentrically and a plurality of radiations 32 radially extending from the center 30 of the circumferential line 31. The optically readable bit information is recorded on a region 33 partitioned by the circumferential line 31 and the radiation 32 on the polar coordinate, or at an intersection 34 of the circumferential line 31 and the radiation 32 on the polar coordinate as a recording surface. This is a method for displaying a large amount of information in a relatively small space.

FIG. 7 shows an example relating to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is a telephone card body 1f.
In addition to the mark 2, the transmission means 4 for instructing a normal person to dial in place of a visually handicapped person is described in a sentence. By carrying such a telephone card, even if a visually handicapped person needs to make a call when going out, by showing his / her own telephone card body 1f, the other person can smoothly make a will. Can be communicated. And this telephone card body 1f
Since the mark 2 is provided on the card, it is possible to easily find the card from the belongings and then present the front surface of the card to the assistant.

FIG. 8 shows an example relating to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. There is a card body 1g to be used on the left side, and a memorial card 5 on the right side with a perforation 6 which can be separated. Are installed in series. And
Since the card body 1g is provided with the mark 2 that can be identified by the tactile sensation of the fingertip, a visually handicapped person can identify which is the card body 1g after disconnection, and also during use. The same effects as those of the above-mentioned respective embodiments can be exhibited.

[0037]

According to the present invention, by providing a mark identifiable by the tactile sensation of the fingertip on the card body, even when used in a dark place or a visually impaired person, The type and use of the card can be easily recognized.

In the case of a card of the type in which the information display body is read by the reader, the direction of insertion into the reader is
It can be easily identified by touching the mark.

By providing such a mark, a person who is visually impaired even if the card body is provided with a function or a structure such as a means for transmitting to another person, a serialization with a commemorative card, etc. Can be easily identified and used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a different example of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a further different example of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing polar coordinates of the information display body of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of a fifth exemplary embodiment of the invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g Card body 2 Marks 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e Information display body 4 Transmission means 5 Anniversary card

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A card, characterized in that the card body is provided with a mark which can be identified by touching information such as the front and back of the card, the left-right direction, the type and purpose of the card with a fingertip. 2. The card according to claim 1, further comprising an information display readable by a reader. 3. The card according to claim 2, wherein the information display body has a large capacity. 4. The card according to claim 1, wherein the card body is provided with a transmission means for transmitting information to another person. 5. The card according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein a memorial card is serially provided on the card body.