JPH1091852A - Information recording medium processor and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording medium processor in which a recording position can be changed each time, and history information for the past plural times can be left. SOLUTION: This system is provided with plural magnetic heads 6a-6f for operating the reading and writing of information for the information recording areas of an information recording medium, and a magnetic controlling part for operating one magnetic head 6a of the magnetic heads 6a-6f exclusively for the reading and writing of the peculiar information recording area in the information recording areas, and operating the residual plural magnetic heads 6b-6f for the reading and writing of the residual plural using information recording areas in the information recording areas. Thus, the recording position for the information recording medium can be changed each time, and history information for the past plural times can be left so that history management can be simplified, and the processing time can be shortened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information recording medium processing apparatus and an information recording medium processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional prepaid card, a plurality of magnetic recording tracks are provided, and one or a plurality of specific tracks are used as a history information area, and a plurality of history storage areas are provided in one track to perform processing each time. Every time the data is rewritten one track at a time.

Some prepaid card issuing machines have a function of optically reading and checking the printed contents after printing, but the prepaid card processing machine has a low possibility of processing a deformed or dirty card. Therefore, it is difficult to add a print check function, and the present situation relies on a visual check of the operator.

In a conventional prepaid card processing machine, when magnetic information of a plurality of blocks can be read, data of one fixed block is unconditionally adopted without performing a data comparison or the like, or a mismatch is made by performing a comparison. If so, it was either a reading error.

Further, in the conventional prepaid card system, when a prepaid card with a balance less than the payment amount is used, the shortage is paid by another prepaid card or cash.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.

In the conventional prepaid card writing process, each writing unit is a track unit. Therefore, even when a part of the history area is updated, the entire track is rewritten. In some cases, past history information cannot be restored.

In the above-described method of relying on the visual check of the operated person, for example, in the case of history information, the current print information is found from a plurality of print information to check the contents, and the number of times of printing is determined. In order to secure a certain amount, the printing must be fine, and it is difficult to check the printing information within a limited time.

In the above-described method of paying the shortage by using another prepaid card or cash, when a prepaid card with a reduced balance is used, a process for paying the shortage occurs, so that it takes more time than usual, and congestion occurs. Was causing it.

In a conventional prepaid card processing machine, a method of unconditionally adopting one block of data, or a method of performing a compare operation and causing a read error when there is a mismatch, the first is an unconditionally determined one. When two types of data are used, there is a problem that the reliability of the data remains a question, and if a read error occurs, it cannot be processed even though correct magnetic information is recorded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of changing a recording position each time to leave history information of a plurality of times in the past, and a history printed on a card as an information recording medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording medium processing device capable of displaying information in an easy-to-understand manner and further improving the credibility of data read from a card.

Further, the present invention provides an information recording medium processing system which can combine the remaining amounts of a plurality of cards into one card.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method for reading and writing information recorded on an information recording medium (prepaid card) having a plurality of information recording areas including a unique information recording area and a plurality of use information recording areas. A plurality of read / write means for reading and writing information from / to an information recording area of the information recording medium; and one of the plurality of read / write means being provided with a unique one of the information recording areas. Control means for operating only for reading and writing of the information recording area, and operating the remaining plurality of reading and writing means for reading and writing of the remaining plurality of use information recording areas of the information recording area. It is assumed that.

According to the present invention, the recording position on the information recording medium can be changed every time, and the history information for a plurality of past times can be left, thereby facilitating the history management. Further, the processing time can be shortened.

According to the present invention, there is provided an information recording medium processing apparatus for writing and reading information to and from an information recording medium and for printing usage information on a printing surface of the information recording medium by using a printing means for each use. Image reading means for reading image data of an area to be printed in the current printing process on the printing surface of the information recording medium; anddisplay means for displaying an image of the area to be read read by the image reading means. Features.

According to the present invention, the current printing position on the printing surface of the information recording medium can be clearly recognized.

An information recording medium processing system according to the present invention takes in a plurality of information recording media each having a balance, performs a balance processing of the plurality of information recording media, and issues a new information recording medium. And an aggregation device connected to the information recording medium processing device and performing an aggregation process of the processing information of the information recording medium processing device.

According to this information recording medium processing system,
The remaining amount of the card as a plurality of information recording media can be collectively issued on one card, and a totaling process in this case can be executed reliably.

Furthermore, the information recording medium processing device of the present invention
Reading means for reading the respective amount information from an information recording medium in which the same amount information is recorded in a plurality of recording areas,
The price information read by the reading means is compared with each other, and if they do not match, the price information recorded in any one recording area is adopted as the price information of the information recording medium. Determining means.

According to the present invention, the reliability of data read from a card as an information recording medium can be improved.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
1 shows a magnetic information recording area on a card which is an information recording medium of FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a unique information recording area in which unique information and the number of times of use of a card are always recorded in a fixed area on the card. Reference numeral 2 denotes a latest use information recording area, and in this embodiment, six latest use information recording areas 2
a to 2e. Which of the latest use information recording areas 2a to 2e is to be recorded depends on the unique information recording area 1
Is selected based on the number of times of use.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the magnetic recording format of the card. In the unique information recording area shown in FIG. 2, issuance information including the card issue number, issue date, and issue location and the number of times of use are recorded.

The latest use information recording area shown in FIG. 3 records information such as the last use date (year, month, day), time, place of use, use amount (withdrawal amount), balance, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card processing device for processing the card.

This card processing device controls the CPU 3 for controlling the whole, a memory 4 for storing a control program and storing information necessary for executing the program, and the magnetic heads 6a to 6f to control the card. A magnetic control unit 5 for reading and writing magnetic information, and a print control unit 7
And a transport control unit 8 and a transmission control unit 9.

The magnetic head 6a reads and writes magnetic recording information in the unique information recording area 1, and the magnetic heads 6b to 6f respectively read the latest use information recording area 2
The reading and writing of the magnetically recorded information a to 2e are performed.

The print control unit 7 controls the print head to print various information on the prepaid card.

The transport control unit 8 controls motors and executes transport of the prepaid card.

The transmission control unit 9 controls transmission with a host device such as a lane controller.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing of the prepaid card processing machine. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart.

When a card is inserted into the prepaid card processing machine, the card is conveyed to the positions of the magnetic heads 6a to 6f by the conveyance controller 8 (step S1). Next, the magnetic recording of the card is read out under the control of the magnetic control unit 5 (step 2), and the latest use information recording areas 2a to 2e are determined based on the "use count" of the unique information recording area 1 of the card.
Is selected, and the balance data is read.

That is, the remainder of the number of times of use / 5 is 0 to 5 respectively.
Are sequentially determined (step S3, step S5,
Step S7, Step S9, Step S11) When the remainder of the number of uses / 5 is 0 (Step S3), the balance is read from the latest use information recording area 2a (Step S4), and when the remainder of the number of uses / 5 is 1, (Step S5), the remaining amount is read from the latest use information recording area 2b (Step S6). If the remainder of the number of times of use / 5 is 2 (Step S7), the remaining amount is read from the latest use information recording area 2c (Step S8). When the remainder of the number of uses / 5 is 3 (step S9), the remaining amount is read from the latest use information recording area 2d (step S10). When the remainder of the number of use / 5 is 4 (step S11), the latest use information recording area is used. The balance is read from 2e (step S12).

Next, a charge is calculated by the CPU 3 and this is saved in the memory 4 as "usage amount" (step S13).

Next, the "number of uses" read from the unique information recording area 1 is incremented by 1 (step S14), and this is set as a new "number of uses" and saved in the memory 4.

Next, the "usage amount" is subtracted from the "remaining amount" and saved in the memory 3 as a new "remaining amount" (step S15).

Next, unique information data is assembled according to the unique information storage format shown in FIG. 2 (step S1).
6), assemble the latest use information data according to the latest use information recording format shown in FIG. 3 (step S1).
7), the latest use information recording area of the number + 1 of the latest use information recording area selected at the time of reading is selected as the write area (step S18).

Next, the card is transported by the transport controller 8 to the positions of the magnetic heads 6a to 6f (step S).
19). Then, the magnetic control unit 5 writes the unique information recording area and writes the magnetic data to the latest use information recording area selected in step S18 (step S20).

Further, card printing is performed by the print controller 7 (step S21), and the card is ejected by the transport controller 8 (step S22).

In the specific information recording format,
The number of uses must be included. The content of the latest use information recording format is not limited, but the format whose content changes each time is more useful as history information.

According to the first embodiment, the past information can be left according to the change of the use information, and the history management of the card can be easily performed. Further, by providing a plurality of magnetic heads, it is not necessary to move the magnetic head or the card even when the recording position is changed, so that the processing time can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2) Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Numeral 11 denotes a card insertion / ejection port from which the card is ejected after the processing for taking in the card. An image display unit 12 displays image information.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the printing surface of the card.
3 is a print area on the prepaid card, 14 is a print display range to be displayed on the image display unit 12, and 15 is a print position where printing is performed in the current processing. FIG. 9 is a magnetic information format diagram relating to a card (prepaid card). FIG. 10 is a display example of a card print content displayed on the image display unit 12, and the date and the like surrounded by a frame L indicate the current print content. It is.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a card processor according to the second embodiment. The card processor includes a CPU 21 for controlling the entire system, a memory 22 for storing programs and data, and a card processor. Magnetic control unit 23 for controlling reading and writing of magnetic data of
Each time a card is used, as shown in FIG. 10, a print control unit 24 for printing information, a transport control unit 25 for controlling motors and transporting the card, and reading an image in a specific print area on the card print area. An image reading unit 26, a transmission control unit 27 for controlling transmission with a host device such as a lane control device
Is provided.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show flowcharts of the processing flow of the prepaid card processing machine.

Hereinafter, the second embodiment according to the processing flow
The operation of will be described.

When a card is inserted into the card processor, it is transported by the transport controller 25 (step S3).
1) At this time, the data of the image display unit 12 is deleted under the control of the CPU 21 (step S32). Next, the magnetic control unit 23 reads the magnetic information of the card (step S33).

Then, the CPU 21 calculates the fee (step S34), and adds one to the "number of uses" to obtain a new "number of uses" (step S35).
The one from which the fee has been removed is set as a new "remaining balance" (step S36).

Further, magnetic data is assembled in accordance with the magnetic recording format as shown in FIG. 9 (step S3).
7), based on the “number of uses” calculated in step S35,
The current print position is calculated (step S38), and FIG.
The print data is assembled according to the print format shown in (1) (step S39).

Next, based on the "number of times of use" calculated in step S35, the print ranges for the current time and the past three times are set as "print display ranges" (step S40).

The card is transported by the transport control section 25 (step S41), and the magnetic data assembled in step S37 is written on the card by the magnetic control section 23 (step S42).

Further, the print data assembled in step S39 is printed at the print position calculated in step S38 (step S43).

Next, an image on the card printing surface is read by the image reading section 26 in the print display range calculated in step S40 (step S44). And step S
A frame L is attached to the image data read out in step S38 at the current printing position calculated in step S38 (step S47) to make it easier to determine the current printing position and display it on the image display unit 12 (step S46). Then, the card is ejected by the transport control unit 25 (step S45).

In this way, by reading and displaying only the area to be printed as image data, it is not necessary to find out which of the plurality of prints is the current print and to confirm the print. Since the printing range is limited, it is easier to confirm the printing than directly checking the printing on a small and hard-to-see card.

Also, by displaying the image data around the area to be printed together, it is easy to find which print on the card should be compared with the actual card when comparing with the actual card. Further, since the printing range for this time is fixed by the frame L, it is easy to determine which printing on the card should be compared with the printing.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 14 shows Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
Card issuing machines 31 to 3 in the above system
It is a 1N system configuration diagram.

Prepaid card issuing machines 31 to 31N
Is for issuing a prepaid card,
It is connected to the data tallying machine 32 and transmits the processing tally.

The data tallying machine 32 shown in FIG. 14 performs tallying of prepaid card issuance data.
A plurality of prepaid card issuing machines 31 to 31N are connected, and the processing of each of the prepaid card issuing machines and the totaling of all the connected prepaid card issuing machines 31 to 31N are performed.

FIG. 15 is an example of an external view of the prepaid card issuing machine 31.

The prepaid card issuing machine 31 has a sample area 33 for placing a sample for showing the design of the card,
Display unit 3 for displaying the amount of input and providing processing guidance
4. Card insertion slot 35, cash (notes, coins)
, Cash buttons 36 and 37, a cancel button 38a for selecting various processes, an additional issue button 38b, a button group 38 composed of a total number of multiple issue buttons 38c, etc., a change, and an issued card / processed card are ejected. An outlet 39 is provided.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the prepaid card issuing machines 31 to 31N.

The prepaid card issuing machines 31 to 31N
Is to turn on a processable button by inserting cash or a card, and issue a prepaid card according to the selected processing.

The details of the processing according to the third embodiment will be described below.

For example, in the cash / card insertion process of the prepaid card issuing machine 31 (step S51), when cash or a card is inserted, the inserted amount and the total remaining amount of the inserted card are displayed on the display unit 32, and the button group 38 Of these, the buttons that can be processed are turned on. In addition, the inserted card has its remaining balance deducted in full and the remaining balance is reduced to 0 yen, and the processed card data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

When any one of the process buttons is pressed, the process branches to each process according to the selected process. That is, when the cancel button is pressed (step S52), a cancel process is performed (step S53). In the cancellation process, if you return the inserted cash and process the card,
A card is issued after waiting for the remaining balance of the processed card balance, and the card issuing data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

[0086] Instead of the cancel button 38a, the additional issue button 3
If 8b is pressed (step S53), an additional issue process is performed (step S59). In the additional issue process, a depressible amount button of the button group 38 is turned on according to the inserted amount, a card is issued by adding the total amount of the remaining amount of the inserted card to the amount of the depressed amount button, and change is performed. Then, the processed card is discharged, and the card issuance data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

If the total number of sheets issue button 38c is pressed (step S55), a total number of sheets issue process is performed (step S56). In the multiple-card total issue processing, the card issuance for the total amount of the remaining amount of the inserted card, the inserted cash is returned, and the processed card is discharged, and the card issuance data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

For example, when the amount button of the 5000 yen ticket is pressed (step S57), a new issuance process is performed (step S58).

In the new issuance processing, when only cash is inserted, the card of the pressed amount is issued and the change is discharged, and the card issuance data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32. When the cash and the card are inserted, the card is issued, the change is discharged, and the processed card is discharged for the pressed amount, and the card issuance data is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a tallying process in the data tallying machine 32.

The card issuance / processing total data reception (step S61) in FIG. 17 is for issuing a card and receiving card processing data from the prepaid card issuance machine 31 or the like (step S62). The card processing totaling process (step S63) is for totalizing the card processing data received from the prepaid card issuing machine 31 and the like, and totals the amount used for each amount type for each issuing company.
The tallying process by card issuance process (step S64) is to perform tallying of card issuance data received from the prepaid card issuance machine 31 or the like for each process (new issuance, etc.).

Here, a specific example of the third embodiment will be specifically described in several cases where cards issued by a plurality of issuing companies (A, B, C) are commonly used. I do.

(Example 1) Example of total issue processing of a plurality of cards A card 40 with a 3,000 yen ticket of Company A and a balance of 500 yen,
Card 41 with a 10,000 yen ticket of Company B and a balance of 2,000 yen
Is issued by the company C's prepaid card issuance machine.

The two cards 40 and 41 are inserted into the prepaid card issuing machine 31 in order (in any order). In this case, as the processing data, the data that the card of the A company's 3000 yen ticket was used for 500 yen and the data that the company B's 10,000 yen card card was used of 2000 yen are transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

After that, when the plural-sheet total issue button 38c is pressed, as shown in FIG. 18, after issuing a card 43 with a remaining amount of 2500 yen, which is the plural-sheet total issue ticket of the company C, The two cards 40 and 41 are ejected, and the issuance information is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

(Example 2) Example of additional issue processing Card 44 with 5000 yen ticket of Company A and remaining balance of 1000 yen
And, if the cash is 5,000 yen, it is added and issued by the prepaid card issuing machine 31 of Company B.

The prepaid card issuing machine 31 is inserted into the card 44 and cash in any order (in any order). In this case, as the processing data, data that the card 44 of the 5000 yen ticket of Company A has been used for 1000 yen is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

Thereafter, when the additional issue button 38b and the 5000 yen ticket issue button are pressed in this order, as shown in FIG.
After performing the issuance processing of the card 45 with the remaining amount of 6000 yen, which is an additional issue ticket of 5000 yen, the card 43 is ejected, and the issuance information is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32.

(Example 3) Example of New Issue Processing (Cash + Card) A card 46 with a 1000 yen ticket of Company C and a balance of 100 yen and a cash 5000 yen and a new card 47 with a prepaid card issuing machine 31 of Company A If you issue.

The card 46 and cash are inserted in any order (in any order). In this case, as processing data, the data that the card 46 of the 1000 yen ticket of Company C has been used for 100 yen is transmitted to the data compiling machine 32. Then 5000
When the ticket issuing button is pressed, the card 47 of the 5000 yen ticket of the company A is issued and the card 47 that has been subjected to the release processing of 100 yen as change is ejected, and the issued information is stored in the data counting machine 32.
Send to

According to the third embodiment, it is possible to use a card with a reduced balance, thereby reducing the number of cases where the balance becomes insufficient at the time of payment, which leads to a reduction in congestion. Further, by counting the card data processed by the prepaid card issuing machine 31 or the like by the data counting machine 32, it is possible to cope with a system in which each card issued by a plurality of companies can be used in common.

(Embodiment 4) Next, FIGS.
Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 21 is a system configuration diagram of a prepaid card system according to the fourth embodiment. This prepaid card system includes a charge calculator 51 and a prepaid card processor 52.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 22, the prepaid card processor 52 includes a CPU 61, a memory 62, a card transport controller 63, an I / F (interface) unit 64 with a higher-level device, a magnetic head unit 65, a power supply It is composed of a part 66.

In this configuration, when a card is inserted into the prepaid card processor 52, the amount data is read by the magnetic head unit 65, stored in the memory 62, and checked. This information is transmitted to the charge calculator 51 via the I / F unit 64 with the host device.

After the amount of money to be withdrawn from the card is determined, the fee data transmitted from the fee calculator 51 is received via the I / F unit 64 with the higher-level device, and the amount data is received by the magnetic head unit 65 based on the received data. The card is written on the card, and the card is discharged by the card transport control unit 63.

The amount data includes the remaining amount, the number of uses,
It has data such as the latest use date and the latest use amount and a check code. When writing to a prepaid card, the same data is always written to two or more blocks.

In the following, it is assumed that the same data is written in two blocks when writing a card, and the card reading process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the card is inserted into the prepaid card processor 52 (step S71), two blocks of money information data of the card are read by the magnetic head unit 65 (step S72).

At this time, if both blocks are abnormal,
A read error is set (step S73). When a read error occurs in only one block (No at step S81),
The data of the block that has been read normally is adopted as the amount data (step S82). If both blocks have a read error (Yes at Step S81), it is determined that a read error has occurred (Step S83), and the process proceeds to Step S79.

In the process of step S73, if both blocks of the card are normally read (No at step S73)
Next, a compare (comparison) check of the first block and the second block of the read data is performed (step S7).
4) If they match, the data of the first block is adopted as the amount data (step S80).

If they do not match, a comparison check of the remaining amount data of the read data is performed (step S).
76) If the remaining amount of the data of the first block is larger (step S77), the data of the second block (data with a small amount of remaining amount) is adopted as the amount data (step S78). The data of the first block is adopted as the amount data (step S80).

In this way, the determined amount data, error information, and the like are notified to the charge settlement machine 51 (step S7).
9), a series of processing ends.

According to the present embodiment, when a plurality of blocks of data are normally read when reading data from the card, the remaining amount of money is compared to determine which block of data is to be adopted as the read data. can do. As a result, when the two blocks can be read normally but there is a difference in the contents, the remaining amount of the two blocks is compared, and the data with the smaller remaining amount is adopted, so that the immediately preceding magnetic data is written. Sometimes, it is possible to cope with a case where magnetic writing cannot be performed on any one block for some reason, and a case where both blocks can be normally read the next time magnetic data is read.

[0096]

According to the present invention, an information recording medium capable of changing a recording position on an information recording medium each time and leaving a plurality of pieces of history information in the past, facilitating history management and reducing processing time. A processing device can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information recording medium processing apparatus capable of clearly recognizing the current printing position on the printing surface of the information recording medium.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information recording medium processing system in which the remaining amount of a plurality of information recording medium cards can be collectively issued on one card, and a totaling process in this case can be reliably executed. .

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information recording medium processing apparatus capable of improving the reliability of data read from the information recording medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a recording area of a card according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a format diagram of a unique information recording of the card according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a format diagram of a latest use information recording format of the card according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the card processing machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of the card processing machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of the card processing machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a card processing machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a printing surface of a card (prepaid card) according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an information recording format diagram of the card according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the card processing machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a card processing machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the card processing machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the card processing machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram of a third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a prepaid card processing machine according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing processing of the system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the system according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of issuing a card in the system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a card issuance example of the system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of issuing a card in the system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram of a prepaid card processing machine according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unique information recording area 2 Latest use information recording area 3 CPU 4 Memory 5 Magnetic control unit 6a Magnetic head 6b Magnetic head 7 Print control unit 8 Transport control unit 9 Transmission control unit 11 Card insertion / ejection port 12 Image display unit 13 Printing area 14 Printing display range 15 Printing position 31 Prepaid card issuing machine 32 Data compiling machine

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masayuki Hasegawa 70, Yanagicho, Yuki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Social System Corporation

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information recording medium processing apparatus for reading and writing information recorded on an information recording medium having a plurality of information recording areas each including a unique information recording area and a plurality of use information recording areas, A plurality of read / write means for reading and writing information from / to an information recording area of a medium, and operating one of the plurality of read / write means as a read / write of a unique information recording area of the information recording area, An information recording medium processing device, comprising: control means for operating the remaining plurality of read / write means for reading and writing the remaining plurality of use information recording areas of the information recording area. 2. An information recording medium process for reading and writing magnetic information recorded on an information recording medium provided with a plurality of magnetic information recording areas including a unique information recording area including the number of times of use and a plurality of use information recording areas. In the apparatus, a plurality of magnetic heads for reading and writing magnetic information from and to a magnetic information recording area of the information recording medium, and one of the plurality of magnetic heads being used as a unique information recording area of the magnetic information recording area Read only from the magnetic information recording area, and operate the remaining plurality of magnetic heads for reading and writing from the remaining plurality of use information recording areas of the magnetic information recording area.
According to the information on the number of times of use read from the unique information recording area by one magnetic head, a magnetic head that writes to a plurality of use information recording areas is selected from the remaining plurality of magnetic heads, and a response by this magnetic head is selected. An information recording medium processing device, comprising: a control unit for writing usage information to a usage information recording area each time. 3. Writing information on an information recording medium,
In an information recording medium processing device for performing reading and printing usage information using a printing means for each use on a printing surface of the information recording medium, an area to be printed in a current printing process on the printing surface of the information recording medium An information recording medium processing device, comprising: an image reading means for reading image data of the above; and a display means for displaying an image of an area to be printed read by the image reading means. 4. Writing information on an information recording medium,
In an information recording medium processing device for performing reading and printing usage information using a printing means for each use on a printing surface of the information recording medium, an area to be printed in a current printing process on the printing surface of the information recording medium And an image reading means for reading image data of a peripheral area thereof, and a display means for displaying an image of an area to be printed and the peripheral area read by the image reading means. . 5. Writing information on an information recording medium,
In an information recording medium processing device for performing reading and printing usage information using a printing means for each use on a printing surface of the information recording medium, an area to be printed in a current printing process on the printing surface of the information recording medium Image reading means for reading image data of a peripheral area thereof, and display means for displaying the image of the area to be printed and the peripheral area read by the image reading means in a state where the area to be printed is framed, An information recording medium processing device comprising: 6. An information recording medium processing device for taking in a plurality of information recording media each having a balance, performing a balance processing of the plurality of information recording media, and issuing a new information recording medium, and an information recording medium processing device. An information recording medium processing system, comprising: a totaling device connected to the device and performing a totaling process of processing information of the information recording medium processing device. 7. An information recording medium processing device for taking in an information recording medium having a balance, taking in cash added to the balance, and issuing a new information recording medium in which the amount of cash is added to the balance. An information recording medium processing system, comprising: a totaling device connected to the information recording medium processing device and performing a totaling process of processing information of the information recording medium processing device. 8. A reading means for reading the respective money information from an information recording medium in which the same money information is recorded in a plurality of recording areas, and comparing the respective money information with the same contents read by the reading means. An information recording medium processing device, comprising: if the two do not match, the amount information recorded in one of the recording areas is adopted as the amount information of the information recording medium. 9. A reading means for reading each amount information from an information recording medium in which the same amount information of money information is recorded in two recording areas;
Comparing two pieces of money information, and when they do not match, adopting the money information recorded in the recording area with the smallest money as the money information of the information recording medium; Information recording medium processing device. 10. A reading means for reading each amount information from an information recording medium in which the same amount information of money information is recorded in two recording areas;
The two price information are compared, and if they match, the price information is adopted as the price information of the information recording medium,
An information recording medium processing device, comprising: determining means for adopting the amount information recorded in the recording area having the smallest amount as the amount information of the information recording medium when the amounts do not match.