JPH11144128A - Card issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To purchase meals without a trouble by a person who has no schedule to continuously use a card such as a person from outside and to reduce the running cost of the card. SOLUTION: A control part 40 feeds out the card to a magnetic card processor 34 from a card feed-out device 33 when the issuing of the card is selected by a switch panel 27 in a state where the cache of more than a reference amount, which is necessary for issuing the card, is supplied to a paper money processor 31 or a coin processor 32. Amount information corresponding to the reference amount is recorded in the card so as to discharge it. When the issuing of a meal ticket is selected in a state where the amount of more than the reference amount, which is necessary for issuing the meal ticket, is supplied to the paper money processor 31 or the coin processor 32, the selected meal ticket is printed and outputted from a printer 36.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card issuing device for issuing a prepaid card used when purchasing food and drinks in an employee cafeteria and the like, for promoting card sales and reducing card running costs. About technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a company cafeteria or the like, a plurality of types of food are arranged at different positions, and a card processing device is arranged at each food position. In many cases, a system is adopted in which a food card is inserted to pay for the food and receive the food. In the case of such a card, the balance, transaction history, and the like are printed by the card processing device so that the balance can be visually recognized.

[0003] A person who uses a cafeteria employing such a system, whether an employee or a visitor, must pay cash in advance to a card issuing device to purchase a card. In some cases, a device for cashing out the balance remaining on the card after purchasing food may be installed for a visitor or the like who does not intend to use the dining room continuously.

[0004]

However, when such a cashing system is provided, a card is bought with cash,
This would require the visitor to perform a very cumbersome task of purchasing food with the card and receiving the balance of the card in cash.

[0005] The cost required for issuing one card (mainly, the unit price of the card) is constant irrespective of who the card is issued to. Since the history or the like is printed and cannot be reused, if a card that has been used less frequently is redeemed frequently, the card issuer will be damaged.

The present invention solves this problem and provides a card issuing device that allows a person who does not intend to use the card continuously, such as an outpatient, to purchase food without trouble and to reduce the running cost of the card. It is intended to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a card issuing device according to a first aspect of the present invention accommodates a card having a magnetic recording section and accommodates the card each time a sending signal is received. A card feeding device for sending cards one by one, a card processing device for magnetically recording the amount information on the card sent from the card sending device and discharging the same to the outside, and accepting money and outputting the amount information of the accepted money A cash processing device, a meal ticket output device for discharging a meal ticket exchangeable for food and drink, an operation unit for selecting either issuance of a card or issuance of a meal ticket, and a cash processing device necessary for issuing a card. When a card issuance is selected and operated by the operation unit in a state where money equal to or more than a first reference amount has been inserted, the card sending device sends the magnetic card processing device. Card issuance control means for causing the card to be sent out, recording the amount information corresponding to the first reference amount on the sent out card, and discharging the card, and a second reference amount or more required for issuing the voucher to the money processing apparatus. And a meal ticket issuing control means for discharging the selected meal ticket from the meal ticket output device when a selection operation of issuing the meal ticket is performed in a state where the amount of money is inserted.

A card issuing device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a card sending device for receiving a card having a magnetic recording unit and sending out the contained card one by one each time a sending signal is received. A card processing device that magnetically records the amount information on the card sent from the card sending device, discharges the amount outside, and reads the amount information magnetically recorded on the card inserted from the outside; A money processing device that outputs information on the amount of money, a meal ticket output device that discharges a meal ticket that can be exchanged for food and drink, an operation unit for selecting either issuance of a card or issuance of a meal ticket, and the money processing device. When a card issuance is selected and operated by the operation unit in a state in which money equal to or more than a first reference amount required for card issuance is provided, the card delivery device is used. Card issuance control means for causing the magnetic card processing device to send out the card, recording the amount information corresponding to the first reference amount on the sent out card, and discharging the card, and when money is input to the money processing device. A card is externally inserted into the card processing device,
In addition, when a selection operation for issuing the meal ticket is performed in a state where the total amount of the input amount and the remaining amount of the card is equal to or more than a second reference amount required for issuing the meal ticket, the selected meal ticket is output to the meal ticket output device. And a meal ticket issuing control means for updating the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card processing device from the outside with the difference between the total amount and the amount of the selected meal ticket.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows that, as described above, the card is inserted into the card processing device for each food and the price is settled.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an external configuration of the card issuing device 20 according to the embodiment, which is installed at an entrance of an employee cafeteria or the like of the system for receiving the food.

As shown in FIG. 2, a bill insertion slot 21, a coin insertion slot 22, a coin return slot 23, a card slot 24, a meal ticket issuance slot 25, a liquid crystal display, are provided on the front side of a housing 20a of the card issuing apparatus 20. A display 26 of a type, a transparent touch-type switch panel 27 superposed on the front of the display 26, and a return lever 28 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bill processing device 31 accepts and stores bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, and stores information on the amount of the bills in a control unit 40 described later.
Output to The coin processing device 32 receives and stores coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 22, outputs money amount information of the inserted coins to the control unit 40, and stores the coins when receiving a return signal from the control unit 40. The coin corresponding to the return signal is discharged from the coin to the coin return slot 23.

The raw card feeding device 33 previously accommodates a plurality of cards having a magnetic recording unit,
Each time a card sending signal is received, the stored cards are sent out to the card processing device 34 one by one.

When a card is sent out from the raw card feeding device 33, the card processing device 34 records value information and the like from the control unit 40 in the magnetic recording unit of the card, discharges the card from the card slot 24, and discharges the card from the card slot 24. When a card is inserted from the side 24, the license information and the like recorded in the magnetic recording unit of the card are read and output to the control unit 40. Further, the card processing device 34 is provided with a printing device for printing the balance or the like on the surface of the card every time the balance of the card is updated. The card processing device 34 is configured to be able to carry out the accepted card to the card collection unit 35.

The printer 36 constitutes the meal ticket output device of this embodiment. The printer 36 prints the meal ticket information of the control section 40 on a meal ticket sheet (not shown) and discharges it from the ticket issuing port 25.

The control section 40 is constituted by a microcomputer, displays push buttons at positions corresponding to the respective switch sections of the switch panel 27 on the screen of the display 26, and displays the inserted amount and the value information of the card. In addition to displaying, the card issuing process, the meal ticket issuing process, and the remaining amount process are performed based on each information from the bill processing device 31, the coin processing device 32, and the card processing device 34 and the operation on the switch panel 27.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the control unit 40. Hereinafter, the operation of the card issuing device 20 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on to the apparatus, the control unit 40 causes the display 26 to display the basic screen shown in FIG. 6 (S1). This basic screen includes an amount display window such as "card amount" and "cash",
It consists of a card purchase button displayed as "card purchase" and a plurality of meal ticket selection buttons on which food names such as "coffee" and "udon" are displayed. It is displayed at the position corresponding to the part.

When the user inserts, for example, A yen cash from the bill insertion slot 21 or the coin insertion slot 22, the amount A is displayed on the cash display window as shown in FIG. The amount A and the minimum amount L1 (second reference amount of this embodiment) of each food displayed on the screen of the display 26 and the minimum amount L2 required for card purchase (the first reference amount of this embodiment) For example, if the card purchase price is 1,000 yen, 3000 yen, and 5000 yen, three types of 1000 yen are compared), and when the input amount A is L1 or more, the meal ticket selection button of the available food can be operated. When the inserted amount A is equal to or greater than L2, it indicates that the card purchase button is operable (S2 to S6). In this identification display, as shown in FIG. 7, the thickness of the frame is changed to display the button as if it were protruding, or the color or display density of the button is changed.

Here, when the user touches the card purchase button, the control unit 40 causes the card to be sent from the raw card sending signal 33 to the card processing unit 34, and the card purchase amount is set at the initial printing position on the front surface of the card. Input amount A
The maximum amount B is printed below, and the amount information B and the next printing position information are magnetically recorded.
(S7 to S9).

Then, the balance C is calculated by subtracting the amount B magnetically recorded on the card from the amount A of the input, and the balance C is calculated as L1
In the above case, the input amount A is updated with the remaining amount C, and the process returns to step S4. When the remaining amount C is smaller than L1, money corresponding to the remaining amount C is returned from the coin processing device 23 (S1).
0 to S13).

When the dining room user touches one of the meal ticket issuing buttons, the printer 36 prints the food name, the amount, and the like corresponding to the operated meal ticket issuing button on the meal ticket paper to issue the meal ticket. Issue from mouth 25 (S14, S1
5). Then, the remaining amount E is calculated by subtracting the amount D printed on the meal ticket from the inserted amount A, and when the remaining amount E is equal to or more than L1, the input amount A is updated with the remaining amount C, and the process returns to step S4.
When the balance E is less than L1, the money for the balance E is returned from the coin processing device 23 (S16 to S18).

When the user operates the return lever 28, the amount displayed on the cash display window is returned from the coin return slot 23 (S19, S20). A person using the meal ticket issued in this way receives the food by giving it to a clerk near the food in the cafeteria, for example.

In this card issuing device 20, FIG.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, when a card is inserted from the card slot 24, the control unit 40 displays the balance F recorded on the card as shown in FIG. Identify and display (S2
1 to S23).

Here, when the food ticket issuing button is pressed,
The control unit 40 causes the printer 36 to print and issue the food ticket of the food, subtracts the price D of the food printed on the food ticket from the balance F of the card, and uses the subtraction result G as a new balance of the card. Print at the position corresponding to the information,
The remaining amount F of the card is updated and recorded with the subtraction result G, and the print position information is updated and recorded at the next position (S24 to S2).
7).

If the subtraction result G is equal to or greater than L1, the balance F is updated with the subtraction result G, and the process returns to step S23.
If the subtraction result G is smaller than L1, the card is returned (S28 to S30). Also, the card is returned when the return lever 28 is operated (S31, 32).

In this card issuing device 20, FIG.
As shown in the flowchart, the purchase of a meal ticket and the replenishment of the balance of the card can be performed using both cash and a card. That is, when a card is inserted from the card slot 24 and cash is inserted into the banknote processing device 31 or the coin processing device 32, the inserted amount A and the remaining amount F of the card are displayed as shown in FIG. The buttons are displayed, and the meal ticket issuing buttons of the food items that can be purchased with the total amount are displayed in a distinguished manner (S33 to S36).

Here, for example, when the meal ticket issuing button is operated, the meal ticket is issued, the food price D is subtracted from the total amount I of the inserted amount A and the remaining card amount F, and the subtraction result J
Is printed on the card, the remaining amount F magnetically recorded on the card is updated with the subtraction result J, the next printing position information is recorded,
The updated balance F is displayed on the card balance display window, and the cash window is displayed at 0 yen (S37 to S41). If the updated balance F is equal to or greater than L1, the process returns to step S36, and L1
If less, return the card (S42, S4
3).

If the balance after the purchase of the meal ticket is preferentially replenished to the balance of the card as described above, the time when the balance of the card becomes zero can be delayed, and the card can be used for a long time.

When the refill button is operated, the total amount I of the inserted amount A and the remaining amount F of the card is printed on the card, and the remaining amount F magnetically recorded on the card is updated with the total amount I.
The next print position information is recorded and the card is returned (S44).
To S46).

As described above, in this card issuing device, cash exceeding, for example, L2, for example, 1500 yen is inserted,
The ticket can be purchased at the same time with the remaining amount after purchasing the card. For this reason, even in a cafeteria or the like that sells food that cannot be purchased without a card (for example, lunch set meal) and food that is not exchangeable without a ticket (such as snacks), the card and the meal ticket are purchased at the same time. It is convenient. Here, a dedicated replenishment button for replenishing cash to the remaining amount of the card is displayed, but the card issue button may also be used.

Although not shown in the flowchart, when the purchase of a meal ticket is selected in a state where the printing position information of the card inserted into the card processing device 34 indicates that there is no remaining printing position of the card. , The control unit 40
The card is carried out to the card collection unit 35, and a new card is sent from the raw card delivery device 33 to the card processing device 34.
And the initial information of the balance and printing position of the original card is recorded, and then the above-mentioned balance processing is performed. Also, when a meal ticket is purchased using only a card or a combination of a card and cash, if the remaining amount of the card becomes zero, the card is collected by the card collection unit 35.

As described above, the card issuing apparatus 20 of this embodiment can issue a meal ticket with cash or a card as well as with a function of issuing a card.

For this reason, a person who continuously uses the cafeteria such as an employee can use a card, and a person who does not continuously use the table such as a visitor can use a meal ticket.
The cafeteria can use only two types of sales: selling food by card and exchanging food vouchers for food, which can prevent unnecessary issuance of cards, and is expected to be used continuously like a visitor. Those who do not can purchase food without hassle, and reduce the running cost of the card.

Further, if a predetermined amount or more of cash is inserted, a meal ticket and a card can be issued continuously. In addition, if you can purchase a meal ticket with the issued card, and if you buy a meal ticket using both cash and card, the remaining amount of the card is replenished to the card, so the card can be used for a long time. Thus, the running cost of the card can be reduced.

In the above description, a visitor can arbitrarily select and purchase a card and a meal ticket.
In the case where a discount service or the like is provided to an employee using the card exclusively for the employee, a card on which specific information indicating the employee is recorded is distributed to the employee in advance, and the card is sent to the card issuing device 20 by the employee. Insert and insert cash, and record the information of the inserted amount on the card. When the card is exchanged for a new card, the card issuing device records and issues the specific information recorded on the old card together with the price information on the new card. In this way, there is no danger of a visitor accidentally purchasing an unnecessary card.

In the above-described embodiment, the printer 36 is used as the meal ticket output device. However, a food ticket (such as one printed on paper as well as color-coded with plastic) that can identify the food name and amount is stored. And a meal ticket output device configured to discharge the selected meal ticket may be used, and if a meal ticket formed of plastic or the like is used,
It is economical because the ticket itself can be reused.

[0036]

As described above, the card issuing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention has a function of issuing a meal ticket in addition to a function of issuing a card. Is designed so that people who use the cafeteria continuously, such as employees, can purchase a card, and those who do not use the cafeteria, such as outpatients, can purchase meal tickets in cash. The cafeteria has two sales modes: selling food with cards and exchanging food vouchers for food. This can prevent unnecessary issuance of cards, and can be continued like a visitor. A person who does not plan to use can purchase food without hassle, and reduce the running cost of the card.

When a meal ticket is purchased using both cash and a card, the remaining amount is preferentially replenished to the card, so that the card can be used for a long time.
The running cost of the card can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a display screen for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a display screen for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a display screen for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a display screen for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 card issuing device 26 display device 27 switch panel 31 bill processing device 32 coin processing device 33 raw card feeding device 34 card processing device 35 card collection unit 36 printer 40 control unit

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 16, 1997

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[Correction target item name] All figures

[Correction method] Change

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card delivery device for containing a card having a magnetic recording section and sending out the contained cards one by one each time a delivery signal is received, and the card information sent out from the card delivery device, Card processing device for magnetically recording and discharging to the outside, cash processing device for receiving money and outputting information on the amount of the received money, food ticket output device for discharging food tickets that can be exchanged for food and drink, card issuance Or, an operation unit for selecting one of issuance of a meal ticket, and a card issuance is selected by the operation unit in a state where money of a first reference amount or more necessary for card issuance has been inserted into the money processing apparatus. When operated, a card is sent from the card sending device to the magnetic card processing device,
Card issuance control means for recording the amount information corresponding to the first reference amount on the sent card and discharging the same, and an amount equal to or more than a second reference amount required for issuing a meal ticket is input to the money processing apparatus. A card issuing device that includes a meal ticket issuing control unit that causes the selected meal ticket to be discharged from the meal ticket output device when a selection operation for issuing the meal ticket is performed in a state where the card is issued. 2. A card delivery device for receiving a card having a magnetic recording unit and sending out the stored cards one by one each time a delivery signal is received, and a method for sending money information to the card sent from the card delivery device. A card processing device for magnetically recording and ejecting to the outside and reading the amount information magnetically recorded on the card inserted from the outside, a money processing device for receiving money and outputting the amount information of the received money, A meal ticket output device for discharging a meal ticket that can be exchanged for a product, an operation unit for selecting either issuance of a card or issuance of a meal ticket, and a first reference amount or more necessary for issuing a card to the money processing device. In the state where money is inserted, when a card issuance is selected by the operation unit, a card is sent from the card delivery device to the magnetic card processing device. It was issued,
Card issuance control means for recording the amount information corresponding to the first reference amount on the sent card and discharging the card, money is inserted into the money processing device, and a card is inserted into the card processing device from outside. And, when the selection operation of the issuance of the meal ticket is performed in a state where the total amount of the input amount and the remaining amount of the card is equal to or more than the second reference amount necessary for issuing the meal ticket, the selected meal ticket is output to the meal ticket. A card issuing device comprising: a ticket issuing control unit for discharging the card from the device and updating a remaining amount of a card inserted from the outside into the card processing device with a difference between the total amount and the amount of the selected meal ticket.