JPH11167665A - Electronic money managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely manage electronic money value. SOLUTION: This device has an electronic money strongbox 13 which stores an accumulating medium that accumulates electronic money and an electronic money management server which manages the accumulating medium. The strongbox 13 is provided with a state detecting means which detects a state of the strongbox 13 and the electronic money management server is provided with a preventing means which prevents access to the strongbox 13 based on the state change of the strongbox 13 which is detected by the state detecting means. When the state of the strongbox 13 changes, the state detecting means detects the state change of the strongbox 13 and prevents the access to the electronic money. Then, it is possible to securely manage electronic money value.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic money management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an alternative to a cash transaction using a currency, a monetary value corresponding to a currency is converted into digitized information, and the digitized information is converted into electronic money as an IC card (electronic money card) as a storage medium. An electronic money management device is provided which is stored in the electronic money and the payment is made by the electronic money.

In the electronic money management apparatus, an electronic money safe and an electronic money management server are provided at a predetermined management center, and a plurality of IC cards are accommodated and stored in the electronic money safe. I have. Each IC card is managed by the electronic money management server, and electronic money is exchanged between the electronic money management server and each IC card.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic money management apparatus, as a security function for the electronic money value, the security function is not provided in the main body of the electronic money safe, but is used to store electronic money. The electronic money value cannot be safely managed because the IC card has a security function.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the conventional electronic money management device and to provide an electronic money management device capable of safely managing electronic money value.

[0006]

For this purpose, in the electronic money management apparatus of the present invention, an electronic money safe containing a storage medium for storing electronic money, and an electronic money management server managing the storage medium are provided. Having. The electronic money safe includes state detection means for detecting a state of the electronic money safe, and the electronic money management server detects the electronic money safe based on a change in the state of the electronic money safe detected by the state detection means. Blocking means for blocking access to the device.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic money safe according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an electronic money management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes an electronic money management system, reference numeral 11 denotes an electronic money management device that is disposed in a management center (not shown) such as a financial institution and performs settlement of the price by electronic money (not shown). An electronic money management server 12 and an electronic money safe 13 are provided. The electronic money management device 11 is connected to a POS terminal 17 or the like provided in a store or the like via a public network / dedicated line 14,
It is connected to the PC terminal 18 and the like via the Internet 15 via a network. 16 is the POS terminal 1
7. A consumer card used in the PC terminal 18 or the like, and the consumer card 16 is formed by an IC card having a storage function and an update function for performing settlement of the price by the electronic money.

Therefore, for example, the consumer card 16 is set in the POS terminal 17 and the POS terminal 17 and the electronic money management device 11 are connected to the network via the public network / dedicated line 14, whereby the consumer card 16
Electronic money can be transferred between the electronic money management device 11 and the electronic money management device 11. As a result, the payment can be settled by the electronic money.

Further, for example, online shopping is performed in a virtual mall or the like on the Internet 15, a consumer card 16 is set in the PC terminal 18, and the PC
By connecting the terminal 18 and the electronic money management apparatus 11 via the Internet 15 via a network, electronic money can be transferred between the consumer card 16 and the electronic money management apparatus 11. As a result, the payment can be settled by the electronic money.

For this purpose, the electronic money safe 13 has a storage function for storing electronic money and an update function for updating the stored electronic money and changing the amount of electronic money and the like. A plurality of SIM cards 22 as a medium are accommodated and stored. Further, each SIM card 22 is managed by the electronic money management server 12, and electronic money can be exchanged between the electronic money management server 12 and each SIM card 22. The SIM card 22 is constituted by an IC card.

Incidentally, the SIM card 22 is modularized into a plurality of modules, in this embodiment, 16 modules each.
4 units are stored in the electronic money safe 13. Each of the card modules 21 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the main body of the electronic money safe 13. Each card module 21 is provided with a card module lock 24 as a medium module lock. By locking the card module lock 24, the card module 21 is locked and can be pulled out from the main body of the electronic money safe 13. By disabling the card module 21 or unlocking the card module lock 24, the card module 21 can be unlocked so that the card module 21 can be withdrawn from the main body of the electronic money safe 13. Further, a lock state detection switch (not shown) as state detection means is provided in the card module 21, and the lock state of the card module lock 24 can be detected by the lock state detection switch.

Each card module 21 is connected to a controller module 23 comprising a control board. The controller module 23 includes a management function for managing the four card modules 21, an interface function for connecting each card module 21 and the electronic money management server 12, and a card module lock 24.
A monitoring function for monitoring the locking state of the, the management function,
The interface function and the monitoring function are executed by control software installed in the controller module 23.

The controller module 23
Monitors the lock state of the card module lock 24 based on the detection result of the lock state detection switch. Also, 2
Reference numeral 5 denotes a front door which can be freely opened and closed on the front of the electronic money safe 13, reference numeral 26 denotes a front door lock for locking the front door 25 so that it cannot be opened, and reference numeral 27 denotes a power switch. .

Next, the operation of the electronic money safe 13 configured as described above will be described. The controller module 23
Monitors the lock state of the card module lock 24 based on the detection result of the lock state detection switch. And
When the locked state of the card module lock 24 changes outside the control of the controller module 23, for example, when the card module lock 24 is unlocked, the controller module 23 immediately sends an emergency notification (hereinafter, “attention”) to the electronic money management server 12. ") To notify that the locked state of the card module lock 24 has changed.

Here, for example, when the electronic money safe 13 and the electronic money management server 12 are connected by TCP / IP over a LAN (not shown), a TCP port (not shown) is used during normal operation. Is transmitted to the electronic money management server 12 using an attention TCP port (not shown) opened for attention separately from the TCP port.

On the other hand, the blocking means (not shown) of the electronic money management server 12 receives the attention from the electronic money safe 13 and notifies the electronic money safe 13 that the locked state of the card module lock 24 has changed. An emergency command is sent to instruct the card module 21 to close and prevent access to electronic money. In addition,
The emergency command is registered in the electronic money management server 12 in advance. Also, various emergency commands can be registered in the electronic money management server 12 according to the type of the electronic money management system 10, and a predetermined emergency command can be selected and transmitted to the electronic money safe 13. In the present embodiment, the card module 21 is closed by an emergency command. However, in accordance with the type of the electronic money management system 10, the front door 25 is locked by the front door lock 26 by the emergency command. Also, the operation of the entire electronic money safe 13 can be locked.

When the electronic money safe 13 receives the emergency command, the electronic money safe 13 closes the corresponding card module 21, and returns to the S mounted on the card module 21.
The electronic money stored in the IM card 22 cannot be accessed. As described above, in the present embodiment, the card module lock 24 is disposed on the card module 21 accommodated in the electronic money safe 13, the locked state of the card module lock 24 is monitored, and the card is locked based on the monitoring result. Since the module 21 can be closed, the SIM card 22 and the electronic money value can be safely managed.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic money safe according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about what has the same structure as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching the same code | symbol. In this case, the electronic money safe 30 has a storage function for storing the electronic money and a hard disk as a storage medium having an update function for updating the stored electronic money and changing the amount of the electronic money and the like. 32 are stored and stored. Each hard disk 32 is managed by the electronic money management server 12 (FIG. 2).
And each hard disk 32 can exchange electronic money.

By the way, the hard disk 32 is modularized into a plurality, in this embodiment, four by four.
Four electronic money safes 30 are stored in units of one.
Each of the disk modules 31 includes an electronic money safe 30.
It is arranged to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the main body. Each disk module 31 is provided with a disk module lock 34 as a medium module lock. By locking the disk module lock 34, the disk module 31 can be locked and pulled out from the main body of the electronic money safe 30. By disabling the disk module lock 34 or unlocking the disk module lock 34, the disk module 31 can be released and can be pulled out from the main body of the electronic money safe 30. Further, the disk module 31 is provided with a lock state detection switch (not shown) as state detection means,
The locked state of the disk module lock 34 can be detected by the locked state detection switch.

Each disk module 31 is connected to a controller module 33 comprising a control board. The controller module 33 monitors a management function for managing the four disk modules 31, an interface function for connecting each disk module 31 and the electronic money management server 12, and a locked state of the disk module lock. A monitoring function is provided, and the management function, the interface function, and the monitoring function are executed by control software installed in the controller module 33.

The controller module 33
Monitors the lock state of the disk module lock 34 based on the detection result of the lock state detection switch. next,
The operation of the electronic money safe 30 having the above configuration will be described. The controller module 33 controls the disk module lock 3 based on the detection result of the lock state detection switch.
4 is constantly monitored. Then, outside the control of the controller module 33, the disk module lock 3
4 changes, for example, when the disk module lock 34 is unlocked, the controller module 33
The attention is immediately transmitted to the electronic money management server 12 to notify that the locked state of the disk module lock 34 has changed.

On the other hand, the blocking means (not shown) of the electronic money management server 12 receives the attention from the electronic money safe 30 and notifies the electronic money safe 30 that the locking state of the disk module lock 34 has changed. An emergency command is transmitted to instruct that the disk module 31 be closed to prevent access to electronic money. The emergency command is registered in the electronic money management server 12 in advance. In addition, the electronic money management system 1
Various emergency commands can be registered in the electronic money management server 12 in correspondence with the type 0, and a predetermined emergency command can be selected and transmitted to the electronic money safe 30.

When receiving the emergency command, the electronic money safe 30 closes the corresponding disk module 31 and cannot access the electronic money stored in the hard disk 32 mounted on the disk module 31. To do. As described above, in the present embodiment, the disk module lock 34 is provided on the disk module 31 accommodated in the electronic money safe 30, the locked state of the disk module lock 34 is monitored, and the disk Since the module 31 can be closed, the hard disk 32 and the electronic money value can be safely managed.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0025]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the electronic money management device, an electronic money safe containing a storage medium for storing electronic money, and an electronic money safe for managing the storage medium are provided. A money management server. The electronic money safe includes state detection means for detecting a state of the electronic money safe, and the electronic money management server detects the electronic money safe based on a change in the state of the electronic money safe detected by the state detection means. Blocking means for blocking access to the device.

In this case, when the state of the electronic money safe changes, the state detecting means detects the change in the state of the electronic money safe and prevents access to the electronic money.
Therefore, the storage medium and the electronic money value can be managed safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic money safe according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an electronic money management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic money safe according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Electronic Money Management Device 12 Electronic Money Management Server 13, 30 Electronic Money Safe 21 Card Module 22 SIM Card 24 Card Module Lock 31 Disk Module 32 Hard Disk 34 Disk Module Lock

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An electronic money safe that stores a storage medium for storing electronic money, and (b) an electronic money management server that manages the storage medium,
(C) the electronic money safe includes state detection means for detecting a state of the electronic money safe; and (d) the electronic money management server detects a change in the state of the electronic money safe detected by the state detection means. An electronic money management device, further comprising a blocking means for blocking access to electronic money. 2. The electronic money management device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic money safe houses a medium module including a plurality of storage media. 3. The electronic money safe includes a medium module lock for locking the medium module, and (b) the state detecting means detects a locked state of the medium module lock. An electronic money management device according to claim 1. 4. The electronic money management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the blocking unit closes the medium module based on a change in the locked state detected by the state detecting unit.