JPH11203545A - Method and device for processing visible information while using reversible recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display information required for attracting the attention of a user as a visible image directly so as to directly recognize the value for the user at low cost by using a reversible recording medium. SOLUTION: A film constituted by providing an aluminium reflection layer 12, a reversible heat-sensible recording layer 13 and a protection layer 14 is worked in the shape of card on a support 11. Since this reversible heat-sensible recording card has plural display reloading areas and an information storage part, the levels of the value such as points or gifts are ranked corresponding to the combined result of respective images in the plural display reloading areas, and the image in any specified display reloading area among the plural display reloading areas can be reloaded so as to be the combination of images expressing the much higher ranked level of negotiable value for every shopping. At the same time, the negotiable value, holding rate and utilizing rate as a negotiable card can be improved together with the durability or high grade peculiar for reversible heat-sensible recording materials.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium, and more particularly to a rewriting function having a function of rewriting a display image of the medium and a function of reading and rewriting stored information. The present invention relates to an apparatus, and a method and an apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium using an information processing apparatus. This visible information processing method and apparatus
It is particularly suitable as a game method such as a slot machine game and a device therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Retailers such as various stores aim to acquire customers and return to visit stores using service tickets, member's cards, point cards, etc., but have conventionally provided premium points for each shopping. Stores mainly use a member card or the like, but conventional cards merely display irreversible and simple information such as a stamp as sub-information.

[0003] On the other hand, the number of valuable cards and the like in the modern society is generally extremely large, not limited to service cards. For example, only a prepaid card such as a transportation card such as a telephone card or a so-called orange card is used. It is said that more than 2 billion cards have been issued and used, including cards such as credit cards, bank cash cards, ID cards, etc. It is for recording digital information for machine processing, and therefore, when using a credit card or other card, it is very often necessary to separately provide a hard copy due to lack of a display function. A magnetic recording layer or I
An optical card or the like using a C chip or an optical disk memory is mainly used, and the visible image information that the user is interested in by seeing the recorded information with the naked eye is printed or photographed separately from the digital information recording layer. There are very few cards whose visual images change one after another, and there is a high demand for cards to have a display function. For this reason, as one means of realizing the same, a multifunctional card such as an IC card having a built-in liquid crystal display device and a thin battery to have a display function and also being used as a calculator has been studied. And the cost of the card is considerably high, so that there is a problem with the simplicity of the card.

[0004] For example, JP-A-62-233186, JP-A-4-33676, JP-A-4-1644
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 75-31027 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei 6-31027 describe a card-type game machine that performs a game using a card on which payment amount data and acquired score data are recorded.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-67879 describes the use of a re-recordable non-disposable card for a gaming machine.
Japanese Patent No. 237254 discloses a gaming facility in which a card processing machine withdraws a part of value from a ball lending card, and a ball corresponding to the value withdrawn is supplied to the game machine. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H5-177051, information may be issued from a common card issuing company and shipped to each game arcade, and information may be written in advance, or information may be written when selling at a common card vending machine in the game arcade. A game is played on a gaming machine using the value recorded on the common card, and as a result, the points owned by the player are recorded on the point card, which corresponds to the points recorded on the point card. Valuable value is recorded on the prize card, the prize can be exchanged using the value recorded on the prize card, and the valuable value (remaining amount) recorded on the prize card is used. Amusement arcade facilities are described in which a player can purchase a common card from a common card vending machine in the game arcade and play the game again using the common card, but the recording medium for these cards is magnetic. It is a recording layer. Even when a visible image is provided on the opposite side of the magnetic recording coated surface of the support, at most, a small star sign indicating the residual value of the value card was displayed.
For example, JP-A-4-242683 and JP-A-6-7
Japanese Patent No. 1039 discloses that a prize card and a point card used in a game arcade are provided with a stripe-like coating layer for magnetic recording on the back side, and are provided on the front side where the stripe-like coating layer for magnetic recording is formed. Although it is described that a visual image display section is formed, iron powder is sealed in this visible image display section, and the front side is covered with a transparent plate so that the iron powder is not spilled. The iron powder encapsulated only adheres to the portion where the recording stripe-shaped coating layer is magnetized, so that the iron powder enables visual display. The difficulty in displaying a visible image with such iron powder is obvious.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-135394 proposes an information storage card in which a display device using a ferroelectric translucent material having a Kerr effect of voltage control and an IC card are combined. Since the method uses the small polarization angle of light due to the Kerr effect, the contrast is low, and the display disappears when the charge is released by rubbing the display surface with a finger or the like, and the display is not complete yet. For this reason, service cards that have an interesting rewritable visual image, give a sense of quality, and have excellent durability are hardly distributed.

[0005] For example, stores that are not service cards but have conventionally provided premium points for each shopping use mainly member cards and the like, whereas conventional cards use irreversible and simple information such as stamps. It was only displayed as sub-information. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-3287 holds on the back side information about the value of the card and information for operating the heating means of the card processing machine when the remaining value becomes zero. A prepaid card having a magnetic recording layer and a surface on which a normal image is printed and a small region on which a thermosensitive coloring ink is printed is processed by a card processor to reduce its residual value to zero. It is described that a small area on which the thermal coloring ink is printed only when the thermal coloring ink is formed, but the coloring of the thermal coloring ink only forms an irreversible visible image. As described above, a magnetic recording layer or an IC chip is mainly used as a recording medium for storing reversible information, and a visible medium that allows the user to visually observe the recorded information and to be interested in the recorded information. The image information is usually provided by a printing or photographic method separately from the digital information recording layer, and there are almost no cards whose visible image changes one after another as far as the inventor knows. Thus, despite the high market needs, a service card with excellent durability that displays an interesting rewritable visible image has not yet become universal.

[0006] On the other hand, a point card using a reversible recording medium is issued by a retailer as a membership card to a customer, and when the customer purchases a product or the like, points are issued in accordance with the purchase amount and the next time. After purchasing points, discounting points, accumulating points and reaching a certain number and providing them with prizes and gift certificates are performed, so that customers who come to the store repeatedly and purchase them can be included. It is intended. By providing a reversible record display section on the point card and displaying the number of points, customers can check their points at any time, raising awareness of points, and for retailers, the number of customer visits and purchases There is a merit that the amount increases.
The current point card with a reversible display has a certain customer acquisition and re-visit effect compared with the conventional point card without display, but it is still not enough, and it is still not enough to acquire and enclose customers. There was a need for an effective method.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve the above-mentioned problems in the use of a conventional card, to provide low-cost information necessary for attracting the user's attention, and to reduce the value of the value to the user. A method and an apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium that can be displayed as a visible image that can be directly recognized and that can obtain a high-contrast display image that is not easily erased even by friction, especially, Method and apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium particularly suitable as a game method, such as a slot machine game, and a device therefor, which stimulates the playfulness of the user, increases the number of visits to the customer, and promotes customer enclosing. Is to provide.

Until now, a game in which a player enjoys winning or losing by matching a specific number and / or design (hereinafter referred to as a design, etc.) like a slot machine is one in which the result of the win or loss is displayed on a dedicated slot machine or a computer monitor. In the above-mentioned slot machine game, one game is usually played in a very short time, and if the symbols, etc. are not prepared, even if the combination is almost a win, the game is always started from the beginning. According to the present invention, the game can be continued until the symbols and the like are aligned by displaying the symbols and the like similar to the symbols and the like by the slot machine on the reversible recording medium capable of holding the image according to the present invention. A game method and apparatus for providing a single game for a long time are provided. By using the thin-game method and apparatus in retailers such as various shops, customer acquisition, it is very effective in re-visit online.

[0009]

The present inventors have found that the reversible thermosensitive recording material, a so-called thermochromic material, has a special property, a high-quality image, simplicity of image forming processing, and durability of the formed image. Focusing on the difficulty of occurrence of scratches, etc., we have been studying improvement of reversible thermosensitive recording material, application development for many years, but recently, as a result of some technical improvements, the reversible thermosensitive recording material A method and an apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium exhibiting such advantages have been completed.

[0010] Accordingly, the object is to provide (1) the present invention.
"A reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information storage unit, a rewriting device having a function of rewriting a display image of the medium, a function of reading stored information and a function of rewriting, and information having an information processing function and a memory function A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium using a processing device, wherein information in an information storage unit of the medium is read by a rewriting device, and a display rewritten by the information processing device based on the read information. A rewriting area is selected, a display image to be written in the display rewriting area is selected from information stored in advance in the information processing device, and the display image and storage information corresponding to the display image are rewritten by the rewriting device. (2) "The display image is a reversible visible image, and the stored information is the reversible visible image." (3) The method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium according to the above (1), wherein the display image includes barcode information provided on a recording medium. A visual image, wherein the storage information includes magnetic storage information provided on the reversible recording medium, wherein the visible information processing method using the reversible recording medium according to the above (1), " ,
(4) The method according to (1), wherein the display image is a reversible visible image, and the stored information includes information stored on an IC chip provided on the reversible recording medium. Processing method of visible information using reversible recording medium described above ", (5)" display image information written in the display rewriting area selected by the information processing device, and information on the medium read by the rewriting device as needed " The information in the storage unit and information stored in advance in the information processing device or in the information storage unit of the medium are collated and determined, and the determination is made. (6) A method of processing visible information using a reversible recording medium, and (6) a feature that a display rewriting area to be rewritten is selected based on information stored in advance in an information processing device or an information storage unit of a medium. The method for processing visible information using the reversible recording medium according to any one of the above items (1) to (5) ", (7)" information of a display rewriting area to be rewritten by the information processing device is input. And (8) a method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium according to any one of the above items (1) to (5), wherein a display rewriting area to be rewritten is selected. A) a display device for simultaneously or sequentially displaying the information read from the information storage unit of the medium and the display image information and / or the determination result written in the display rewriting area selected by the information processing device. (1) to (4)
The method for processing visible information using the reversible recording medium according to any one of the above items.

The object of the present invention is to provide (9) a reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas, a rewriting device having a function of rewriting a display image of the medium, and an information processing function and a memory function. A method of processing visible information using a reversible recording medium using an information processing apparatus, wherein information of a display rewriting area to be rewritten is input to the information processing apparatus, and a display image written to the display rewriting area is stored in the information processing apparatus. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium, characterized in that a selected display image is rewritten by a rewriting device based on information stored in advance in the storage device.
(10) The item (9), wherein the display image information written in the display rewriting area selected by the information processing device and the information stored in the information processing device in advance are collated and determined. Processing method of visible information using reversible recording medium ", (11)" Information displayed in display rewriting area stored in memory of information processing apparatus and display image written in display rewriting area selected by information processing apparatus " (9) wherein a display device for simultaneously or sequentially displaying information and / or a determination result is used.
And (12) "Image information rewritten and displayed in the display rewriting area is selected from information stored in advance in the information processing apparatus, and the selection is performed." (1) or (9), wherein the probability is determined based on external information.
Processing method of visible information using reversible recording medium described in section "
Is achieved by

Further, the object is to provide (13) first rewriting means for rewriting a display image on a reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information storage section, and information processing means and memory means. Having information processing means,
A visible information device using a reversible recording medium provided in the first rewriting means or the information processing means, the second rewriting means having a function of reading and rewriting the storage information of the medium "; and 14) A visible information device using a reversible recording medium having a rewriting means for rewriting a display image on a reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information processing means having an information processing function and a memory function. You.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. The reversible recording medium used in the present invention includes (1) characteristics of a reversible thermosensitive recording material used, (2) information recorded on a card,
Are characterized by the following two points. The reversible thermosensitive recording card of the present invention has a reversible thermosensitive layer on a support. An example of such a reversible thermosensitive layer is shown in FIG.
21 having the temperature-transparency characteristic shown in FIG.
2 having the temperature-transparency characteristic shown in (b)
Can be divided into three types, but is not limited to these. Referring to FIG. 21 (a), the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention utilizes the change in transparency (transparent state, cloudy opaque state) as described above. The difference from the state is assumed as follows.

That is, (i) in the case of transparency, the particles of the organic low-molecular substance dispersed in the resin base material and the resin base material are in close contact with each other, and there are no voids inside the particles.
Light incident from one side passes through to the other side without being scattered, and thus looks transparent. (Ii) In the case of cloudiness, fine particles of the organic low-molecular substance are aggregated in the particles of the organic low-molecular substance. A gap is formed at the interface of the crystal or the interface between the particle and the resin base material. Light incident from one side looks white because it is refracted, reflected, and scattered at the interface between the gap and the crystal, and between the gap and the resin. , Etc.

In FIG. 21A, the heat-sensitive layer mainly composed of a resin base material and an organic low-molecular substance dispersed in the resin base material is in a cloudy and opaque state at a normal temperature of T ₀ or less. As the material is heated, it becomes gradually transparent from the temperature T ₁ , becomes transparent when heated to the temperature T _{2 to} T ₃ , and remains transparent even when the temperature is returned to a normal temperature of T ₀ or less in this state. It begins to resin softening from around the temperature T _1, as the softening proceeds, to reduce the voids in the interface or particles of the resin, for example, contracted resin and an organic low-molecular material particle,
The transparency gradually increases, and at a temperature of T _{2 to} T ₃ , the organic low-molecular substance is in a semi-molten state, becomes transparent by filling the remaining gap with the molten organic low-molecular substance, and is cooled while the seed crystal remains. Therefore, it is considered that the crystallization occurs at a relatively high temperature, and at that time, the resin is still in a softened state, so that the resin does not follow a change in the volume of the particles due to the crystallization.

Further heating to a temperature above T ₄ results in a translucent state intermediate between the maximum transparency and the maximum opacity. Next, when the temperature is lowered, the state returns to the original cloudy and opaque state without taking the transparent state again. After this the organic low molecular weight substance at a temperature T ₄ or more completely melted, becomes a supercooled state, is crystallized at a temperature slightly higher than T _0, this time, can not follow the volume change of the resin is caused by the crystallization, the gap It seems to be caused. However, the temperature-transparency change curve shown in FIG. 21A is only a typical example, and the transparency and the like in each state may change depending on the material by changing the material.

Conversely, in the recording material of the type shown in FIG. 21B, the recording material in the transparent (colorless) state (D) or the opaque (colored) state (A) is formed by, for example, melting the matrix forming material. Transparent (colorless) when heated to temperature
When it is cooled to room temperature, it is fixed in a transparent (colorless) state. The recording material in a transparent (colorless) state (D) or a cloudy (colored) state (A) is, for example, 57 ° C.
When heated to a temperature of 8 ° C., it becomes cloudy (colored), and when it is cooled to room temperature, it is fixed in the cloudy (colored) state. The type shown in FIG. 14A becomes transparent when heated to a lower first temperature and then cooled, and becomes cloudy when heated to a higher second temperature and then cooled (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
(See JP-A-169590) and those that develop black, red, blue, etc. at a lower first specific temperature and decolorize at a higher second specific temperature (JP-A-2-188293, See Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-188294).
On the other hand, as the type shown in FIG.
When heated and cooled to a higher first temperature, it becomes transparent; when heated to a lower second temperature and then cooled, it becomes cloudy (see JP-A-3-169590); Discoloration on cooling after heating, lower second
When heated to the temperature described above and then cooled, the color develops into black, red, blue, etc. (JP-A-2-188293, JP-A-2-188294)
And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-124360).

The reversible recording medium used in the present invention includes a recording medium provided with a magnetic storage layer, an IC chip and / or a rewritable barcode in addition to the reversible thermosensitive layer as described above. And those in which a light reflecting layer is provided on a support and / or those in which a protective layer is provided on a recording layer. Further, a layer provided with a coloring layer in addition to the reversible thermosensitive layer and having a reversible thermosensitive layer thereon is preferable in order to make a reversible visible image easily visible. In this case, the coloring layer may be composed of two or more types of portions having different reflectances with respect to visible light.

In particular, when the reversible recording medium used in the present invention is provided with a rewritable barcode, it is preferable that the recording medium comprises two or more types of portions having different reflectivities. This is because, when viewed by a human, for example, there is a color tone difference between the image portion in the cloudy state and the non-image portion in the colored state in addition to the difference in the amount of light, and depending on the viewing angle, there is excessive The glare caused by reflected light is eliminated, making it easier to see a reversible visible image.On the other hand, when reading this image with a device such as a reflection densitometer or a bar code reader, light is normally incident obliquely. The sensor is placed and read in the direction perpendicular to the plane, because the colored layer absorbs at least a part of the visible light and lowers the contrast to measure the result. Thus, the colored layer in the reversible thermosensitive recording card of the present invention has different reflectances for visible light.
It is composed of more than one kind of part, and at least one part is a layer that absorbs visible light, and at least another part is made of a layer that reflects visible light, so that it is easy to visually recognize an image, and In addition, high contrast can be obtained even by measurement with an apparatus.

To obtain the high contrast required to read barcodes in a reversible (reversible) thermosensitive layer,
The average particle size of the organic low molecular weight substance is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 2.0 μm, and the opacity becomes more appropriate. This is a process that uses light scattering and light transmission because the recording and erasing of this reversible thermosensitive recording card is based on the difference between the crystalline state of the organic low-molecular substance in a single crystal state and a polycrystalline state. It is presumed that the crystal growth and the effect of the crystal growth naturally depend on the particle size of the organic low-molecular substance dispersed in the resin base material. That is, the change in the crystallinity of the organic low-molecular substance (single crystal⇔polycrystal) is considered to be due to the interaction between the organic low-molecular substance and the resin base material, and the magnitude of the interaction with the resin base material depends on the size of the particles. It is considered that a difference occurs in the degree of change between the transparent state and the cloudy state. And, as the average particle size of the dispersed organic low-molecular substance increases, it becomes difficult to be in a polycrystalline state, the effect of scattering light decreases, the opacity decreases, the contrast decreases, and conversely, The smaller the average particle size of the dispersed organic low molecular weight material becomes, the more difficult it becomes to form a polycrystalline state in the dispersed matrix during crystal growth, and also in this case, the turbidity decreases and the contrast decreases. Conceivable. Further, when reading the barcode, when the average particle diameter of the particles of the organic low-molecular substance is in the range of 1/8 to 2 times the wavelength of the light source at the time of reading the barcode, the contrast at the time of reading the barcode. Is further improved. It is not yet clear why these phenomena occur, but it is speculated as follows. That is, the degree of turbidity, that is, the degree of light scattering, is considered to be determined by the size of the crystal in the organic low-molecular substance particles, and the size of the crystal is considered to be determined by the size of the organic low-molecular substance particles. This is because the area of the interface between the resin base material and the organic low-molecular substance dispersed in the resin base material is determined by the size of the low-molecular substance particles, and the resin base material and the organic low-molecular substance are determined from the area of this interface. It is speculated that the strength of the interaction with the molecular substance is determined and that the strength of the interaction affects the size of the crystals in the particles.
In addition, there is a size of a crystal that is most likely to scatter light of a certain wavelength, which varies depending on each material. However, a crystal smaller than the wavelength of light tends to scatter light of that wavelength. That is,
When the average particle size of the organic low-molecular substance is in the range of 1/8 to 2 times the wavelength of the light for reading the bar code, the size of each of the polycrystals in the cloudy organic low-molecular substance particles is It is believed that the light is of a size that most easily scatters light of a wavelength. When the average particle diameter is less than 1/8 of the wavelength of the reading light source, the scattering effect is reduced, the turbidity is reduced, and the contrast is reduced. The surface area of the interface of the resin decreases, the interaction between the resin matrix and the organic low-molecular substance decreases,
It is considered that it is difficult to control the crystals in the organic low-molecular substance particles, and the turbidity decreases and the contrast decreases. As a method for controlling the particle size of the organic low-molecular substance, mixing of a poor solvent, control of drying by heating at the time of coating the recording layer forming liquid, addition of a surfactant for controlling dispersibility, and the like can be considered. It is not limited to these.

By the way, the wavelength of a light source for reading a bar code is conventionally defined to be 600 nm or more (JIS B).
9550), and a light source having a wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 1000 nm is usually used. Specifically, LED (66
0 nm and 940 nm wavelengths are often used), laser (He-Ne laser at 600 nm, semiconductor laser at 680 nm, 780 nm and 960 n)
m is often used).

According to the bar code display in the reversible recording medium used in the present invention, the 660 nm
It is of course possible to read a bar code using a light source of the above wavelength, but it is also possible to use a light source of a shorter wavelength. Rather, a higher contrast is obtained by using a light source of a shorter wavelength. For example, using light of 400 to 600 nm, compared to light of 600 to 10000 nm,
The contrast is nearly doubled at the maximum. This is presumably because light having a shorter wavelength has a higher refractive index with respect to the organic low-molecular-weight substance, increases light scattering, and therefore improves turbidity.

It is to be noted that the term "bar code" used herein may be any as long as optical changes such as light intensity and wavelength change can be recognized as information regardless of the wavelength range of visible light. Therefore, other optical recognition pattern displays represented by two-dimensional barcodes, OCR and Carla codes are also included.

In the reversible recording medium used in the present invention, by providing a low refractive index layer between the coloring layer and the reversible thermosensitive layer, the light transmitted through the turbid thermosensitive layer is transmitted to the thermosensitive layer by the low refractive index. Since the ratio of reflection at the interface with the ratio increases, the contrast can be improved. As the material having a low refractive index, any material having a refractive index higher than that of the resin used for the reversible thermosensitive layer may be used, but a material having a refractive index of 1.5 or less according to ASTM and D542 is preferable, and further preferably 1.4.
The following are preferred. For example, polypropylene (refractive index 1.49), poly-methylbenzene-1 (refractive index 1.4)
65), methacrylic resin (refractive index 1.49), ethylene tetrafluoride resin (refractive index 1.35), vinylidene fluoride resin (refractive index 1.42), polyacetal (refractive index 1.4)
8), cellulose acetate (refractive index: 1.33), air (refractive index: 1.0) and the like.

Further, in the reversible recording medium used in the present invention, by providing a magnetic recording layer, a part of the magnetically recorded information can be displayed on the thermosensitive layer. The performance is improved. In the magnetic recording layer, the support opposite to the reversible thermosensitive layer can be provided between the colored layer and the support layer. It is also possible that the magnetic recording layer also serves as a colored layer. As a magnetic recording layer, usually used iron oxide,
Barium ferrite or the like and a resin are used.

In addition to magnetic recording, an information storage unit such as an IC, an optical memory, or a magneto-optical memory may be provided, and a part of the stored information may be displayed on the reversible thermosensitive layer as needed.
A specific example having a magnetic recording layer and a specific example incorporating an IC chip will be described later in detail. However, the reversible recording medium used in the present invention does not necessarily need to be provided with information storage such as barcode information, magnetic recording information, IC, optical memory, and magneto-optical memory.

As the support, a plastic film, for example, PET, polyvinyl chloride, polyacetate, or a material in which (particularly, white) is dispersed therein is used. As the transparent support, a plastic film made of the same material as that of the support is used. The light transmittance is preferably 50% or more, more preferably 70% or more, and particularly preferably 80% or more. The thickness of the support is preferably about 0.1 to 5 mm, more preferably 0.15 to 1 mm. The thickness of the transparent support is preferably about 20 μm to 500 μm, and more preferably 30 to 200 μm.
Is more preferred. The thickness of the coloring layer is more preferably 100 ° to 5 μm.

Further, a protective layer can be provided on the reversible thermosensitive layer in order to protect the reversible thermosensitive layer. As the material of the protective layer (0.1 to 5 μm in thickness) laminated on the reversible thermosensitive layer, silicone rubber, silicone resin (described in JP-A-63-221087), polysiloxane graft polymer ( JP-A-62-15250) or an ultraviolet-curable resin or an electron beam-curable resin (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-31).
No. 0600). In either case,
A solvent is used at the time of coating, and it is desirable that the solvent does not easily dissolve the resin of the reversible thermosensitive layer and the organic low molecular weight substance. Examples of the solvent that hardly dissolves the resin and the organic low-molecular substance in the heat-sensitive layer include n-hexane, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol.
In particular, alcohol solvents are desirable in terms of cost.

Further, an intermediate layer can be provided between the protective layer and the reversible thermosensitive layer in order to protect the reversible thermosensitive layer from the solvent and the monomer component of the protective layer forming solution. As the material for the intermediate layer, the following thermosetting resins and thermoplastic resins can be used in addition to those listed as the resin base material in the reversible thermosensitive layer. That is, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral,
Examples include polyurethane, saturated polyester, unsaturated polyester, epoxy resin, phenol resin, polycarbonate, polyamide and the like. The thickness of the intermediate layer is 0.1
About 2 μm is preferable.

The reversible recording medium used in the present invention can be advantageously used in the form of a reversible thermosensitive recording card. The method for forming each layer is as follows. First, the colored layer is formed by applying and drying a solution or a dispersion containing a colorant and a resin binder as main components on the target surface, or simply attaching a colored sheet. Here, the colorant only needs to be able to recognize the change in transparency and white turbidity of the upper reversible thermosensitive recording layer as a reflection image.
Dyes, pigments, metal powders, and the like having colors such as black, brown, ash, orange, and green, and colors that reflect light such as silver and gold are used.
As the resin binder, various thermoplastic, thermosetting or ultraviolet curable resins are used. As the light reflecting layer, a material obtained by depositing a metal such as aluminum is usually used.

The reversible thermosensitive recording layer generally uses (1) a solution in which two components of a resin base material and an organic low-molecular substance are dissolved, or a solution of a resin base material (a solution in which the organic low-molecular substance is not dissolved). A) a dispersion obtained by dispersing an organic low-molecular substance in the form of fine particles is coated on a target surface and dried, or the two components are kneaded in the presence or absence of a solvent while heating as necessary. This is formed by molding this into a sheet and forming itself as a heat-sensitive recording sheet. In any case, a resin protective layer such as a silicone resin or a fluororesin can be provided on the heat-sensitive recording layer as needed, or various designs, characters, and the like can be printed. Examples of the solvent include tetrahydrofuran, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, ethanol, toluene, benzene and the like. In the heat-sensitive recording layer obtained not only when a dispersion is used but also when a solution or a kneaded material is used, the organic low-molecular substance is precipitated as fine particles and exists in a dispersed state.

The resin base material used for the heat-sensitive recording layer is a material which forms a layer in which an organic low-molecular substance is uniformly dispersed and held, and which affects the transparency at the time of maximum transparency. For this reason, the base material is preferably a resin that has good transparency, is mechanically stable, and has good film-forming properties. Such resins include polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-
Vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymer, vinyl chloride-
Vinyl chloride copolymers such as vinyl acetate-maleic acid copolymer and vinyl chloride-acrylate copolymer; vinylidene chloride copolymers such as polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer Copolymer; polyester; polyamide; polyacrylate or polymethacrylate or acrylate-methacrylate copolymer, silicone resin, and the like. These may be used alone or as a mixture of two or more.

On the other hand, as the organic low-molecular substance, any substance which changes depending on the temperature in the heat-sensitive recording layer may be used, and one having a melting point of 30 to 200 ° C., preferably about 50 to 150 ° C. is generally used. Such organic low molecular weight substances include alkanol; alkane diol; halogen alkanol or halogen alkane diol; alkylamine; alkane; alkene; alkyne; halogen alkane; halogen alkene; halogen alkyne; cycloalkane; cycloalkene; cycloalkyne; Unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids or their esters, amides or ammonium salts; saturated or unsaturated halogen fatty acids or their esters, amides or ammonium salts; allylcarboxylic acids or their esters, amides or ammonium salts; Acids or their esters, amides or ammonium salts; thioalcohols; thiocarboxylic acids or their esters, amides or ammonium salts Carboxylic acid esters of thio alcohol. These may be used alone or as a mixture of two or more. The carbon number of these compounds is 10 to 60, preferably 10 to 38, particularly 10 to
30 is preferred. The alcohol group in the ester may be saturated or unsaturated, and may be halogen-substituted. In any case, the organic low molecular weight substance contains at least one of oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogen in the molecule.
Species, such as -OH-, COOH, -CONH, -COO
_{R, -NH, -NH 2, -S} -, - S-S -, - O-,
A compound containing halogen or the like is preferable.

More specifically, these compounds include higher fatty acids such as lauric acid, dodecanoic acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachinic acid, and oleic acid; Esters of higher fatty acids such as methyl, tetradecyl stearate, octadecyl stearate, octadecyl laurate, tetradecyl palmitate, dodecyl behenate;

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The ratio between the organic low-molecular compound and the resin base material in the heat-sensitive recording layer is preferably about 2: 1 to 1:16, more preferably 1: 1 to 1: 5 by weight. If the ratio of the base material is less than this, it becomes difficult to form a film in which the organic low-molecular substance is held in the base material, and if it exceeds this ratio, it becomes difficult to make the film opaque because the amount of the organic low-molecular substance is small.

In addition to the above components, additives such as a surfactant and a solvent having a high melting point can be added to the heat-sensitive recording layer in order to facilitate formation of a transparent image. Specific examples of these additives are as follows.

Examples of high melting point solvents: tributyl phosphate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, butyl oleate, dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diheptyl phthalate, Di-n-octyl phthalate, di-2 phthalate
-Ethylhexyl, diisononyl phthalate, dioctyldecyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate, dibutyl adipate, di-n-adipate
Hexyl, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, alkyl adipate 610, di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, dibutyl sebacate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, diethylene glycol dibenzoate, triethylene glycol di-2-ethyl butyrate, Methyl acetyl ricinoleate, butyl acetyl ricinoleate,
Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate, tributyl acetyl citrate.

Examples of surfactants and other additives: polyhydric alcohol higher fatty acid esters; polyhydric alcohol higher alkyl ethers; polyhydric alcohol higher fatty acid esters, higher alcohols, higher alkyl phenols, higher fatty acid higher alkyl amines, higher fatty acid amides Lower olefin oxide adducts of fats and oils or polypropylene glycol; acetylene glycol; Na, Ca, Ba or Mg salts of higher alkylbenzene sulfonic acids; higher fatty acids, aromatic carboxylic acids, higher aliphatic sulfonic acids, aromatic sulfonic acids, monosulfuric acid Ca, Ba or Mg salts of ester or phosphoric acid mono- or di-ester; low sulfated oil, poly long chain alkyl acrylate; acrylic oligomer; poly long chain alkyl methacrylate; Mer copolymer; a styrene - maleic anhydride copolymer; olefin - maleic anhydride copolymer.

Next, the magnetic layer is formed by depositing a magnetic material on the target surface by vacuum evaporation, sputtering, or the like, or by coating and drying with a resin binder. Here, examples of the magnetic material include iron, cobalt, nickel, and the like, and alloys or compounds thereof. As the resin binder, as in the case of the colored layer, various thermoplastic, thermosetting or ultraviolet curable resins can be used. In addition, a concealing layer may be provided on the magnetic layer if necessary,
Alternatively, various designs, characters, and the like can be printed.

As the support, a polyester film, for example, a transparent or white plastic film such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), paper or the like, or a colored material thereof is used.

The reversible thermosensitive recording card used in the present invention is also characterized in that it has a plurality of non-digital information that are interrelated. These non-digital information are reversible visible images, which can be rewritten one by one each time the cardholder uses the card, and are reciprocal thermosensitive recordings because they are mutually related visible information. Valuable value, retention rate as valuable card,
Utilization rate can be increased. It is preferable to sort and display information of a plurality of display rewriting areas to improve visibility.

Thus, this reversible thermosensitive recording card is
It can be used as a high-grade service card in shops, chain stores or shopping streets.For example, in a store that offers premium points for each shopping, the display section shows the cardholder's acquired prizes and points, Furthermore, by using this reversible thermal recording card rewriting device, it is possible to change the rank of obtained prizes and points,
In addition, the content can be rewritten into an image that can be directly discriminated. You can understand the current points and prizes just by looking at the card, and you can keep storing and reissuing the card. Since it is a reversible visible image, it is possible to easily continue to rank up points and premiums.

Since the reversible thermosensitive recording card used in the present invention has a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information storage section, the value of points, prizes and the like is determined according to the result of combining the images in the plurality of display rewriting areas. The degree of value is ranked, and an image is written in a specific display rewriting area of the plurality of display rewriting areas so as to be a combination of images representing higher-ranking value values for each shopping. Can be replaced. For rewriting, for example, a reversible recording medium rewriting device (reader / writer) provided in a store
A rewriting device for reversible recording media based on the value and the valuables (eg, earned points, earned prizes) automatically determined by the number and type of rolls by a roulette device or a virtual roulette device integrated with or separate from the device. (Reader / writer), or reversible based on the result of combining images by using a slot machine or virtual slot machine integrated with or separate from the reversible recording medium rewriting device (reader / writer). It can be easily performed by a recording medium rewriting device (reader / writer). In this case, the roulette device, the virtual roulette device, the slot machine, and the virtual slot machine device can be integrated with a reader / writer as a rewriting device, or integrated with, for example, a personal computer (PC) as an information processing device. can do.
Further, according to the present invention, the PC can be replaced with an IC chip incorporated in a reversible thermosensitive recording card.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention may be connected online to another host computer or the same type apparatus, and information stored in the information processing apparatus in advance can be changed online. The rewriting device and the information processing device may be integrated. Further, instead of the barcode information, a display image on a reversible recording medium is read by a scanner, so that the display image can be used as storage information. The reversible recording medium used in the present invention can display the number of points, various messages, and the like in addition to the slot machine game. This reversible recording medium is preferably made of a material rewritable by heat, such as TC and CTC. These have the advantages of good resolution, a simple medium configuration, and low cost.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a game example according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 20 illustrate an example in which the present invention is used for a slot machine game. FIG. 1 is an example of a card used in the slot machine game device of the present invention.

"Game Example 1" (FIG. 2 → 3 → 5) FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the reversible recording medium of FIG. 1 before three different displayed symbols are combined with the same symbol. And is the first thing the customer owns. After shopping for a certain amount, (X) in the first area, (☆) in the second area,
The first area and the third area are selected in order to align (☆) in (□) of the third area, and new information ((（) in the first area, (☆) in the third area) is obtained by the information processing device. )
Rewriting is performed by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Further, the first area is selected in order to align (☆) in FIG. 3, new information ((☆) in the first area) is determined by the information processing apparatus, and rewritten as shown in FIG. (☆) can be arranged in the area.

"Game Example 2" (FIG. 2 → 4 → 5) (×) in the first area, (☆) in the second area, and (☆) in (□) in the third area in FIG. In order to align the information, the first area is selected, new information ((.largecircle.) In the first area) is determined by the information processing device, and the information is rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Further, the third area is selected to align (☆) in FIG. 4, new information ((☆) in the third area) is determined by the information processing apparatus, and the information is rewritten by the rewriting apparatus as shown in FIG. (☆) can be arranged in each area.

"Game example 3" (FIGS. 6 → 7 → 8 selects one or more areas at a time according to the rules of poker,
(When the patterns are aligned) (A) of the first area (5), the second area (2), the third area (A), the fourth area (8), and the fifth area (A) in FIG. The first, second, and fourth areas are selected in order to align the information, and new information ((6) in the first area, (A) in the second area, and (3) in the fourth area) is obtained by the information processing device. Is determined and rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Further, a first area and a fourth area are selected to align (A) of FIG.
New information ((A) in the first area and (10) in the fourth area) is determined by the information processing device, and the four (A) can be aligned by rewriting as shown in FIG. 8 by the rewriting device.

"Game example 4" (in the case of selecting and aligning one or more areas at a time according to the rules of poker in FIGS. 6 → 9 → 10 → 11) This is a case where a region is selected, symbols are arranged, and a rule is changed on the way, and a sort process is performed to improve visibility. In this example, (A) of the first area (5), the second area (2), the third area (A), the fourth area (8), and the fifth area (A) in FIG. The first, second, and fourth areas are selected in order to align the information, and new information ((Q) for the first area, (J) for the second area, and (10) for the fourth area) is obtained by the information processing device. Is determined and rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Looking at the area in FIG. 9 (A)
If "(K)" is prepared instead of "(K)", the hand of "Royal Straight" is completed, so select the fifth area, determine new information ((K) in the fifth area) by the information processing device, and Rewriting "Royal Straight" is completed as shown in 10. The information in the first to fifth areas in FIG. 10 can be sorted by the information processing device and rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG.

"Game example 5" (FIG. 6 → 12 in accordance with the rules of poker) FIG. 6 → 12: (In the case of selecting one area at a time according to the rules of playing poker and aligning the symbols) In FIG. 6, (5) of the first region, (2) of the second region,
The first area is selected to align (A) among (A), the fourth area (8), and the fifth area (A), and new information ((A) in the first area) is obtained by the information processing device. Can be determined and rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG.

"Game example 6" (FIG. 13 → 14 → 15, in which one or more areas are selected at a time according to the playing poker rules, the symbols are aligned, and the playing patterns are changed in the middle). In this case, one or more regions are selected at a time according to the rule, the symbols are aligned, and the rule is changed in the middle, and two types of information of each region exist. 13, the first area (8, heart), the second area (3, spade), the third area (K, diamond), the fourth area (K, heart), the fifth area (J, club) The first area, the second area, and the fifth area are selected to align (K) among them, and new information ((2, diamond) in the first area and (1
0, diamond) and (7, diamond)) in the fifth area,
Rewriting is performed by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Looking at the area of FIG. 14, when (K, heart) in the fourth area becomes (diamond), the hand of “flash” is completed. Therefore, the fourth area is selected, and new information (the fourth area) is obtained by the information processing apparatus. (Q, diamond)), and the rewriting device can complete the rewriting “flash” as shown in FIG.

"Game Example 7" (FIGS. 16 → 17 → 18 → 1)
FIG. 16 → 17 → 18 → 19 → 20 shows a case where words are aligned, and one or more areas are selected at a time to complete a word. In this case, a sort process is performed for each information processing in order to improve visibility. The first area (T), the second area (F), the third area (A), and the fourth area (A) in FIG.
All the first to fourth areas are selected in order to align the words (S), (B), (T), and (G) from the area (Na) to the new information (the first area (F), second
((Q) in area, (s) in third area, (co) in fourth area)
Are determined and sorted, and rewritten by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. (F), (f) of the second to fourth regions in FIG.
(U) is selected, new information ((E) in the second area, (T) in the third area, (R) in the fourth area) is determined and sorted by the information processing apparatus, and FIG. Rewrite as follows. 18. Select (e) and (li) in the second and fourth areas of FIG. 18 and determine and sort new information ((ma) in the second area and (g) in the fourth area) by the information processing device. Rewriting is performed by the rewriting device as shown in FIG. Second in FIG.
The area (M) is selected, new information ((B) is determined in the second area) is determined by the information processing apparatus, and FIG.
The rewrite word can be completed as follows.

In these game examples according to the present invention, the probability of selection of the rewrite area and / or the number of selected rewrite areas are (a) the purchase price of the customer, (b) the number of visits by the customer, and (c) the personal Changes can be made by serial number (member number, date of birth, etc.), (d) visit on a designated date, and the like.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of examples with reference to the drawings. However, these examples are intended to illustrate the invention, but not to limit it.

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EXAMPLE 1 FIG. 23 in which an aluminum reflective layer (12), a reversible thermosensitive recording layer (13), and a protective layer (14) are provided on a support (11).
Is processed into a card shape as shown in FIG. That is, aluminum was vapor-deposited on a transparent PET film (Lumirror T-60, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) having a thickness of about 188 μm (gloss level: 700%).

Further, 6 parts of behenic acid (NAA-22S, manufactured by NOF Corporation) 4 parts of eicosane diacid (SL-20, manufactured by Okamura Oil Co., Ltd.) 4 parts 25 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-phosphate ester copolymer A solution consisting of 150 parts of THF and 15 parts of toluene is applied with a wire bar and dried by heating to form a heat-sensitive layer having a thickness of about 15 μm.

Further, a solution consisting of 10 parts of a 75% urethane acrylate-based UV-curable resin in butyl acetate (10 parts by weight, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc .: Unidick C7-157) and 10 parts of toluene was applied by a wire bar and heated. 80w after drying
The composition was cured with a / cm lamp and an overcoat layer having a thickness of about 5 μm was provided to prepare a reversible thermosensitive recording material. This reversible thermosensitive recording material is heated to 80 ° C. to make the thermosensitive layer transparent, and this sheet is processed into a card shape as shown in FIG. 24. The image was formed by heating with a thermal head from above. In the case of this example, the rewrite recording unit is brought to the upper part of the card for convenience, but this position may be anywhere.

At the time of visiting the store, a card issuance procedure is performed for the customer, and a card is issued to the card user (FIG. 2).
5). In this example, “Welcome!” Is displayed on the display unit, but the display unit may display a name, date and time, and the like. Next, at the store that issued the card or its related store,
At the time of payment after shopping, the information on the submitted card is rewritten. For example, for every 100 yen of shopping, the card user is given an opportunity to rewrite, for example, one display rewriting area. In the case of a card user who has made a purchase for 1,000 yen, eleven rewriting opportunities are given. The rewriting is completed by, for example, changing to the mark automatically determined at random by a slot machine device provided in the store, and the result is displayed as shown in FIG. At the next visit to the store, at the time of settlement after shopping, the card held by the card user is changed to the mark automatically determined at random by the slot machine device as in the previous case. As a result, assuming that the marks are properly aligned as shown in FIG. 6, a prize corresponding to the combination of the marks is given, or a mark for aligning a higher rank prize is initially recorded on the card. Can be replaced.

In the first embodiment, the card having the film structure shown in FIG. 22 is shown as a card.
As shown in (1), a film formed by providing a reversible thermosensitive recording layer (13) and a protective layer (14) on a transparent PET film base and a support (11) are used as an air layer (16) as a low refractive index layer. It is also possible to use a material laminated with an adhesive layer (17) interposed therebetween processed into a card shape.

Example 2 An aluminum reflective layer (12) was formed on a support (11) in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a black UV ink was provided on a part of the support (11). , Reversible thermosensitive recording layer (1
3) A film provided with a protective layer (14) and a magnetic recording layer on the back surface of the support (11) is processed into a card shape as shown in FIG. That is, about 188 μm thick transparent PET
Printing was performed using a film (manufactured by Toray Industries: Lumirror T-60) to provide a black colored layer. Aluminum is deposited on the remaining portion of the transparent PET (gloss level: 700%).

Further, 6 parts of behenic acid (NAA-22S, manufactured by NOF Corporation) 4 parts of eicosane diacid (SL-20, manufactured by Okamura Oil Co., Ltd.) 4 parts 25 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-phosphate ester copolymer A solution consisting of 150 parts of THF and 15 parts of toluene is applied with a wire bar and dried by heating to form a heat-sensitive layer having a thickness of about 15 μm.

Further, a solution consisting of 10 parts of a 75% urethane acrylate-based ultraviolet-curable resin in butyl acetate (10 parts by weight, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc .: Unidick C7-157) and 10 parts of toluene was applied by a wire bar and heated. 80w after drying
/ Cm was cured with a lamp and an overcoat layer having a thickness of about 5 μm was provided to prepare a reversible thermosensitive recording sheet. The reversible thermosensitive recording sheet is heated to 80 ° C. to make the reversible thermosensitive layer transparent.

Further, a magnetic coating layer was provided on the back surface of the reversible thermosensitive recording sheet. For the magnetic coating layer, a magnetic dispersion having the following composition was dispersed in a pot mill having a volume of 5 l for 12 hours, and 100 parts of γ-Fe ₂ O ₃ 6 parts of sodium polycarboxylate and 150 parts of water were obtained. The liquid is prepared according to the following formulation. Magnetic dispersion 100 parts Water 5 parts Sodium polycarboxylate 10 parts Vinylidene chloride emulsion 20 parts

The obtained magnetic paint was coated on a back surface of a reversible thermosensitive recording sheet previously provided with an undercoat layer of a methanol solution of a polyamide resin (manufactured by Toray Co., Ltd .: CM8000) by applying a cloth dry weight of 4%.
0 g / m ^2, and then apply 1500 G / m ²
Orientation under an external magnetic field of 130 ° C in a constant temperature bath,
After drying, this sheet processed into a card shape as shown in FIG. 24 is used. Heating was performed with a thermal head from above, and numbers were formed as images on the black colored layer. When this image was visually observed, the numbers were easy to see from any angle.

This magnetic recording layer is provided with a card number, card issuance data, member authentication data, and a prize exchange record, and can record various data for preventing unauthorized use of the card and enhancing security for customer use. Was. Also in this example, the rewrite recording unit is brought to the upper part of the card for convenience, but this position may be anywhere.

In the card of this example as well, a card issuance procedure is performed for the customer when visiting the store, and the card is issued to the card user (FIG. 24). In this example, “Welcome!” Is displayed on the display unit, but the display unit may display a name, date and time, and the like. Next, the information of the submitted card is rewritten at the store that issued the card or the related store at the time of payment after shopping. For example, shopping 1
For example, display rewriting area 1
Opportunities to rewrite parts are given. In the case of a card user who has made a purchase for 1,000 yen, eleven rewriting opportunities are given. The rewriting is completed by, for example, changing to the mark automatically determined at random by a slot machine device provided in the store, and the result is displayed as shown in FIG. At the next visit to the store, at the time of settlement after shopping, the card held by the card user is changed to the mark automatically determined at random by the slot machine device as in the previous case. As a result, assuming that the marks are properly aligned as shown in FIG. 6, a prize corresponding to the combination of the marks is given, or a mark for aligning a higher rank prize is initially recorded on the card. Can be replaced.

Example 3 In the same manner as in Example 1, a film comprising an aluminum reflective layer (12), a reversible thermosensitive recording layer (13), and a protective layer (14) was provided on a support (11). Processed into card form, I
A recess (23) for accommodating the C chip is formed,
The rewritable recording section is formed by the reversible thermosensitive recording card of the present invention.
It is processed into a card shape as shown in FIG. 27a which is a conceptual diagram of one specific example having a C chip. In this example, as in the case of Example 1, a film in which an aluminum reflective layer (12), a reversible thermosensitive recording layer (13), and a protective layer (14) were provided on a support (11) was rewritten. Used as a recording unit. That is, in this example, the rewritable recording section (24) is label-processed on the reversible thermosensitive recording card, and the concave portion (23) for embedding the IC chip is formed at a predetermined location on the back side of the reversible thermosensitive recording card. The wafer (231) as shown in FIG. 27b is assembled and fixed in the recess (23). The wafer (231) is provided with an integrated circuit (233) on a wafer substrate (232) and the integrated circuit (23).
3) a plurality of contact terminals (23) electrically connected to
4) is provided on the wafer substrate (232). The contact terminals (234) are exposed on the back side of the wafer substrate (232), and the dedicated printer (card reader / writer) electrically contacts the contact terminals (234) to read out predetermined information. It is configured so that it can be rewritten. An example of the function of the reversible thermosensitive recording card will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 28A is a schematic block diagram showing an integrated circuit (233), and FIG. 28B is a block diagram showing an example of data stored in a RAM. The integrated circuit (233) is composed of, for example, an LSI, and includes a CP capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure.
U (235), a ROM (236) for storing operation program data of the CPU (235), and a RAM (237) for writing and reading necessary data.
Further, the integrated circuit (233) receives the input signal and
(235) and the CPU (23).
5) an input / output interface (238) for receiving an output signal from the device and outputting the signal to the outside, a power-on reset circuit, a clock generator, a pulse divider (interrupt pulse generator), and an address decoder (not shown) Circuit. The CPU (235) can execute the operation of the interrupt control routine in accordance with the interrupt pulse periodically given from the pulse dividing circuit. The address decode circuit decodes the address data from the CPU (235) and provides signals to the ROM (236), the RAM (237), and the input / output interface (238).
A plurality of (eight in the figure) contact terminals (234) are connected to the input / output interface (238), and predetermined data from the dedicated printer (card reader / writer) is transmitted from the contact terminals (234). The data is input to the CPU (235) via the input / output interface (238).
The CPU (235) responds to the input signal, and
According to the program data stored in (236),
Each operation is performed, and predetermined data and signals are output to the card reader / writer via the input / output interface (238). In the present invention, a simple program for generating a random number can be stored in advance in the ROM (236), whereby a plurality of valuable values or valuables can be stored in different combinations of the plurality of information. Can be randomly generated.

As shown in FIG. 28B, the RAM
(237) indicates a plurality of storage areas (239a) to (239).
f). For example, the area (239a) stores the card number, the (239b) stores the ID data such as the name, address, and telephone number of the card owner, and the area (239c) stores, for example, the obtained value or value. The information corresponding to the object, for example, the total number of the marked marks X and the marks ★, is stored in the area (239d). For example, the information corresponding to the acquired higher value or valuable material, such as the scored mark □ The total number is stored, and the area (239e) (239
f) and (239g) include, for example, a store code and information corresponding to the acquired valuables or valuables corresponding thereto, for example, the number of marked points □, and the acquired higher value or valuables. Corresponding information, for example, a marked mark ◎ is stored in a distinguished manner. An example of this reversible thermal recording card is a virtual roulette device, a reader / writer as a special printer based on the value and the valuables (for example, earned points and earned prizes) automatically determined by the number and type of rolls. It can be preferably used when it is desired to easily perform rewriting, particularly when it is desired to integrate a virtual roulette device with a reader / writer as a dedicated printer.

Example 4 In the same manner as in Example 1 except that a black UV ink was provided on a part of the support (11), and a bar code was printed to enable optical recognition. Created. That is,
A film in which an aluminum reflective layer (12), a reversible thermosensitive recording layer (13), and a protective layer (14) are provided on a support (11) is processed into a card shape as follows. That is, about 18
8 μm thick transparent PET film (Lumilar T, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.)
-60) was printed thereon to provide a black colored layer. Transparent PE
Aluminum was vapor-deposited on the remaining portion of T (gloss 70
0%).

Further, 6 parts of behenic acid (NAA-22S, manufactured by NOF Corporation) 4 parts of eicosane diacid (SL-20, manufactured by Okamura Oil Co., Ltd.) 4 parts 25 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-phosphate ester copolymer A solution consisting of 150 parts of THF and 15 parts of toluene was applied with a wire bar and dried by heating to form a heat-sensitive layer having a thickness of about 15 μm.

Further, a solution consisting of 10 parts of a 75% urethane acrylate-based ultraviolet-curable resin in 10 parts of butyl acetic acid solution (manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc .: Unidick C7-157) and 10 parts of toluene was applied by a wire bar, and heated. 80w after drying
The composition was cured with a / cm lamp and an overcoat layer having a thickness of about 5 μm was provided to prepare a reversible thermosensitive recording material. This reversible thermosensitive recording material was heated to 80 ° C. to make the thermosensitive layer transparent. From above, heating was performed with a thermal head, and a number was formed as an image on the black colored layer, and a bar code was formed on the A1 vapor deposition layer. When this image was visually observed, the numbers were easy to see from any angle, and the barcode was scanned ten times with a barcode scanner and could be read all ten times.

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As described above, according to the present invention, it is clear from the detailed and concrete description that the information necessary for attracting the user's interest can be obtained at low cost and the value of the value can be directly determined by the user. A method and apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium that can be displayed as a recognizable visible image and that provides a high-contrast display image that is not easily erased by friction. A game method, such as a slot machine game, which stimulates customer visits to increase the number of visits to the store and promotes customer enclosing, and a method and apparatus for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium particularly suitable as a device therefor are provided. As a result, it is possible to acquire repeat customers, and it is possible to revitalize the shops (towns).

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FIG. 1 shows a card used in a slot machine game device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the reversible recording medium of FIG. 1, showing a type of combining the same symbols.

FIG. 3 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 9 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 10 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 11 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 12 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 13 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 14 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 15 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 16 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 17 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 18 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 19 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 20 is another enlarged view of the reversible recording medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing characteristics of a reversible thermosensitive recording material used in the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing one example of a layer configuration of the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention.

FIG. 23 shows a planar configuration 1 of the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which showed the example.

FIG. 24 shows 1 immediately after the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention was issued.
It is explanatory drawing which showed the example.

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the layer structure of the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory view showing another example of the layer configuration of the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing one example of a reversible thermosensitive recording material provided with an IC chip in the present invention.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing one example of the function of an IC chip in a reversible thermosensitive recording material provided with the IC chip of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Support 12 Aluminum reflective layer 13 Reversible thermosensitive recording layer 14 Protective layer 15 Transparent PET film 16 Air layer 17 Adhesive layer 20 Magnetic coating layer 21 Card 22 Rewrite recording part 23 IC chip hollow part 24 Label processing of rewrite recording part 231 Wafer 232 Wafer substrate 233 Integrated circuit 234 Contact terminal 235 CPU 236 ROM 237 RAM 238 Input / output interface 239 Information on RAM storage area

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information storage section, a rewriting apparatus having a function of rewriting a display image of the medium, a function of reading stored information and a function of rewriting, and an information processing function and a memory. What is claimed is: 1. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium using an information processing device having a function, comprising: reading information in an information storage unit of the medium with a rewriting device; A display rewriting area to be rewritten is selected, a display image to be written in the display rewriting area is selected from information stored in advance in the information processing device, and the display image and storage information corresponding to the display image are rewritten by the rewriting device. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium. 2. A display image information to be written in a display rewriting area selected by an information processing apparatus, information in an information storage section of the medium read by the rewriting apparatus as necessary, and an information storage section in the information processing apparatus or a medium. 2. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in advance is collated and determined. 3. The display rewriting area to be rewritten is selected based on information stored in advance in an information processing device or in an information storage unit of a medium. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium. 4. The reversible recording according to claim 1, wherein information of a display rewriting area to be rewritten is input to the information processing apparatus, and a display rewriting area to be rewritten is selected. A method for processing visible information using a medium. 5. A display device for simultaneously or sequentially displaying information read from an information storage unit of a medium, display image information written in a display rewriting area selected by an information processing device, and / or a determination result. The processing method using a reversible visible information recording medium according to claim 1, wherein: 6. A reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas, a rewriting device having a function of rewriting a display image of the medium, and a reversible recording medium using an information processing device having an information processing function and a memory function. A method of processing visible information used, wherein information of a display rewriting area to be rewritten is input to an information processing apparatus, and a display image to be written in the display rewriting area is selected based on information previously stored in the information processing apparatus. A method of processing visible information using a reversible recording medium, wherein a display image is rewritten by a rewriting device. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display image information written in the display rewriting area selected by the information processing apparatus is collated with information stored in the information processing apparatus in advance and determined. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium. 8. A display device for simultaneously or sequentially displaying information displayed in a display rewrite area stored in a memory of an information processing device and display image information and / or a determination result written in a display rewrite region selected by the information processing device. 7. A method for processing visible information using a reversible recording medium according to claim 6, wherein: 9. An image information to be rewritten and displayed in a display rewriting area is selected from information stored in advance in an information processing apparatus, and a probability of the selection is determined based on external information. 7. A method for processing visible information using the reversible recording medium according to claim 6. 10. A first rewriting means for rewriting a display image of a reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information storage part, and an information processing means having an information processing means and a memory means. A visible information device using a reversible recording medium provided in the first rewriting means or the information processing means, the second rewriting means having a function of reading and rewriting storage information of a medium. 11. A visible information device using a reversible recording medium having rewriting means for rewriting a display image of a reversible recording medium having a plurality of display rewriting areas and an information processing means having an information processing function and a memory function.