JPH117571A - Customer operation type prepaid card issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save manpower and to issue a prepaid card reflecting the preference of a user by printing the face of a customer, a background image, a free message, characters and numerals, etc., by the simple operation of the customer himself/herself. SOLUTION: An image processing controller 6 starts a processing by fetching charge data fed through a charge feeding device 3. Then, image data fetched from a video camera 1, the numerals and the characters fetched from a dictionary 7 and message data 8 and the background image fetched from the image data 9 are formed and the synthetic image is outputted to a monitor 10. A purchaser appropriately selects the size and position of a photographed image, the characters and the background image and performs the required correction of the entire layout or the like by operating an operation panel while viewing the image. When a satisfying image is obtained, the operation panel 2 is operated and it is printed out on a main card as a color image. Thus, the handling time of station staff is saved and the customer easily and instantaneously performs issuance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prepaid card issuing device for a railway ticket, and more particularly to a customer operation type issuing device capable of printing a prepaid card by combining a person picture, a background picture, and characters with the prepaid card. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, railway ticket prepaid cards such as "Orange Card" and "Io Card" are purchased by a railway company or purchased by a user through an automatic ticket vending machine. A prepaid card has been issued in which a picture of a railway vehicle or the like is printed to give various decorative properties.

[0003]

[0005] By the way, the prepaid cards that have been conventionally issued not only require the staff of the station to sell them, but also have various decorations, but they are ready-made. Does not reflect the tastes of the participants. For this reason, those who do not show interest in ready-made products, place emphasis on personal preferences, and do not necessarily have enough penetration into those who have a strong tendency to assert themselves, are required to devise ways to further increase sales.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to enable the issuance of a prepaid card which is labor-saving and reflects a user's preference.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a customer-operated prepaid card issuing apparatus according to the present invention, wherein a charge input unit, a video camera and an input operation unit operated by a customer, and a storage unit for storing background image data and character data. Image processing control means for taking in image data taken by a video camera, background image data read from storage means, and character data and synthesizing the image, a monitor for displaying the synthesized image, and displaying the synthesized image according to the input amount. A sublimation transfer color printer for printing on a raw card, wherein the image processing control means is capable of receiving and processing a charge input signal, image data taken by a video camera, a background image selected by the input operation means, and a character. It captures the image, synthesizes the image, outputs the synthesized image to the monitor, and outputs the synthesized image to the printer by customer operation. To.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of a customer-operated prepaid card issuing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a block configuration of the device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a prepaid card to be issued. The device of the present invention is installed in a box, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, and a person who intends to purchase a prepaid card enters therein, pays a predetermined fee, and stands, Or you can take a picture of your face while sitting, or take a picture of something you like besides a person,
A composite image is displayed on a monitor by selecting a photographed image, a favorite background image, a message, and the like, and after determining a layout, a predetermined operation is performed to issue a prepaid card. Note that the apparatus itself is not limited to the box-shaped apparatus shown in FIG. 1, but may be any other suitable form such as being more open and providing a curtain at most.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the device installed in the box.
The video camera 1 is for photographing a person such as a prepaid card purchaser, and other things that the purchaser intends to print on the prepaid card. The photographed image signal is transmitted to the personal computer via the image interface 4. And the like. The operation panel 2 is an input device installed below the monitor in the box shown in FIG. 1, and is used to select an appropriate one from the dictionary data 7, the message data 8, and the image data 9 and to operate the device. Things. The fee input device 3 is for inputting a fee for purchasing a prepaid card. The operation signal of the operation panel and the data of the input fee are taken into the image processing control device via the I / O port 5.

The image processing control device 6 can start processing by taking in the charge data input through the charge input device 3, the image data taken in from the video camera 1, the numbers and characters taken in from the dictionary 7 and the message data 8. Synthesizes a background image captured from the image data 9,
The composite image is output to the monitor 10. While viewing this image, the purchaser selects the size and position of the captured image, the text and the background image as appropriate by operating the operation panel, and makes necessary corrections such as the overall layout, and if a satisfactory image is obtained. The operation panel 2 is operated to print out a color image on a raw card. The raw card is set in advance according to the purchase amount. The printer 11 is a color sublimation transfer printer, and as shown in FIG. 3, a person image, a background image, characters, a telephone number, and the like are synthesized.
It is possible to obtain a prepaid card on which these are printed in color.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, by a simple operation of the customer himself, it is issued as a prepaid card for a ticket on which the face, background image, free message, characters, numbers, etc. of the customer are printed. Since this can be done, the time and effort of station staff can be saved, and the customer can easily and immediately issue the ticket. Also, by inserting a simple message, it can be used for various purposes such as commemorative use, exchange, and gift giving, which is extremely effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a box in which the apparatus of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an issued prepaid card.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Video camera, 2. Operation panel, 3. Charge input device,
4 interface, 5 I / O port, 6 image processing controller, 7 dictionary data, 8 message data,
9 image data, 10 monitor, 11 printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A charge input means, a video camera and input operation means operated by a customer, a storage means for storing background image data and character data, an image data taken by a video camera, and read from the storage means. Image processing control means for capturing background image data and character data and synthesizing the image, a monitor for displaying the synthesized image, and a sublimation transfer color printer for printing the synthesized image on a raw card according to the inserted amount, the image processing The control means can receive and process the charge input signal, and can process image data captured by a video camera,
A customer operation type prepaid card issuance device characterized by taking in a background image and characters selected by an input operation means, synthesizing the images, outputting the synthesized image to a monitor, and outputting the synthesized image to a printer by a customer operation.