JPS6015886A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability and the durability by providing a read/ write means onto an operating face of a device main body. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard 2 is provided to the front upper face of the computer main body 1 incorporating a signal processing means such as a CPU, an internal storage device and an interface or the like, and a printer 3, an IC card reader/writer 4 are arranged in order from the left to the depth. In the IC card reader, one side of an IC card accommodating body 41 is provided so as to be turnable to a base plate 42 by a hinge. A front plate 41a stopped by an angle of nearly 30 deg. with the energizing force of the spring at opening and a pocket member 41b provided at the rear side and whose width and depth are coincident respectively with the length and width of the IC card are provided and a window 43 is formed to a position corresponding to the contact of the IC card. Further, a plate spring 44 pressing elastically the IC card to the front plate 41a and preventing play is provided at the inside of the pocket.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field) The present invention relates to an information processing device that can be applied to polymorphic applications.

(Prior art) Advances in semiconductor technology have led to miniaturization of circuit components.
2. Description of the Related Art Portable information processing devices that integrate a central processing unit, an input/output device, an external storage device, and the like have been put into practical use. The external storage devices of such information processing devices usually include readable and writable runtime access memory (RAM).
) and a so-called RAM pack, which is a block-shaped battery that holds the memory contents, is used, but since it is connected to the main unit with pins, the connector is placed somewhere other than the operation surface of the main unit. In addition to being inconvenient to handle, there are problems in that connection errors and damage to connectors and pins are likely to occur.

(Li-like) In view of such problems, the present invention has been developed in the form of a card.
The present invention aims to provide a new information processing device that uses a semiconductor storage medium and has improved operability and durability by arranging reading and writing means for the device on the operation surface of the device body. "Target."

(Structure) Therefore, details of the present invention will be described below based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a device showing one embodiment of the present invention, and the reference numeral 1 in the figure is a computer main body that has a built-in signal processing means such as a CPU, an internal storage device, and an interface. It is constructed by disposing a keyboard 2, a printer 3, and an IC card reading/writing device 4 which is a characteristic part of the present invention, which will be described later, in order from the left on the back side. Second
The figure is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the above-mentioned IC card reading device, and the reference numeral 41 in the figure is an IC card accommodating body. It consists of a front plate 4-1a that is stopped at an angle of approximately 30° by the force of a spring, and a pocket member 41b that is provided on the back side and whose width and depth correspond to the length and width of the IC card, respectively. A window 43 is formed at a position corresponding to the contact point, and a leaf spring 4 is provided inside the pocket to press the IC card against the front plate 41a to prevent it from rattling.
It is configured by providing 4. 42 is the aforementioned base;
A connector block holding member 45 is formed at a position facing the contact portion of the IC card loaded in the pocket member 41b, and elastically moves connector pins 46a, 46a, . . . connected to an IC card interface to be described later. The connector pin 46, which is implanted in a removable manner, is pivotally attached to the elastic member via a compression spring 4C/, and is provided so as to be swingable. Note that reference numerals 47 and 48 in the figure indicate a pin and a heart lever, respectively, which constitute locking members that can be opened and closed by pressing the IC card accommodating body 41 from above. Returning to FIG. 1 again, a display 5 consisting of a liquid crystal panel is provided on the top of the IC card reader 4, which can be expanded by a hinge, and can be folded over the two sides of the IC card reader 4 when finished. It is constructed so that it can be read, and furthermore, a magnetic card reader is provided on the right side of the main body. Note that the reference numeral 7 in the figure indicates a speaker that outputs alarms and music.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing the configuration of the above-mentioned computer, in which reference numeral 11 indicates R via a memory bus 12.
Internal memory 13 consisting of AM and ROM, common path 1
4 via keyboard 2, printer 3, display 5
, a CPU connected to input/output devices such as a speaker 7.

4 is the above-mentioned IC card reading/writing device, which is connected to the common path 14 via the card interface 15 and the serial communication interface 16.
It is configured to be connected to and read from and write to IC cards and RAM cards. Reference numeral 6 denotes a magnetic card reading device that reads a magnetic strip affixed to a cash card, passbook, etc. After converting it into serial data by a demodulation circuit 17, it is sent to a card interface 15.
It is connected to the serial communication interface 16 via a multiplexer 18 which can be switched in a time-division manner according to the program. A communication interface or block 19 is used when connected to a host computer to operate as a terminal, and is connected to the common bus 14 via a serial interface 20 and a serial communication interface 21. 22, 23, and 24 are an acoustic coupler, a modem, and a serial printer, each of which is converted into serial data by an acyclic serial interface 25, and then sent to the communication interface 21 and the communication interface 21 through a multiplexer 26 driven in time division by a program. It is connected to the common path 14 by a synchronous/asynchronous 1111 interface 27. 28 is
The barcode reading device is connected to the common path 14 via a barcode reading interface 29 .

Note that the reference numeral 30 in the figure indicates an expansion connector connected to the common path 14.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a circuit showing an example of an IC card, and reference numeral 31 in the figure indicates an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory (hereinafter referred to as EE) for data storage.
It contains a PROM (referred to as PROM) 32 and an l-chip microcomputer 33 that controls its operation, and has contacts A to H connected to the connector pins of the reading device on its surface. CP that constitutes the microcomputer 33
The U33a connects to the ROM 33c via the bus 33b.
, RAM 33d, EEPROM control section 33e,
and serial communication interface 33
f and is activated by the clock signal and reset signal from the clock terminal A and the reset terminal B, and inputs data and timing signals from the I10 terminal C and the timing terminal to the serial communication interface 33f via the EEPROM control section 33e. teEEPR
It is configured to write output data to the OM32, read data from the EEPROM32, and output it to the I10 terminal C. In addition, the symbol E in the figure
, F, G, and H respectively indicate a bias terminal, a power supply terminal, a non-contact terminal, and a ground terminal to which a high-level voltage is input when writing data to the EEPROM.

In this embodiment, when the main switch (not shown) of the main body is turned on and the display is expanded and set,
The device becomes operational. At this stage, when data is input from the keyboard 2, this data is subjected to predetermined processing by the CPU II based on the program stored in the internal memory 13, and the results are displayed on the display 5. The image is then printed out on the printer 3. In addition, when a recording medium with a magnetic strip pasted or a medium with a barcode printed thereon is manually input to the magnetic card reader 6 or barcode reader 28, the data is input to the CPU II via the interface and predetermined data processing is performed. It is done. Furthermore, when connected to other information processing devices through the communication interface ψ block 19, acoustic coupler 22, etc., the main device operates as a terminal device.

In such a situation 181, when an IC card is loaded into the card reading device 4 and a reading command is inputted from the keyboard 2, a clock signal and a driving voltage are output to the clock end 1'f-A and the power terminal E of the IC card. The 1-chip microcomputer 33 is activated, and the EEPROM 3 is activated in synchronization with the timing signal from the quenching terminal.
Read the data stored in 2. This data is converted into a serial signal by the interface 33e,
From the I10 terminal C to the main unit's CPU via the common path 14.
11, the contents of the internal memory 13 are changed manually. Furthermore, when a storage command is output from the keyboard 2 to the IC card with the IC card loaded, a high-level voltage is applied to the bias terminal E, and the data is stored in the internal memory 13 of the main unit. Data input directly from the keyboard 2, etc. are written to the EEPROM 32.

When the use of the device is finished, when the display 5 is folded toward the main body side, it is folded over the IC card reading device 4 to form a compact shape.

In this embodiment, an EEPROM controlled by the CPU is used as the semiconductor storage medium, but the battery and R
It is also possible to use a banken version of OM in the form of a card.

(Effects) As explained above, according to the present invention, since the IC card reading/writing device 6 is disposed on the negative side of the information processing device main body in which the keyboard, display, etc. are integrated,
(1) The loading and unloading of external storage media can be performed quickly, which not only improves the operability of the device, but also ensures program confidentiality and system support.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view showing one embodiment of an IC card reading device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the device showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an IC card. 1... Calculator body 2... Keyboard 3...
・Printer 4...IC car 1ζ reading/writing device 5...
... Display 6 ... Magnetic card reading device 31 ... IC card applicant Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Kei Nishikawa Katsuhiko Kimura

Claims (1)

[Claims] An information processing device that integrates central processing means and input/output means, characterized in that means for reading and writing to a semiconductor storage medium formed in a plate shape is disposed on the top surface of the device. .