JPS61259379A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decide a specific card accurately by calculating the ratio of the position of a mark for a card to be decided and deciding that the card is proper when the ratio is less than a preset permissible value. CONSTITUTION:The card 10 has the mark for decision making formed on a track 12 parallel to its conveyance direction. The card 10 is inserted into a card processor and when a mark reader 23 detects the front end of the card 10, a CPU30 counts pulses from a clock pulse generator 33. Then, the reader 23 stores the counted value in a RAM32 as a value corresponding to length l1 from the front end of the card 10 to the mark 13. Then when the reader 23 detects the rear end of the card 10, the CPU30 stores the counted value in the RAM32 as a value corresponding to the length l3 of the car 10. The CPU30 reads both counted values out to calculate the length ratio l1/l3. The CPU30 compares the l1/l3 with the preset reference ratio and decides that the card 10 is proper when the both coincides with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (a) Field of the Invention This invention is applicable to, for example, pre-7on cards used in public telephones, cash cards used in banks and post offices,
Alternatively, the present invention relates to a card processing device for determining whether or not a card such as a credit card used in a credit card company is a proper card when the card is inserted into an automatic transaction device corresponding to the card handled.

(B)! As the use of cards that records magnetic information or cards that have value increases, cards for various purposes are being issued, so the equipment that accepts these cards is First, it is determined whether the card is a specified card that will be used exclusively, thereby preventing the import of cards that are not handled.

As a means of determining the above-mentioned specific card, a mark such as a perforation or a magnetic substance is attached to the specified position of the card, and the length from the edge of the card to the position of the above-mentioned mark is measured, and this measured length is By comparing and determining the length with a preset reference length, it is possible to determine whether or not the card is an appropriate card.

Further, the above-mentioned mechanism for measuring the length of the card to the mark position can be configured by a transport mechanism that transports the card and a sensor that reads the end of the card and the mark.

Furthermore, if the transfer mechanism described above is a mechanism in which the transfer belt is driven by a stepping motor, the feed length of the transfer belt is determined according to the pulse applied to the stepping motor, so the sensor described above By counting the number of applied pulses while detecting the mark, a count value corresponding to the measurement length can be obtained.

In addition, if the above-mentioned transfer mechanism is a mechanism in which the transfer belt is driven by an AC motor or a DC motor, a slit disk may be installed on the motor shaft to generate pulses, or a pulse generator may be used to generate pulses. By generating pulses, the feeding length of the transfer belt is determined in accordance with the generated pulses, so by counting the number of generated pulses while the aforementioned sensor detects the mark from the card edge, it is possible to determine the length to be measured. The corresponding count value can be obtained.

However, in any of the above cases, due to variations in the thickness of the transfer belt and the diameter of the rollers that drive this transfer belt, in multiple devices, the length of feed per pulse on the outer periphery of the transfer belt, that is, on the card transfer surface. This causes the inconvenience that even if the card is a valid card, it may be determined to be an invalid card by a certain device.

(C) Purpose of the Invention This invention calculates the ratio of the position of a judgment mark to a card, and when this ratio is within a preset tolerance value, a card that does not judge a valid card as an invalid card is provided. The purpose is to provide processing equipment.

(d) Summary of the Invention This invention attaches a judgment mark on a track set on a card, calculates the ratio of the position of this judgment mark to the card, and determines whether this ratio is within a preset tolerance value. The present invention is characterized in that the card processing device is provided with a determining means for determining that car 1: is a proper card.

(E) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, the ratio of the position of the judgment mark to the card is calculated, and if this ratio is within the allowable value and the card is judged to be a proper card, then the Even if there is a machine difference, this ratio will not change if it is a valid card, so it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of determining a valid card as an invalid card.In addition, because the above-mentioned ratio is not within the allowable value, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of determining a valid card as an invalid card. If you make a judgment, you can accurately judge a specific card.

(f) Examples of the invention An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawings show a card processing device, and FIG. 1 shows a card 10 used in this processing device, and the card 10 has a magnetic stripe 11 coated with a magnetic material formed on a set track parallel to the card transport direction. However, necessary card data is magnetically recorded on this magnetic stripe 11.

Further, on the above-mentioned card 10, a judgment mark 13 is formed on a track 12 parallel to the transport direction of the card 10 at a position different from the magnetic stripe 11, and this judgment mark 13 pierces the card 10. In addition, the perforation positions are formed except for the central position of the card 10, and in this embodiment, the length 11 of the front half from one end of the card 10 to the mark 13, and the length 11 of the front half from the other end of the card 10 to the mark 13. The length 12 of the second half up to 13 is set at a ratio of 2:1.

Therefore, the ratio between the card length J3 and the above-mentioned first half ρ1 is 2/3, and the ratio between the card length tJ3 and the above-mentioned second half length ρ2 is 1/3, and the above-mentioned first half length ρ2 is 1/3. The ratio between the length 11 and the length 12 of the rear half is 1
/2.

The above-mentioned ratio 2/3 is used to determine the appropriate card, but of course other ratios can also be used.

2 and 3 show a card processing device, which forms a transport width for the card 10 between the side plates 15, 15, and constitutes a separate transport structure for the card 10 between them.

That is, the transfer belt 18 is stretched between the upper pair of rollers 16.17, and the lower pair of rollers 19.2
A transfer belt 21 is stretched between the rollers 17 and 17, and a pulse motor 22 capable of forward and reverse rotation is connected to the roller 17 to constitute a card transfer mechanism.

A mark reader 23 composed of a photoelectric hinge is provided at a position δ corresponding to the track 12 on the transport surface of the card 10 in the intermediate portion of the path of the above-mentioned transport mechanism. Judgment mark 13 from section
Read the position of.

Further, on the above-mentioned card transfer surface, a magnetic head 24 and a pressing roller 25 are provided oppositely at a position corresponding to the magnetic stripe 11, and the magnetic head 24 reads the card data on the magnetic stripe 11.

A card insertion guide plate 26 is attached to the entrance side of the card transfer mechanism described above to form a card insertion slot 27, and a position slightly inside the card insertion slot 27 and the arrangement of the aforementioned rollers 17 and 20 are provided. First and second card detectors 28 and 29, each consisting of a photoelectric sensor, are arranged at a position slightly in front of this position.

FIG. 4 shows the control circuit of the card processing device, in which the CPU 30
The CPU 30 drives and controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 31, and the CPU 30 has a built-in timer and a counter.

The RAM 32 stores and reads data, and the ratio 2/3 of the length 11 of the front half of the card to the length ρ3 of the card 10 is stored in advance as a reference value.

Clock pulse generator 33 generates clock pulses,
The mark reader 23 , magnetic head 24 , and first and second card detectors 28 and 29 are connected to the CPU 30 via an interface 34 , and the host control 1135 and pulse motor 22 are connected to the CPU 30 via an interface 36 .
is connected to.

Note that the above-mentioned upper level controller 35 corresponds to the main body of the device to which this card processing device is attached.

The card processing operation of the card processing device configured as described above will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 27 in the first step 41, the first card detector 28 detects the card 10 in the second step 42.
The CPU 30 detects the insertion of 0 and controls the pulse motor 22 to rotate forward in a third step 43 based on this detection signal.

With the normal rotation of the pulse motor 22 mentioned above, the transfer belt 18.2
1 is driven in the direction of taking in the card 10, and the card 10 is taken into the interior.

In a fourth step 44, the mark reader 23
When the tip of 0 is detected and turned ON, in the fifth step 45,
The CPU 30 reads clock pulses from the clock pulse generator 33 and starts counting with a built-in counter.

That is, two counter circuits are used, one for counting the length ρ1 of the first half of the card 10 by 81, and the other for counting the length ρ1 of the first half of the card 10.
Count the length of 113.

In the sixth step 46, when the mark reader 23 reads the judgment mark 13 and turns OFF, in the seventh step 47, the CPU 30 stops counting the counter on the side of the bellows part of the card 10, and the counted value is set to a value corresponding to the length fJl of the first half from the tip of the card 10 to the judgment marker 913, and is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 32.

At the eighth step 48, the mark reader 23 reads ONL again based on the passing of the judgment mark 13, and at the ninth step 48
At step 9, when the mark reader 23 detects the rear end of the card 10 and turns off, at step 10, the CPU 30 stops counting the counter on the length 13 side of the card 10, and calculates the counted value. Length of card 10, l! The value corresponding to 3 is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 32.

At the eleventh step 51, the CPU 30 reads from the RAM 32,
The value of the number of pulses corresponding to the already measured length p3 of the card 10 and the value of the number of pulses corresponding to the length 11 of the front half of the card 10 are read out, and based on these values, the value of the number of pulses corresponding to the length p3 of the card 10 is read out.
The ratio of the length gl of the first half to the length p3 of 0, ρ1/
Medicate fJ3.

At the twelfth step 52, the CPU 30 determines the above-mentioned output ratio j.
1 and 13 and a preset reference ratio of 2/3.

That is, if both values match, it is appropriate, and if both values do not match, it means that the position of the determination mark 13 is not at the predetermined position, and therefore it is determined to be inappropriate.

When it is determined in the 13th step 53 that it is appropriate, in the 14th step 54, the determination result is
At the same time, the card data of the magnetic stripe 11 read by the magnetic head 24 is also transmitted.

It should be noted that a card determined to be inappropriate in the determination at the thirteenth step 53 described above is determined to be a card that cannot be handled by this device, and the fourteenth step 54 is skipped and the card is returned.

In the 15th step 55, when the card 10 is transferred to the end and the second card detector 29 detects the card 10, in the 16th step 56, the CPU
30 controls the pulse motor 22 in reverse.

With the reversal of the pulse motor 22 mentioned above, the transfer belt 18.2
1 is driven in the return direction, and the card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 2.
Transferred to the 7 side.

When the first card detector 28 detects the arrival of the card 10 at the 17th step 57, the CPU 30 uses a built-in timer to time the time required for ejecting the card 10 at the 18th step 58 based on this detection signal. However, when this 4 o'clock time has expired, the pulse motor 22 is controlled to stop in the 19th step 59, and the card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 2.
7 and the process ends.

The card 10 processed in this way has a judgment mark 13.
If the ratio of the position of the card 10 to the card 10 is within a preset tolerance value, it can be determined that the card is an appropriate card.

In the above-described embodiment, the determination mark 13 is formed by drilling, but the mark may be applied by applying a magnetic material. In this case, the mark reader may be composed of a magnetic head.

In correspondence between the configurations of this invention and the embodiments described above, the transfer means of the invention includes the transfer belt 18.21 of the embodiment.
Similarly, the reading means corresponds to the mark reader 23, and the determining means corresponds to the processing of the 11th to 13th steps 51 to 53 of the CPU 30, but the present invention is limited to the configuration of the embodiment. It is not something that will be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the card processing device, FIG. 3 is a side view of the card processing device, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the card processing device. The control circuit diagram and FIG. 5 are flowcharts. 10...Card 12...Track 13.
...Judgment mark 18.19...Transfer belt 23.
...Mark reading auction device 30...CPU Figure 2 *-1' place 11 thorns! Rikimo Menguchi Riki-V Jukutan Ibara! , Ura 1i concave

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card provided with a judgment mark on a track set parallel to the card transport direction; a transport means for transporting the card; a reading means for reading the judgment mark, and a ratio of the position of the judgment mark to the card based on the reading signal of the reading means, and when this ratio is within a preset tolerance value, the card is judged to be a suitable card. A card processing device comprising: determination means for determining