JPS6158091A - Device for inspecting printed records on magnetic card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve quality of a card and prevent a dishonest use of the card by inspecting whether a magnet-recorded card is printed on a prescribed position of the magnetic card. CONSTITUTION:A control means 4 operates data readout from a magnetic card 5 as illustrated by external data, and a result is temporarily memorized to give to a magnetic recording and regenerating means and a printing means 2. A magnetic regenerating means 1 records the operation result in a magnetic card 5. A printing means 2 prints the operation result in the prescribed position of the magnetic card 5. At the completion of printing, the magnetic card 5 is sent to an optical reading method 3 to read the print part. At that time, when the print is not printed or the printed position is not the prescribed position, a signal from the optical reading means 3 does not generate and the magnetic card 5 is inspected as a defective card by the control method 4.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a magnetic card print record inspection device, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a magnetic card printing record inspection device capable of inspecting whether contents magnetically recorded on a magnetic card are printed on a predetermined position of the magnetic card.

[Conventional technology]

This type of magnetic card is one that can magnetically record the necessary data on the magnetic stripe provided on it.
It is already used in industries such as credit card and department stores. Furthermore, as a magnetic card that is used in a manner different from the above-mentioned industry, there is a "telephone card" issued by Nippon Electric Corporation.

This "telephone card" has several amounts (of degrees) magnetically recorded on a magnetic stripe. In this type of "telephone card" usage system, a user purchases a "telephone card" with a certain amount of money, and when using a public phone, the "telephone card" is transferred to the public phone for the card.
After the call is over, the remaining amount after deducting the call charge is magnetically rewritten into the "telephone card." In addition, when rewriting, as a guide to how much money is left, punch a hole in the part where the remaining money is printed.

However, the display of remaining balance by punching was only a rough guide and not accurate.

In order to solve this problem, it is possible to transfer the balance to a magnetic card.
Card usage systems have been developed that not only magnetically record information but also print the same content.

In particular, systems using such magnetic cards are considered important in relation to laws and regulations.

Finally, if the data magnetically recorded on the card disappears for some reason, the seller will be responsible for paying the full amount back, as there will be no proof of the remaining amount.

Therefore, if you print the same data as mentioned above each time you magnetically record the balance on the magnetic card, you can prove the balance even if the magnetic recording on the magnetic card disappears. The seller only needs to refund the printed balance.

Therefore, there is a need for an apparatus that prints the contents magnetically recorded on a magnetic card at a predetermined position on the magnetic card. However, such a system is already provided as a ticket gate system in the transportation industry.

[Problems solved by the invention]

However, the above-mentioned system for printing on magnetic cards has not been tested in any way even if data is not printed in the designated position of the magnetic card for some reason, so the above-mentioned problem of seller liability arises. There are drawbacks. Furthermore, if a thin film is pasted on the printing surface, printing may not be possible, which also causes the above-mentioned problem of seller liability.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a printing record inspection device for a magnetic card that inspects whether magnetically recorded data is printed at a predetermined position.

[Means to solve problems]

The present invention will be explained below with reference to FIG.

The present invention provides a magnetic recording and reproducing means 1 capable of reproducing data from the magnetic stripe of a magnetic card 5 and also writing data into the magnetic stripe, and data written on the magnetic stripe by the magnetic recording and reproducing means 1. a printing means 2 for printing data on the card 5; an optical reading means 3 for reading whether or not data has been printed on the card 5 by the printing means 2; A control means 4 for data processing is provided, and the control means 4 causes the magnetic recording and reproducing means 1 to reproduce data on the magnetic card 5, and rewrites the reproduced data by applying a predetermined operation to the magnetic recording and reproducing means 1. At the same time, the data after the above operation is printed using the printing means 2, and the printing result is then read by the optical reading means 3 to check whether printing is performed at a predetermined printing position 1δ. This is what is being done.

[Effect]

The magnetic recording/reproducing means 1 reads data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card 5.

The reproduced data extracted by %e is given to the control means 4. The control means 4 manipulates the data using external data (for example, subtracts the reproduced data with the external data), temporarily stores the result of the operation, and provides it to the magnetic recording and reproducing means and the printing means 2. The magnetic recording/reproducing means lIr1 records the operation result on the magnetic card 5 again. In addition, the printing means 2
prints the above operation result at a predetermined location on the magnetic card 5. When printing is completed, the magnetic card 5 is read by the optical reading means 3.
and the printed portion is read. Here, if the printing is not done for some reason or the printing position is not at the predetermined position, the optical reading device 3 will not output the name, so the control means 4 will check that the magnetic card 5 is defective. will be done.

As described above, according to the present invention, since it is inspected whether or not it is printed on the magnetic card 5, the quality of the card is improved, the problem of seller liability is resolved, and unauthorized use, etc. 5 is prevented. be able to.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained using embodiments shown in the drawings from FIG. 2 onwards.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the magnetic card 5 that is used in transportation facilities. The magnetic card 5 is provided with a magnetic stripe 6, and furthermore, an amount 7, a valid date 8, and an issuer 9 are printed on it. Further, on the magnetic stripe 6, at least the amount 7 and the effective date 8 are magnetically recorded. 10 is the printing location, and this printing location is OK.
When using magnetic card 5, balance 10C and date of use 1
0D is printed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a fare payment machine for transportation facilities in which the magnetic card 5 can be used. First, a person using public transportation should store the magnetic card 5 in advance. When using transportation, the user must
The payment is completed by inserting the magnetic card 5 into the card insertion slot 12 of the fare payment machine 11 as shown in the figure. At this time, the fare deduction amount is subtracted from the amount recorded on the magnetic stripe 6 of the magnetic card 5, the result of the subtraction is written on the magnetic stripe 6 again, and the date of use 10D and the balance are printed on the printing place 10. 10c is printed. Next, it is inspected whether or not the magnetic card 5 is printed at a predetermined position in the printing place 10, and if the inspection result is normal, the magnetic card 5 is ejected into the insertion slot 12 of the fare payment machine 11. When the user takes the card 5, the gate 13 of the fare payment machine 11 can be opened, allowing the user to pass through. In this case, the amount equivalent to the fare will be recorded on the fare payment machine 11.

On the other hand, if the balance is insufficient or the balance is not printed in the predetermined position i of the printing place 10, the card 5 is ejected into the insertion slot 12, but the fare payment machine 1
Gate 13 of No. 1 remains closed so that transportation cannot be used.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the mechanical parts of the magnetic recording/reproducing means 1, printing means 2, and optical reading means 3 of the card 5), and FIG. 5 is a side view showing the main parts of the fourth flight. Such a mechanism and a control means 4 (described later) for controlling the mechanism are provided inside the fare payment system 1 shown in FIG.

In these figures, 14 is a motor.

- The rotor 14 rotates in response to commands from the control means 4. A drive pulley 1G is attached to the rotating shaft 15 of this motor 14, and a bell) 19 is installed between the pulley 16 and pulleys 17 and 18 for driving the magnetic card conveying belt and for driving the capstan l1l)f. It's being passed around. A pulley 21 is provided on the rotating shaft 20 of the pulley 17.
A magnetic card transfer belt 23 is stretched between the pulleys 21 and 22. The transfer belt 2
3, auxiliary rows 224 and 25 are provided inside.

At the top of the transfer belt 23, a card transfer belt 28 is provided, which is stretched between a pulley 26 provided above the pulley 21 and a pulley 27 provided above the pulley 22. Auxiliary rollers 29 and 3Q are provided inside the transfer belt 28 above the auxiliary rollers 24 and 25. These bells) 23 and 28 are pressed together, and when the magnetic card 5 is inserted, the magnetic card 5 is transferred by this. This bell)2
3. On both sides of the belt 28, there are rails 32 provided with guide grooves 31 in which the magnetic card 5 is guided at the contact surface positions of these belts 23 and 28 at a predetermined interval (the width of the magnetic card 50 at the guide nl 31). are arranged respectively.

Further, a pulley 34 is provided on the rotating shaft 33 of the pulley 22, and a belt 37 is passed between the pulley 34 and a pulley 36 provided on the rotating shaft 35.

A roller 38 is fixed to the rotating shaft 35, and a roller 4 rotating around a rotating shaft 39 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the roller 38.
0 is pressed into contact.

A capstan 42 is provided on the rotating shaft 41 of the pulley 18, and functions to bring the magnetic card 5 into contact with the magnetic head 43 when the magnetic card 5 is sent. On the insertion port side of the rollers 38 and 40, there are provided a print head 44 for thermal printing and an optical α1c capturing section 45 for the optical reading means 3 for reading the results printed by the print head 44. The optical reading means 3 consists of a light emitting element 45' and a light receiving element 45'.

Note that an optical detection device 46 is provided near the card insertion slot 12 to detect whether or not the card 5 is inserted. Here, the optical detection device 46 includes, for example, a luminescent purple ray 46'.
and a light receiving element 46' are arranged opposite to the path through which the magnetic card 5 passes. Further, as will be described later, a sensor for print timing is provided.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the signal processing system of the present invention.

In this figure, 43 is a magnetic head, and the magnetic head 43 consists of a reproducing head and a writing head. The magnetic head 43 is connected to the control means 4 via a signal processing circuit 47f. The signal processing circuit 47 and the magnetic head 43
The control means 4 processes the reproduction signal from the reproduction head.
At the same time, the write signal from the control means 4 can be processed and applied to the write head of the magnetic head 43. Such a magnetic head 43 and a signal processing circuit 47
A magnetic recording/reproducing means 1 is constructed.

The print head 44 is supplied with a print signal from the control means 4 via a print drive circuit 48, and converts a signal from a print timing sensor 49 into a timing signal obtained via a waveform shaping circuit 50. It is possible to print on a magnetic card 5.

Here, the timing sensor 49 is a light emitting device 49'.
and a light receiving element 49'. print head 44
It consists of a thermal printer or the like and prints certain marks or characters. The print head 44, the drive circuit 48, the sensor 49, and the waveform shaping circuit 50 constitute the printing means 2.

Further, the motor 14 is configured to be driven for multiple rotations by a drive signal from a motor drive circuit 51 that is controlled by the control means 4. Incidentally, the motor 14 is driven without timing based on the signal obtained from the optical sensor 46 through the waveform shaping circuit 52.

The control means 4 is comprised of, for example, a microcomputer system. The microcomputer system includes at least a configuration in which a central processing unit, a storage device δ consisting of a RAM and a ROM, and an input/output port are connected by a pass line. However, the control means 4,
The data written on the magnetic stripe 6 of the magnetic card 5 is reproduced by the magnetic recording/reproducing means l, this is subtracted by the amount of the fare used, the result of the subtraction is stored in the RAM, and the subtracted conjunctiva is transferred to the magnetic card 5. The magnetic stripe 6 is rewritten, and then the printing means 2 is used to write the magnetic stripe 6 again! The configuration is such that the result is printed, and then the optical reading means 3 reads the print result υ to determine whether or not the ridge is printed at the corresponding printing position.

The optical reading section 45 of the optical reading means 3 receives a signal from the light emitting element 45 and the light receiving element 45'' through the decoder 55. The information is input to the i7 control means 4.

The operation of this embodiment, which was performed in the first "11" as described above, is described in the seventh "11".
This will be explained using the flowchart shown in the figure.

In step 5100, it is detected whether or not the card 5 has been inserted into the insertion slot 12. When the card 5 is inserted, this is detected by the optical sensor 46, and the process moves to step 8101. In step 5101, the motor 14 is rotated forward based on the signal from the optical sensor 46 of the control means 4, and the process moves to the next step 5102. If the card 5 is pulled out from the insertion slot 12 by the user, there is no need to perform any further processing, so the process stops at step 5102.

If the card 5 is not removed at step 5IOI, the process moves to step 5103, where data is reproduced using the magnetic recording and reproducing means 1 on the magnetic stripe of the card 5. The reproduced data is used in the control means 4 to determine whether there is any remaining money in step 5104. If there is no remaining money, the card 5 is ejected from the insertion slot 12 in step 5105 and the process stops (step 5106). If there is a balance, proceed to step 5107, for example, reduce the amount equivalent to the fare by 35r, and temporarily record the remaining amount in 1. (Do 1.

Next, the process moves to step 5108, and it is determined whether the card 5 has reached the printing position based on the timing signal obtained through the sensor 49 and the circuit 50. When the card 5 is located at the printing position, the rotation of the motor 14 is stopped.

The print data is then set in the printing means 2 (step 5ilo), and then printed on the magnetic card 5 by the printing means 2 in step 5111.

When printing by the printing means 2 is completed, step 511
2, the optical reading means 3 detects whether printing is done at a predetermined position 7 or not. If printing has not been done at the predetermined position of the magnetic card 5, step 511
Move on to 3.

In step 5113, a printing error signal is sent from the control means 4, and the motor 14 is reversed (step 8114).
, the card 5 is ejected (step 5115) and stopped (step 5116).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 5112 that the printing is in the correct position, the process moves to step 5117. Step 51
At 17, the motor 14 is reversed. Then, the process moves to step 8118, where data of the remaining amount is temporarily stored and written in the magnetic stripe 6 of the magnetic card 5. When this process is completed, the magnetic card 5 is ejected in step 5119. Next, in step 5120, for example, the open signal 53 of the gate 13 is outputted from the control means 4, and in step 5121
Stop at.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to confirm that printing has been reliably performed at a predetermined position on the magnetic card 5, so that the recording quality of the magnetic card 5 is improved, accurate record management is possible, and it is possible to prevent fraud. It is possible to prevent unauthorized use.

In this embodiment, the magnetic card 5 has been described as an example in which it is used in transportation, but of course, this embodiment is not only used in such industries, but also in a system that uses both magnetic recording and printing on a magnetic card. Needless to say, it can be applied to all industries in which it is used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the quality of data recorded on a magnetic card is improved. Also,
According to the present invention, it is possible to check whether or not printing has been performed reliably, so that unauthorized use can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram shown to explain the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram shown to explain the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a card used in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fare payment machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side view showing an enlarged part of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram 1 showing a signal processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart shown to explain the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. 1... Magnetic recording/reproducing means, 2... Printing means, 3...
- Optical reading means, 4... Control means, 5... Card, 6... Magnetic stripe, 11...
Fare payment machine, 12...Card insertion slot, 14...
・September. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A magnetic recording/reproducing means capable of reproducing data on a magnetic stripe provided on a magnetic card and writing data on the stripe, a printing means capable of printing data, and detecting the presence or absence of data printed by the printing means. It is equipped with an optical reading means and a processing means for driving and controlling the operations of the various means mentioned above and processing data, and the processing means applies a certain operation to the reproduced data from the magnetic stripe and transfers the result of the operation to the magnetic stripe. It can be recorded, temporarily stored, and the result of the operation can be printed using a printing means, the printed result can be detected by the optical system reading means, and based on the detection signal, it can be determined whether or not it is printed at a predetermined position. A magnetic card printing record inspection device characterized by being configured as follows.