JPS62145358A - Card refueling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To complete a posttreatment rapidly at an another service station even when an oil card before the posttreatment is returned to a customer improperly by writing the service station code of the service station on the oil card after a pretreatment. CONSTITUTION:On the refueling card, the code of the service station where refueling has been performed is written when the pretreatment is finished. Therefore, a transaction processor decides, when the refueling card is inserted into a card reader/writer 21, whether the service station code is stored or not at the storage area of the refueling card. And when it is decided that the service station code is stored and also said code is of another service station, the service station code is displayed on a display machine 25. In this way, a clerk judges the refueling card as the one before the posttreatment is completed, and communicates to the another service station, and receives a posttreatment data, such as an updated residual oil quantity, etc., and completes the posttreatment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (AlTechnical Field) This invention relates to a card refueling system using a refueling card that stores the amount of gasoline, etc., for which a fee has been paid in advance. process(
related to smooth handling in the event that post-processing) is not performed.

To) Summary of the Invention The refueling card management system according to the present invention stores the refueling station code of the refueling station on the refueling card that has been preprocessed at the refueling station, and when the refueling card is accepted, The fuel station code written on the card can now be read. If you accept a refueling card before after-treatment, and the refueling station code stored on that card is the refueling station code of another refueling station, it means that the refueling card has not yet undergone after-treatment from the previous refueling. Recognize. Further, in this case, by displaying the fuel station code, it is possible to immediately know which gas station did not undergo post-processing.

(C1 Prior Art and Its Disadvantages) Currently, there is a card refueling system using a refueling card that has been proposed as a refueling system using a card.

The refueling card used in this system is one in which a customer pays in advance a price equivalent to a certain amount of gasoline, and the amount of oil is stored as the amount of remaining oil. In a refueling system that uses this refueling card, preprocessing such as card authentication and card data buffering is performed when refueling starts, and after refueling is completed, the remaining oil amount is rewritten to a value obtained by subtracting the current refueling amount. This is for post-processing.

By the way, in a typical gas station, a plurality of measuring machines are installed to measure the amount of fuel to be filled, and at least one external reader/writer, which is an attendant terminal device into which the fuel card is inserted, is installed, or more than one measuring machine is installed. A small number of weighing machines are installed, and one external reader/writer is configured to handle transaction processing for multiple weighing machines (the weighing machine, the external reader/writer, and the weighing machine installed in the gas station store) (The transaction processing device is comprised of a POS terminal device that controls the machine and the external reader/writer.) Therefore, the external reader/writer must accept refueling from another weighing machine while the one weighing machine it is in charge of is refueling.

For this reason, the outer reader/writer is configured to temporarily eject the fuel card inserted at the start of refueling after the pre-processing, and to accept reinsertion for post-processing after refueling is finished.

However, at gas stations, many fuel cards are received from customers at the same time, so it is easy to distinguish between fuel cards before pre-processing, fuel cards that have been pre-processed and before post-processing, and fuel cards that have been post-processed. isn't it. Since the post-processed refueling card has completed the transaction and should be returned to the customer, there is no problem if the staff member returns it to the customer. Additionally, even if the pre-processed refueling card is returned to the customer, there is no problem as it is before the transaction, and the customer will be returned the refueling card before refueling, so the staff will be informed of this and the transaction will be completed without any hindrance. It is possible that this will be done. but,
If the staff member mistakenly returns the pre-processed fuel card to the customer, the gas station will no longer have the fuel card from which to deduct the amount of fuel filled, and the transaction will be interrupted midway, making it impossible to record sales. was there.

In addition, the refueling card is in the middle of a transaction and has undergone preprocessing completion processing (for example, memorizing the contents indicating the end of preprocessing and printing the refueling date), which has the disadvantage of making it impossible to use it in the future. Ta. However, in this case, since the fuel card is returned to the customer after refueling, the customer may leave without realizing that the fuel card remains unprocessed (before post-processing).

+d) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides that even if a pre-processed refueling card is mistakenly returned to a customer, the refueling card that has not undergone post-processing at another refueling station to which the refueling card was brought is provided. To provide a card refueling system capable of quickly completing a transaction that has been delayed by displaying a place code and quickly making the refueling card available for transactions.

Structure and effects of the te1 invention This invention is constructed as follows.

A fuel card having a remaining oil amount storage area in which the amount of oil corresponding to the amount paid in advance is first recorded is issued to the customer.

At each refueling station where refueling is to be performed, preprocessing is performed, including processing to accept the refueling card at the start of refueling and read the amount of remaining oil stored in the remaining oil amount storage area, and then the refueling card is temporarily discharged. After refueling is completed, a new amount of remaining oil is calculated by subtracting this amount of refueling from the amount of remaining oil, the refueling card is accepted again, and the remaining oil amount storage area is rewritten to the new amount of remaining oil. A transaction processing device will be installed to perform post-processing including.

In such a card refueling system, the refueling card is provided with a refueling station code storage area, and the transaction processing device stores the code of the refueling station where the transaction processing device is installed during the preprocessing. A fuel station code writing means for writing in the area, and when the accepted fuel card has completed pre-processing but has not yet been post-processed and the fuel station code stored on the card is not the fuel station code of the own store, the fuel station code is A means for displaying a location code is provided.

By configuring as described above, according to the present invention, even if a refueling card is returned to a customer without post-processing at the time of refueling, the refueling station where the refueling card is brought in for the next refueling, etc. In this transaction processing device, it is possible to display the gas station code stored in the gas station code storage area, that is, the code of the previous gas station where post-processing was not performed. Based on this display, the staff at this gas station can contact the previous gas station by telephone or the like to obtain data such as the amount of refueling at the time of the previous refueling, and perform post-processing by manual input. As a result, a transaction that was delayed at a previous gas station can be quickly completed, and a fuel card that was unusable before post-processing can be quickly made usable.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a card refueling system which is an embodiment of the present invention. This system consists of multiple fueling stations A, one center B, and the fuel card (fourth
(see figure).

A POS terminal device 1 is installed inside the store of gas station A, and outside the store where refueling is performed, there is an outside reader/writer 2 for operation by the refueling staff.
and a plurality of measuring machines 3 for measuring the amount of refueling are installed. Said PO3 terminal device 1. The external reader/writer 2 and the weighing machine 3 correspond to the transaction processing device of the present invention.

The POS terminal device 1 includes a CPU 5, which is a control device, and an R, which is connected to the CPU 5 and stores programs and the like.
OM6. RAM where card data buffer etc. are set
7. Control keyboard 8, display 9. Card reader/writer for reading/writing control data etc. 10. Printer 11 that prints out tally sheets, etc. Center B via Fronbidisk 122 line where the transaction data file is set.
A communication control unit 13 for communicating with. A weighing machine controller 14 for controlling the weighing machine 3 and an interface 15 for controlling the external reader/writer 2 are installed.

On the other hand, the center B includes a center computer 16 which is a control device, and a communication control section 17 connected to the center computer 16 and for communicating with the POS terminal device 1. Storage device 18 where the mask file is set. printer 19
and a display 20 are installed. The mask file stores the sales status of each fuel station A, the usage status of all issued fuel cards, and the like. These data are updated by the sales data file.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the refueling card 4. As shown in FIG. This refueling card is sold at the above-mentioned refueling station A, etc., and is sold at a price that is approximately the same as the amount of oil that can be filled. For example, a refueling card is sold that allows you to refuel 200β for the price of 2001 gasoline.

The figure is an external view of the refueling card 4, and the card surface has a magnetic stripe 40 on which the card number, amount of remaining oil, etc. are recorded.
A printing field 41 is also provided for printing information such as refueling history using this refueling card.

FIG. 2B is a partial configuration diagram of the magnetic stripe 40. The magnetic stripe 40 has a card number (area 40a) which is the issue number of this refueling card.

Card expiration date (area 40b), oil type (area 40b)
C) and the amount of remaining oil (area 40d) are recorded. Note that the oil type is regular gasoline.

It indicates the type of high-octane gasoline or diesel oil, etc., and is coded and recorded. In addition, the remaining oil amount is the number of liters of oil that can be refueled with this refueling card, and at the time of card purchase, its face value (for example, 200 G) is recorded. Each time the pre-processing is completed at a gas station, the code of the gas station is written in the area 40e. A gas station code storage area is set.

Further, in the printing field 41, the card number 1 issue date, expiration date, face value oil amount, etc. are printed when the card is issued, and the date, oil supply amount, and remaining oil amount are printed every time the card is refueled.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the outer reader/writer 2. As shown in FIG. An operator control panel is installed on the front of the device. On this operation panel surface, there is a display 25. Keyboard 22. Printer 23. A card reader that accepts the refueling card 4/
A writer 21 and a card reader 24 are installed into which conventional credit fuel cards are scanned. The keyboard 22 includes a weighing machine selection key 220 for selecting a weighing machine.
, a product selection key 221 for inputting sales products. It has a numeric keypad 222 for manually inputting the sales quantity and a function key 223 for setting the operation mode.

When refueling using the refueling card 4, the staff member who received the customer's refueling card inserts the refueling card into the card reader/writer 21 and uses the metering machine 3 for refueling! Press the i-machine selection key 220 to select.

After this, the refueling card is temporarily ejected. This is so that other fuel cards can be accepted during refueling, and a plurality of weighing machines 3 can be managed with one external reader/writer 2. When the refueling card 4 is reinserted after refueling is completed, the slip is printed, the data stored in the magnetic stripe 40 of the refueling card 4 is updated, and the printing field 41 is updated.
Printing is performed. The ejected slip and refueling card 4 are handed over to the customer by the clerk, and the transaction is completed.

FIG. 5 is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM 7, and is a diagram showing an input/output buffer. When a refueling card is inserted into the card reader/writer 21 of the external reader/writer 2, the card data is stored in the input/output cover via the interface 15. The entrance/exit cover sofa has a card number storage area (area 1: hereafter, [Area M i J
is called rM i J. ), expiration date storage area (M
2), oil type storage area (M3), remaining oil amount storage area (M
4), which corresponds to the stored contents of the magnetic stripe 40 of the card 4. In addition, the refueling amount storage area (M5
) is an area for storing the amount of refueling sent from the measuring machine 3 that measured the amount of refueling. A new remaining oil amount is calculated by subtracting this oil supply amount from the remaining oil amount stored in the remaining oil amount storage area (M4), and this new remaining oil amount is stored in the area M4 again.
to be memorized.

Remaining oil amount data (
Area 40d) is updated with the data of area M4 (post-processing).

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section of the POS terminal device 1. As shown in FIG. Step nl (hereinafter, step n
i is simply called ni. ), it is determined that the refueling card 4 has been inserted into the card reader/writer 21 of the external reader/writer 2, or the process waits until the refueling completion signal is received from the weighing machine 3 at n18.

When the refueling card 4 is inserted and the operation progresses to n2 or below based on the judgment of nl, the magnetic stripe 4 of the inserted refueling card 4
Read the data of 0 (n2) and set the expiration date (area 4
0b), it is determined whether the card is valid or not based on the amount of remaining oil (area 40d), etc. (n3). At this time, the fuel station code storage area (area 40e) is simultaneously read to determine whether a gas station code has been written (n4). These data are stored in input/output buffers (Ml to M4),
It is distinguished from the buffering data of other refueling cards by the card number. If the card is valid and the fuel station code is not stored, it is determined that this fuel card 4 has been inserted for pre-processing before starting refueling, and the process proceeds to the pre-processing operations from n5 onwards.

At n5, the selection of the weighing machine 3 by pressing the weighing machine selection key 220 is accepted, and a refueling permission signal is output to the weighing machine 3 selected at n5 via the weighing machine controller 14 (
n6). Next, write the code of this gas station in the gas station code storage area (area 40e) of the inserted gas card 4 (n7), and print the date of refueling in the printing field 41 on the front of the card (n8). This refueling card 4 is ejected (n9). The card determined to be an invalid card in n3 is directly ejected (n22), and after the refueling card is ejected in n9, until this refueling card is reinserted for post-processing.
The outer reader/writer 2 can accept other fuel cards.

If the gas station code is stored in the gas station code storage area (area 40e) of the inserted gas card 4, n.
Based on the judgment in step 4, the process proceeds to nlO, and it is judged whether the code is the code of the store itself. If it is the fuel station code of your own store, this fuel card was once ejected after the above pre-processing operation and reinserted for post-processing, so refueling by the selected weighing machine 3 has been completed. If you judge that there is (
nil), proceed to the post-processing operation below n12. If refueling is not completed, it is assumed that post-processing cannot be performed yet, and the refueling card 4 is ejected.

In n12, the remaining oil amount storage area of refueling card 4 (area 4
0d) is updated to the new residual oil amount storage area (
M4: Rewrite to the contents of (see n20 below) (n12)
, print the refueling amount and remaining oil amount in the print column 41 (n13), and clear the gas station code storage area (area 40e) (
n14), and eject the refueling card 4 (n15).

On the other hand, if the gas station code stored in the gas station code storage area (area 40e) is not the code of the own store, the process proceeds to n16 based on the judgment of nlo, and the gas station code is displayed on the display 25. In other words, when the fueling station code is displayed on the display 25, it means that the inserted fueling card 4 was returned to the customer without post-processing at the filling station where the filling station code was displayed. Can be recognized by staff. After confirming this display, the staff member contacts the gas station by telephone or the like and receives post-processing data such as the amount of refueling and the new amount of remaining oil. If these data are manually input by the staff member (n17), the process proceeds to the post-processing operations from n12 onwards. As a result, post-processing of the previous refueling will be performed by this transaction processing device. Data regarding this sales is sent to the center computer 16 and compiled as sales at the gas station where the fuel was actually refueled.

If the refueling completion signal is received from the weighing machine 3 at n18,
The amount of refueling sent from the measuring machine 3 is stored in the refueling amount storage area (M5) corresponding to the input/output cover sofa of the corresponding refueling card.
), calculate a new remaining oil amount by subtracting this oil supply amount from the remaining oil amount stored in area M4 of the buffer, and then store this new remaining oil amount in area M4 again. (n20), and the sales slip is printed using the printer 23 (n21).

n7 corresponds to the gas station code writing means of the present invention, and n1
6 corresponds to the means for displaying the gas station code of the present invention.

In this way, according to this card refueling system, by storing the refueling station code on the refueling card 4 after pre-processing, even if the refueling card before post-processing is returned to the customer by mistake, the next refueling When you take the fuel card to another gas station and insert it, the gas station code of the previous gas station where post-processing was not performed is displayed on the transaction processing device (outer card reader/writer 2) at that gas station. can be done.

As a result, this gas station can contact the previous gas station, and the transaction that was suspended before post-processing can be completed. As a result, the previous gas station can record the sales, and the fuel card, which was unusable before post-processing, can now be used.

In addition, refueling cards returned to customers without post-processing will be
If it is inserted into an external reader/writer at the same gas station for the next refueling, the process directly proceeds to the post-processing operation from n12 onwards. After this treatment, a pretreatment operation for refueling may be performed.

In addition, in this system, after the post-processing is completed, the gas station code stored after the pre-processing is cleared (erased), so the gas station code is not stored during the processing stage of the gas card (after the post-processing). It is possible to determine whether the card is before processing or after post-processing (before pre-processing), which also has the advantage of saving the effort of key-in to set pre-processing or post-processing when inserting the card.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the PO8 terminal device installed at each filling station in the card refueling system which is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the card refueling system, and Fig. 3 is the above-mentioned FIG. 4 (A1.
(B) is a diagram showing the appearance of the refueling card of the card refueling system and the configuration of its magnetic stripe, and FIG. 5 is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM of the POS terminal device. 8- Gas station, B- Center, 1- POS terminal device, 2- External reader/writer, 3- Weighing machine, 4- Fuel card, 40- Magnetic stripe.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A refueling card possessed by the customer and having a remaining oil amount storage area where the amount of oil corresponding to the amount paid in advance is initially recorded; and a refueling card installed at each refueling station that accepts the refueling card at the start of refueling. After performing preprocessing including at least a process of reading the remaining oil amount stored in the remaining oil amount storage area,
This refueling card is once ejected, and after refueling is completed, a new remaining oil amount is calculated by subtracting this refueling amount from the remaining oil amount, and the refueling card is accepted again to save the remaining oil amount storage area to the new remaining oil amount. a transaction processing device that performs post-processing including at least a process of rewriting the amount of oil; and a card refueling system, wherein the refueling card is provided with a gas station code storage area, and the transaction processing device performs the transaction processing at the time of the preprocessing. a gas station code writing means for writing a code of a gas station where the device is installed into the gas station code storage area; A card refueling system comprising: means for displaying a refueling station code when the refueling station code located at the store is not the refueling station code of the store itself.