JPS6270096A - Holder for integrated circuit card - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an IC card holder used when carrying a plurality of IC cards for different purposes, such as cash cards or credit cards.

[Conventional technology and delivery points] Recent years have been called the cashless era, and by using cards issued by credit card companies, it has become possible to purchase products without having to handle cash. . Conventionally, plastic cards, embossed cards, magnetic striped cards, and the like have been generally used as the above-mentioned cards, but these cards are easy to forge due to their structure, and unauthorized use has become a problem. In order to solve these problems, information cards, so-called IC cards, have recently been developed that incorporate an IC circuit that stores a PIN number, etc. into the card so that the PIN number cannot be read easily from the outside. . This IC card has the advantage that it is difficult to forge, has excellent confidentiality, and can store a large amount of information. However, when actually conducting transactions using the above-mentioned IC card, it is necessary to use an IC card installed at a bank or store.
After an IC card is inserted into a card terminal and a personal identification number is entered to confirm the authenticity of the card and the card holder, a predetermined processing operation is performed.

Here, since the above-mentioned IC card generally requires a separate card for each different financial institution, a cardholder who has transactions with five or six financial institutions, for example, should have as many IC cards as the number of financial institutions. Must be. In this case, it is possible to consider how to centrally manage IC cards that store a large amount of important information, but even if they are stolen,
A safe card management method is desired that will never allow unauthorized use.

[Object of the invention] This invention was made in view of the above problems.
To provide an IC card holder capable of collectively managing a plurality of IC cards without any of the cards being used illegally even if the cards are stolen.

[Summary of the Invention] That is, the IC card holder according to the present invention is provided with: ■ a card slot for individually storing several IC cards, and a card lock mechanism for locking the IC cards stored in the card slot; , IC for each of the above
When the correspondence between the randomly designated IC card and the secret information entered by key entry is confirmed, the designated IC
This device is configured to release the card from being locked by the card locking mechanism of the card slot in which the card is stored.

[Embodiments of the invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of the IC card holder. This card holder is designed in the shape of a notebook, for example, and has a power switch 11 and a key input section 1 on one side that can be opened.
2. The display section 13 has individual IC cards 21 (four cards 21a to 21) as shown in FIG.
d) Card slots 14a to 14d for storage and connection terminals 15a to 15d for electrical connection with each connection terminal 22 of the stored IC cards 21a to 21d.
is provided. The key input section 12 includes a numeric keypad,
Along with calculation keys such as function keys, slot designation keys 16a to 16d and IDI, ID2 keys, 17
．． It is equipped with 18.

The slot designation keys 16a to 16d are used to select the IC cards 21 stored in each of the card slots 14a to 14d.
Among a to 21d, when specifying an arbitrary card, it is operated to specify its slot No., A-D. For example, if you operate the key 16a and specify card slot A, the IC card is selected. 21a will be selected. The IDI key 17 is the slot designation key 1.
IC cards 21a to 2 specified and selected by 6a to 16d
1d from the card slots 14a to 14d, and the ID2 key 18 is operated to confirm the stored information of any of the IC cards 21a to 21d specified and selected by the slot designation keys 16a to 16d. This key 17 or 18 is operated after the password key corresponding to one of the IC cards 21a to 21d selected by the slot designation keys 16a to 16d is input. Here, the above-mentioned PIN number is a unique code stored in advance in each of the four cards 21a to 21d, and is a unique code stored in each of the four cards 21a to 21d.
It is inputted from the key input unit 12 as the correspondence confirmation number of the specified IC card designated by a to 16d. That is, for example, when a password corresponding to the designated IC card 21a is input using the key input section 12, this number data is transmitted to each connection terminal 1.
5a, 22 into the card 21a, and this number data is compared with a password stored in advance in the card to determine whether or not it is compatible.

Next, FIG. 3 shows the vertical cross-sectional configuration of the IC card 21 stored in the card holder. In the figure, 21 is the IC card, and when it is stored in the card slot 14, the connection terminal 15, the connection is made, and the card lock machine! The solenoid 1 is activated, the lock pin 32 protrudes, and the IC card 21 is inserted into the slot 1.
It is designed to be locked and stored inside 4.

Next, the circuit configuration of the card holder shown in FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 4.

In the figure, 41 is a pass line, and this pass line 41
includes a system control section 42, a system ROM 43, an input control section 44 that controls the key input section 12, and a display section 13.
A display control section 45 and a calculation section 46 are connected thereto. Further, a slot storage section 47, a card lock control section 48, and an interface control section 49 are connected to this pass line 41. The slot storage section 47 stores the slot No., A-D specified by the slot designation keys 16a to 16d of the key input section 12, and the specified slot data stored by the slot storage section 47 is It is read by the lock control section 48 and the interface control section 49 as necessary.

Then, the card lock control section 48 selects any one of the card slots 14a to 14d based on the specified slot data stored in the slot storage section 47, and controls the card lock mechanism 31 thereof. On the other hand, the interface control section 49 also controls each connection terminal 15a based on designated slot data stored in the slot storage section 47.
15d to control the interface with the IC card 21 stored in the designated card slot 14.

A terminal circuit constituted by the system control section 42 to interface control section 49 receives power supply voltage from the built-in battery 51 via the power switch 11 and the power supply control section 50.

Driven by vDD.

Next, the operation when the IC card holder configured as described above is used to take out an arbitrarily designated IC card or confirm the stored information of the designated IC card is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. This will be explained with reference to a flowchart.

First, when the power switch 11 of the card holder is off, the IC cards 21a to 21d stored in all the card slots 14a to 14d are locked by their respective card lock mechanisms 31, and the It is in the stored state as shown in the figure. here,
In step A1, the cardholder turns on the power switch 11, and then in step A2, the cardholder turns on the power switch 11.
Any card among the IC cards 21a to 21d,
In other words, the card slot 14a in which the card you want to use or the card whose internal storage information you want to check is stored.
14d NO, A-D, slot designation keys 16a-1
Specified by 6d.

In this case, the IC card 2
Card slot 1 of slot No.B where 1b is stored
Assuming that slot No. 4b is specified, the slot No. B is stored in the slot storage section 47 via the input control section 44. Then, in step A3, the cardholder selects the IC stored in the specified card slot 14b.
Key-in the password for the card 21b. The password data obtained by this key input is temporarily stored in the input control section 44, and the process then proceeds to step A4, where either the IDI key 17 or the ID2 key 18 is selectively operated. Here, the cardholder selects the designated IC card 21b.
When the user selects the IDI key 17 in order to take out the card and use it, the process proceeds to step A5, where the IC card holder moves to a card lock release processing operation.

FIG. 6 shows the card lock release processing operation when the IDI key 17 is selected and operated. First, in step B1, the IC card holder locks the key input stored in step A3 in FIG. The password data corresponding to the designated IC card 21b is taken out from the input control section 44, and is passed through the connection terminal 15b selected by the interface control section 49 based on the designated slot number and B stored in the slot storage section 47. It is transmitted to the IC card 21b stored in the card slot 14b. Then, the IC card 21b receives the PIN data entered by the key input, compares this key input data with the PIN data stored in the card in advance, and determines whether or not the two numbers match. If it is confirmed that the above comparison number data match, the IC card 21b
sends an OK signal to the cardholder based on the determination that the cardholder who keyed in the secret number is the true cardholder. Then, in step B3, the system control unit 42 of the card holder determines whether or not the signal sent from the IC card 21b is an OK signal.
If it is determined that the OK signal has been transmitted from 1b, the process proceeds to step B4, and the card lock control unit 48 locks the card of the designated card slot 14b based on the slot numbers and B stored in the slot storage unit 47. Mechanism 3
1 to release the locked state of the IC card 21b. As a result, the lock bin 32 of the card lock mechanism 31 is pulled in the direction shown by arrow a, and only the IC card 21b in the card slot 14b can be taken out. Display section 13
An OK message is displayed for the specified IC card 2.
The card holder is notified that the card 1b can now be removed. In other words, if the card owner is a true cardholder, he or she can use any specified IC card among the plurality of IC cards 21a to 21d stored in each card slot 148 to 14d.
Only the C card can be taken out from the card slot.

Furthermore, if the result of the comparison of the PIN numbers by the IC card 21b is N (No) in step B3, and the OK double signal is not received, it is determined that the person who entered the PIN key is an unauthorized card owner. Based on this, the process proceeds to step B6, where an error message is displayed on the display unit 13.

That is, if the owner of this card holder is an unauthorized card holder, each card slot 148 to 14
The card lock mechanism 31 (d) will never be unlocked unless the true PIN number is known, so even if the card holder is stolen, the card will not be easily used fraudulently. do not have.

On the other hand, in step A4 in FIG. 5, if the cardholder selects and operates the ID2 key 18 to check the stored information in the designated IC card 21b, the process proceeds to step 86, and the IC card holder Shifts to card data display processing operation.

Therefore, according to the IC card holder configured in this way, not only can four IC cards 21a to 21d be functionally stored and collectively managed, but also the IC card holder can be used only by the cardholder himself. It becomes possible to specify and extract.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a card slot for individually storing a plurality of IC cards and a card lock mechanism for locking the IC card stored in the card slot are provided. ” When the correspondence between the IC card arbitrarily designated for each IC card and the secret information entered by the key is confirmed, the card is locked by the card lock mechanism of the card slot in which the designated IC card is stored. Since it is configured to release the lock state, even if the card holder is stolen, it is possible to manage multiple IC cards at once without any unauthorized use of the cards. Become.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram showing an IC card holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing an IC card stored in the above-mentioned IC card holder, and FIG. 3 is an external configuration diagram showing the above-mentioned IC card holder. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the IC card holder in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 is a flowchart showing a card lottery release function. 12...Key input section, 13...Display section, 14a-1
4d... Card slot, 15a-15d... Holder side connection terminal, 16a-16d... Slot designation key, 17... IDI key, 18... ID2 key, 21
a to 21d... IC card, 22... Card side connection terminal, 31... Card lock mechanism, 32... Opening/link pin, 42... System control unit, 44... Input control unit, 45...Display control unit, 47...Slot storage unit, 48...Card lock control unit, 49...Interface control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card slot for individually storing a plurality of IC cards, a card lock mechanism provided in each of the card slots, and a key for specifying any IC card among the plurality of IC cards and inputting its secret information. an input section; a means for determining whether the secret information inputted by the key input section corresponds to the designated IC card; and a correspondence between the secret information inputted by the key input section and the designated IC card; An IC card holder characterized by comprising means for releasing the card lock state by the card lock mechanism of the card slot in which the specified IC card is stored when the designated IC card is confirmed.