JPS6286481A - Card issuing/settling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Technical Field of the Invention) This invention relates to the use of facilities and the buying and selling of goods within certain leisure facilities such as pachinko parlors, vending machine corners, amusement parks, and exhibition halls. The present invention relates to a valuable card issuing and settlement device that can be used for.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Traditionally, customers have been allowed to use these facilities or eat and drink within certain leisure facilities such as pachinko parlors, vending machine corners, amusement parks, and exhibition halls. 2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing goods, etc., methods are used, such as paying cash each time the item is used, or purchasing a ticket in advance and cutting out the ticket and paying each time the item is used. In addition, at leisure facilities such as those mentioned above, there are many opportunities to use these facilities or purchase the listed products within them, so it is troublesome for customers to pay cash each time. When low denomination money such as coins is required, such as in a vending machine, the user must always carry coins or exchange money each time, which is extremely troublesome. Therefore, if you use a ticket, you don't have to worry about that, but if you can't use the full amount for that session, you can't get a refund for the remaining ticket, so the customer has to keep it in a safe place until the next time they use it. This was also extremely troublesome.

On the other hand, it also requires a lot of effort and time for the leisure facility operator to collect the cash or tickets and tally the payments. In particular, in the case of ``Second Notes'' tickets, there was a problem that since the tickets had no expiry date, it would take a considerable amount of time to collect them if customers stopped visiting.

(Object of the invention) This invention was made under the above circumstances,
The purpose of this invention is to enable users to use a valuable card purchased in advance in certain leisure facilities such as pachinko parlors, vending machines, amusement parks, and exhibition halls, instead of using cash or tickets. To provide a card issuance/settlement device which allows the user to purchase products such as food and drink sold at a store and to refund the remaining amount of the valuable card.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention relates to a card issuance and payment device that can be used to use facilities and purchase products, and includes a storage section that stores unused cards and a currency counter that counts the amount of money inserted. a counting means, a selection means for selecting a value to be given to the card issued within the amount counted by the money counting means, and an expiration date setting for setting a predetermined usage limit for the card. means for taking out the cards one by one from the storage unit; and at least the value selected and specified by the selection means and the expiration date set by the expiration date setting means for the taken out cards. and a recording means for recording the card value and an expiry date recorded on the inserted card; A settlement means is provided, comprising a money dispensing means, which dispenses the read value of money when the card is valid, and prohibits the dispensing of the money when the validity period has expired, and is capable of issuing the card and using the card. This allows the remaining value to be settled.

(Embodiment of the Invention) Fig. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a card issuing and settlement device 2 of the present invention, a product vending device using an issued card, and a facility utilization and product buying and selling system using the card by its data management device. An example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor will be described below.

A pachinko parlor has a pachinko card issuing/paying machine 1 that customers use when purchasing a pachinko card 2 that can only be used at this pachinko parlor or paying for the card, and a pachinko card issuing/paying machine 1 that is used by customers to purchase a pachinko card 2 that can only be used at this pachinko parlor. Pachinko ball rental machine 1 (IOA, 1
A product vending machine 100 for products such as 00B, drinks such as juice, and cigarettes, and a data management device 1000 that manages data on usage status such as sales of the pachinko card 2 are installed. One or more pachinko card issuing and payment machines 1 are installed in a pachinko parlor, and issue a pachinko card 2A corresponding to a predetermined amount of money that a customer inserts money in advance to purchase, and also issues the pachinko card 2A that has been issued. 2A is settled and money is paid according to the balance of its value. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a coin slot 11 on the upper right side of the panel surface 10 provided on the front side. A banknote input slot 12 and a display 1B above the banknote input slot 12 are provided to display the input amount, operation instructions for the customer, and the like. Additionally, on the left hand side, there is a predetermined monetary value that the customer wants to issue (e.g. io
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00 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 pl
, 500 yen, 200 yen, 100 yen, etc.) Pachinko card 2
A selection switch 13゜Issued pachinko card 2A
If there is a balance of value after using this pachinko car 12
A payment switch 14, a return switch 15 for the inserted money or pachinko card 2A, and a card issuing insert [117] which is inserted when issuing the L pachinko card 2A and paying the bill is provided below. Further, at the lower right side thereof, there is provided an outlet 18 for changing change and S'f bills to be returned. In addition, this pachinko card issuing payment machine
These devices on the front panel surface 10 can be arranged in any desired arrangement, or can be divided into a plurality of panel surfaces and arranged freely. Here, the pachinko card 2 issued by the pachinko card issuing and settlement device 1 is
As shown in Figures (A) and (B) (Figure (B) shows the XX cross-sectional view), the paper leaf shape is similar to the conventionally widely used cash cards (Quick Card, Punk Card, etc.). It has a rectangular shape, and a magnetic stripe MS for writing, reading, and drying data is layered on a part of the surface. Further, the pachinko card 2 is formed on a substrate 20 made of, for example, hard paper, and a characteristic area CP is provided at a predetermined position on the surface of each pachinko card 2 for writing unique characteristics. There is. the"
On one side, there is an issue code area MN that displays the issuing store code and issuing machine number that issued this pachinko card 2 each time it is issued, and a serial number column CM that displays the serial number of this Guchinoko card 2 issued. , an amount area MV where the amount of money available for use with this pachinko card 2 and its balance are printed, an expiration area M[l where the daily issue and expiry date of this pachinko card 2 are printed, and a payment area of this pachinko card 2. A settlement area EE is provided to display the following. The characteristic data of the characteristic area CP of this drumstick/cocard 2 is, for example, a bar containing a plurality of specific magnetic materials having different coercive forces, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 59-261980 by Mr. The barcode strips 22 and 23 are printed or layered to form code strips 22 and 23, and when the pachinko card is issued from the pachinko card issuing and settlement device 0, the barcode strips 22 and 23 formed on each pachinko card 2 are printed or layered. Characteristic data unique to the card 2 is magnetically read, and the characteristic data is recorded on the magnetic stripe (LS). A mask strip 21 made of an opaque, non-magnetic material is placed over the characteristic area CP on which the barcode strips 22 and 23 are printed. The presence of barcode bands 22 and 23 cannot be recognized. This mask band 21 is connected to the substrate 2
It may be provided so as to cover the entire surface of 0, as shown in Figure 2 (
As shown in A), put two letters (
A column NM in which the pachinko parlor name, etc.) is printed in advance may be provided. The magnetic stripe MS also records the management number of the issuing payment machine that issued the pachinko card. Furthermore, as will be described later, the magnetic stripe MS is provided with an area for recording the balance of value of the pachinko card, the expiration date, etc., which are updated each time the card is used. At the top of the surface of the pachinko card 2, there is provided a name column KN in which the name of the card 2 (in this example, "Pachinko Card") is printed in advance.

A caution column (not shown) is provided on the back side of the pachinko car 12 to display precautions for handling the pachinko card 2. Note that these displays, entry columns, etc. in this pachinko card 2 can be rearranged into any arrangement, and can also be freely arranged by changing the front arrangement.

In order to purchase such a pachinko card 2, a customer inserts coins into the coin slot 111 or bill slot 12 provided at the front of the pachinko card issuing and payment machine 1, and When you operate the selection button 13 corresponding to the amount you wish to purchase while checking the numerical value (amount) displayed on the display device 16 and operation instructions, etc., the amount that can be used with this pachinko card will be displayed in the amount area. On the MV, the issue date and expiration date of this pachinko card are printed in the expiration area respectively, and the above amount, expiration date, number of this pachinko card, etc. are recorded on the magnetic stripe MS, and the information unique to the above characteristic area CP is recorded. The pachinko card 2A with the characteristics recorded thereon is ejected from the card issuing slot 17 of the pachinko card issuing/settlement machine 1.Here, the pachinko card number is transferred from the pachinko card issuing/settlement machine 1 to the pachinko card 2.
Each time an A is issued, it is automatically assigned a sequential number.

Here, Fig. 4 shows the pachinko card issuing and settlement device l.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a pachinko card issuing/reading section of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram showing its control system.

The details will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

When a customer inserts money into the coin slot 11 or the bill slot 12, the money identification device 95 identifies the amount of money inserted, and the value is displayed on the display device 18, and then the customer selects and presses the selection button 13. The amount data corresponding to is RAN92
Read from Therefore, the unused pachinko cards 2B arranged and stacked in the pachinko card storage section 30
are taken out one by one by a pachinko card take-out mechanism 60 disposed at the lower end of the pachinko card storage section 30. The pachinko card 2B sent out from the card take-out mechanism 60 is taken into a pachinko card transport mechanism 40 driven by a motor or the like comprising a plurality of pairs of rollers and two pairs of belts wound around the rollers. A gate 41 is provided at the front end of the transport mechanism 40 to switch the transport path in order to take the settled pachinko card 2C into the storage box 31 at the time of payment. A print stop position detection sensor 83 is provided which is made up of a light emitting/receiving element for optically detecting the pachinko card 2B coming and stopping it at a predetermined position for printing. A printer 50 for printing each of the above data is provided at a predetermined position, and this printer 50
During printing, the transport mechanism 40 is stopped. At the subsequent stage, there is a write head 72 for writing data processed by the control device onto the magnetic stripe MS, and a read head 71 for reading data written on the magnetic stripe MS at the time of payment.
and is provided.

The read head 71 is connected to a magnetic stripe data reading circuit 73, and the write head 72 is connected to a CPU 90 and the like by a pass line 87 via a write circuit 74.

Note that the read head 71 and the write head 72 may be magnetic heads for both read and write purposes, and the arrangement position thereof may also be provided at the front stage of the printer 50. Furthermore, a characteristic detection device 70 comprising, for example, a magnetizing means and a magnetic head is provided at this terminal end to magnetically read the characteristics specific to this pachinko card from the barcode strips 22 and 23. This characteristic detection device 70 utilizes the detection method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 59-281980 mentioned above. At the subsequent stage, a characteristic reading detection sensor 82 consisting of a light emitting/receiving element for optically detecting that a pachinko card has been conveyed to this characteristic detection device 70 is provided. The insertion port 17 has been reached. A shutter 19 is provided inside the pachinko card issuing slot 17 to keep it closed to prevent other pachinko cards from being erroneously inserted while the pachinko card issuing device l is in operation. Inside the opening 17, an insertion/extraction detection sensor 81 is provided, which is a light emitting/receiving element for optically detecting a pachinko card being conveyed or inserted.

After using the pachinko card 2A, if there is a balance of value on this pachinko card 2A and the customer requests to settle it, when the customer inserts the pachinko card 2A into the pachinko card issuing slot 17, Insert the above
The card is detected by the carry-out detection sensor 81, the pachinko card transport mechanism 42 is reversed from the time of issuance, the card is taken inside, the characteristic is detected by the characteristic detection device 70, and necessary data is read, written, printed, and Data writing and printing of "Payment completed" indicating that payment has been completed is performed.Then, the gate switching device 43 switches the gate 41 to the position shown by the broken line in the figure, and the paid pachinko card 2C that is being conveyed is assigned. The coins are brought into contact with each other and dropped into the storage box 31, stacked one after another and stored, and the billed amount is refunded by the coin dispensing device 96.

On the other hand, in the block configuration diagram of FIG. 5, a CPO (microcomputer, etc.) 80 performs overall control, a ROM 91 stores an operating program, which will be described later, and a RAM 92 is used by a staff member. Management data such as "issuing store code" and "issuing payment machine number" that are set in advance using a keyboard (not shown) and stored in the pachinko card issuing and payment machine 1, and each record connected by a pass line 87. Data from the device such as ``amount invested'', ``amount of issued card'', ``settlement amount'', and ``change etc.'' is stored and read out and processed when necessary. In addition, the issue date is measured by a calendar device (not shown), and the expiration date (for example, 1 month) of the pachinko card calculated by the expiration date setting circuit 93 is recorded and printed, and this expiration date is checked at the time of payment. It is now possible to do so. All of the above devices are connected to a CPU 90 via a path line 87, and this CPU 90 performs overall control.

Here, the data recorded in the "-2 RAM 82 is outputted from the data input/output interface 84 to the central data management device 1000 via the pass line 97.

In such a configuration, the operation of pachinko card issuance and payment by the card issuing and payment device of the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When a customer using a pachinko parlor equipped with the card issuing/settlement device of the present invention requests the issuance of a pachinko card and inserts coins into the coin slot 11 or bill slot 12 of the pachinko card issuing/settlement machine 1 (step S1), this issuing payment machine enters the pachinko card issuing fi operation, and cp
In order to prevent the pachinko car 1ζ from being erroneously inserted for payment through the U 90, the pachinko card insertion/export port 17 is closed by the shutter 19 (step S2). On the other hand, the money identification device 95 counts the amount of money inserted and displays it on the display 18 (Step S3). For example, a lamp is displayed on the selection button 13 that can be selected based on the amount of money inserted, so that the customer can select the amount. (Step S4).

Here, to prevent the next customer from inserting money and requesting the issuance of a pachinko card, the money entry slots 11 and 12 are closed by an operator (not shown). Therefore, when the selection button 13 is pressed and the amount is specified (Sten
5), Step S6) of taking out one unused pachinko card 2B from the pachinko card storage section 30, and driving the transport mechanism 40 to transport it. During this conveyance, when the printing stop position detection sensor 83 detects this pachinko card 2B, it stops at a predetermined position +hL, -1- by the printer 50).
"date of expiry" .

After printing the "Available amount of money" etc. in a predetermined field, transport is restarted, and when the L temperature characteristic reading detection sensor 82 detects the 2nd day of this pachinko card, the "-2 characteristic detection device 70 detects the 2nd day of this pachinko card 2B. After reading the unique characteristics, the conveyance mechanism 40 is reversed to return the pachinko card 2B, and the read characteristic data is recorded on the magnetic stripe MS together with the above-mentioned data (step S7). Therefore,
While opening the shutter 19 (step S8),
The conveyance mechanism 40 is reversed again and the pachinko card 2A with the value recorded is issued from the pachinko card insertion/exit port 17 (step 5I3). Then, the amount inserted is greater than the amount recorded in the issued pachinko car 12A,
If there is change (step SIO), coin ejection device 8
6, the change is thrown out from the money outlet 18 (step Sll), and if there is no change in step SIO of 1-, the above management data and "input amount J, r (6th line card amount", "change", etc.) are input. data is output to the central data management device 1000 (step 512).Then, the money slot 11.12 is opened (step S13), and the process returns to step S1 to prepare for the next customer.

Here, in step S5 above, when the customer presses the return button 15 in an attempt to cancel the purchase of the pachinko card (step S14), the J-marked coin slot 11.1
2 and the card insertion outlet 17 (step S15), the inserted money is returned from the money outlet 18 (step 516), and the process returns to step S1 to prepare for the next customer.

On the other hand, after the customer purchases a product etc. as described later using the pachinko card 2A issued in this way,
If this pachinko card 2A has value remaining and you wish to settle it, insert the pachinko card 2A into the pachinko card insertion/exit port 17 (step 320).
When the insertion/exit detection sensor 81 provided inside the pachinko card insertion/exit port 17 detects the tip of the inserted pachinko card 2A, the pachinko card issuing/disbursing machine 1 enters the payment operation, and the next customer To prevent users from incorrectly inserting a pachinko card for payment or incorrectly inserting money when requesting a pachinko card to be issued.
As mentioned above, the money slot 11, 12 and the card slot 17
are closed together (step 521). And the CPU
The conveyance mechanism 40 is driven in the opposite direction via the pachinko card 90 to convey the pachinko card 2A into the interior. During this transportation, the unique characteristic data recorded in the characteristic area CP of this pachinko card 2A is transferred to the characteristic detection device 7.
Management data such as the above [Bachinoko card number] and [2] expiration date written on the magnetic stripe MS by the L marking head 71.
, ``Balance 1.J-Various data such as temperature characteristic data are read (step 522).
Characteristic data read from P and L magnetic stripe MS
-L
:The authenticity of this pachinko card 2A is checked via the CPU 90 within the "validity period" (
Step 523). Then, if this pachinko card 2A is "true" and "valid" (step S24),
Displaying the remaining amount written on the magnetic stripe MS on the display 16 (step S25),
The read balance is temporarily stored in the RAM 92 (step 92B), and if the pachinko card 2A is not "true" and "valid" in the step S24, an attendant is called for processing (step S27).

Then, when the customer presses the checkout button 15 (step 32
8) The money dispensing device 86 returns the remaining amount from the coin dispensing port 18 (step S29), and the printer 50 prints the "payment method" on the pachinko card 2A.
At the same time, the write head 72 prints a symbol etc. indicating the magnetic stripe MS (step S30).
, , h, the gate switching device 43 is driven to switch the gate 41, and the pachinko card 2C of the settlement method is collected into the storage box 31 (step 531). Along with that,
The data is output to the central data management device via the data input/output interface 94 (step S32), the data temporarily stored in the RAM 92 is erased (step S33), and the money slot 11, 12 and card slot are 17 (step 534), and returns to step S1 to prepare for the next customer. Here, in the above step S28, when the customer presses the return button 15 in order to cancel the purchase of the pachinko card (step S35), the J-card insertion exit 17 is opened (step 83B), and the card insertion exit 17 is opened. Return the pachinko card 2A (step S37),
Open the money slots 11 and 12 (step 938).
) Return to step S1 and prepare for the next customer.

On the other hand, a method of purchasing pachinko balls or the above-mentioned products from the pachinko ball rental machines 100A, 100B or the product vending machine 100 for juice, cigarettes, etc. using the pachinko card 2A issued in this way will be described below. Here, pachinko ball rental machines 100A, 10
The only difference between 0B and the product vending machine 100 for products such as juice and cigarettes is whether they sell pachinko balls or products, so below we will explain how to use the product vending machine 100 for products such as juice and cigarettes. do.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the front panel surface 110 of the product vending machine 100 for products such as juice, food, drinks, and cigarettes that can use this pachinko card 2A, and FIG. 7 is a block configuration diagram showing its control system. It is. This product vending machine 100
has much in common with the pachinko card issuing and payment machine 1 described above in its configuration and control system, and FIG. 6 is shown in correspondence with FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is shown in correspondence with FIG. are indicated by adding "l" to the beginning of the reference numeral.

This product sales 100 can use both the pachinko card 2A and cash, and the cash product sales mechanism is the same as a general vending machine. To explain the difference between a general vending machine and the pachinko card issuing and payment machine 1 described above, as shown in FIG. A wooden shelf 119 is provided for displaying products, and an outlet 120 for taking out the sold products is provided at the bottom thereof.

Then, the product is dispensed by the product dispensing device 121. Therefore, in such a configuration, the operation of selling products using a pachinko card will be explained in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Using the pachinko card 2A issued as described above, the customer inserts the pachinko card 2A into the pachinko card insertion exit 117 in order to purchase a product. When the provided insertion/exit detection sensor 181 detects the tip of the inserted pachinko card 2A, the product vending machine 100 enters the selling operation, and the next customer mistakenly inserts a pachinko card or coins to purchase the product. In order to prevent
2 and card insertion slot 11? (Step 5IOI). Then, the transport mechanism 1
40 is driven to transport the pachinko card 2A into the interior. During this transportation, this pachinko card 2
The unique characteristic data recorded in the characteristic area CP of A is read by the characteristic detection device 170, and -
Management data such as the above-mentioned "pachinko card number" written on the magnetic stripe MS and various data such as the above-mentioned "expiration date", "balance", and the above-mentioned characteristic data are read by the head 171 (step 5t). (12)
Then, the CPU 190 is compared with the characteristic data read from the characteristic area CP and the characteristic data read from the magnetic strip drive MS, and depending on whether the pachinko card number read above corresponds to the issuance law number. The authenticity of this pachinko card 2A is checked through the pachinko card 2A (step 5103).

Then, if this pachinko card 2^ is "true" (step 5104), this pachinko card 2A is checked via the cpui9o according to the "expiration date" written in the magnetic stripe MS, and if it is within the expiration date. (Step 5 IOB), displays the remaining amount on the display 11B (Step 5107), and displays the product vending machine 1.
Compare the lowest selling price of products sold for 0.00 with the above balance, and if there is a product that can be purchased with this balance (step 310
8) For example, a selection button 11 that can be selected depending on the remaining amount
3 to prompt the customer to select the product (step 5109). On the other hand, if this pachinko card 2^ is not "true" in step 5I04, the attendant is called and processed (step 5105). Then, when the customer presses the selection button 1 or 3 for the product to be selected (Step 5Lio), the product dispensing device 121 dispenses the selected product from the product dispensing port 120 (Step 5Lio).
ill), the remaining amount after subtracting the amount of the sold product from the remaining amount recorded on the pachinko card 2A is re-recorded on the magnetic stripe MS by the write head 172;
Further, the printer 150 prints the amount in the amount area MV and displays the updated remaining amount on the 1-mark display 116 (step 5112). Then, compare this updated balance with the lowest selling price of the products sold by this product vending machine 100, and if there is a product that can be purchased with this balance and this pachinko card 2A can still be used ( Step 5113) Outputs the amount of the sold product and the updated balance of the pachinko card 2A to the central data management device 1000 (Step 5 IIEI
). Here, in step 5 IOB, if the "expiration date" of this pachinko card 2A has expired, the display 1113 displays an indication that "expiration date has expired" (step 5115), and in step 311B, it displays that the pachinko card 2A has expired. However, in step 9108, if the balance recorded in this pachinko card 2A is insufficient.

And in step 7 5113, if the updated balance is insufficient, you will not be able to purchase products with this pachinko car 12A.
B is instructed to "settle" the balance as described above (step 5114), and then proceeds to the data processing in step 9116. Also, Step 51
10, when the customer presses the return button +15 in an attempt to cancel the purchase of the product (step S11''/)
, or when the data processing is completed in the above step 3116, the card insertion exit 117 is opened [first step 5118], and the card insertion exit +17 is opened.
Return the second pachinko car 12A (step 5119)
, the money input r1111, 112 is opened to ``1'' (step 5120), and the process returns to step 510 (l) to prepare for the next customer.

On the other hand, since this product vending machine lOO can purchase products with cash as described above, in step 5100,
When you insert money instead of the pachinko card 2A into the coin slot 111 from the bill slot n112 (step 5L21
), this product vending machine 100 enters the product sales operation using cash, and in order to prevent the pachinko card from being erroneously inserted via the CPU 90, the -1- shutter II8 is activated.
Close the pachinko card insertion/export port 117 by
Step 5122). On the other hand, the currency identification device 195 is -1
- Count the entered amount, display it on the display 11B, and perform the product sales process in the same way as in a general vending machine (
Step 5123), the money insertion slot 111 and card insertion exit 117 that were opened during this sales processing process are opened (step 5124), and the process returns to step 5100 to prepare for the next customer.

Although the embodiment of the product vending machine 100 has been described here, the pachinko ball rental machines 100A, 100
In B, a pachinko ball exit is provided in place of the product outlet 120, and pachinko balls can be rented out in exactly the same manner as the product sales described above.

All data regarding sales from the Pachico card issuing and payment machine 1 and the product vending machine 100 will be managed by the central data management device 1000.

In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the substrate material of the pachinko card 2 was made of paper, but the material is not limited to this, and any non-magnetic material such as synthetic resin may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the card issuing and payment machine of the present invention was applied to a pachinko parlor, but the invention is not limited to pachinko parlors.

It can be used for card sinutem in certain leisure facilities such as amusement parks and exhibition halls.

(Effect of 95 Lights) As described above, according to the cart issuing and payment device of the present invention, it can be used at drumsticks, /ko stores, and vending machine corners.

At certain leisure facilities such as amusement parks and exhibition halls, you can use the t-purchased value card to use the facility instead of cash or tickets, or to purchase food and other products sold on the 1st floor of the facility. There is no need to always carry low-denomination currency such as coins, or to pay double charges each time. Also, after using this valuable card, if there is any remaining amount on this card, it can be refunded, so please keep the remaining amount that could not be used for that time like a ticket so that it will not be lost until the next time you use it. There is no need,
Very convenient. On the other hand, for business owners, all data is managed by a central data management device, so there is no need to collect and tally accounts later like in the case of cash or tickets. There is no need to assign staff. Furthermore, since this card has an expiry date, it has the advantage of increasing customer turnover.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a card issuing, product sales, and card payment system using the card issuing and payment device of the present invention, and FIG. Figure (B) is a sectional view taken along the line X-x, Figure 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the front panel of an embodiment of the card issuing and settlement device of the present invention, and Figure i4 is a diagram showing an example of the card issuing and settlement device of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system showing an embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 6 and 7 are mechanical diagrams showing an example of a product vending machine used in the present invention and its control. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of purchasing a product by the product vending machine used in the present invention. 1... Card issuing and settlement device, 2.2A, 28.2G.
...Pachinko card, 10,110...Front panel,
11,111... Coin slot, 12,112... Bill slot, 13,113... Selection button, 14...
Payment button, 15,115...Return button, 1θ, 1
16...Display unit, 17,117...Card insertion/outlet, 20...Card board, 21...Mask band, 2
2.23...Barcode belt, 40,140...Card transport mechanism, 41,141...Gate, 50,150
...Printer, 80...Ejecting mechanism, 70, 17
0...Characteristic detection device, 71,171...Read head, 72,172...Write head, 80,81,8
2,83,180.181,182,183...Detection sensor, 90,190...CPU, 91.191...
・ROM, 92,192...)iAM, 93
...Expiry date setting circuit, 94,194...Data input/output interface, 95,185...Money identification device, 98,198...Money dispensing device, 97,197...
・Pass line, 188...Expiration date check circuit,
+00, 100A, 100B...Product sales device, 1000...Data management device. - and . To (nu.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] a) A storage section storing unused cards, a money counting means for counting the amount of money inserted, and a card issued within the amount counted by the money counting means. a selection means for selecting a value to be given to the card; an expiration date setting means for setting a predetermined usage expiration date to the card; a card extraction means for taking out the cards one by one from the storage section; b) recording means for recording on the card at least the value selected and designated by the selection means and the expiration date set by the expiration date setting means; b) at least the value recorded on the inserted card; a reading means for reading the value and expiry date of the card; and a reading means for checking the expiration date, and dispensing the read value of money if the expiration date is valid, and dispensing the money if the expiration date has expired. A card issuing and settlement device comprising: a settlement means consisting of a money dispensing means that prohibits the above operations;