JPS63145584A - Method for setting data of data card or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily store and preserve the comparatively small quantity of data by breaking a data set line while exerting external force to a data card or the like with the data set line provided thereon in advance. CONSTITUTION:Seven character segments 22a-22g applying plastic deformation are partitioned onto a board 20a by print or the like in advance and collected as a numeral 8 shape. Then data setting lines 23a-23g made of an electric conductive material are provided to cross the character segments 22a-22g. In setting a data, for example, in desiring 2 to the 2nd digit, the external force is exerted from the rear side of the board 20a to the front side at the character segments 22b-22d, 22f and 22g of the board 20a to make the character segments project toward the front. As a result, the data setting lines 23b-23d, 23f and 23g crossing the character segments are broken. Thus, no complicated circuit to set the data is required and the data is set simply.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a data setting method for a data card, for example.

(Conventional Techniques Il?> Conventionally, in electronic circuits such as IC cards, data transmission cards, or microcomputers, semiconductor memory elements such as read-only memory (ROM) have been used as means for storing and retaining data required. There are two methods: a method using a small switch called a dip switch (hereinafter referred to as the latter), and a method using a small switch called a dip switch.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the former case, although it is suitable for storing and retaining a large amount of data, when storing and retaining a relatively small amount of data, - Most of the storage area of the element is unnecessary. This reduces economic efficiency, and furthermore, checking the stored data requires
Once electrically read out, it must be translated logically, which requires a circuit, which complicates the circuit configuration.

In addition, in the latter case, data is set by turning on and off the circuit, but since the circuit is turned on and off mechanically, there is a limit to miniaturization and thinning. Not suitable for data cards, etc. Moreover, the amount of data that can be set with one switch is too small.
In the case of several dozen pieces of data, several switches are required, which poses a problem in that the number of parts increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method that solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and allows a relatively small amount of data to be easily stored and stored.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The gist of the present invention is to apply an external force to a data card or the like on which a data setting line is provided in advance to break the data setting line.

(Function) Therefore, according to the data to be set, an external force is applied to the part where the data setting line is provided, and the data setting line is broken to set the data. is no longer necessary, so the above! 111 problems can be completed.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of an IC card in which the data setting method according to the present invention is used.

This IC card is used to identify livestock, etc.
As will be described later, identification data can be recognized visually from the outside, and this identification data can also be output wirelessly or the like.

The power generation section 1 generates the electrical energy necessary for the IC card, and uses, for example, a solar cell. The electrical energy generated from the power generating section 1 is supplied to each section described later, and the surplus is stored in the power storage section 2. This M electromagnetic device 2 is constituted by, for example, an alkaline storage battery.

3 is an optical signal receiving element, 4 is a vibration signal receiving element, and 5 is an electromagnetic signal receiving element, each of which receives an access signal transmitted to the IC card from the outside.

The optical signal receiving element 3 is an optical/electrical conversion element such as a photodiode, and the vibration signal receiving element 4 is:
For example, a device such as a microphone that detects vibrations of the air, ultrasonic waves, etc. is used as the electromagnetic signal receiving element 5. For example, a coil or antenna tuned to electromagnetic waves of a specific frequency, or a magnetic detection element such as a Hall IC is used. is an input signal analysis section, which includes the above-mentioned optical signal receiving element 3. The received signals from the vibration signal receiving element 4 and the electromagnetic signal receiving element 5 are input, and it is analyzed and determined which input signal is the source, and if it is a predetermined input signal, the content is output to the calculation unit 7, which will be described later. It is something to do.

The calculation section 7 reads the data from the data setting section 8 in response to the input signal from the input signal analysis section 6, performs necessary calculation processing based on this data, and outputs the result.

The output signal of the calculation unit 7 is input to the output signal conversion/drive unit 11 (described later), and when an external device (not shown) is connected to the connector 10, a predetermined signal is input to the input/output signal interface unit 9. format and can be sent directly to external devices. At the same time, signals are also input from external equipment to the above-mentioned arithmetic unit 7 via the input/output signal interface 9 as required.

The data setting section 8 is a section in which predetermined data is set by the method according to the present invention.
g and digit sense lines 298 to 29d to the arithmetic unit 7 described above.

The output signal conversion/drive unit 11 converts the input signal from the calculation unit 7 into a predetermined signal format such as serial or parallel, and drives the optical signal output element 12 and vibration output element 13 according to this output signal. It is. Further, the signal converted into a predetermined signal format is sent to an oscillation unit 14 that generates electromagnetic waves.
is also entered.

As the optical signal output element 12, for example, a light emitting element such as a semi-grooved body is used, and as the vibration output element 13, for example, an ultrasonic oscillator, a speaker, etc. are used.

On the other hand, the oscillator 14 generates an electromagnetic wave signal, superimposes the signal input from the output signal converter/driver 11 on this electromagnetic wave signal, and outputs the resultant signal via the antenna 15 or the electromagnetic signal output element 16.

The antenna 15 is designed to be hung around the neck of a domestic animal or the like, and also serves as a neck strap.

This antenna 15 is connected to an IC card via a detachable snap connector 7.

That is, the receptacle 17a side of the snap connector 17 is provided on the IC card, and the jack 17b side is provided on the antenna 15 side.
A matching coil 18 is provided between them. The electromagnetic signal output element 16 uses a coil, for example, and outputs an output signal by converting it into changes in magnetic lines of force. The external appearance of this IC card is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the IC card has a structure in which a film sheet 19 on which main electronic circuit parts are mounted is sandwiched between plastically deformable substrates 20a and 20b from both sides.

The film sheet 19 has the above-mentioned if& portion 2. Vibration signal receiving element 4, input signal analysis section 6, calculation section 7, input/output signal interface section 9. Output signal conversion/drive section 11. Vibration signal output element 13, oscillation section 14, and matching coil 18
is provided.

On the substrate 20a, the above-mentioned power generation section 1, optical signal receiving element 3, optical signal output element 12. Electromagnetic signal receiving element 5. A data setting section 8 and an electromagnetic signal output element 16 are provided, respectively. Further, the connector 10 is sandwiched between the substrates 20a and 20b and is exposed to the side surface.

Further, a plurality of slits 21 are formed in the portions of the substrate 20a corresponding to the positions where the vibration signal receiving element 4 and the vibration signal output element 13 described above are provided, thereby facilitating the transmission of vibration signals.

The data setting section 8 described above is provided in a recess formed in the substrate 20a to protect the set data. Details of this data setting section 8 are shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, a substrate 20 on which a data setting section 8 is formed
For example, a is made of a member having plastic deformability and insulation properties, such as a plastic film. The display of data on this substrate 20a is based on so-called segment display. That is, on the substrate 20a, seven character segments 22a to 22g to which plastic deformation is applied are partitioned in advance by printing or the like, and are gathered in a figure-eight shape.

In the case at the left end of the figure, no plastic deformation is performed at all.

In other words, the data is not set.

(Hereinafter, this part will be referred to as the 1st digit, and the parts where data is set in the same figure will be referred to as the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th digits.) Data setting lines 23a-23g made of a flexible material are provided by etching or the like so as to cross each character segment 22a-22g.

One ends of these data setting lines 23a to 23g are also made of a conductive member, and are connected by two coupling pieces 24a and 24b provided on the substrate 2Oa and a connecting line 25, and are electrically conductive. On the other hand, data setting lines 23a to 2
The other ends of 3g are connected to data bit lines 26a to 26g, respectively, via diodes 4o.

The diode 40 is provided to prevent each digit from electrically interfering with each other when data is read by the arithmetic unit 7 described above. In addition, the data bit lines 26a to 26
g is common to each digit to be set and is on the data setting line 23a.
23g, it is made of a conductive member and is provided on the back surface of the substrate 20a. Then, the data setting line 2 mentioned above
Data bit lines 26a to 26g corresponding to 3a to 23g
are connected by so-called through holes and are electrically conductive. And this data bit line 26a
26g are connected to the arithmetic unit 7 described above. The aforementioned character segment 22 of data setting lines 23a to 23g
The following processing is performed on the part crossing the lines a to 22g so that the data setting lines 23a to 23g can be easily broken when plastic deformation is applied to the substrate 20a.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the data setting line 23
A plurality of notches 27 are formed on both sides of a to 23g. Further, the deformation durability of the conductive members of the data setting lines 23a to 23g is selected to be smaller than that of the substrate 20b. Therefore, when this portion is plastically deformed and unevenness is formed, the data setting lines 23a to 23g are in a broken state as shown in FIG. 3. Incidentally, instead of forming the notches 27 as described above in the data setting lines 23a to 23g, a plurality of grooves 28 are formed in the thickness direction of the data setting lines 23a to 23g as shown in FIG. 2(b). You can also do it.

29a to 29d are digit sense lines, and data setting lines 23a to 29d are digit sense lines.
Like 23g, it is made of a conductive material and is connected to the aforementioned coupling piece 24b of each digit. Further, the other ends of the digit sense lines 29a to 29d are connected to the arithmetic unit 7 described above.

In the above configuration, when setting data, for example, if you want to set 2 in the second digit as shown in FIG. 1, the character segment 22b of the board 20a.

The substrate 20a is placed in the portions 22c, 22d, 22f and 22g.
Applying an external force from the back side to the front side of the character segment 22
The portions b, 22 c, 22 d, 22 f, and 22 g are made to be convex toward the surface side. this is.

Character shapes are prepared in advance and the process is carried out by so-called embossing or the like. This results in character segment 22b.

Data setting lines 23b, 23c, 23d, 23f and 23g that cross 22c, 22d, 22f and 22K are broken. In this embodiment, the third digit is set to 9, and the fourth digit is set to 3, which are set in the same manner as described above.

Next, electrical processing of data set in this way will be explained.

Identification of the setting data is performed sequentially for each digit in the arithmetic unit 7 described above. That is, for the first digit setting data, conduction/non-conduction between the digit sense line 29a and the aforementioned data bit lines 26a to 26g is controlled by each data bit line 26a to 26g.
Detect each time sequentially.

For the second digit setting data, select the digit sense line 29b, and connect this digit sense m29b and data bit lines 26a to 26a.
6g, each data bit line 26a~
Detection is performed sequentially every 26g. Thereafter, for the third and fourth digits, the only difference is that the digit sense lines 29C and 229d are selected, and otherwise the process is the same as for the first digit. Therefore, if the conductive state is "1" and the non-conductive state is "0", each setting data will be identified as shown in Table 1.

Table 1 In Table 1, the data bit line 26a is designated as dl, and numbers are given in the following order, and the data bit line 26g is designated as d7.

The data identified in the calculation unit 7 is input to the output signal conversion/drive unit 11, and is converted into a predetermined signal to drive the optical signal output element 12 and the vibration output element 13 in accordance with the input data, and the optical signal is converted into a predetermined signal. It is output to the output element 12 and the vibration output element 13. Further, the output signal of the output signal conversion/drive section 11 described above is also input to the oscillation section 14 and the antenna 1
5 or the electromagnetic signal output element 16, the signal is outputted as an electromagnetic wave or converted into a magnetic change or the like.

A second embodiment of the data setting section 8 is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, it is possible to set data for katakana characters and some kanji characters with a relatively small number of strokes.

In Figure 6, the leftmost data setting part is the first digit,
If the right end is the 4th digit, the 1st digit indicates the wiring condition in substance.
The second and subsequent digits are each shown in the form of an electrical connection diagram.

A data setting area 30 for setting data is defined in advance on the substrate 2Oa. Data setting lines 31a to 31n and 31p are provided within this data setting area 3o by etching or the like as in the first embodiment.

The arrangement of these 31a to 31n and 31p is the data setting area 3.
If katakana etc. are set within 0, the data setting line 31a
The breakage patterns of ~31n and 31p have been experimentally determined to be specific for each set of katakana, etc. and.

One ends of these data setting lines 31a to 31n and 31p are connected to data bit lines 26a to 26n and 26p provided on the surface of the substrate 20aIX through a diode 40 and a through hole formed at one end. Further, the other ends of the data setting lines 31a to 31n and 31P are connected by a communication line 25 provided on the back surface of the substrate 20a through a through hole, and are electrically connected to each other. Note that the connection line 25 exactly coincides with the partition of the data setting area 30.

Furthermore, a digit sense line 29a is connected to this connection line 25. Also, the data setting line 3 in the data setting area 30
A plurality of notches 27 as described above are formed in the portions 1a to 31n and 31p.

Therefore, data setting to the data setting area 30 is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and as a result, the data setting line 31a
.about.31n and 31p, the portion marked with x shown in FIG. 6 will be broken.

Next, regarding the processing of the setting data in the calculation section 7, this is also basically the same as in the first embodiment, so only the identification results are shown in Table 2.

A specific numerical value represented by is identified. In the same table, the data bit line 26a is designated as dl.

Increase the index number in the following order, and set data bit line 2.
6 p tr, dos. Furthermore, the conductive state corresponds to t 1 re and the non-conductive state corresponds to "Q It."

In this embodiment, since 15 data setting lines 31a to 31n and 31p are used, data can be identified by conducting or not conducting each data setting line 31a to 31n and 31p.

Theoretically, 2+5=32768 data settings are possible.

Based on the data identified by the calculation unit 7 as described above, <IC
The functions of other circuit parts within the card are similar to those in the first embodiment, and their explanations will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the data setting section 8 is provided with concavities and convexities so as to form characters that can be determined from the outside, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be encrypted, for example. Further, punching may be performed without forming irregularities.

7 and 8 show various application examples using the data setting section 8 described above. Below, they will be explained in order.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 32 denotes a data card, which has a data setting section 8 having the same configuration as described above and is used as a type of memory in the 9 circuit 33. The data setting card 32 has only the data setting section 8 formed thereon, and no other parts such as integrated circuits are mounted thereon. A protrusion 34 is formed in the vicinity of one of the rectangular substrates 20a along the long axis direction. This protrusion 34 is provided with a plurality of connection terminals 35 that come into contact with pins 38a of a data card connection connector 38, which will be described later. The connection terminal 35 is a conductive member formed into a thin film by a method such as etching, and is electrically connected to the data setting section 8 via a connection line (not shown).

An integrated circuit 37a is mounted on the circuit board 36 of the two-way one circuit 34.
, 37b, etc., a plurality of data card connecting connectors 38 are provided, and this data card connecting connector 38
The protruding portion 34 of the data card 32 described above is inserted into the circuit 33, and the data card 32 is used as a read-only storage element in the circuit 33.

In FIG. 8, a data card 32' has a structure in which a film sheet 19' on which, for example, a data conversion circuit, etc. are formed, is sandwiched between two substrates 20a and 20b. The figure shows an example in which the data card 32 is used as an electronic key in a hotel or the like.

A data setting section 8 is formed in a concave shape at the center of the substrate 20a. Further, a portion of the substrate 20b corresponding to the data setting section 8 is also formed in a concave shape. The data setting unit 8 set on the substrate 20a is electrically connected to the circuit of the film sheet 19' described above via a connection line (not shown).

Further, a circuit connection portion 39 is formed at one end where the substrates 20a and 20b are joined. This circuit connection portion 39 is provided with a connection terminal 35' made of a leakage thin film.

In use, the circuit connection portion 39 is inserted into a connector (not shown) of a device using this data card 32, as described above.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, since the data setting line is broken by applying an external force to the data card, data setting can be easily performed without requiring a complicated circuit for data setting. In addition, data setting lines are arranged on a member having plastic deformability, and unevenness is formed on the data card so that when the data setting line is broken, the unevenness constitutes a character, and furthermore, this character represents setting data. If so, the setting data can be easily confirmed from the outside, and an external device for decoding the setting data is not required. Furthermore, since it can be seen at a glance whether the data is in the setting section or not, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as erroneously setting data on a card on which data has already been set. Furthermore, since the structure is simple, an inexpensive data card can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an IC using the data setting method according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a data setting line of the data setting section of the card; FIG. 3 is a broken state of the data setting line of the data setting section of the card. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the IC card using the data setting method according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the same IC card, and FIG. 6 is the same as above. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the data setting section in the IC card according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the data card using the data setting method according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention. 8...Data setting section, 23a-23g...Data setting line, 26a-26n, 26p...Data bit line, 2
9a to 29d...digit sense lines, 31a to 31n, 31
P...Data setting line.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A data setting method for a data card, etc., characterized in that an external force is applied to a data card, etc. on which a data setting line is provided in advance to break the data setting line. 2. 2. A data setting method for a data card or the like according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the data card or the like where the data setting line is provided is made of a member having plastic deformability. 3. 3. A data setting method for a data card or the like according to claim 2, characterized in that the data setting line is broken by forming irregularities on a member having plastic deformability. 4. 4. A data setting method for a data card or the like according to claim 3, wherein the unevenness constitutes a readable character, and the character represents data set by a data setting line.