JPS63299995A - Record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Objective of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a recording medium such as a Bribay card used in a cashless system.

(Prior Art) As is well known, Bribay cards used in cashless systems are rapidly becoming popular, as can be seen in telephone cards and railway cards, for example. In the case of this type of card, one side is provided with a recording layer that magnetically encodes and records the balance amount of the card, which changes with each use (transaction), and the other side has a recording layer that records events such as illustrations and photographs. Providers (those who provide cards to users) can freely design advertisements for companies or products, and the splendor of these designs is also a contributing factor to the spread of cards. ing.

By the way, in the Bribay cards currently in use, for example, an estimate of the balance (remaining amount) according to the amount used is displayed using a punch hole.

That is, although the usage status of the card can be roughly displayed based on the position of the punch hole, it is not always possible to accurately determine the balance.

Therefore, it is conceivable to print and record the balance on the card itself, which varies depending on the usage amount each time the card is used.

However, even if balances, illustrations, etc. are printed on the surface of the recording layer, the color of the recording layer is black or brown, so it is not possible to print clearly. For example, if the recording layer side is the front side of the card, if you print a balance record etc. on the back side (the other side), there is a risk that the recording amount will decrease. Since the back side cannot be freely used by the provider, the visibility is poor and the card itself becomes simple.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) This invention solves the problem that the recording layer on one side of the card is normally not printed on that surface, and the other side of the card is printed with balance records, etc. This eliminates the problem that the back side of the card cannot be freely used by the provider when the back side of the card is used. The purpose is to provide a highly convenient recording medium that can be used freely by the provider.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The recording medium of the present invention includes a first recording layer in which information regarding transactions is recorded, and a first recording layer in which the details of the transactions are recorded. The second recording layer is provided on the first recording layer.

(Function) By providing a second recording layer on the first recording layer and recording the details of the transaction on this second recording layer, one side of the medium can be used for cargo movement, and the medium The other side can be used freely.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a Bripay card as a recording medium. This prepay card P has a magnetic layer 12 as a first recording layer and a tin vapor deposition layer 13 as a second recording layer on a base material 11 made of, for example, a polyester film.
, and a protective layer 14 are laminated. In this case, the color of the magnetic layer 12 is black or brown, and the magnetic layer 12 is covered with an opaque silver-white tin vapor deposition layer 13.

In the magnetic layer 12, for example, information regarding the use of this card P as a railway card, that is, the fact that this card P is for railway use, the limit on the amount of money that can be used, the amount of money that can be used, etc. is magnetically encoded and recorded.

An opening is formed in the tin vapor deposition Wj13 by applying heat. That is, the tin vapor deposition layer 13 is
When heat is applied, the tin in that area disappears, making the color of the magnetic layer 12 underneath visible. therefore,
By forming dots according to the color of the magnetic layer 12 recognized through the apertures, it is possible to write letters, illustrations, etc. on the tin vapor deposition layer 13.

Further, these magnetic layer 12 and tin vapor deposition layer 13 are provided on the entire surface of one side P1 of the card P, and the other side P1 is provided on the entire surface of the card P.
2 is not provided with anything. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, on one side P1 of the card P, the date of the transaction, the available amount of money (card balance), etc. are displayed in a visible state every time the card P is used. It becomes possible to record, and the other side P2 can be used freely as desired by the provider. Therefore, the magnetic layer 1 of the card P
Printing can be performed on the entire surface of 2.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a card processing device.

That is, inside the housing 21, sequentially from the entrance/exit 21a side,
A conveyance roller 22, a roller 23, a conveyance roller 24, a roller 25, and a conveyance roller 26 are provided, and conveyance paths 27a and 27b are formed by a belt.

27c and 27d are formed. Further, the roller 2
A magnetic head 28 is disposed opposite to the roller 23 with a conveyance path 27c in between, and a thermal head 29 is disposed opposite to the roller 23 with a conveyance path 27d in between.

The magnetic head 28 scans one side P1 of the BriPay card P being conveyed through the conveyance path 27c, reads the information recorded on the magnetic layer 12, and stores the balance (usable amount) in the magnetic layer 12. will be updated. The thermal head 29 applies heat to one side P1 of the Buripay card P being conveyed through the conveyance path 27d.
The date and balance are written on the tin vapor deposition layer 13. In this way, magnetic encoding and balance printing can be performed on the card P from the same side.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. For example, now
It is assumed that the Buripay card P is inserted through the entrance/exit 21a. Then, the card P is transferred to the transport paths 27a, 27b, 27c.
The magnetic layer 12 is transported and passes through the magnetic head 28.
information is read.

Here, based on the information read by the magnetic head 28, it is determined that the card P is for railway use, that it can be used, etc., and when predetermined processing, such as ticket issuing processing, is performed, the card P is processed according to the processing. The amount will be deducted from your card balance. Then, the balance subtracted according to the above processing is supplied to the magnetic head 28.

Then, the card P is sent backward through the conveyance path 2'7c, and at this time the magnetic layer 12 is updated with the new card balance.

When it is determined that this update has been performed correctly, the card P is sent to the conveyance path 27d, and the thermal head 2
9, the date and balance are recorded on the tin vapor deposited layer 13. That is, by applying heat with the thermal head 29 to form an opening in the tin vapor deposition layer 13, the date and balance are recorded in a visible state using characters made up of colored dots of the magnetic layer 12. As a result, the second
As shown in the figure, on the entire surface of one side P1 of the card P, the accurate usable amount of the card P, that is, the balance of the card P, is recorded every time the card P is used, that is, every time the card P is processed.

After that, the card P is transferred to the entrance/exit 21 via the conveyance path 27a.
It is returned to the user from a.

As mentioned above, a tin vapor deposition layer is provided on top of the magnetic layer, making it possible to record magnetic information and record the card balance, which changes with each transaction, on the entire surface of one side (one side) of the card. . This allows the card user to always know the accurate balance of the card, and allows the provider who provides the card to the user to freely use the other side of the card. Therefore, the card can be used as a convenient and easy-to-use card for the user, and the provider can freely design promotions and advertisements on the card, making it possible to use the card as an advertising medium. It can be used as a convenient card with good optionality.

The entire surface of the magnetic layer 12 can be used for any printing,
Cards can be used efficiently.

In the above embodiments, the recording medium is explained using a Buripay card as an example, but it is not limited to this. For example, magnetic strip cards used as cash cards, credit cards, commuter passes, train tickets, etc. It can also be applied to magnetic cards used.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to BuriPay cards for telephones and railways, but can also be applied to cards used for paying tolls on expressways, paying for purchases at supermarkets, or in vending machines for juice, cigarettes, and the like.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to print on the surface of the recording layer provided on one side of the medium, and the provider can freely use the other side of the medium. It is possible to provide a highly convenient recording medium.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a Bripay card showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the Bripay card, and Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a card processing device according to the invention. be. P... Bripay card (recording medium), 11... Base material, 12... Magnetic layer, 13... Tin vapor deposition layer, 14...
Protective layer, 28...Magnetic head, 2...Thermal head. P2 Figure 1

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) It is equipped with a first recording layer in which information related to transactions is recorded, and a second recording layer provided on this first recording layer and in which the details of the transactions are recorded. Characteristic recording media. (2) The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the second recording layer is opened by applying heat. (3) The recording medium according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second recording layer is a vapor-deposited tin film.