JPS6394367A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to simplify a tabulation processing for a various kinds of transactions using a card of limited value, and to reduce cost, by constituting a device so that the card in which an information layer is provided, and the card using plane paper can be used in parallel. CONSTITUTION:A card processor 1 is constituted of a card processing machine incorporating an insertion/ejection mechanism part 3 provided with a card which inserts and ejects the card having the information layer on which the various kinds of information of a toll road are recorded or printed, and the card of plane paper, at an end part on one side, and also, performs the insertion and ejection of the card, and information reading and recording part 4 which reads a bit of information recorded on the information layer of the card, or records the bit of information on the information layer, and a printing part 5 including a thermal print head which prints a required bit of information on a thermosensitive layer part consisting of the information layer of the card, and an information processing machine consisting of a control part 6 which controls the whole of the device, and an arithmetic part 7 which performs the tabulating calculation of the bit of information recorded on the card, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a card processing device that efficiently processes information on cards used for passing through toll passages and using various means of transportation.

(Prior Art) For example, in a ticket processing device that verifies card-shaped passes (for example, magnetic cards) on F1 roads, the passes owned by individual users are quickly processed. However, in order to process the tally data of a large number of passes, this pass ticket processing device is connected online to a host computer, and the tally process, printing process, etc. are performed on the host computer side. In this case, a magnetic card or the like having the same structure as a pass ticket is often used to output the tally results.

As a result, the overall configuration of the pass ticket processing system becomes complex and expensive, and the unit price of the card used to output the tally results is high, and the presence of the pre-print section on this card makes it difficult to print out the output. There are problems with format restrictions and difficulty in interpreting the aggregated results.

Further, in card-shaped ticket issuing machines in various transportation facilities such as Japanese National Railways, the tally results are printed out using a journal printer or printed out on the same paper as the ticket. Therefore, in this case as well, there is a problem that the cost required to process the tally results increases.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device that can simplify the processing of tally results and reduce costs. It is something to do.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving Problems) The card processing device of the present invention includes a card provided with an information layer for recording and printing predetermined information, and a plain paper card compatible with this card. It has a function to insert and eject at any time, a function to read and write recording and print data in the information layer, and a function to process the record and print data of the card and print the result on a plain paper card. It is composed of

(for production) The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

When a large number of cards having information layers on which predetermined information is recorded and printed are sequentially inserted into this device, the information recorded and printed on the information 1 convex for each card is read by the reading function of this device. This information is then aggregated.

Then, necessary data based on the read information is loaded into each card, and the card is immediately discharged.

Further, when a plain paper card is inserted into this device, the results of the aggregation processing are printed out on this plain paper card, and then this plain paper card is ejected.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

The card processing device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a card exit 2 for inserting and ejecting a card 10 having an information layer for recording or printing various information for toll roads as described later and a plain paper card 11. It has an insertion/ejection mechanism section 3 at one end, which inserts and ejects the card 10 and the plain paper card 11, and reads information recorded on the information layer of the card 10 or records information on this information layer. The necessary information is printed on the information reading/recording section 4 including a character reading section for recording information, a vii head, and the heat-sensitive layer portion constituting the information layer of the card 10, and the necessary information is printed on the plain paper card 11. a card processing machine 20 incorporating a printing section 5 including a thermal print head for printing, and a control section 6 for controlling the entire device. A calculation unit 7 that performs aggregation calculations on the information recorded on the card 1. Information including a display section 8 for displaying calculation results, etc., a keyboard 9 having various keys such as a numeric keypad and an end button 9A, and a recording section 6A for recording information read by the information reading/recording section 4 or the calculation processing results. The processor 21 is configured to include a processor 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card 10 has a heat-sensitive layer formed on the back side, and a side pre-printed layer 12 and a magnetic recording layer 13 formed on the front side. It has an information layer composed of a magnetic recording layer 13, and is formed into a predetermined shape as a rest.

Then, on the printed layer 12, the amount 9 and the date of issue are written in advance.

Character information such as the entrance point is printed, and the magnetic recording layer 13
Magnetic information corresponding to the above-mentioned character information is recorded in advance. In addition, below the printing layer 13, there is a month 9 indicating the usage status.
A print column 4 for printing information such as the date, date, balance, etc. is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the plain paper card 11 is formed using plain paper into the same shape as the card 10, that is, a shape that is compatible with the card 10, and has various items shown on the surface thereof. The total data will be printed.

Next, the operation of the apparatus having the above structure will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 showing the operation of this apparatus.

First, an attendant who receives a card from a user of a vehicle passing through the toll passage inserts the card 10 into the card person exit 2 (ST1). Then, this card 10 is taken into the card processing machine 20 by the insertion/ejection mechanism section 3, and this card 1
It is determined whether 0 is normal or not (Sr2). When it is determined that the card 10 is not normal, the insertion/ejection mechanism section 3 performs an ejection operation and returns to the initial state. On the other hand, when the card 10 is determined to be normal, the information reading/recording section 4 reads the character information printed on the printing layer 12 and the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic recording layer 13 (Sr1. Information such as Sr1>, entrance point, amount of money, etc. is sent to the calculation section 7 and storage section 10 via the control section 6.

The calculation unit 7 calculates the toll based on the information such as the entrance point and amount and the exit information determined in relation to the installation point of this device (5T5), and stores the calculation result in the storage unit via the control unit 6. 6A as well as information reading/recording section 4 and printing section 5.
send to

Thereafter, the calculation unit 7 takes in the various information and calculation results stored in the storage unit 6A at any time under the control of the control unit 6, and aggregates the data (Sr7). On the other hand, the information reading/recording section 4 that has received the calculation results reads the card 1 using a magnetic head.
The contents of the magnetic recording layer 13 of 0 are rewritten into history information including the remaining amount, etc., and the printing unit 5 which has taken in the calculation results prints the month, date, exit, etc. using a thermal print head on the printing column 4.

History information such as the remaining amount is printed (Sr6).

The card 10 that has undergone such processing is ejected to the card exit 2 by the insertion/ejection mechanism section 3 (Sr.
1). Certain institutions that operate above (e.g. 6 hours, 12 hours)
time, day, etc.) is executed repeatedly.

Eventually, when the end stage is reached, if the processing of the card 10 is to be continued, the initial state is returned, but if there is a change in staff, the end button 9A is pressed (Sr1.5T1
0).

Then, a tally card, that is, a plain paper card 11
When the plain paper card 11 is inserted into the card exit 2 (ST11), the plain paper card 11 is taken into the card processing machine 20, and the total data stored in the storage section 6A is then processed under the control of the control section 6. is sent only to the printing unit 5, and as a result, characters representing the tally results such as the lane number, work code, number of vehicles, amount of money, shortfall, end date, etc. are printed on the surface of the plain paper card 11 as shown in FIG. (ST12>.

Thereafter, the plain paper card 11 is ejected to the card inlet/outlet 2 (ST13>).

Through the above series of operations, each card 10 is processed and the total data is printed on the plain paper card 11 5! ! ! The reason,
Simply and without using a host computer etc.
This can be achieved at low cost.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, in addition to the case described above, the counting process for a large number of cards 10 can also be carried out after pressing the end button.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case of a card used for a toll road was explained, but in addition, a case of a card used for a toll road was explained.

It can also be applied to cards for various means of transportation such as ships and airplanes, and for commuter passes.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to provide a card processing device that can perform aggregation processing of various transactions using a card with an amount of money in a simple manner and at a low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a card with an amount of money.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a plain paper card for tabulation, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device. 1... Card processing device, 3... Insertion/ejection mechanism section, 4
...Information reading/recording section, 5...Printing section, 7...Calculating section, 8...Display section, 10...Card, 11...
Plain paper card. Figure 2

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A function for inserting and ejecting a card equipped with an information layer for recording and printing predetermined information and a plain paper cart compatible with this card at any time, and reading and writing recording and printing data on the information layer. What is claimed is: 1. A card processing device characterized by having a function of performing the above processing, and a function of processing the recording and printing data of the card and printing the result of the calculation on a plain paper card. (2) The card processing device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is selected from toll road traffic and price information, commuter pass section and price information for public transportation, and the like.