KR100262891B1 - A disposable rf card vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A disposable RF card dispensing machine is provided, which RF card is such that the information is recorded and read on the card by noncontact method. CONSTITUTION: The disposable RF card dispensing machine comprises a RF card dispensing device(30) comprising a card storing part, a RF antenna board(38) which is set in the delivery path of RF cards(20), reads the RF cards by noncontact method and records the fare information, a RF card dispensing hole which receives the RF antenna board and delivers the RF cards from the card storing part to the dispensing hole(34), and a sensing part which is set the delivery path of RF cards and senses the disorder of the delivered RF card; and a RF card dispensing circuit comprising a main control part which records the fare information to the RF card through the RF antenna board(38) according to the input information from a key input part and a coin treatment part, reads the recorded information, verifies the error of the information, and controls the normal RF card to be dispensed and the abnormal RF card not to be dispensed, and a RF card treatment part which records and reads the fare information on the RF card by noncontact method according to the control of the main control part, and dispenses the RF card when it is normal and does not dispenses the RF card when it is abnormal.

Description

Disposable RF Card Vending Machine

The present invention relates to a disposable RFID card issuing machine, which is to enable the release of the disposable RFID card, especially in the automatic fare collection system (for example, subway gate system, etc.) in which the RF card is used.

A typical form of the conventional toll collection system is a subway system, and the gate device of such a system has a ticket recognition device for recognizing a magnetic media ticket in a rectangular and slim case, and a mechanical transfer for moving the magnetic media ticket from an inlet to an outlet. Device, card recognition device, and the like.

Tickets for passing through such gate devices are used for single-use and flat-rate tickets, and the single-use ticket vending machine is in the form of selling tickets for self-strips.

However, the conventional single-use ticket vending machine as described above has a problem in that it cannot be used in an environment in which the RFID card system is fully used because it cannot be applied to the RFID card by the magnetic strip.

For example, prior patent applications, such as 1996 Patent Application Nos. 96-6854 (contactless wireless recognition credit card system) and 96-33625 (RF debit card system), by the present applicant, applied to the magnetic field signals generated by the card terminal. By doing so, an RF card (RF ticket, an RF credit card, an RF debit card, etc.) in close proximity generates driving energy, and the RFID card transmits various identity data stored in the RF card to the card terminal. According to the information obtained from the form of performing subsequent processing such as payment settlement, the one-time RFID card ticketing machine related to such a system was urgently required.

The present invention provides a disposable RFID card dispenser suitable for use in such a system.

The present invention is an RF antenna substrate that is installed in the transfer path of the RF card to realize the object of the above example, and reads the RF card in a non-contact manner and records the charge information, and the card storage while receiving the RF antenna substrate in the RF card transfer path RF card dispensing unit including an RF card dispensing unit for transferring the RFID card conveyed from the unit to the dispensing port, and a sensing means for detecting an abnormal state of the RF card being installed in the RF card conveying path of the RF card dispensing unit; ; According to the information input from the key input unit and the coin processing unit of the system, through the RF antenna substrate of the RF card ejection device, the fare information is recorded on the RF card and the recorded fare information is read again to verify whether there is an abnormality, or The main control unit controls not to eject the RF card to the outside or the defective card to the outside according to the status input, and the fare information etc. can be recorded and read out without contacting the RF card under the control of the main control unit. It is characterized by a one-time RFID card dispenser which is composed of an RF card release circuit including an RF card processing unit for driving the RFID card to be discharged to the outside and not to the outside when it is not.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be understood in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view showing the main body of the disposable RF card dispenser according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a reference view viewed from the side of FIG.

Figure 3 is a reference perspective view showing the RF card dispensing apparatus of the present invention

4 is a cross-sectional view of main parts of FIG.

5 is a system circuit block diagram related to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram illustrating an RF card release unit in FIG. 3 in more detail.

＊ Explanation of symbols on main part of drawing ＊

10. RF Card Release Circuit 11. Key Input

17. Coin processing unit 18. Banknote processing unit

19. RF card processing unit 19a. RF transceiver

19b. RF Card Antenna 19c. Bad Card Dispenser

19d. Card ejector 19e. Detection means

30. RF card ejecting device 31. Card storage unit

33. RF Card Dispenser 34. Card Dispenser

35,36. Feed Roll 37. Separator

38. RF Antenna Board

1 and 2 show the main body 5 of the disposable RF card dispenser according to the present invention.

Here, the key input unit 11 for inputting the destination and the section, the charge indicator 52 for displaying the entered charges, the guide indicator 53 by the LED matrix, and the user in an abnormal state to the administrator when there is an error in the system. It is equipped with a microphone and a speaker window (59) to inform the development.

The main body 5 is provided with a coin inlet 55 and a change outlet 58, a banknote injector 54, a banknote outlet 57, a card outlet 56 and the like.

3 and 4 show the RF card dispensing apparatus 30 associated with FIGS. 1 and 2.

Here, the card loading portion 31 formed in a form suitable for stacking a plurality of RF cards 20 and one RF card 20 from the card loading portion 31 are withdrawn to the card discharge portion 33. The motor 32 etc. which are conveyed are provided.

In addition, the feed rolls 35 and 36 for transferring the RF card 20 transferred by the driving of the motor 32 from the card inlet to the card ejection hole 34, and the feed rolls 35 and 36. The RF antenna substrate 38 fixedly disposed on the upper part of the field, the sensing means 19e for detecting the RF card 20 installed and transported on the wall of the RF card discharge unit 33, and the RF card ( The card ejection hole 34 for discharging the RF card 20 on the conveyance path of 20) is provided.

In addition, at the ejection portion of the card ejection hole 34, a sorting plate 37 is provided to guide the ejection of the RF card 20 to be ejected to the inner side without ejecting to the outside when there is an abnormality.

In the system, the RF card selling circuit 10 shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is mounted.

The RF card selling circuit 10 includes a key input unit 11 for selecting a destination and a coin processing unit 18 and a bill processing unit for detecting a user's input of bills and coins and discharging change. (17), the operator terminal unit 16 for managing and checking a plurality of disposable RFID card dispenser main bodies 5 at the terminal, the accounting slip printing unit 15 for checking the released contents, and the host system. A communication terminal 14 for computer communication is connected to the main controller 12.

In addition, the main controller 14 includes a passenger information display unit 13 for driving the guide indicator 53 and the fare indicator 52 of FIG. 1, and an RF card processor 19 for loading and discharging the RF card 20. ) Is connected.

In addition, the RF card processing unit 19 shows this in more detail as shown in FIG.

Here, the destination is selected through the key input unit 11, and when the charge is input to the coin processing unit 18 or the banknote processing unit 17, the RFID antenna board 38 installed in the transfer path of the RF dispensing apparatus 33 is recognized. RF card antenna 19b for generating a contactless RF signal for storing charge information and the like on the RF card 20, and an RF transceiver 19a for providing write and read driving signals to the RF card antenna 19b. ) Is included.

In addition, the card circuit driving unit for discharging the RF card 20 to the card ejection hole 34 of the RF card ejecting unit 33 after the write and read operation through the RF card antenna 19b is performed. 19d and the defective card discharging unit 19c for driving the sorting plate 37 for sorting the RF card 20 to be discharged to the outside or falling inside according to the abnormal state signal from the sensing means 19c. It is connected to the main control part 12.

In the present invention having such a configuration, a user inputs a destination or the like through the key input unit 11 through the key input unit 11 in order to select a destination of the disposable RF card dispenser main body 5 as shown in FIG.

Subsequently, when a user inputs a coin or bill corresponding to a destination through a coin inlet 55 or a bill inlet 54, the main control unit 12 of FIGS. 56) while discharging the RF card 20 in which the fare information and the like are recorded, and calculating the fare, if there is any remaining money, discharging the remaining balance through the change change outlet 58 or the bank discharge outlet 57 as in the usual method. Will be.

In addition, when discharging the RF card 20 as described above, one RF card 20 is driven by driving the motor 32 from the card loading part 31 of the RF card dispensing apparatus 30 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. After the withdrawal is provided to the RF card discharge unit 33.

In the RF card discharge unit 33, the RF card 20 passed to the RF card discharge unit 33 when the feed rolls 35 and 36 are rotated by driving the motor through the card discharge unit 19d as shown in FIG. It enters between the card entrance of the RF card discharge unit 33 and the card discharge hole 34.

Thereafter, when the motor of the card ejecting unit 19d is turned off to stop the feed rolls 35 and 36, the RF card 20 temporarily stops between the card inlet of the RF card ejecting unit 33 and the card ejection hole 34. Stay in one condition.

In this state, when the internal antenna of the RF card 20 is induced by generating radio waves from the RF card antenna 19b provided on the RF antenna substrate 38 provided above the transfer rolls 35 and 36, the RF card 20 ) Obtains the driving power and simultaneously stores data corresponding to the destination in the RF card 20 through the main controller 12, the RF transceiver 19a, the RF card antenna 19b, etc. of FIGS. .

At this time, the information storage operation such as the destination by the main control unit 12 is performed by storing the information such as the destination corresponding to the data selected from the key input unit 11 in the main control unit 12 from the memory previously stored. After the data is extracted and sent to the RF transceiver 19a, the RF transceiver 19a transmits the organic wave and information data signal for driving the RF card 19b to the RF card 20 through the RF card antenna 19b. .

The RF card 20 induces its own driving energy by radio waves transmitted from the RF card antenna 19b and stores destination information and the like in the internal Y. pyrom.

In addition, the control unit 12 reads the information stored in the RF card 20 through the RF card antenna 19b, and then transmits the information to the main control unit 19a through the RF transmission / reception unit 19a. After determining whether the information recorded on the RF card 20 is correctly stored, if it is normally recorded, and drives the motor of the card ejecting unit 19d.

When the motor of the card ejection unit 19d is operated, the feed rolls 35 and 36 of the RF card ejection unit 33 of FIGS. 3 and 4 are rotated, and the RF card 20 is transferred to the card ejection hole 34. Will be discharged.

In addition, when the main control unit 12 is a bad card that does not properly store information on the RF card 20, when the motor of the bad card discharge unit 19c is driven, the sorting plate 37 of FIGS. The RF card 20 driven and discharged is guided to the defective card storage unit without being discharged to the outside.

In addition, the main controller 12 detects an abnormal state such as the RF card 20 not being properly transferred via the transfer rolls 35 and 36 of the RF card ejection unit 33 of FIGS. 3 and 4. If detected by the means (19e) is also to drive the sorting plate 37 to prevent the RF card 20 to be discharged to the outside.

In addition, when the RF card 20 is normally discharged through the sorting plate 37 as described above, the user may pick up the RF card 20 through the RF card outlet 56 as shown in FIG. 1.

In addition, the main control unit 12 compares the fare input to the coin processing unit 55 and the banknote processing unit 58 as shown in FIG. 5 with input information such as a destination through the key input unit 11 to display the passenger information display unit 13. The fare indicator 52 as shown in FIG. 1 is used to display the section information and the fare information to the outside, and the information display unit 53 provides the passengers with the communication terminal 14 and the operator terminal 16. It is to display the guide text or system failure status to be specifically informed as text.

In addition, through the microphone and the speaker window 59 of FIG. 1, the user is to tell the administrator of the operator terminal unit 16 in a state that there is an abnormality in the disposable RF vending machine main body 5 and cannot be released. It can be delivered by nurturing.

The present invention can provide a means for releasing a single-use RFID card in the RF card billing system using the RF card can be expected to operate the RF card billing system more effectively.

In addition, the present invention has a toll collection system, such as subway, as an example, but can be widely applied in various service areas and similar systems, such as leisure facilities / theaters / entertainment facilities.

Claims (4)

An RF antenna substrate which is installed in a card storage unit 31 suitable for stacking a plurality of RF cards and a transfer path of the RF card 20, reads the RF card 20 in a non-contact manner and records the charge information. 38) and an RF card dispensing unit for conveying the RF card 20 transferred from the card storage unit 31 to the discharge port 34 while the RF antenna substrate 38 is accommodated in the RF card 20 conveying path. RF card dispensing apparatus 30 including a sensing means 39 for detecting an abnormal state of the RF card 20 which is installed and conveyed in the RF card conveying path of the RF card dispensing unit 33. Wow; According to the information input from the key input unit 11 and the coin processing unit 18 of the system, the charge information is recorded on the RF card 20 through the RF antenna substrate 38 of the RF card dispensing apparatus, and the recorded charge information is recorded again. A main control unit 12 for controlling not to output the RF card to the outside or to output the defective card to the outside depending on whether the abnormality is read or whether the state of the sensing means 19c is inputted, and the main control unit ( According to the control of 12), the RF card processing unit 19, etc., which drives and records the charge information and the like to the RF card 20 in a non-contact manner and discharges the RF card to the outside when it is normal and not to the outside when it is normal. Disposable RF card vending machine, characterized in that the configuration is made in conjunction with the RF card sales circuit 10 including The RF card processing unit (19) of the RF card selling circuit (10) is a destination or the like selected through the key input unit (11) of the system circuit, and then the coin processing unit (18) or the banknote processing unit (17). RF card antenna 19b for generating a contactless RF signal to recognize the charge when the charge is input and to store the charge information on the RF card 20 through the RF antenna substrate 38 installed in the transfer path of the RF discharging device 33. ), An RF transceiver 19a for providing a write and read driving signal to the RF card antenna 19b, and an RF card ejection apparatus 33 after a write and read operation through the RF card antenna 19b is performed. The card ejection unit 19d for driving the RF card 20 to be discharged to the card ejection hole 34 of the) and the RF card 20 are discharged to the outside according to an abnormal state signal from the sensing means 19c. Tremble inside Disposable RFID card dispenser characterized by a configuration including a bad card ejection unit 19c for driving the sorting plate 37 to be sorted out The RF card dispensing unit 34 is installed at the rear end of the RF card 20 conveying path so that the RF card 20 normally passes through the RF card 20 to the outside by the motor of the defective card discharging unit 19c. Disposable RF card dispenser, characterized in that the sorting plate 37 is driven so as not to pass or pass through According to claim 1, wherein the main control unit 12 has a charge indicator 52 provided in the RF card dispenser main body 5 and a guide indicator 53 by an LED (or LCD) matrix for displaying various guide characters. Disposable RFID card dispenser, characterized in that the driving passenger information display unit 13 is connected