KR100944254B1 - Portable mobile handset including card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention comprises: an IC card insertion unit comprising an IC card insertion hole and a recognition module having an IC card recognition function; A magnetic card insertion unit comprising a magnetic card insertion hole and a recognition module for performing a magnetic card recognition function; A card member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a size and a width corresponding to the size and width of the IC card insertion hole, including an IC card insertion hole in the upper part of the LCD panel of the front surface of the terminal body, and a magnetic card in the upper portion of the IC card insertion hole. It is provided with an insertion hole, the magnetic card insertion hole and the IC card insertion hole is formed at the front of the terminal body at the same time to ensure the identification of the LCD panel and the password security of the user while the card member is coupled to the IC card insertion hole It is characterized by.

According to the portable mobile communication terminal provided with the card recognition unit according to the present invention, through the card inserted into the IC card insertion port serves as a sun visor role or a security role, the user can intuitively recognize the card insertion site Has

Card Reader, Magnetic Card, Smart Card, IC Card Insert, Chamfer, Tilt

Description

PORTABLE MOBILE HANDSET INCLUDING CARD READER}

The present invention relates to a portable payment terminal, and more particularly, a card reader having a card reading function, that is, a magnetic card recognition unit and an IC card recognition unit are both formed on the front surface of the terminal, thereby increasing user convenience. At the same time, the present invention relates to a portable payment terminal that can maintain security, provide convenience of card insertion, secure the stability of a card inserted in a recognition unit, and increase identification power of a card.

 With the development of electronic communication technology, wired and wireless communication electronics have been released for various uses and functions. For example, there are mobile communication terminals (aka mobile phones) and game machines for providing personal convenience, and POS terminals, industrial PDAs, and the like exist for industrial / commercial use.

In particular, the industrial communication electronic device recognizes the information present in the magnetic or IC of the card and has a function such as card payment and acquisition of specific information, in contrast to providing a function of communicating conversation and message information in a personal communication electronic device. There is a kind of main function and it is called a card reader.

The card reader has a wired / wireless stationary POS terminal which is generally used in a counter of a store, and a portable card reader (industrial PDA) having a wireless communication method while being carried at delivery or traveling.

The card reader includes a card recognition unit for recognizing an IC card or a magnetic card currently being used, and the card recognition unit includes a card insertion slot and a recognition module for recognizing information of a card entered through the card insertion slot.

Magnetic card has a magnetic information portion formed to extend in the longitudinal direction of the card on a specific side of the card, the card information contained in the magnetic information portion has the advantage that the production cost is low and can be recognized by a universal card reader Since the security is weak and the life is not so long, a card having a smart card or an IC card information unit is now widely used.

The information unit, which is usually composed of an IC chip, is mounted on a specific portion of the card, and the portion is located on the IC card recognition unit to receive information of the IC chip, thereby ensuring stability and durability.

In consideration of the fact that the magnetic card and the IC card are used simultaneously, the currently launched POS terminal or the portable card reader has a magnetic card recognition unit for recognizing the magnetic information unit and an IC card recognition unit for recognizing the IC information unit. There are many cases. These card terminals currently refer to domestic and foreign patent publications, card recognition performance, malfunction prevention, the function of preventing the insertion of non-specific card, contact recognition / contactless recognition function, for example, domestic patent No. 715391 "Incorrect card insertion It is a situation that a number of technologies having a function of ejecting a card that does not meet the size standard and the like, such as a "memory card connector provided with a protection against", are published.

However, the conventional portable mobile communication terminal (card reader) equipped with the magnetic card recognition unit and the IC card recognition unit at the same time has a magnetic card recognition port (that is, a groove of the slit structure for insertion) on the front of the main body, It has an IC card recognition port, and has a structure in which the user is inconvenient to insert the card intuitively.

That is, if any one of the magnetic card reader or the IC card reader is present on the other side of the terminal body, there may be a problem in which the insertion slot is momentarily inserted when the card is inserted into the slot for card use. In addition, it is inconvenient to hold the terminal body with one hand and insert the card with the other hand.

In addition, the card insertion slot has a slider or slit structure corresponding to the thickness of the card or having a slightly wider width so that the card can be inserted smoothly, such as Korean Patent No. 575426, "Card Connector for Preventing Thin Card Insertion". However, there is a technology that recognizes when a card that is thinner than the thickness of a card enters the card slot and takes follow-up.However, when a card conforming to the size standard is inserted into the card slot, the card is bent or entered safely without difficulty of entering. There is no special research on the structure of the card insert that can be used.

Therefore, the magnetic card reader and the IC card reader are placed on the front side at the same time to provide a variety of convenience, and at the same time to study the mobile communication terminal having a card reader having a structure that can prevent the damage to the card inserted in the card insertion slot as much as possible It is a desperate situation.

The present invention has been made to overcome the problems of the above technology, and provided with a magnetic card recognition unit and IC card recognition unit at the same time, the insertion port for inserting the magnetic card and IC card is disposed on the front of the terminal main body at a predetermined interval is located above Its primary purpose is to provide a structure that is convenient for users to grasp and use, while maintaining security and acting as a sun visor when inserting a card into an insertion slot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an identification display portion protruding to a certain height in the peripheral portion of the card injection port to guide the card insertion position to the user in a clear and at the same time serve as a card insertion guide.

Still another object of the present invention is to chamfer the periphery of the entrance portion of the card insertion port to facilitate the card entry.

It is a further object of the present invention to guide and control the route of the card to the card insertion slot by tilting the card insertion slot by adjusting the width of the area around the card insertion slot.

A further object of the present invention is to have a stepped portion inside the card insertion portion so that the card can be inserted smoothly through the card insertion hole.

In order to achieve the above object, a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention, the IC card insertion unit consisting of an IC card insertion port and the recognition module for the IC card recognition function; A magnetic card insertion unit comprising a magnetic card insertion hole and a recognition module for performing a magnetic card recognition function; A card member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a size and a width corresponding to the size and width of the IC card insertion hole, including an IC card insertion hole in the upper part of the LCD panel of the front surface of the terminal body, and a magnetic card in the upper portion of the IC card insertion hole. It is provided with an insertion hole, the magnetic card insertion hole and the IC card insertion hole is formed at the front of the terminal body at the same time to ensure the identification of the LCD panel and the password security of the user while the card member is coupled to the IC card insertion hole It is characterized by.

In addition, both sides of the magnetic card insertion port is characterized in that it comprises a chamfer (chamfer) is treated at a predetermined angle toward the outward direction based on the depth direction of the magnetic insertion hole.

In addition, the terminal body housing portion forming the upper surface around the magnetic card insertion port, characterized in that the tilt portion is formed inclined so that the width of the magnetic card insertion port is narrower than the width of the magnetic card insertion port, the narrower downward.

Additionally, both side portions of the IC card insertion port may include: first inclined portions formed on the outermost side and extending to be inclined downward; A flat portion flattened in a horizontal direction at an end of the first inclined portion; A second inclined portion extending to be inclined downward from an end of the flat portion; And a third inclined portion extending downward from an end portion of the second inclined portion in a state having a steeper angle than the second inclined portion.

According to a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention,

1) The magnetic card insertion slot and the IC card insertion slot are simultaneously placed on the front of the terminal body, so that the card inserted in the upper card injection slot serves as a sun visor or security role, and the user can intuitively recognize the card insertion slot. Can,

2) It is possible to more smoothly identify the card target to be injected and at the same time ensure the upright stability of the inserted card,

3) By chamfering around the entrance part of the card insertion hole, the card can slide into the card insertion part more smoothly and smoothly while eliminating friction caused by the edges around the card inlet.

4) the inclination portion provided on the outside of the card insertion portion can guide the card entry path safely,

5) The inside of the card insertion section is also inclined so that the card entered into the card insertion section can be more stably positioned in the card insertion section.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale, and like reference numerals in each of the drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic structure of a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention One side view.

As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention has the same shape as a general industrial PDA or portable card reader, and the configuration not related to the features of the present invention, see well-known configuration Since a separate description will be omitted.

In particular, in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, a rear portion of the terminal body 10 protrudes rearward from a mobile communication terminal (card reader) in the related art, and thus includes two card insertion units 20 and 30 to be described later. This space is secured enough and the IC card inserted in the IC card insertion section can be more stably positioned in the IC card insertion section.

Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that the magnetic card recognition port 30 and the IC card insertion hole 20 are formed from the top to the bottom with the height difference on the upper part of the LCD panel located in the front of the terminal body. In other words, the IC card insertion hole 20 is formed on the LCD panel 11 through the front (front) portion of the terminal body 10, and the magnetic card insertion hole 30 is formed on the IC card insertion hole 20. It has a formed state.

Of course, the magnetic card insertion hole 30 and the IC card insertion hole 20 may be different in position, but in order to have sufficient security or identification to be described later, the IC card insertion hole directly above the LCD panel 11 ( It is more preferable that 20) is formed.

The IC card insertion unit has a function of recognizing the information contained in the chip included in the IC card as well as the IC card as well as the IC card. The IC card insertion slot 20 and the IC card insertion slot, which are spaces where the IC card is inserted, are inserted. It consists of a recognition module 21 for reading card information in 20.

The magnetic card insertion unit also includes a magnetic card insertion slot 30 which is a space (slit) in which the magnetic card is slid and a recognition module 31 for reading magnetic information.

As described above, when the magnetic card insertion hole 30 and the IC card insertion hole 20 are formed at the front of the terminal body 10 with the height difference, any one of them is formed in the terminal body 10 side. Regardless of whether the user is left-handed or right-handed, the user can hold the terminal with one hand and insert the magnetic / IC card into the card slot 20 and 30 with the other hand intuitively and conveniently. The owner can visually check the card directly in the same situation as the card payment processing step, so that it can provide a property that can guarantee the state of peace of mind.

3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a card is inserted into the IC card insertion port according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the card member C is fixed to the IC card insertion hole 20.

The IC card insertion hole 20 is approximately 5 ㅀ to the rear in the state of being upright in a longitudinal direction so as to ensure that the card members C to IC card are stably inserted without falling or bent at the card insertion hole. It is also possible to have a tilted state.

In addition, the card shown in Figure 3 may be a general IC card, but may also be a card member (C) having a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape, that is, the same shape as the magnetic / IC card provided separately in the present invention, the card according to the present invention The member (C) has the same shape and shape as a general credit card, and although it does not include a magnetic part or an IC chip, it is inserted into the IC card insertion hole 20 to be described later, and serves to secure security and identification.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, when the IC card or the card member C is inserted into the IC card insertion hole 20 according to the present invention, most parts of the LCD panel are covered by the upright position of the card. For example, when the password is input to the LCD panel 11 by a touch method, the state is not exposed to a person standing on the opposite side. Specifically, if the canteen employee passes the terminal to the cardholder when he / she presses a password when making a payment through a magnetic card or an IC card, the staff does not see the password by the card or absence inserted into the IC card slot. This is especially useful for maintaining security.

In addition, when the screen shown on the LCD panel 11 is difficult to see due to sunlight during the day, the IC card or the card member C inserted into the IC card insertion hole 20 serves as a sun visor, so that the sunlight is the LCD panel. By preventing direct contact with (11), it serves to increase the discrimination of the content displayed on the LCD panel (11).

Therefore, the IC card inserting hole 20 and the magnetic card inserting hole 30 according to the present invention are not simply determined to be simply disposed in the front, but may be derived from this effect, that is, enhanced security or identification. Considering this, it can be said that it is admitted that it is a groundbreaking invention.

In addition, an identification display portion 40 is formed at a portion around the magnetic card insertion hole 30 or at a portion surrounding the magnetic card insertion hole 30.

1 and 3, the identification display unit 40 according to the present invention refers to a portion that is formed around the magnetic card insertion port 30 surrounding the protruding or near, this identification display unit 40 is the terminal body It is possible to form in a color separate from (10) or write a phrase such as, for example, "insert a magnetic card". That is, since both the magnetic card and the IC card inserting portion 20 is formed in the front portion of the terminal body 10, to the user around the magnetic card inserting hole 30 in order to prevent confusion of the position if the skilled person is not skilled It is intended to give signs or colors to call attention.

In addition, the identification display portion 40 has a shape that slightly protrudes from the plane portion of the other terminal body 10 when viewed from the side, and assists in securing the longitudinal length of the terminal body 10, whereby the magnetic card is magnetic. It has a sidewall role that allows the magnetic card to smoothly pass through the entire magnetic card insertion hole when sliding and moving upright in the card insertion unit 30. On the basis of this function, an additional identification mark is also provided around the IC card insertion hole 20. It is also possible to form.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the chamfer is formed around the magnetic insertion hole according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that the chamfer portion 32 is formed at the magnetic card entry portion of the magnetic insertion hole 30. That is, it means that the housing portion of the terminal body 10 around the magnetic insertion hole 30 is in a chamfered state at a predetermined angle.

Specifically, the chamfer 32 has a shape that is open so as to have a V-shape when the terminal body 10 is viewed in a plane, which is a terminal body 10 forming an outer portion of the magnetic card insertion hole 30. The housing portion of the magnetic card insert portion 30 was produced by shaving to open in the outward direction.

The chamfer 32 has an inclination that is inclined outward by about 5 to 10 mm based on the vertical line.

By the configuration of the chamfer portion 32, when the magnetic card is inserted into the magnetic card insertion hole 30, the magnetic card is caught in the corner portion made of the existing right angle, the card itself is damaged or hangs around the insertion hole is stuck It can be prevented, that is, the magnetic card can perform the action that can enter the magnetic card insertion hole 30 more smoothly and safely.

5 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tilt portion is formed in the magnetic card insertion hole according to the present invention.

The terminal body housing around the magnetic card insertion slot 30, specifically, the portion forming the upper surface of the magnetic card insertion slot 30 is narrower than the width in the lateral direction of the magnetic card insertion slot 30, but the width thereof becomes narrower downward. The tilted part 33 is inclined so as to be inclined.

 The tilt portion 33 is formed as an inclined portion that is narrowed downward so that the bottom portion of the inclined portion and the magnetic card insertion portion portion of the lower portion of the tilt portion 33 causes a portion such as a sharp protrusion to occur. Tilt portion 33 is made narrower than the transverse width of the magnetic insertion hole 30. That is, the width of the terminal housing in the upper portion of the magnetic card insertion hole 30 is narrower than the magnetic card insertion hole 30 which is a lower portion thereof.

This tilt unit 33 serves to control the driving route of the magnetic card. Specifically, in the case of a conventional magnetic card insertion slot having a width equal to that of the magnetic card, smooth sliding movement of the magnetic card will not be guaranteed because friction between the wall of the insertion slot and the magnetic card may occur, and conversely, If the width of the magnetic card insertion slot is too wide, there may be a problem that the card recognition may not be properly performed in the recognition module regardless of the contact or non-contact method.

In order to prevent this problem, the width of the magnetic card insertion hole 30 is approximately the same thickness as the magnetic card, but is not radical by the inclined portion, that is, the tilt portion 33 to the magnetic card insertion hole 30 side gradually The more the space is secured, the more the magnetic card does not stick to this configuration during the sliding movement, and at the same time, the magnetic card is formed by a sharp point (i.e., the boundary between the tilt part and the upper part of the magnetic insert). The card insertion port 30 can be prevented from being separated from the outside, and as a result, the magnetic card has an upright state and has a traveling path control that can be slidably moved. Cards have plenty of space Properties that may enhance the sikryul is provided.

In other words, when the magnetic card is driven in the magnetic card insertion slot 30, the width of the magnetic card insertion slot 30 on which the recognition module 31 is mounted is relatively wide, but in the vicinity where the tilt part 33 is formed. The width is gradually narrowed so that the magnetic card is not twisted or tilted when the magnetic card is slid in the magnetic card insertion hole 30, and also blocks the source from which the friction force may occur between the magnetic card and the magnetic card insertion hole 30. It can provide a role to recognize magnetic information.

6 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a specific configuration of the IC card insertion port side.

Unlike magnetic cards, which allow the user to recognize information by sliding the magnetic card slot, it is important to allow the IC card to recognize the information of the IC chip while remaining inserted in the IC card slot. In addition to the space corresponding to the length of the IC card insertion slot, the IC card insertion slot must be securely fixed at both ends of the IC card, and at the same time, smoothness and durability must be pursued.

Recognizing this problem, the present inventors provided the first inclined portion 23, the flat portion 24, and the second and third inclined portions 25, 26 on both sides of the IC card insertion hole 20.

As can be seen from FIG. 6, the first inclined portion 23 is formed on the outermost side of the IC card insertion hole 20 so that the steepest slope among the first to third inclined portions (that is, maintains a high angle relative to the horizontal line). Refers to a portion having, and at the inner end of the first inclined portion 23 there is a portion extending to a flat surface by a predetermined length, which is referred to as a flat portion 24.

The second inclined portion 25 and the third inclined portion 26 are continuously formed at the inner end of the flat portion 24, and the steepness of the second inclined portion 25 is the third inclined portion 26. Less than

According to this configuration, both sides of the IC card entering the IC card insertion port 30 first come into contact with the first inclined portion 23. Since the first inclined portion 23 has the steepest inclination angle, the IC card is slid down from this rapidly. That is, the IC card has a steep angle to guide the IC card downward as if it is sucked into the UC card insertion hole to prevent the phenomenon that the IC card is stuck at the peripheral edge portion of the IC card insertion hole 30 as much as possible.

However, when the first inclined portion 23 is continuously maintained until the IC card reaches the recognition module 21, the amount of impact by the IC card is applied to the recognition module 21 positioned below the IC card insertion hole 20. Since the first inclined portion 23 may be transmitted as it is, the first inclined portion 23 may continue to a certain length and meet a flat surface, that is, the flat portion 24, thereby reducing the dropping speed at the flat portion 24 and at the flat portion 24. To absorb a certain amount of impact.

After a certain amount of impact due to IC card drop in the flat part 24 is absorbed, it is necessary to additionally fall downward in order for the IC card to finally reach the recognition module 21. First, in the second inclined part 25, A gentle drop is made to absorb the remaining impact amount, and then the last slope is rapidly dropped by the third inclined portion 26 so that the IC card can reach the recognition module 21.

Since the third inclination portion 26 is not located at a distance far from the recognition module 21, the position energy of the IC card is already reduced when the IC card falls in the third inclination portion 26. Even if the falling speed is higher than the level, it is possible to quickly bring the IC card to the recognition module 21 without giving a burden to the recognition module 21.

That is, the structure having a plurality of inclined portions formed on both sides of the IC card inserting hole 20 has the recognition module (Swipe drop-shock absorbing-slow drop and residual shock absorbing-rapid drop) 21) to allow the IC card to smoothly enter the IC card insertion slot, and at the same time control the amount of impact according to the path or position energy that comes into contact with the recognition module 21, thereby making it safer and smoother. It can be said that the optimum structure designed to reach the recognition module 21.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention have been described in the above description and the drawings, which are merely examples, and the spirit of the present invention is limited to the above description and the drawings. Of course, various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view showing a schematic structure of a portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the card is inserted into the IC card insertion port according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the chamfer is formed around the magnetic insertion hole according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view and a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tilt portion is formed in the magnetic card insertion hole according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view and a sectional view showing the structure of the IC card insertion port side;

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10: terminal body 25: second inclined portion

11: LCD panel 26: third inclined portion

20: IC card slot 30: Magnetic card slot

21, 31: recognition module 32: chamfer

23: first inclined portion 33: tilt portion

24: flat part

Claims (6)

A portable mobile communication terminal having a card recognition unit, An IC card insertion unit comprising an IC card insertion hole and a recognition module that performs an IC card recognition function; A magnetic card insertion unit comprising a magnetic card insertion hole and a recognition module for performing a magnetic card recognition function; And a rectangular parallelepiped card member having a size and width corresponding to the size and width of the IC card insertion slot. An IC card insertion hole is provided in the upper part of the LCD panel in the front part of the terminal body, and a magnetic card insertion hole is provided in the upper part of the IC card insertion hole. Since the magnetic card insertion hole and the IC card insertion hole are formed at the front part of the terminal body at the same time, the identification of the LCD panel and the password security of the user can be secured while the card member is coupled to the IC card insertion hole. And a chamfer part which is chamfered at a predetermined angle toward the outer direction based on the depth direction of the magnetic insertion hole, on both side portions of the magnetic card insertion hole. terminal. The method of claim 1, A portable tooth provided with a card recognition unit further comprises an identification display unit protruding upward and at the same time surrounding the magnetic card insertion hole to provide an identification of a card insertion position including any one of color or text. Telecommunication terminal. delete The method of claim 1, The terminal body housing portion forming the upper surface of the magnetic card insertion hole, the tilt portion is inclined to be narrower than the width in the lateral direction of the magnetic card insertion hole, the width is narrowed toward the bottom; is further formed And a mobile terminal having a card recognition unit. The method of claim 1, On both sides of the IC card insertion port, A first inclined portion formed on the outermost side and extending to be inclined downward; A flat portion flattened in a horizontal direction at an end of the first inclined portion; A second inclined portion extending to be inclined downward from an end of the flat portion; And a third inclined portion extending downward from an end of the second inclined portion in a state where the angle is steeper than that of the second inclined portion. . The method of claim 5, And the first inclined portion has a steeper angle than the third inclined portion.

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