JP3024052B2 - Card use processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card use processing device in which a card reading / writing device is connected to a processing device for selling or paying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional card use processing apparatus is, for example,
An example in which a card reading / writing device that can read / write data from / to a card such as a prepaid card is connected to a vending machine as a processing device will be described.

[0003] As shown in FIG.
In the operating state of the vending machine power supply 2 connected to the commercial power supply, when the user puts money into the vending machine 1 and presses the product selection button 3, these operations are written in the ROM 4 Based on the processing program, the sales control unit 6 detects via the I / O (interface) 5, drives the display device 7 to turn on the lamp indicating the product selected by the customer, and the cash processing device 8 When it is determined that the product can be sold by performing a money process based on the input amount, the commodity delivery device 9 is driven to pay out the commodity selected by the user. During the sales processing, data generated by the processing is stored in the RAM 10 provided in the sales control unit 6, and is read out as needed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a card reading / writing device 11 and the like are connected to the vending machine 1 to constitute a card use processing device, and the function of the entire device is improved.
The card reading / writing apparatus 11 is provided with a card reader / writer 13 when a user inserts a card C into the card reader / writer 13 when using the vending machine 1 in a power supply operating state of a power supply controller 12 connected to a commercial power supply. Thus, the data necessary for the sales processing is read from and written to the card C.

[0005] Here, of the data read from the card C by the card reader / writer 13, data necessary for the sales processing is written to the RAM 10 of the vending machine 1 via the data control unit 14.

When data is written to the card C, data to be written to the card C among the data written in the RAM 10 during the sales process is temporarily stored in the data storage unit 15 via the data control unit 14. Then, the card reader / writer 13 reads out this data via the data control unit 14 and writes it on the card C.

When a commercial power supply is interrupted when data is written to the card C, the card 16 is read and written by the battery 16 during a period in which the card reader / writer 13 writes data corresponding to one sales process to the card C. By backing up the power supply of the device 11, the card reader / writer 13 and the data storage unit 15 are backed up.

Normally, data corresponding to the user's ID code and balance is read and written to the card C, and the card reader / writer 13 uses the ID code read from the card C to determine whether the card C is authentic. The vending machine 1 makes a determination based on the balance data read from the card C by the card reader / writer 13 and transferred to the vending machine 1 via the data control unit 14, and the vending machine 1 determines whether the vending machine can be sold or not. Sales processing is performed based on the determination.

[0009]

However, in the above-described conventional card use processing device, the battery 16 provided in the card reading / writing device 11 backs up only the card reading / writing device 11, and the vending machine 1 uses the backup. Is not performed, so the card reader / writer 13
However, when writing data in the vending machine 1 during the vending process to the card C, the card reading / writing device 11 transmits the data generated by the vending process stored in the RAM 10 before the writing. Via the data control unit 14 and temporarily store the data in the data storage unit 15. If the commercial power supply is interrupted during this operation, the data is loaded from the RAM 10 and the data storage unit 1 is read.
5, a part of the data stored in the vending machine 1 is broken, and the vending machine 1 has a problem that the writing of the data to the card C is not performed correctly in the vending machine 1.

Similarly, when the commercial power supply is interrupted, the data stored in the RAM 10 is destroyed due to the sales processing of the vending machine 1, and the correct data for the sales processing is not stored in the RAM 10. There was a problem that.

Therefore, although the card reading / writing device 11 is added to the processing device such as the vending machine 1 to improve the function of the processing device, the reliability against power failure in using the card is reduced. As a whole, the use processing apparatus has a problem in that the reliability of the sales or settlement process against a power failure is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-based processing apparatus capable of suppressing a decrease in reliability of a power failure in sales or settlement processing as a whole apparatus and improving the functions of the processing apparatus. I do.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a card use processing device in which a card reading / writing device capable of reading / writing a card is connected to a processing device for sales or settlement processing. The card read / write device has a card reader / writer for reading / writing data from / to a card in sales or settlement processing of the processing device, a data storage unit for storing the read / write data of the card reader / writer, and a backup power supply for backing up a power supply. A power failure control unit, which detects the power failure, backs up the card read / write device and the processing device by the backup power supply, and saves the data of the processing device to the data storage unit. When the completion of the evacuation is detected, the backup of the processing device is performed. Configured to stop the flop.

[0014]

According to the above configuration, when a power failure occurs,
The power failure control unit backs up both the card read / write device and the processing device using the backup power supply until the data generated by the sales or the settlement process in the processing device is completely saved in the data storage unit.

Here, the data save destination of the processing device is
A data storage unit for storing read / write data of a card reader / writer is used, and a backup power supply for backing up a power supply of the card read / write device at the time of a power failure is used for backup between the card read / write device and the processing device.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A card use processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Components having the same functions as those in FIG. 3 showing the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the card use processing apparatus of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a card use processing device is a vending machine 1 as a processing device for selling and processing canned beverages and the like.
In addition, a card reading / writing device 20 that can read / write various data from / to the card C is connected.

Since the structure and the sales processing of the vending machine 1 are the same as those of the conventional example, the detailed description of the structure and the sales processing of the vending machine 1 is omitted here, and only the card read / write device 20 is described. .

The card read / write device 20 exchanges various data in the vending machine 1 in the vending machine 1 between the RAM 10 and the card C via the data control unit 14. Card reader / writer 13 for reading and writing to and card reader / writer 1
3, a data storage unit 15 for storing read / write data, a battery 16 as a backup power supply for backing up a power supply for the card read / write device 20 in the power supply controller 21, and a power failure control unit 22 for controlling the power supply controller 21 at the time of power failure. In order to supply power to the vending machine 1 from the battery 16 instead of the vending machine power supply 2 at the time of a power failure, a one-way element unit connecting the vending machine 1 and the battery 16 via the power supply controller 21 23
Are provided.

Here, the one-way element unit 23 is connected to the vending machine power supply 2 while the vending machine 1 is operated by the vending machine power supply 2.
Current from the vending machine 1 to the card reader / writer 2
It is provided for preventing backflow so as not to flow back to 0, and is constituted by a unidirectional element such as a diode, for example. As the one-way element, any element can be used as long as it can realize the above-described backflow prevention operation.

In this configuration, the operation of the card use processing device of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, when a power failure occurs, when the power failure control unit 22 detects that the vending machine 1 is in the process of selling, the power failure control unit 22 outputs a control signal corresponding to this state to the power supply controller 21. Based on this control signal, the power controller 2
1 allows the battery 16 to back up the card read / write device 20 and the vending machine power supply 2 of the vending machine 1 until the data generated by the vending machine 1 in the vending machine 1 is completely saved in the data storage unit 15. And battery 1
6 is switched.

When the power is restored, the power failure control unit 22 detects the power recovery, and the power failure control unit 22
When it is detected that there is evacuation data from the vending machine 1 at 5, the evacuation data is returned to the RAM 10 of the vending machine 1 via the data control unit 14.

The vending machine 1 using the battery 16
Is performed through the one-way element unit 23. In addition, the data storage unit 15 as a data save destination of the vending machine 1 is originally used for temporarily storing read / write data of the card reader / writer 13.

Further, the battery 16 for backup between the card reading / writing device 20 and the vending machine 1 originally has
It is used to back up the power supply of the card read / write device 20 during a power failure.

Hereinafter, specific control of the power failure control unit 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, a power failure control unit 22
(Step # 2)
1) controlling the power controller 21 to
6, the data storage unit 1 of the card read / write device 20
5 and the power failure control unit 22 as well as the vending machine 1 via the one-way element unit 23 (step # 22).

The power outage control unit 22 fetches flag data indicating that the vending machine 1 is in the process of selling from the vending machine 1 through the data control unit 14, and determines that the vending machine 1 is in the process of selling (step # 23). Sales processing data generated during the sales processing of the vending machine 1 and stored in the RAM 10 is stored in the RA
After being taken into the card read / write device 20 from the M10 through the data control unit 14 and saved in the data storage unit 15 (step # 24), the power supply controller 21 is controlled to
Stop backup to vending machine 1 (step # 2)
5) This state is maintained until the commercial power is restored.

On the other hand, when the power failure control unit 22 fetches flag data indicating that the vending machine 1 is not in the process of selling from the vending machine 1 through the data control unit 14 and determines that the vending machine 1 is not in the process of selling (step # 23). ), Without saving the data to the data storage unit 15, and immediately
1 to stop the backup to the vending machine 1 (step # 25) and continue this state until the commercial power is restored.

The power failure control unit 22 includes a power supply controller 21
When the power of the commercial power supply is detected through (Step # 2)
6) Control the power supply controller 21 to stop the backup of the data storage unit 15 and the power failure control unit 22 of the card read / write device 20 by the battery 16 (step # 27).

Thereafter, when the power failure control unit 22 determines that the data storage unit 15 has the evacuation data from the vending machine 1 (step # 28), the power outage control unit 22 stores the evacuation data in the data storage unit 15 in the data control unit 14. Through the RA of vending machine 1
After returning to M10 (step # 29), the data storage unit 1
5 is deleted (step # 30), and the process stands by until the next power failure is detected (step # 21).

On the other hand, the power failure control unit 22
If it is determined that there is no evacuation data from the vending machine 1 in Step 5 (Step # 28), the process waits until the occurrence of the next power failure is detected (Step # 21).

With the above operation, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the reliability of the apparatus as a whole in the event of a power failure in sales or settlement processing, and to improve the function of the vending machine 1.

Further, after the card reading / writing device 20 is added to the vending machine 1, the card reading / writing device 20 is used in order to suppress a decrease in reliability of the entire device against power failure and to improve the function of the vending machine 1. The data storage unit 15 and the battery 16 already provided in the device 20 can be effectively used, and an increase in cost due to the addition of the card reading / writing device 20 can be suppressed.

In the above embodiment, when the power is restored, the power failure control unit 22 detects the power recovery, and the power failure control unit 22 returns the saved data in the data storage unit 15 to the vending machine 1. However, the vending machine 1 detects the contents of the data storage unit 15 at the start of operation due to power recovery or the like, and if there is evacuation data from the vending machine 1, the vending machine 1 You may comprise so that it may take in from the memory | storage part 15 to the vending machine 1. FIG. With this configuration, a similar effect can be obtained.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the vending machine 1 which mainly performs a selling process has been described as an example of the processing device. However, the processing device may be mainly configured using a register device which performs a settlement process in a store or the like. It can be implemented similarly.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the card C
For example, any card, such as a prepaid card or an IC card, capable of reading and writing data required for processing by the processing device can be used, and the present invention can be similarly implemented.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a power outage occurs, the power outage control unit waits until the data generated by the sales or settlement process in the processing device is completely saved in the data storage unit. The backup power supply can back up both the card read / write device and the processing device.

Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in reliability with respect to a power failure in sales or settlement processing of the entire apparatus, and to improve the function of the processing apparatus. Further, a data storage unit for storing read / write data of a card reader / writer is used as a data save destination of the processing device,
For backup between the card reader / writer and the processor,
In the event of a power outage, a backup power supply that backs up the power supply of the card reading / writing device can be used.

[0038] Therefore, after a card read / write device is added to the processing device, the card read / write device is already provided in the card read / write device in order to suppress a decrease in the reliability of a power failure as a whole and to improve the function as a processing device. The data storage unit and the backup power supply can be used effectively, and an increase in cost due to the addition of a card read / write device can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a card use processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a power failure control unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional card use processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13 Card reader / writer 15 Data storage unit 16 Battery 22 Power failure control unit

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card use processing device in which a card reading / writing device capable of reading and writing a card is connected to a processing device for selling or accounting processing, wherein the card reading / writing device stores data in the sales or accounting process of the processing device on a card. A card reader / writer that reads and writes
A data storage unit that stores the read / write data of the card reader / writer, a backup power supply that backs up a power supply of the card read / write device, and a power failure control unit,
The power failure control unit detects a power failure, backs up the card read / write device and the processing device with the backup power supply, saves the data of the processing device to the data storage unit, and detects completion of the saving. A card use processing device configured to stop the backup of the processing device. 2. The card use processing device according to claim 1, wherein the power failure control unit is configured to detect power recovery and return the data saved in the data storage unit to the processing device. 3. The card use processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to return the data saved in the data storage unit to the processing device when the operation starts.