JP3199820B2 - IC card issuing device, IC card issuing system, and IC card issuing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card issuing apparatus , an IC card issuing system, and an IC card issuing system which can receive a plurality of different services with a single card.
It relates to an IC card issuing method .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, plastics cards are used for providing various services including cash cards and credit cards. In recent years, membership cards and medical examination tickets have also been made into plastic cards, and the number of personally owned cards is increasing year by year. In such a situation, an IC card capable of receiving a plurality of different services with a single card has been devised and put into practical use.

For example, first, a first card manager (service provider or card issuer) stores information on each card issuer (card user) for providing a first service in each IC card. Is written to. Thereafter, the IC cards are delivered to a second card manager, and the second card manager writes information on each card issuer for providing the second service.

Similarly, if there are third, fourth,... Card managers, information on each card issuer for providing each service is written by each card manager. Will be.

[0005] Usually, many cards of this kind are processed at a time, and at the time information about each card issuer for providing the first service is written, each card is processed. It will be specified for each issuer. Therefore, it is necessary for each of the following card managers to accurately write information on each specified card issuer to the plurality of delivered IC cards.

Conventionally, for example, paper indicating who the card is is attached to an IC card, a magnetic stripe or emboss information or a sign panel existing on the card is used, or a card cover already written is used. By reading information about the issuer, the identity of the card was identified.

[0007] However, the paper is easily peeled,
Some C cards do not have magnetic stripes, embossed information, or signature panels, and are not efficient. Further, it is not preferable to read out information on the card issuer written by another card administrator without permission, and there is a problem that the information is easily restricted.

[0008]

As described above, conventionally, paper is pasted on an IC card, magnetic stripes, embossed information or a sign panel existing on the card are used, or data has already been written. By reading information about the card issuer,
Since the identification of the card is performed, there is a drawback that it is inefficient and easily subject to restrictions.

Therefore, the present invention is capable of efficiently identifying who the IC card is, and
IC card issuing device and IC car capable of accurately writing information on each card issuer to a C card
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a card issuing system and an IC card issuing method .

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an IC card issuing apparatus according to the present invention comprises :
External storage device that stores information about the code issuer
Each card issuer based on the information read from
Unique specific information and key code for reading this specific information
Data for an IC card having a memory storing data
Write information for providing a predetermined service and
The key is issued based on the key data.
The specific information stored in the memory of the IC card
And reading means for reading the image.
For the card issuer associated with the specific information
Card issuer information for providing certain services
Reading means for reading from an external storage device, and the reading means
The card issuer information read by the IC car
Issuing means for writing to the memory of the
I have. In addition, the IC card issuing system of the present invention
Is composed of a first issuing device and a second issuing device.
Provide predetermined services to IC cards with memory
For issuing IC cards by writing information
In the stem, the first issuing device includes the IC car
Specific memory for each card issuer.
Information and key data for reading this specific information
And a first card issued to provide a first service
A first issuer for writing the information of
Issuance device, each card issuance associated with the specific information
To provide a second service to
Storage means for storing card issuer information of the second card;
Issued by the first issuing means based on the data
Read specific information stored in IC card memory
Reading means, and specific information read by the reading means.
Storing second card issuer information corresponding to the information
Reading means for reading from
The obtained second card issuer information is stored in the IC card.
And second issuing means for writing to the memory.

In the IC card issuance method according to the present invention , specific information unique to each card issuer is provided.
Key data for reading specific information of
Provide predetermined services to IC cards with memory
To issue IC card by writing information to provide
And based on the key data,
Reading specific information stored in the memory
And the car associated with this read specific information
C to provide predetermined services to the issuer
Card issuer information is written to the memory of the IC card.
And a step of inserting. Also, the IC car of the present invention
Issuance method for IC cards with memory.
And write the information to provide the prescribed service
A method for issuing an IC card, comprising:
Specific information specific to each card issuer in the memory
Information, key data for reading out this specific information, and
1st card issuer information for providing 1st service
First issuance step for writing the information and the key data
IC issued by the first issuing means based on
Reads specific information stored in the card memory
Step and associated with the read specific information.
Provide a second service to the card issuer
The second card issuer information for the
And a second issuing step of writing to the memory.

[0012]

According to the present invention, an IC card to which card issuer information is to be written can be easily specified by the above means, so that incorrect card issuer information can be reliably prevented from being written. It is.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows a hardware configuration of an IC card issuing device according to the present invention.

That is, this IC card issuing apparatus has an issuing machine control section 11 for controlling the whole, a display apparatus 12 for displaying the state of the apparatus and various information, and a keyboard 13 for inputting operation instructions and various information. A hard disk device 14 for storing information on a card issuer to be written in an IC card 20, a printer 15 for printing and outputting information on the issuance of an IC card 20, etc.
It comprises an IC card reader / writer 16 for writing / reading information to / from the card 20, a floppy disk drive 17 for storing unique information and reference information on a floppy disk (not shown), and the like.

Here, the unique information means that the first card manager (service provider or card issuer) sends each IC card 2 from the IC card issuing device.
0,... Are specific information unique to each card issuer (card user).
That is, it is information for specifying the IC card 20 for each card issuer, and is, for example, a serial number of a plurality of digits.

The card issuer information (information relating to the card issuer) is information necessary for each card manager to provide a predetermined service to each card issuer, for example, the card issuer. The name, date of birth, address, or account number of the issuer.

The reference information is information for notifying the subsequent card administrator of the card issuer to which the unique information attached to the IC cards 20,... It is the issuer's name. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the IC card issuing apparatus.

That is, the IC card issuing apparatus has a function of writing at least unique information and card issuer information in a memory (described later) of the IC card 20, a function of reading unique information and the like from the memory of the IC card 20,
It has a function of outputting the unique information written in the memory of the IC card 20 to a medium such as a floppy disk or paper, and a function of receiving the unique information from a medium such as a floppy disk or paper.

Also, a function for automatically generating unique information that does not overlap with the previously assigned unique information, and checking whether the unique information received from the outside does not overlap with the unique information that has been assigned so far. It has functions and the like. FIG. 3 shows the memory 21 of the IC card 20.
2 shows an example of a data storage format in the above.

That is, the memory 21 of the IC card 20
Is a system data storage area 21a, an area 21b for storing key data for reading unique information commonly read by each card manager, and an area 21c for storing unique information. Area 21 for storing information on the card issuer managed by the first card manager to be written
d, an area 21e in which information on the card issuer managed by the second card administrator and written by the second card administrator is stored. Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 schematically show the flow of processing relating to issuance of the IC card 20.

For example, when issuing an IC card 20 capable of receiving a plurality of different services,
As shown in FIG. 6, first, the IC card issuance device owned by the first card manager 31 uses the IC card 20,.
, Unique information and information on each card issuer managed by the first card manager 31 are written.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, an area 21c for storing unique information and freely reading by all card managers is secured in the memory 21 of each IC card 20,. Then, in the area 21c, unique unique information which is automatically generated or input from the outside and whose uniqueness is confirmed is written.

Further, information on each card issuer managed by the first card manager 31 is read out from the hard disk, and is read from the area 2 of the memory 21 of each IC card 20.
1d, and key data effective only for checking or reading the unique information are written to the area 21b of the memory 21 of each IC card 20.

After such processing is performed on all the IC cards 20,..., As shown in FIG.
All unique information written in 0,..., And reference information for notifying the card administrator of which card issuer each unique information corresponds to on a medium 33 such as a floppy disk or paper. Is output.

Then, the first card manager 31
The IC card 20 in which the unique information and the information on each card issuer are written is delivered to the second card manager 32 together with the medium 33.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, each card managed by the second card manager 32 is operated by the IC card issuing device owned by the second card manager 32, based on the reference information of the medium 33. Each piece of unique information is associated with information on the issuer.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the area 21b of the memory 21 of each IC card 20,...
Are checked, and the IC card 20,... Is requested to permit reading of the unique information.

When the reading is permitted, as shown in FIG. 6, the unique information is read from each of the IC cards 20,.
The information on the card issuer managed by the card manager 32 is read from the hard disk.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the read information on the card issuer is given to the IC card 20 from which the unique information is read, whereby
As shown in FIG. 7, the data is written to the area 21e of the memory 21.

By performing such processing for all the IC cards 20,..., The first and second card managers 31, 32 have written therein information on each card issuer,. Will be issued to each card issuer.

If there is a third, fourth,... Card manager, a medium in which the above-described unique information and reference information indicating which card issuer each unique information corresponds to is issued. 33 are delivered together with the IC cards 20,..., Whereby information on each card issuer for providing the third, fourth,.

As a result, for example, one IC card can sometimes be used as a bank cash card, sometimes as a shopping credit card, and sometimes as a refueling card at a gas station. As described above, the IC card in which the card issuer information is to be written can be easily specified.

That is, unique information that is unique to all IC cards and that can be commonly recognized by all card managers is attached to each card, and the second card manager and subsequent card managers are assigned unique information. In the IC card issuing device owned by the user, it is possible to accurately know to which card issuer the IC card to be written is. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent a problem that card issuer information other than the card issuer to be written is erroneously written. Therefore, an efficient and highly reliable IC card issuing device can be realized. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0034]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently identify who the IC card is and to provide information on each card issuer to the specified IC card. Card issuance device , IC card issuance system, and IC car capable of accurately writing data
Can provide a method for issuing certificates .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an IC card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the IC card issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of an IC card memory.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart similarly shown for explaining an issuing operation by a first card administrator.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart shown to explain the issuing operation by the second and subsequent card managers;

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram similarly illustrating an issuing operation.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of writing to a memory according to an issuance operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: issuing machine control unit, 12: display device, 13 ...
Keyboard, 14 hard disk drive, 15 printer, 16 IC card reader / writer, 17 floppy disk drive, 20 IC card, 21 IC card memory, 21a data storage area for system, 2
1b: Unique information read key data storage area,
21c: Unique information storage area, 21d: Card issuer information storage area managed by the first card administrator, 2
1e: Card issuer information storage area managed by the second card administrator, 31: first card administrator, 32: second
Card manager, 33 ... medium.

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. Information about each card issuer is stored.
Based on the information read from the external storage device
Read the specific information unique to each code issuer and this specific information.
I having a memory for storing key data for
Information for providing the prescribed service to the C card
Cart issuing device that writes information and issues an IC card
And stores the key data in the memory of the IC card based on the key data.
Reading means for reading the stored specific information, and the reading means associated with the specific information read by the reading means.
Provide predetermined services to the card issuer
Card issuer information for reading from the external storage device.
Reading means for issuing the card, and the card issuer information read by the reading means.
An IC card issuing device, comprising: an issuing unit that writes data into a memory of the IC card. 2. From the first issuing device and the second issuing device.
A predetermined service for an IC card having a memory.
Write information to provide service and issue IC card
In the IC card issuing system to be executed, the first issuing device stores the information in the memory of the IC card.
Specific information specific to each card issuer, and
Key data for reading the fixed information and the first service
And the first card issuer information for providing
Having a free first issuing means, first to the second issuing device, each card the issuer in association with the specific information
A plurality of second card issuances to provide a second service
Issued by the first issuing means based on key data and storage means for storing the runner information
Specific information stored in the memory of the IC card
Reading means for reading, and a second means corresponding to the specific information read by the reading means.
2 for reading the card issuer information from the storage means.
Output means, and the second card cover read by the read means.
Writes issuer information to the memory of the IC card
And a second issuing unit . 3. Specific information unique to each card issuer.
And key data for reading this specific information
Specified service for an IC card with
Write information to provide IC card and issue IC card
An IC card issuance method, wherein the key data is used to store information in a memory of the IC card.
Reading the stored specific information; and a card cover associated with the read specific information.
Card for providing prescribed service to issuer
Writes issuer information to the memory of the IC card
IC card issuing method characterized by having a free and steps. 4. An IC card having a memory,
Write information to provide a fixed service to the IC car
An IC card issuance method for issuing a card, wherein the memory of the IC card is provided to each card issuer.
And specific information specific to the
Key data and a first service for providing a first service.
First issue step for writing card issuer information
And the first issuing means based on the key data
Specific information stored in the memory of the issued IC card
A reading step for reading the information, and a card emission associated with the read specific information.
A second service for providing a second service to the
Card issuer information is written to the memory of the IC card.
And a second issuance step .