JP3245724B2 - Card continuation machine - 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 continuation machine for mainly processing cards such as commuter passes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is difficult to completely automate the issuance of a new card such as a train or bus commuter pass due to the work of checking a certificate of enrollment and discounting students. At the counter, a clerk receives the application documents and cash, checks the contents, enters data into the desk issuing machine, creates a card, and hands it along with change to the applicant.

On the other hand, continuation processing for updating the expiration date of a card issued as described above has conventionally been performed by a clerk as in the case of the above-mentioned new issuance. Has been put to practical use. In these automatic continuation machines, the card reader / writer concentrates on reading and writing magnetic data, transporting cards, monitoring sensors, executing sequences, etc., and cannot perform data processing. , Data processing such as expiration date data and external communication data. Since these processes are complicated and large-volume, the main body control unit cannot perform any operation other than the continuation process, and an integrated continuation machine with another device such as a ticket vending machine has not yet been obtained.

[0004] Further, it is not preferable in terms of money management that a cashier at the counter handles cash itself. However, when new issuance is performed at the counter as in the past and continuous processing is performed by an automatic continuation machine, a raw card and cash are required. Has to be managed in two places, and the management becomes more complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to improve the security of data processing by intensively performing the above data processing in a card control unit. Further, the load on the main body control unit is reduced so that other operations can be performed, and integration with a ticket vending machine or the like is enabled. Furthermore, all exchanges of cash are performed by an automatic continuation machine so that money can be managed collectively.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a card continuation machine for issuing a card whose expiration date has been updated when an already issued card and cash are inserted. A continuation machine, a money processing unit for receiving cash and returning change, a customer service unit having a duration input button used for input of duration data, the money processing unit, and the customer service unit, respectively. Main unit control unit, card data written on the old card and new card
A card reader / writer for reading card data written on an intermediate issue card for issuing a card, writing new card data , and transporting the card, and connected to the card reader / writer and read by the card reader / writer. A card control unit for decrypting the card data and creating new card data and encrypting the same, and a card for storing the raw card and supplying the raw card to the card reader / writer according to a command from the card control unit Stock, a communication unit that connects the main body control unit and the card control unit, and serves as a transmission path for the duration data and the card data, wherein the main body control unit is
A sales determination is made based on card data transferred from the card control unit via the communication unit and a deposit amount to the money processing unit. The card control unit, based on the duration data and the card data , updates the old card written on the old card in the case of a card update.
New data in which only the expiration date of the
Create card data and issue a new card in the middle
Only the expiration date data is added to the old card data of the line card
Create new card data for these new cars
Create a de data, this data is encrypted, the data written to the card reader-writer, is to command the card ejection.

[0007]

In the card continuity machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the card data read from the card inserted into the card reader / writer is decrypted by the card control unit, and the data necessary for the sales decision is communicated. Transfer to the main unit control unit via the unit.

[0008] The main body control section makes a sales decision based on the amount of money deposited in the money processing section and the data transferred from the card control section. If the result of this determination is that sale is possible, the duration data input by the duration input button is transferred to the card control unit.

The card control unit rewrites the expiration date data based on the duration data and the card data.
The new card data is generated, the data is encrypted, and the writing of the encrypted data and the ejection of the card are instructed to the card reader / writer. At this time, the card controller causes the raw card to be supplied from the card stock to the card reader / writer as needed. Here, the raw card is a card in an initial state where no data is written.

In the above card continuation machine , when an intermediate card issued from another card issuing machine by an attendant is inserted into the card reader / writer and cash is inserted, a sales decision is made in the same manner as described above, and the card can be sold. If,
Card data is created in the same manner as described above, has been completed card this data is written is Ru is discharged (hereinafter,
This processing is called completion issuance). The Intermediate Issued Card is a name,
This is an unfinished card in which only personal data such as age, gender, and discounts are written.

[0011]

Next, a card continuation machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the card continuation machine A.

In the card continuation machine A, as shown in the figure, a main body control section 1 and a card control section 5 are connected by a communication section 10, and the main body control section 1 is connected to a money processing section 2 and a customer service section 3, respectively. Connected to the card control unit 5 (hereinafter, PCRB5
That. ) Has a structure connected to a card reader / writer 6 having a card stock 7. The card stock 7 is connected to the PCRB 5 via the card reader / writer 6.

The cash processing unit 2 is a part in charge of cash processing in general, such as accepting cash and returning change. Customer Service Department 3
Is the part that directly exchanges information with the buyer, such as a duration input button, card type input button, return button,
It has an amount display unit, a guidance display unit, and the like. The operations of the money processing unit 2 and the customer service unit 3 are performed in response to a command from the main unit control unit 1.

The card reader / writer 6 reads data from the card, writes data to the card, and transports the card. The card stock 7 stores a raw card, which is an initial state card, and requires the raw card. Is supplied to the card reader / writer 6 according to. These operations of the card reader / writer 6 and the card stock 7 are performed in response to a command from the PCRB 5. The card reader / writer 6 has
A used card picker can also be connected.

An example of the operation of the card continuation machine A having the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the main controller 1 and the PCRB 5 when the card continuation machine A carries out a commuter pass continuation process or a new issuance (completion issuance). A white arrow indicates communication between the two.

In the case of a new issuance, an intermediate issuance card is created prior to using the card continuation machine A. In other words, when the applicant fills in the application form with personal data such as address, name, telephone number, age, gender, departure and arrival station, student discount, etc., and submits it to the issuing clerk at the counter, the clerk will An intermediate issue card is created by inputting the information to the desk machine, and this card is given to the applicant. The amount, the expiration date, and the like are not input to the intermediate issue card, and they are written by the completion issue process described below.

When the currently used commuter pass or the above-mentioned intermediate issue card is inserted into the card reader / writer 6 and cash is inserted into the money processing section 2, the continuation process or the completion issue process starts. The continuation process and the completion issuing process are single processes in the operations of the main body control unit 1 and the PCRB 5, and therefore, in the following description of this flowchart, the both processes will be referred to as a continuation process. Similarly, in the case of a completed issue, the term duration is used wherever it should be.

First, at step b1, the PCRB 5 determines whether or not the inserted card is compatible with the continuation processing. Next, in step b2, the data written on this card is read by the card reader / writer 6,
This data is decrypted by the PCRB 5 itself, and among the data, data relating to the card type and the update time limit is transferred to the main body control unit 1 via the communication unit 10. Here, the card type data transferred to the main body control unit 1 includes the distinction between an adult and a child, the presence or absence of a discount such as a student discount, a departure / arrival station, and the like.

The main body control section 1 receives the card type data and the update term data at step a1. At step a2, the main body control section 1 makes a sales decision on the basis of the card type data and the amount paid into the money processing section 2. As a result of the sale determination, if the sale is possible, a guidance message prompting the input of the duration and the card type is displayed on the guidance display unit. Accordingly, when the duration data and the card type data are input by the button of the customer service unit 3 in step a3, the process proceeds to step a4. However, the card type data does not need to be input when the data stored in the currently used card is used as it is, and is input when there is a change or addition. The input of the duration is performed in units of months or days.

At step a4, an update time limit is determined. The renewal expiration date determination is to obtain the renewal expiration date by adding the current expiration date to the duration desired by the applicant, and permit the continuation processing only when this is before the renewal expiration date. In other words, the renewal period is a period during which the card can be processed continuously, and various cases can be considered.
For example, for a card to which a student discount is applied, the date at the end of the school year can be set as the renewal deadline. Renewal expiration is set to be indefinite for cards that do not require renewal expiration, such as cards to which discounts are not applied. As a result of the update time limit determination, if the continuation processing is possible, the data such as the continuation period is transferred to the PCRB 5 via the communication unit 10 in step a5.

The PCRB 5 receives this at step b3, obtains a new expiration date by adding this duration to the current expiration date read from the card, and creates other predetermined data, and prepares these data. Encrypt. Then, the flow advances to step b4 to instruct the card reader / writer 6 to write the data and eject the card. When writing data to a new card, the old card is taken into the used card reader connected to the card reader / writer 6, or the old card is invalidated and ejected, and the card stock 7 is instructed to supply a raw card. I do.

In the above description, the current expiration date is practically nonexistent on the intermediate issue card. However, by writing temporary data corresponding to the current expiration date at the time of the intermediate issuance, the continuation processing and the completion issuance are completed. Processing can be performed by a single operation as described above.

On the other hand, when the user can freely select the use start date, the customer service section 3 is provided with a use start date input button, and the use start date data and the continuation period data are input by this. Then, the expiration date data may be created.

When a new card is issued by the card continuation machine A, it is basically necessary for the attendant to create an intermediate card as described above. However, in the case where a discount is not applied or a system that does not require personal data, Without creating an issue card,
The card can be issued only by the card continuation machine A.
In this case, when the applicant inputs cash and inputs predetermined data such as the validity period, the issue is performed using the fixed data of the parameter setting IC card.

As described above, according to the card continuation machine A, the card control unit 5 performs the card data processing including the decryption and the encryption.
Therefore, the burden on the main body control unit 1 is greatly reduced. As a result, the security of data processing is improved, and it is possible to respond to various requests of the user, such as segmentation of the duration. Further, the main body control unit 1 can take charge of operations other than the continuation processing such as a ticket selling operation, for example, and can be integrated with a ticket vending machine or the like. Further, not only continuation processing but also new issuance can be performed, and cash can be collectively managed by the card continuation machine A.

[0028]

As described above, according to the card continuation machine of the present invention, the card data processing is independently performed by the card control unit, so that the burden on the main body control unit is greatly reduced. Therefore, security of data processing is improved, and integration with other devices such as a ticket vending machine becomes possible. In addition, since all cash processing related to new issuance and continuation processing can be handled, monetary management can be unified.

[0029]

[Brief description of the drawings]

[0030]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card continuation machine A showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[0031]

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of a continuation process performed by the card continuation machine A;

[0032]

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body control part 2 ... Money processing part 3 ... Customer service part 5 ... Card control part (PCRB) 6 ... Card reader / writer 7 ... Card stock 10 ... Communication part

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A card continuation machine for issuing a card whose expiration date has been updated when an already issued card and cash are inserted, a cash processing unit for receiving cash and returning change, and a continuation period. A customer service unit having a duration input button used for inputting data, the cash processing unit, a main body control unit connected to the customer service unit, card data written on an old card, and new card generation
A card reader / writer for reading card data written on the intermediate issue card for the line, writing new card data , and transporting the card; connected to the card reader / writer and read by the card reader / writer A card controller for decrypting the card data and creating and encrypting new card data; and a card stock for storing the raw card and supplying the raw card to the card reader / writer in accordance with a command from the card controller. And a communication unit that connects the main body control unit and the card control unit and serves as a transmission path for the duration data and the card data, wherein the main body control unit is configured to transmit the communication unit from the card control unit to the communication unit. Making a sale determination based on the card data transferred via the PC and the deposit amount to the money processing unit, If the card can be sold, the duration data is transferred to the card control unit. Based on the duration data and the card data, the card control unit writes the old card when updating the card.
Only the expiration date data of the old card data
Create new card data that has been replaced and issue a new card
In the case of a row, the expiration date will be added to the old card data of the intermediate issue
Create new card data with only data added
A card continuity machine which encrypts these new card data, instructs the card reader / writer to write data, and instructs card ejection.