JP4287201B2 - Information storage medium terminal - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information storage medium utilization terminal, and more particularly to an information storage medium utilization terminal that presents information related to a non-contact IC card.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, contactless IC cards have been used as information storage media for using electronic money. Since the non-contact IC card includes a memory, it can be used any number of times by storing information in the memory. For example, as prepaid electronic money, payment at a convenience store, payment at a time-rented parking lot or a gas station, payment at a transportation facility such as a railroad can be made. At the time of payment using this non-contact IC card, a receipt of a paper medium on which the usage fee, the remaining amount, etc. are printed is received.
[0003]
For example, in a railway usage billing processing system using a non-contact IC card, the usable amount paid in advance by the user is stored in a non-contact IC card, and the non-contact IC card is stored in a station service device such as an automatic ticket gate. The usage fee is collected by using it. When the available amount stored in the non-contact IC card is insufficient, the user performs a process of increasing the available amount with the IC card stacker and repeatedly uses the non-contact IC card. Usage history list data such as the date of use, boarding station, getting-off station, advance amount (initial fare), etc. are displayed on the display section of station equipment used at the time of use, such as dedicated printing machines and ticket vending machines It is printed on paper and received by station equipment. For this reason, since the usage history list data is printed on roll paper or the like, it is contrary to resource saving from the viewpoint of saving paper and is uneconomical.
[0004]
Therefore, Patent Document 1 provides a system that allows a user to easily view or obtain list data of usage history of a non-contact IC card in a railway usage fee management system using a non-contact IC card as a storage medium. (See FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-117421 A (FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the railway usage fee management system of Patent Document 1, it can be seen on the screen of a terminal such as a personal computer connected to the central data processing device via a communication line. The information stored in the non-contact IC card such as the balance cannot be confirmed before use. Therefore, it is conceivable to use a non-contact IC card as a leuco-type rewritable card for printing. However, image formation (printing) on the leuco-type rewritable card is processed at a high temperature by a thermal head or the like. It is damaged and cannot withstand many printings like the printing of history. This is because in the leuco-type rewrite card provided with the rewritable recording and display layer formed by applying the present leuco compound and the color reducing agent, the limit of the number of times of printing is about 200 times.
[0007]
When the printing method of the above specifications is applied to a non-contact IC card that can be used semi-permanently, information can be written to the memory of the non-contact IC card, but the printing surface becomes unprintable and non-contact. The usage period of the IC card is limited. Accordingly, when a large number of times of printing is required, such as history printing on a non-contact IC card that can be used semipermanently, history printing on the non-contact IC card cannot be adopted. For this reason, at present, ticket vending machines and settlement machines using magnetic roll paper are used for history printing and the like as before, and the problem that the use of magnetic roll paper is not reduced is not solved.
[0008]
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to present a usage history of a non-contact IC card to a user without using magnetic raw paper in a charging processing system using a non-contact IC card as an information storage medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information storage medium using terminal capable of performing the above-described operation.
[0009]
[Means and Actions for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is configured as follows.
[0010]
A first information storage medium using terminal according to the present invention (corresponding to claim 1) includes an information reading unit for reading information from an information storage medium such as a non-contact IC card, and presentation information to be presented to the user based on the information A presentation information creation unit for creating a thermoreversible recording medium issuing unit for issuing a thermoreversible recording medium such as a leuco light card, and a presentation information as a thermoreversible recording medium. A printing section for printing, a usage count printing section for printing the thermoreversible recording medium usage count on the thermoreversible recording medium, a usage count reading section for reading the printed usage count, and the read usage count is predetermined. A thermoreversible recording medium recovery unit for recovering the thermoreversible recording medium when the number of times is greater than or equal to the number of times, and the thermoreversible recording medium issuing means issues a thermoreversible recording medium in which the identification number of the information storage medium is recorded And Shaped section when the identification number of the identification number and the thermoreversible recording medium of the information storage medium is matched, the presentation information, characterized in that printing on the thermoreversible recording medium.
[0011]
According to the first information storage medium use terminal, information such as an identification number and a use history is read from the information storage medium by information reading means such as a non-contact IC card reader / writer, and the information based on the identification number and the use history is used. When the presentation information is created and presented to the user, the presentation information is printed on a card having a limited number of uses, such as a leuco light card. The card on which the presentation information is printed is collected when the card is used more than a predetermined number of times, so that resources such as roll paper are not wasted.
[0013]
Further , according to the first information storage medium utilization terminal, the presentation information is only transferred when the identification number of the information storage medium matches the identification number recorded on the thermoreversible recording medium. Therefore, it can be used as a thermoreversible recording medium connected to the information storage medium, and there is no confusion in the presentation information.
[0014]
In the second information storage medium use terminal according to the present invention (corresponding to claim 2 ), preferably, when the thermoreversible recording medium is collected by the thermoreversible recording medium collecting unit, Characterized by issuing new thermoreversible recording media.
[0015]
The third information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention (corresponding to claim 3 ) is preferably configured such that the usage number printing unit is a barcode printing device and a usage number reading unit scanner. Characterized.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The configurations and the like described in the embodiments are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood and implemented. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and can be modified in various forms without departing from the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.
[0017]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire railway usage fee management system which is a charging processing system including an information storage medium usage terminal according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this railway usage fee management system includes a central data processing device 10 that controls and manages station equipment at each station (A station, B station), and each station ( Station data processing devices 20A and 20B installed for each station (A station, B station), and a card usage history database 11 managed by the central data processing device 10 and storing data on the usage status of contactless IC cards. The
[0018]
In addition, each station (A station, B station), as station service equipment, automatic ticket gates 21A, 21B, automatic ticket vending machines 22A, 22B, automatic check machines 23A, 23B, IC card products, which process non-contact IC cards, respectively. Additional machines 24A, 24B, etc. are installed, and the data processed by each device is sent to the station data processing devices 20A, 20B, respectively. Here, the automatic ticket gates 21A, 21B, automatic ticket vending machines 22A, 22B, automatic checkout machines 23A, 23B, IC card stackers 24A, 24B, etc. function as information storage medium use terminals according to the present invention. As appropriate, the station data processing device 20 is representative of the station data processing devices 20A and 20B, the automatic ticket gate 21 is representative of the automatic ticket gates 21A and 21B, and the automatic ticket vending machine 22 is the automatic ticket vending machines 22A and 22B. As an example, the automatic payment machine 23 is used as a representative of the automatic payment machines 23A and 23B, and an IC card loader 24 is used as a representative of the IC card loaders 24A and 24B.
[0019]
The automatic ticket gate 21 reads the available amount stored in the non-contact IC card when the user passes the ticket gate, writes the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the fare from this to the non-contact IC card, and is obtained by this processing. Data is sent to the station data processor 20. The automatic ticket vending machine 22 reads the available amount stored in the contactless IC card at the time of ticket purchase, writes the remaining amount after subtracting the ticket price to the contactless IC card, and the data obtained by this processing The data is sent to the station data processing device 20. The automatic settlement machine 23 reads the available amount stored in the non-contact IC card at the time of the overpass settlement, newly writes the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the carry-over fare to the non-contact IC card, and is obtained by this processing. Data is sent to the station data processor 20. When the usable amount of the contactless IC card is increased, the IC card stacker 24 reads the usable amount stored in the contactless IC card, and newly writes the amount added to the added amount to the IC card. At the same time, the data obtained by this processing is sent to the station data processing device 20.
[0020]
Data sent to the station data processing device 20 at each station is collected in the central data processing device 10, and data from each device is centrally managed by the central data processing device 10. This data is registered in the card usage history database 11 by the central data processing device 10 and updated when the non-contact IC card is used.
[0021]
A contactless IC card used in a railway usage fee management system has a memory for storing data, a transmission / reception unit for power feeding and data communication, and a control unit for controlling them. In the memory, personal information of the user (for example, name, date of birth, gender, address, telephone number, etc.), non-contact IC card identification number, etc. are stored in advance, and information on the use of the card of the user (use Possible amount, expiration date, security information, etc.) are stored according to the usage status and updated when the non-contact IC card is used. The data stored in these memories is transmitted to the outside by a radio signal or the like, and the data is updated between the non-contact IC card and various station service devices provided in the station or train.
[0022]
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of an automatic ticket vending machine 22 which is an example of an information storage medium use terminal according to the present invention. The automatic ticket vending machine 22 has a guidance display unit 25, a display operation unit 26, a bill insertion slot 27A, a return bill receiving slot 27B, a ticket receiving slot 28, a coin slot 29A, a coin tray 29B, and a card insertion slot 30A on the customer service side. It has. The guidance display unit 25 is provided with an indicator lamp, a speaker, a microphone, and the like. The display operation unit 26 includes a touch panel. A control device 30 is provided inside the automatic ticket vending machine 22.
[0023]
A non-contact IC card and a leuco light card can be inserted into the card insertion receiving port 30A. The automatic ticket vending machine 22A has a non-contact IC card holding unit, which is used when a leuco light card is inserted after the non-contact IC card is inserted. Note that data may be transmitted and received by a non-contact IC card reader / writer exposed outside the device without inserting a non-contact IC card.
[0024]
FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of the control device 30 in the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention. In the railway usage fee management system, an automatic ticket gate 21, an automatic ticket vending machine 22, an automatic settlement machine 23, an IC card stacker 24, and the like are used as information storage medium usage terminals. The control device 30 of the information storage medium using terminal includes a CPU 31, a non-contact IC card reader / writer 32, a leuco light card issuing unit 33, a usage count printing unit 34, a usage count reading unit 35, and a communication unit 37. 36, a presentation information printing unit 38, and a leuco light card collection unit 39. The CPU 31 performs data processing for the entire control device 30.
[0025]
The non-contact IC card reader / writer 32 reads from and writes to the non-contact IC card inserted from the card insertion receiving port 30A. The leuco light card issuing unit 33 issues a leuco light card on which usage history list data (presentation information) such as a use date, a boarding station, a getting-off station, and a prepaid amount (initial fare) is printed. The usage number printing unit 34 prints the usage number of the leuco light card on the leuco light card. The usage count reading unit 35 reads the usage count printed on the leuco light card. The presentation information creation unit 36 accesses the central data processing device 10 via the communication unit 37 based on the non-contact IC card identification number of the non-contact IC card read by the non-contact IC card reader / writer 32, Presentation information is created based on information from the usage history database 11. The presentation information printing unit 38 prints the presentation information on the leuco light card issued by the leuco light card issuing unit 33 or the leuco light card inserted from the card insertion receiving port 30A. The leuco light card collection unit 39 collects the leuco light card when it determines that the number of use of the leuco light card read by the use number reading unit 35 is a predetermined number or more.
[0026]
FIG. 4 is a usage process flow diagram of the information storage medium usage terminal according to the present invention. A non-contact IC card is inserted into the card insertion receiving port 30A (step S101). When the leuco light card is inserted into the card insertion receiving port 30A (step S102), the number of times printed (number of times of use) printed on the leuco light card is read by the usage number reading unit 35 (step S103). It is determined whether or not the read number of prints is greater than a predetermined printable number (step S104). When the number of times of printing read is smaller than the predetermined number of times that can be printed, the printing on the printing surface of the leuco light card is erased (step S105), and the presentation information created based on the identification number of the non-contact IC card described later is created. Newly printed by the presentation information printing unit 38 (step S106). The printed leuco light card is returned from the card insertion slot 30A (step S107). On the other hand, when the number of prints read is larger than the predetermined printable number, the leuco light card is collected by the leuco light card collection unit 39 (step S108), and a new leuco light card is issued by the leuco light card issuing unit 33. (Step S109).
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for creating the presentation information printed by the presentation information printing unit according to the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a process flow diagram between (1) and (2) processed in parallel with the process shown in FIG. 4. When the non-contact IC card is inserted into the card insertion receiving port 30A (step S101), the non-contact IC card identification number of the non-contact IC card is read by the non-contact IC card reader / writer 32 (step S201). The presentation information creation unit 36 of the information storage medium using terminal accesses the central data processing apparatus 10 via the communication unit 37 (step S202). Presentation information is created from the card use history database 11 based on the read non-contact IC card identification number (step S203). The created presentation information is printed on the leuco light card by the presentation information printing unit 38 as described in step S106 of FIG.
[0028]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a leuco light card issued by the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention. The usage history, usage date and time, usage station, and the number of usages are printed in barcodes on the loycolite card as usage details, usage date, usage type, boarding station, getting-off station, advance amount (first fare), etc. (B in the figure). In addition, the identification number of the non-contact IC card may be described. This leuco light card is issued by a leuco light card issuing unit 33. At the time of issuance, the presentation information created by the presentation information creation unit 36 is printed by the presentation information printing unit 38. The presented information includes the same information as the information displayed on the information storage medium using terminal or more information than the displayed information. Specifically, as described above, there are a usage history, a usage date and time, and a usage station such as a usage date, usage type, boarding station, alighting station, advance amount (initial fare), etc. as usage details.
[0029]
The usage count printing unit 34 prints the usage count of the leuco light card with a barcode. The usage count reading unit 35 is configured by a scanner that reads the usage count printed with a barcode. The usage count reading unit 35 compares the read usage count with the usable count of the leuco light card. If the usage count is greater than the usable count, the leuco lite card is collected. Here, the number of times of use is printed as a barcode. However, the number of times of use may not be printed as a barcode, but may be printed as a number or other figure or symbol. The usage count reading unit 35 is configured to be able to read the usage count printed by the usage count printing unit 34.
[0030]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device 30 ′ in another embodiment of the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention. Blocks having the same functions as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. The leuco light card issuing unit 33 includes a non-contact IC card identification number printing unit 40. The control device 30 ′ includes a non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 41, a non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 42 printed on the leuco light card, and a card match determination unit 43. When the leuco light card is issued, the non-contact IC card identification number printing unit 40 of the leuco light card issuing unit 33 prints the identification number of the non-contact IC card inserted or recognized on the leuco light card. Whether the non-contact IC card identification number read by the non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 41 matches the non-contact IC card identification number read by the non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 42 printed on the leuco light card. Is determined by the card matching determination unit 43, and if they match, the presentation information printing unit 38 prints the presentation information on the leuco light card.
[0031]
FIG. 8 is a use processing flow diagram of the information storage medium use terminal in another embodiment of the present invention. A non-contact IC card is inserted into the card insertion receiving port 30A (step S201). The non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 41 reads the non-contact IC card identification number (step S202). The leuco light card is inserted into the card insertion slot 30A (step S203), and the non-contact IC card identification number printed on the leuco light card is read (step S204). Whether the non-contact IC card identification number read by the non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 41 matches the non-contact IC card identification number read by the non-contact IC card identification number reading unit 42 printed on the leuco light card. Is determined by the card match determination unit 43 (step S205). If they do not match, the leuco light card and the non-contact IC card are returned.
[0032]
If they match, the number of times printed (number of times used) printed on the leuco light card is read by the usage number reading unit 35 (step S206). It is determined whether or not the read number of prints is greater than a predetermined printable number (step S207). When the read number of prints is smaller than the predetermined printable number, the print on the printing surface of the leuco light card is erased (step S208), and the presentation information created based on the identification number of the non-contact IC card, which will be described later, is created. Newly printed by the presentation information printing unit 38 (step S209). The printed leuco light card is returned from the card insertion slot 30A (step S210). On the other hand, when the number of prints read is larger than the predetermined printable number, the leuco light card is collected by the leuco light card collection unit 39 (step S211), and a new leuco light card is issued by the leuco light card issuing unit 33. (Step S212).
[0033]
The processes between {circle around (1)} and {circle around (2)} in FIG. 8 indicate processes performed in parallel with the processes in FIG. 8, and the same processes as those in FIG. In the embodiment described above, the presentation information is created from the card use history database by accessing the central processing unit. However, the presentation information is created based on the information stored in the memory of the non-contact IC card. It may be.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
[0035]
According to the information storage medium use terminal according to the present invention, information such as an identification number and a use history is read from the information storage medium by information reading means such as a non-contact IC card reader / writer, and the information such as the identification number and the use history is read. When presenting information is created based on the information and presented to the user, the presenting information is printed on a card having a limited number of uses such as a leuco light card. Since the card on which this presentation information is printed is collected when the number of times of use exceeds a predetermined number of times, resources are not wasted like roll paper. Further, according to the information storage medium using terminal according to the present invention, the presentation information is printed only when the identification number of the information storage medium matches the identification number recorded on the thermoreversible recording medium. It can be used as a thermoreversible recording medium connected to a storage medium, and there is no confusion of presentation information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire railway use fee management system which is a billing processing system including an information storage medium use terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of an automatic ticket vending machine which is an example of an information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device in an information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a usage process flow diagram of an information storage medium usage terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a creation flow diagram of presentation information printed by a presentation information printing unit according to the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a leuco light card issued by an information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram of a control device in another embodiment of the information storage medium utilization terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a usage process flow diagram of an information storage medium usage terminal according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Central data processor 11 Card use history database 20 Station data processor 21 Automatic ticket gate 22 Automatic ticket vending machine 23 Automatic payment machine 24 Card stacker 30 Controller 30A Card insertion receiving port 32 Non-contact IC card reader / writer 33 Royco Rewrite card issuing unit 34 Number-of-uses printing unit 35 Number-of-uses reading unit 36 Presenting information creating unit 37 Communication unit 38 Presenting information printing unit 39 Locolilite card collection unit 40 Card identification number printing unit 43 Card match determination unit

Claims (3)

In an information storage medium utilization terminal comprising information reading means for reading information from an information storage medium and presentation information creation means for creating presentation information based on the information,
Thermoreversible recording medium issuing means for issuing a thermoreversible recording medium, printing means for printing the presentation information on the thermoreversible recording medium, and the thermoreversible recording medium indicating the number of times the thermoreversible recording medium is used. Use number printing means for printing on, use number reading means for reading the printed use number, and thermoreversible recording for collecting the thermoreversible recording medium when the read use number is a predetermined number or more Medium recovery means ,
The thermoreversible recording medium issuing means issues a thermoreversible recording medium in which the identification number of the information storage medium is recorded, and the printing means is the identification number of the information storage medium and the thermoreversible recording medium. An information storage medium utilization terminal , wherein the presentation information is printed on the thermoreversible recording medium when the identification numbers match . The heat when the recovery of the reversible recording medium has been performed, according to claim 1 Symbol placement information storage medium use terminal and issues a new thermoreversible recording medium by the thermoreversible recording medium collecting means. 3. The information storage medium utilization terminal according to claim 1, wherein the use number printing unit is a bar code printing device, and the use number reading unit is a scanner.

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