JPH0526237B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Technical Field of the Invention> The present invention relates to various transaction systems using cards, in particular, to select only recorded data of a necessary management series from a card containing information on multiple management series. The present invention relates to a card information selection device for extracting card information.

<Background of the Invention> Conventionally, in financial transaction systems using cards, for example, magnetic cards are used for cash transactions, loan collections, etc.
Only information related to a single management series, such as credits, is recorded. Therefore, each transaction institution issues a unique magnetic card depending on the content of the transaction, which requires customers to hold and use multiple types of cards, which is extremely inconvenient.

<Object of the invention> The present invention focuses on a transaction system that records information related to multiple management series on one card, and provides a new card that selects a necessary management series from this type of card and extracts predetermined data. By proposing an information selection device, we aim to streamline and speed up card transactions, and to greatly improve convenience for customers.

<Configuration and Effects of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention reads recorded data of all management series from a card containing information on a plurality of management series using a card reading means, and stores the recorded data in a storage means. , the necessary management series information corresponding to the transaction content is selected by series selection means such as a key, and data of a predetermined management series is retrieved from the storage means and output by operating the selection processing procedure. It was configured as follows.

According to the present invention, at the time of a transaction, after inserting one card into a device that is a card reading means, the user can arbitrarily select the necessary management series and extract and process the predetermined data. , it is possible to streamline and speed up card transactions, and there is no need for users to use multiple cards, greatly improving convenience for users. In addition, since the data related to all management series are stored in the storage means, transactions related to two or more management series can be performed at the same time, and card transaction operations can be made more efficient, achieving the excellent effects of achieving the purpose of the invention.

<Description of Embodiments> FIG. 1 shows a magnetic card 1 used for carrying out the present invention, and the back of the card has information on a plurality of management series (hereinafter referred to as "first series", "second series", etc.). Information such as cash transactions, loan transactions, credits, commuter passes, etc. is independently recorded on the plurality of magnetic stripes 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D, respectively.

FIG. 2 shows the basic configuration of the device according to the present invention, in which a card reading means 2 having a plurality of magnetic heads is shown.
reads the recorded data from each magnetic stripe at the same time, and reads the read data D ₁ ,
D ₂ , D ₃ , and D ₄ are set for each management series in the data setting area S ₁ of the first storage means 3 shown in FIG.

The device is also provided with a series selection means 4, and an operator or the like operates keys, pushbutton switches, etc. to
Select the necessary management series according to the transaction details. The selected series data is set in the second storage means 5, and the selection processing means 6 reads data of the corresponding series from the data setting area _S1 based on the series data and outputs it. FIG. 4 shows the address data area S ₂ possessed by the selection processing means 6.
For example, when the first series is selected by the series selection means 4, the storage address _A1 of the first series data in the data setting area _S1 is specified, and the selection processing means 6 selects the first series data _D1 . is read from the data setting area and output.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the information selection operation. In step 71, the card reading means 2 reads all management series information, and in the next step 72, these read data are set in the first storage means 3. Then, in step 73, the series selection means 4
When a management series is designated by , the selection processing means 6 reads data of the designated management series from the first storage means 3 and outputs it in step 74.

FIG. 6 shows a specific circuit example of the device according to the present invention. The illustrated device includes four magnetic heads 20A,
Card reading means 2 with 20B, 20C, 20D
, a series selection means 4 having three push button switches 41, 42, 43, and a CPU 6 of a computer circuit.
0 (Central Processing Unit) and a ROM in which the information selection program shown in Figure 7 is stored.
61 (Read Only Memory), and a first storage means 3 consisting of RAM 30 (Random Access Memory) for setting read data for each management series. Note that the push button switches 41, 42,
43, a switch mechanism is used which has the function of self-holding the on/off state, and therefore, the series selection means 4 also has the function of the second storage means 5 for storing (self-holding) the selected series data. Also serves as.

Each magnetic head 20A of the card reading means 2
20D has a lead amplifier 21 and a peak detection circuit 2.
2. A waveform shaping circuit 23 and a demodulation circuit 24 are connected to each other, and the read data output from each demodulation circuit 24 is inputted to the D input terminal of a flip-flop 26 via a knot circuit 25. Each demodulation circuit 24 also outputs a clock signal CL for reading data.
is output, and each clock signal CL is output from CPU6.
0 terminals PH ₁ to _{PH 4} are input to a gate circuit 27 whose opening/closing is controlled by the output sampling signals, and each gate output is input to the T input terminal of the flip-flop 26. Further, each gate output is input to an OR circuit 28, and this OR circuit 28
outputs an interrupt signal Q for the CPU 60 to the terminal INT. Therefore, in response to the interrupt signal Q, the CPU 60 sequentially takes in sampled read data from the Q output terminal of each flip-flop 26 and writes it into the RAM 30 via the data bus.

In the figure, a circuit consisting of a motor 81 and a control circuit 82 represents the card transport section 8, and a circuit consisting of a card position sensor 91 and an amplifier 92 represents a card detection section that detects whether or not a card is set and the starting position of reading recorded data. 9 is shown.

FIG. 7 shows the operation flow of the apparatus shown in FIG. First, when magnetic card 1 is set in the device,
At step 100, each of the magnetic heads 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D of the card reading means 2 reads the recorded data of each of the corresponding magnetic stripes 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D. The read data related to all these management series are taken in by the CPU 60,
Each management series is written to the RAM 30 of the first storage means 3 (step 101). Next, in step 102, the operator or the like selects the necessary management series corresponding to the transaction details by pressing one of the push button switches 41, 42, and 43 of the series selection means _4. ，
The level of PK ₂ or PK ₃ becomes logic "1". Next, in step 103, when a request for processing read data is issued by key operation or the like, the CPU 60 starts reading the selected series data. For example, if you do not press any of the pushbutton switches,
If a request is made to process 103 read data,
If the determinations of "PK ₁ = 1" in step 105, "PK ₂ = 1" in step 106, and "PK ₃ = 1" in step 107 are all "NO", the process advances to step 108, and the address described above is Address _A1 related to the first series data area is referenced in data area _S2 , and then in step 109 the address of RAM 30 is
The first series data _D1 set in _A1 is read out. For example, if the push button switch 43 is pressed, the determination in step 107 becomes "YES", the address _A2 in the second series data area is referenced in step 110, and the address A2 in step 111 is referred to.
The second series data _D2 set in _A2 is read out. Further, for example, if the pushbutton switch 42 is pressed, the determination in step 106 becomes "YES", and in step 112, the start address _A3 in the third series data area is referenced, and if the pushbutton switch 41 is pressed. In this case, the determination in step 105 is "YES", and in step 114, the start address _A4 in the fourth series data area is referred to,
At steps 113 and 114, addresses A _{3 and}
Third and fourth series data D ₃ and D ₄ set in A ₄
is read out.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a magnetic card, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the memory configuration of the first storage means, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the memory configuration of the address data area,
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the general operation of the device;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a specific circuit example of the apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the information selection operation of the example of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1...Magnetic card, 2...Card reading means, 3
. . . storage means, 4 . . . series selection means, 6 . . . selection processing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Card reading means for reading recorded data of all management series from a card containing information on multiple management series, storage means for storing output data regarding all management series of the reading means, and storage means for storing the necessary management series at the time of transaction. A card information selection device comprising a series selection means for arbitrarily selecting from among all the management series stored in the storage means, and a selection processing means for extracting information on the selected management series from the storage means.