JPH0814874B2 - Portable data input device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable dealer input device used when performing credit transactions with a credit card.

[Prior Art] In a store where payment of a product sold by a credit card is performed, a data processing device for financial transactions and a host computer of an external card issuing company are connected by a telephone line or the like. When payment by credit card occurs, input product sales data from the keyboard and read card information such as company code and member number of the card issuing company magnetically recorded on the credit card brought by the customer with a card reader, Further, the personal identification number is input using the personal identification number input device.
Then, card transaction data such as card information and card payment amount is transmitted to the host computer of the card issuing company, and the validity of the transaction is judged. Then, when a response message indicating the sales permission for the credit card is returned from the computer, the card transaction data included in the message is printed out on the slip.

By the way, it is difficult for customers to go from the sales floor to the accounting area in a department store with a large sales floor area.Therefore, a data processing device that handles sales data input and data transmission with a host computer can be used to input a card reader and PIN. For example, a portable data input device equipped with a keyboard can be attached and detached optically, and when a credit transaction with a credit card occurs, a clerk brings the data input device to the sales floor, where the card data can be read and the password can be identified. There is one in which a number is input, and thereafter, data is continuously transmitted to the main body of the processing device. However, in this case, the customer may visit the total price of the purchased products, or may carry out a discount process, so the clerk should bring an electronic desk calculator (hereinafter abbreviated as a calculator) separately from the data input device. I had to go to the sales floor.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, it is very troublesome to carry out a transaction by bringing a calculator separately from the data input device, and the operability is poor.

Therefore, the present invention is capable of reading card information and inputting a personal identification number, which are usually required for credit transaction business using a credit card, and it is necessary to calculate the total price or discount amount of purchased products in the process of transaction business. When a problem occurs, it is possible to calculate the amount of money with a simple operation and it has excellent operability, and it is not necessary to bring a calculator etc. to carry out margin transaction business, and a portable data input device that can improve business efficiency The purpose is to provide.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention, as shown in FIG.
In the data input mode, the card information from the card reader b1 and the personal identification number information from the numeric key b2 on the keyboard are temporarily stored in the storage unit b3 in the data input mode, and transmitted from the data processing apparatus main body A. In the portable data input device B that transmits the information stored in the storage unit b3 to the data processing device main body A in response to a request, the keyboard includes a mode key b5 that alternately switches between a data input mode and a calculation function mode, and four rules. A calculation key b4 for inputting a calculation command is provided, and means for automatically selecting the data input mode in response to turning on the power supply, and a numerical key b2 when the calculation function mode is selected by the mode key b5. Numeric data calculation key
An arithmetic processing means b6 for performing four arithmetic operations according to the four arithmetic operation commands from b4 and a display means b7 for displaying a processing result by the arithmetic processing means b6 are provided.

[Operation] With the portable data input device of the present invention configured as described above, when the credit transaction business by the credit card occurs and the power is turned on, the data input mode is automatically selected. As a result, it becomes possible to read the card information and input the personal identification number. On the other hand, when it becomes necessary to calculate the total price of purchased commodities or the discounted price in the course of the transaction business, the mode key is input. Then, the mode is switched to the arithmetic function mode, and the amount of money can be calculated by inputting the numeric key and the arithmetic key b4. After calculation, enter the mode key again. Then, the mode is returned to the data input mode, and the card information can be read and the personal identification number can be input.

Embodiment An embodiment of the device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a data processing device which controls sales data input, data transmission with a host computer, etc., and a portable data input device 10 of the present invention is detachably provided on the main body 1 by optical means. . In addition, on the front surface of the main body 1, a keyboard 2 for inputting sales data and the like, a display device 3 for displaying sales amount, total amount and the like,
A receipt issuing port 4 for issuing a receipt is provided, a cash drawer 5 is installed at the bottom of the main body 1, and a customer display 6 having the same function as the display 3 is provided on the top of the main body 1. Is erected.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an external configuration of the portable data input device 10. A keyboard 12, a liquid crystal display 13 for displaying input data and the like from the keyboard 12, and a card reader 14 for reading card information stored in a credit card or the like are provided on the front surface of the housing 11. There is. Although not shown, a power switch for controlling on / off of a power source is provided on a side surface of the housing 11, and an optical / electrical converter that is optically connected to the data processing apparatus body 1 is provided on a back surface thereof. .

The keyboard 12 has a numeric keypad 15 for inputting a personal identification number, a mode key 16 for switching between a data input mode and an arithmetic processing mode, an arithmetic key 17 for inputting four arithmetic operation commands, Further, a function key 19 such as a declaration key 18 for declaring the secret code input in the data input mode and declaring the operation closing in the arithmetic processing mode is provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the portable data input device 10. In the figure, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 is driven by turning on a power switch 22, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 25 for storing fixed data such as a processing program through a bus line 23 and a control line 24, and a keyboard. 12
And a RAM (random access memory) 26 for storing variable data such as input data from the card reader 14. Further, a keyboard input circuit 27 for inputting a key signal from the keyboard 12, a card reader input circuit 28 for inputting a read signal from the card reader 14, and a liquid crystal display 13 are driven to display characters and the like corresponding to display data. Transmission control for controlling data transmission performed via the display control circuit 29, an optical / electrical converter 30 for converting an electric signal from the CPU 21 into an optical signal and for converting an optical signal from the data processor 1 into an electric signal. The circuit 31, etc. are connected to the CPU 21 via the bus line 23 and the control line 24.

Then, the CPU 21 is configured to operate according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 5 in response to turning on of the power switch 22. That is, first, when the power switch 22 is turned on, the data input mode is selected. In this state, when the card data recorded on the credit card is read by the card reader 14 (P1), it is judged whether or not the card data is normally read by receiving this card data (P2), If so, the read card data is RA
Temporarily stored in M26. Next, wait for the password input from the keyboard 12 (P3), and press the Declaration key 18 and then the Numeric key 15
When the is entered, the entered data is recognized as a personal identification number and is temporarily stored in the RAM 26. After that, the optical / electrical converter 30
It waits for a data transmission request from the data processing device body 1 given through (P4), and when there is a data transmission request, RAM2
The card data and personal identification number temporarily stored in 6 are converted into an optical signal by the optical / electrical converter 30 and transmitted to the data processing apparatus main body 1. The processing in the data input mode is completed as described above, and thereafter, when the card data is read again from the card reader 14, the same processing is repeated.

On the other hand, when the mode key 16 is pressed in the data input mode (P5), the operation function mode is entered. In this state, when the numeric keypad 15 is pressed, the numeric data is displayed on the liquid crystal display.
If the operation flag is set, the operation processing corresponding to the flag is performed (numerical key processing). When the operation key 17 is input, the corresponding operation flag is set (operation key processing). When, for example, the declaration key 18 is input as the function key 19, the result of the arithmetic processing performed by the input of the numeral keys 15 and the arithmetic key 17 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 (function key processing).
On the other hand, when the mode key 16 is pressed, the operation function mode is returned to the data input mode.

In the apparatus of this embodiment configured in this manner, every time the mode key 16 is input, an arithmetic function mode capable of performing arithmetic processing similar to that of a calculator using the numeral keys 15, arithmetic keys 17 and function keys 19, A card data input by the card reader 14 and a data input mode in which a personal identification number can be input by the numeral keys 15 are alternately switched. Therefore,
If a credit transaction with a credit card occurs,
The clerk carries only the portable data input device 10 of this embodiment. When the customer asks for the total price of the purchased products, etc., turn on the power switch 22 and then enter the mode key 16 to convert to the arithmetic function mode.
Operate 7 and function key 19 in the same way as a calculator to calculate the total amount. After that, the mode key 16 is re-input to convert into the data input mode, the card data of the credit card brought by the customer is read by the card reader 14, then the declaration key 18 is input, and the customer enters the numeric key 15 Asks you to enter your PIN. Then, since the RAM 26 stores the card data and the personal identification number, the clerk returns to the place where the data processing apparatus main body 1 is installed and optically connects to the main body 1. Then, the data in the RAM 26 is transferred to the main body 1 in response to the transmission request from the main body 1.
And is sent from the main body 1 to the host computer of the credit company to judge the legitimacy of the credit transaction. If the legitimacy is accepted, the credit transaction is conducted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the portable data input device including the card reader 14 for reading card data such as a credit card and the numeric keypad 15 for inputting the personal identification number is similar to the calculator. Since the arithmetic processing function is added,
Other than credit card transaction processing, calculations such as total amount calculation and discount amount calculation can be performed only by the data input device. Therefore, even if a credit transaction occurs with a card, the clerk only needs to bring the data input device, and it is not necessary to bring a calculator as in the conventional case, so the operability is excellent and the processing is efficient. Therefore, the processing time can be shortened. Thus, the labor of the clerk is reduced and the impression on the customer is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the liquid crystal display 13 is used as the data display unit at the time of arithmetic processing is shown, but it goes without saying that other display elements may be applied. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the personal identification number is input after the card data is input has been exemplified, but there is no particular problem even if it is reversed. In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to read card information and input a personal identification number, which are usually required for credit transaction business using a credit card, and purchase in the process of transaction business. When it becomes necessary to calculate the total amount of money or the amount of discount for a product, you can calculate the amount of money with a simple operation and it is excellent in operability, and you do not need to carry out margin trading business with a calculator etc. A portable data input device capable of improving work efficiency can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable data input device of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the external configuration of the data input device, FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of the data input device, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the CPU. 1 ... Data processing device body, 10 ... Portable data input device, 12 ... Keyboard, 13 ... Liquid crystal display, 14 ... Card reader, 15 ... Numeric key, 16 ... Mode key, 17 ... …
Calculation key, 18 …… Declaration key, 19 …… Function key.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data processing device main body, which is detachably attached to the main body of the data processing device, temporarily stores, in a data input mode, card information from a card reader and personal identification number information from a numeric keypad on a keyboard. In a portable data input device that transmits information stored in the storage unit to the data processing device body in response to a transmission request from the processing device body, the keyboard alternately switches the data input mode and the arithmetic function mode. A mode key for switching and a calculation key for inputting four arithmetic operation commands are provided, means for automatically selecting the data input mode in response to turning on the power source, and a mode for selecting the calculation function mode by the mode key. Arithmetic processing means for arithmetic processing of numerical data from the numerical keys in accordance with the four arithmetic commands from the arithmetic keys, and the arithmetic processing means. A portable data input device, comprising: a display unit that displays a processing result by the step.