JP5234767B2 - Printer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printer that records information such as characters on a rewritable film layer of a rewritable card in which an IC chip is incorporated and a rewritable film is laminated.

  Conventionally, a rewritable card in which an IC chip is incorporated and a rewritable film is laminated is known. This is the Suica (registered trademark) card of East Japan Railway Company.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 discloses a printer that embeds an IC chip in the core of a roll paper and performs printing under different printing processing conditions in accordance with information stored in the IC chip.

JP 2004-291560 A

  By the way, recording information (chemically forming and erasing characters / images) on the rewritable film is performed by controlling the heat from the printer. And decoloring performance will decrease.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printer that allows the cardholder to know when the rewritable film has deteriorated.

  The first printer of the present invention reads the number of times of recording on the rewritable film recorded on a card on which a rewritable film is laminated, or an IC chip on which a sheet is embedded or attached, and the number of times of recording reaches a threshold value. If it exceeds, the print data of a pattern different from the pattern up to the threshold value is printed on the rewritable film.

  The second printer of the present invention includes a reading unit that reads the number of times of recording on the rewritable film recorded on a card on which a rewritable film is laminated, or an IC chip in which a sheet is embedded or pasted, and the number of times of recording A judgment means for judging whether or not the threshold value is exceeded, and if the number of times of recording exceeds the threshold value as a result of the judgment by the judgment means, the rewritable film is separated from the pattern until the threshold value is exceeded. And a recording section for printing the pattern print data.

  According to the present invention, when the rewritable film is deteriorated, it is possible to provide a printer in which the card owner can know the fact.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the outline of the embodiment will be briefly described. The rewritable printer of this embodiment is a rewritable card recorded on an IC chip in which a rewritable card (including a sheet-like one) is built (or attached). Read the number of recordings on the film. When the number of times of recording exceeds a specified threshold value, print data or a special mark is printed on the rewritable film as a different pattern from the normal (pattern exceeding the threshold value) by controlling the heat applied. It is. Here, the different pattern is, for example, changing the color development.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the tenth embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the rewritable printer 10 includes a recording number reading / writing unit 11, a determination unit 12, an applied heat control unit 13, and a recording unit 14.

  Next, the operation of the tenth embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the rewritable printer 10 of this embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, when the rewritable card is set at a predetermined position of the rewritable printer 10, the recording number reading / writing unit 11 reads the number of times of writing to the rewritable film written on the IC chip (step S1). .

  The determination unit 12 determines whether or not the number of times of writing read in step S1 exceeds a threshold value (step S2).

  If the threshold value is exceeded in step S2, the recording unit 14 controls the applied heat under the control of the applied heat control means 13, and is a different pattern from the normal pattern (a pattern up to exceeding the threshold value). The printing data and the special mark are printed on the rewritable film (step S3). Here, the different pattern is, for example, changing the color development.

  It is assumed that the recording unit 14 may be sufficient to print the mark with the same applied heat as usual to inform the user that the threshold value has been exceeded, that is, the deterioration of the rewritable film has occurred. it can.

  On the other hand, if the threshold value is not exceeded in step S2, the applied heat control means 13 causes the recording unit 14 to print the print data in a normal pattern on the rewritable film (step S4), and to read and write the number of recording times. The insert section 11 is updated by increasing the number of times of writing to the rewritable film written on the IC chip (step S5).

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the number of times of writing on the rewritable film exceeds the threshold value, printing is performed in a pattern different from the normal pattern. Can know.

1 is a block diagram of a rewritable printer 10. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the rewritable printer 10.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rewritable printer 11 Recording frequency reading / writing part 12 Judgment means 13 Applied heat control means 14 Recording part

Claims (2)

The number of times of recording on the rewritable film recorded on a card on which a rewritable film is laminated or an IC chip with a built-in or affixed sheet is read. Printing data of a pattern different from the pattern up to the threshold value is printed on the film, and the color of the rewritable film is changed on the same recording surface of the rewritable film by controlling applied heat. the characteristics and to Help printer. A reading unit for reading the number of times of recording on the rewritable film recorded on a card on which a rewritable film is laminated, or an IC chip in which a sheet is embedded or pasted,
Determining means for determining whether or not the number of times of recording exceeds a threshold;
As a result of the determination by the determination means, if the number of recordings exceeds the threshold value, a recording unit that prints print data of a pattern different from the pattern up to the threshold value on the rewritable film;
The recording unit further includes an applied heat control unit that controls heat applied by the recording unit, and the recording unit controls the heat applied by the control by the applied heat control unit when the number of times of recording exceeds the threshold value. Te, the rewritable at the same recording surface of the film, characteristics and to pulp printer altering the color of the rewritable film.

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