JPH0644448A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the card processor which can discriminate whether a card is the card pulled back illegally or a card to which normal value information is updated. CONSTITUTION:The card processor for processing a card having a magnetic stripe part 19 which can execute read and write is provided with a reading circuit 21 for reading value information recorded in a recording part 19B by throwing in the card, a carrying device for holding the thrown-in card read by the reading circuit 21, and returning the card in which updated value information is recorded to throw-in person, a writing circuit 22 for writing the updated value information after a prescribed transaction is executed, based on the value information read by the reading circuit 21, and a CPU 20 for writing card in-processing information to the card thrown into the reading circuit 21, and executing control for eliminating the card in-processing information of the card returned by a returning means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus for reading value information recorded on a card, recording updated value information after a transaction corresponding to the value information on the card, and then returning the value information. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a card processing device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 283995, after reading the information recorded on the inserted card, the card is held inside, and the card information is updated and recorded and returned based on the transaction processing by the card information. To do.

[0003]

However, in the conventional card processing device, when the card is illegally pulled back while the information is read from the card and held inside, the card is deducted according to the transaction. The updated information will not be recorded, and this card may be misused in the next transaction.

Therefore, in order to prevent such fraud, the present invention provides the card with a recording portion for recording information indicating that the card is being processed, so that the card is either the fraudulently pulled back card or the legitimate value information. The present invention provides a card processing device capable of identifying whether a card has been updated.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, there is provided a card processing device for processing a card having a readable and writable recording section, which is recorded in the recording section by inserting the card. Reading means for reading existing value information,
Holding means for holding the insertion card read by the reading means; writing means for writing the updated value information after a predetermined transaction is made based on the value information read by the reading means; Return means for returning the card having the recorded value information to the inserter, and control for writing the card processing information in the card inserted in the reading means and deleting the card processing information of the card returned by the returning means And means.

[0006]

When the card is inserted, the reading means reads the value information recorded in the recording section of the card, and the control means adds the card processing information to the value information and writes the value information into the inserted card by the writing means. , The card returned by the return means is written with the value information updated by deleting the card processing information, and the card processing information is written in the inserted card. Can also determine that the card is being processed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
Indicates a card processing device, and an insertion opening (1) for receiving a card therein is horizontally provided on an upper portion. The insertion slot (1) is connected to the transport path (3) through a bent portion (2) for converting a horizontally inserted card into a vertical direction. This transport path (3) is a set of fixed plates (4)
The movable plate (5) and the movable plate (5) guide the card vertically downward. The transport path (3) is provided with a transport device (6) for vertically transporting the card, and the transport device (6) includes a pair of opposing pulleys (7A) (7B), (7). 8A) (8B), (9A) (9
B), (10A) and (10B) and the belt (11). Each pulley is rotatably supported by a fixed plate (4) or a movable plate (5), and the belt (11) is a pulley (7A) (8A) (9A) (10A).
It is stretched over. In such a conveying device (6), the rotational force of the motor (12) capable of forward and reverse rotation is applied to the belt (13).
Is transmitted to a speed change pulley (13) mounted coaxially with the pulley (8A), and is driven. The rotary encoder (14) shown in FIG. 2 includes a pulley (15) that is rotated by a belt (13), and periodically outputs an encoder pulse when the pulley (15) rotates. Sensors (A), (B) consisting of a pair of light-emitting element and light-receiving element are arranged on the transport path (3) according to the moving direction of the card.
(C) are sequentially arranged, and the interval between the sensors is set smaller than the dimension of the card in the longitudinal direction. Due to the arrangement configuration of the sensors (A), (B), and (C), the card in the transport path (3) is detected by any sensor.
A card reading / writing device (18) including a magnetic head (16) and a pressing roller (17) is provided at the same position as the sensor (B) in the middle of the transport path (3). The magnetic head (16) reads the information of the card passing through the transport path (3) and writes the update data to this card, and the pressing roller (17) passes the card passing through the transport path (3) over the magnetic head (16). Press on.

Value information is recorded on the magnetic stripe portion (19) of the card together with identification information and unique information of the card. The value information includes the value information that the card currently has and the value information that the card has when the previous process is completed. These values are stored in the magnetic stripe portion (19) as shown in FIG. Recording units (19A) and (19B) for recording two kinds of value information are set. The magnetic stripe portion (19) is further provided with a recording portion (19C) for recording card processing information by a predetermined code.

FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram, and (20) is a C operating according to a pre-programmed control procedure.
The PU has registers R1 to R4 therein.
(21) reads card information by the magnetic head (16) in response to the read start signal RST, and then the CPU (2
A read circuit (22) for outputting to (0) is a write circuit for writing the write data given from the CPU (20) to the card by the magnetic head (16) in response to the write start signal WST. . (23) is a service machine such as an automatic vending machine that provides a predetermined service to the card inserter based on the value information of the card inserted in the card processing apparatus, and the card processing apparatus is incorporated in the service machine. The service machine (23) is connected to the CPU (20) via the transmission interface (24), and the service machine (23) determines whether or not the card processing device performs a card processing operation.
Controlled by.

FIG. 3 showing the control procedure of the CPU (20).
The operation of the card processing device will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in the SI step, the sensors (A), (B) and (C) are checked. Any sensor (A) where the card is stopped in the card processing device,
(B) and (C) are OFF, and the CPU (20) is S
In step 0, the reject flab is set in the register R1. In step S2, it is determined whether the card reject signal REJ is output from the service machine (23).
The service machine (23) outputs a card reject signal REJ for instructing the card processing device to prohibit the acceptance of the card when the predetermined service cannot be provided to the person who has inserted the card even if the card is inserted. When the card reject signal REJ is transmitted, the CPU (20) sets the reject flag in step S0. As a result, the card is loaded into the card processing device, and the sensor (A) is turned off.
Even if FF is performed, the CPU (20) does not drive the motor (12). However, if the sensors (A), (B) and (C) are all turned on and the card reject signal REJ is not transmitted from the service machine (23), the CPU (2
In 0), the register R1 is cleared in step S3, and if the reject flag is set, it is cleared and the card processing device is set in the card receivable state. Then, in step S5, the sensor (A) is checked for OFF to determine whether a card has been inserted into the card processing device. When the insertion of the card is detected, the motor (12) is driven to rotate normally in step S7. As a result, the input card is transferred to the inside of the card processing device. In step S9, the OFF state of the sensor (B) is checked to determine whether the inserted card has reached the magnetic head (16). In this step, if the sensor (B) is not turned off within a predetermined time set in advance, it is determined to be abnormal, and the card processing device stops its operation.

When the card reaches the magnetic head (16), the sensor (B) is turned off, and the CPU (20) outputs a read start signal RST to the reading circuit (21) in step S11 to start the reading operation. The reading circuit (21) outputs a reading control signal RE to the magnetic head (16), and the head (1)
6) through the magnetic stripe portion (19) of the card to read the recorded signal D, convert the signal D into a data pulse DP, and the CPU together with the clock pulse CP _1.
Give to (20). Then, the CPU (20) sequentially takes in the data pulse DP by the clock pulse and registers it in the register R.
After storing in 2, the process proceeds to the next step S13. S13
In the step, it is judged whether the card has arrived by checking the OFF of the sensor (C), and if the sensor (C) is not OFF within a predetermined time, it is judged as an abnormality and the operation of the card processing device is stopped. At the stage when the card reaches the sensor (C), the rear end of the card still rests on the magnetic head (16). Therefore, in the next step S15, after the card has been transferred with a predetermined delay time, The drive of the motor (12) is stopped in step S17. In step S19, the sensor (B) is checked for ON to determine whether the rear end of the card has been detached from the magnetic head (16). When the length of the card is proper, the sensor (B) is ON because the card is separated from the magnetic head (16), but when it is OFF, it is determined that an improper card has been inserted and the motor ( 12) Reverse and return. However, at this time, if the insertion card has a normal length, it is stopped in the card processing device with only the tip of the insertion card resting on the sensor (C). And next S2
In one step, the authenticity of the card is discriminated from the identification information of the recorded information of the read card, and if it is a fake card, the motor (12) is reversed and returned.

If the card is proper, the write operation to the magnetic stripe portion (19) is performed. First, in step S23, write data is created in the register R3. The information to be written is the same as the information indicated by the code read from this card and stored in the register R2, but at the time of writing, the value information recorded in the recording unit (19B) at the time of reading the card is recorded in the recording unit. The code array is converted so as to be recorded in (19A), and the recording sections (19B) and (19C) are also included.
A new code is added so that "0" and the card in-process information are recorded respectively, and write data is created.
Then, in step S25, the motor (12) is reversely driven, and in the next step S27, it is determined whether the card has reached the magnetic head (16) by checking OFF of the sensor (B). Also in this step, if the sensor (B) is not turned off within the predetermined time, it is determined to be abnormal and the operation of the card processing device is stopped. The sensor (B) is turned off when the card reaches the magnetic head (16).
Then, the CPU (20) outputs the write start signal WST to the write circuit (22) in step S29 to start the write operation. The CPU (20) is a rotary encoder (1
4) in synchronization with the encoder pulse from
The write data stored in the memory is sequentially output to the write circuit (22). Since this writing is achieved by transferring the card in the opposite direction to the reading, the CPU (20) writes the write data. The write circuit (2
Output to 2). The write circuit (22) outputs the write data pulse WDT from the CPU (20) to the encoder pulse CP ₂
, The information represented by the pulse WDT is converted into an analog write signal WT and output to the magnetic head (16) together with the write control signal WR, and the head (16) is driven to write information to the card. Write in. In the next step S31, it is determined whether the card has finished passing through the magnetic head (16) by checking whether the sensor (B) is ON. If the sensor (B) is not turned ON within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device To stop. When the sensor (B) ON is detected,
In step S33, the card transfer is continued with a predetermined delay time and the card is slightly separated from the magnetic head (16), and then the driving of the motor (12) is stopped in step S35. In this way, by keeping the distance between the card and the magnetic head (16) and stopping the motor (12), the motor (12) is driven next to move the card to the magnetic head (1).
When the card is passed through 6), the card passes through the magnetic head (16) when the time has passed since the motor (12) started up and the traveling is stable, so that malfunctions during reading and writing are reduced. Then, in step S37, after the delay time for motor protection is secured, the motor (12) is started to rotate normally and the card is transferred again toward the sensor (B). In step S39, the sensor (B) is checked for OFF. Then, the arrival of the card is detected, and if it is not turned off within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is stopped. In the next step S41, the sensor (B) is checked to be turned on to determine that the card has passed, and if not turned on within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is stopped. Card is sensor (B)
When the passing of the card has been completed, the card transfer is continued with a predetermined delay time in step S43, and the driving of the motor (12) is stopped in step S45 to end the acceptance of the card.
Then, in step S47, the CPU (20) waits after transmitting the value information read from the recording unit (19B) of the card and stored in the register R2 to the service machine (23).

In the standby state, the card has only the tip of the card resting on the sensor (C), and the card (19)
The previous value information is recorded in A), and the recording section (19)
"0" is recorded as value information in B), and card processing information is recorded in the recording section (19C). Therefore, even if the card is pulled back illegally in this state, it cannot be used as it is because "0" is written as the current value information in the recording section (19B) of this card.

The service machine (23) performs a predetermined service based on the value information transmitted from the card processing device, and transmits the updated value information after subtracting the price of this service to the card processing device. CPU (20) is S
When the updated value information is input in step 100, the updated value information is set in the portion storing "0" of the register R3 in the next step S101, and the card processing information is released. After creating the write data, the process proceeds to step S102. In step S102, the motor (12) is reversely driven, and in step S103, it is determined whether the card has reached the magnetic head (16) by checking whether the sensor (B) is OFF, and the sensor (B) is detected within a predetermined time. If is not turned off, the operation of the card processing device is stopped. When the sensor (B) is turned off, the sensor (B) is checked in step S105 to determine whether the card has finished passing through the magnetic head (16), and the sensor (B) is not turned on within a predetermined time. And stop the operation of the card processor. When the sensor (B) is turned on, the card transfer is continued for a predetermined delay time in step S107, and then, in step S109.
The driving of the motor (12) is stopped in step. Next S1
In step 11, a slight delay time is secured to protect the motor, and then the motor (12) is driven in the normal direction to transfer the card toward the magnetic head (16). And S113
In the step, it is determined whether the card has reached the magnetic head (16) by checking the OFF state of the sensor (B). If the sensor (B) does not turn OFF within a predetermined time, it is determined to be abnormal and the card processing device Stop the operation of. The sensor (B) when the card reaches the magnetic head (16)
When is turned off, the CPU (20) outputs the write start signal WST to the write circuit (22) in step S115 to start the write operation. That is, the CPU (20) sequentially outputs the write data stored in the register R3 to the write circuit (22) in synchronization with the encoder pulse, and the write circuit (2
2) takes in the incoming write data pulse WDT as an encoder pulse and writes it in the magnetic stripe portion (19) of the card by the magnetic head (16). In the next step S117, it is determined whether or not the card has finished passing the magnetic head (16) by checking whether the sensor (B) is turned on. If the sensor (B) is not turned on within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is performed. To stop. When the ON state of the sensor (B) is detected, the card is continuously transferred with a predetermined delay time in step S119, and then the driving of the motor (12) is stopped in step S121. In step S123,
After the delay time for motor protection is secured, the reverse rotation of the motor (12) is started to transfer the card to the magnetic head (16), and in the next step S125, the OF of the sensor (B) is turned off.
F is checked to detect the arrival of the card at the magnetic head (16), and if it is not turned off within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is stopped. When the card reaches the magnetic head (16) and the sensor (B) is turned off, the CPU (20) outputs a read start signal RST to the reading circuit (21) in step S127 to start the reading operation, and the reading circuit (2)
1) the CPU stores the recorded information in the magnetic stripe portion (19).
(20), and the CPU (20) stores this data in the register R4. In the next step S128, it is determined whether or not the card has finished passing the magnetic head (16) by checking whether the sensor (B) is turned on. If the sensor (B) is not turned on within a predetermined time, the card processing device operates. To stop. When the sensor (B) is detected to be ON, S12
After the card transfer is continued for a predetermined delay time in 9 steps, the driving of the motor (12) is stopped in S130 step. At the next step S131, the CPU (20)
Is the data stored in the register R4 and the register R
The data stored in No. 3 is compared to determine whether proper writing has been performed. When both data match, the motor (12) is reversely driven after the delay time for motor protection is secured in the next step S132, and the card is transferred toward the insertion slot (1). . S133
In the step, the sensor (A) is checked to be turned off, and if the sensor (A) is not turned off within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is stopped. When the sensor (A) is turned off by the arrival of the card, a delay time is taken in step S135 to further guide the card to the insertion slot (1) and the card transfer is continued.
Stop driving 2) and finish returning the card.

If it is determined in step S129 that proper writing has not been performed, the processing in step S139 is performed to secure a delay time for motor protection and then the reverse rotation of the motor (12) is started. And next S1
In step 41, it is determined whether the card has reached the magnetic head (16) by checking the OFF of the sensor (B). If the sensor (B) does not turn OFF within a predetermined time, it is determined to be abnormal and the card processing device Stop the operation of. The sensor (B) when the card reaches the magnetic head (16)
When is turned off, the CPU (20) again outputs the write start signal WST and the write data pulse WDT to the write circuit (22) in step S143, and the card processing device writes the card. In the next step S145, it is determined whether or not the card has passed through the magnetic head (16) by checking the ON of the sensor (B), and if the sensor (B) is not turned on within a predetermined time, the operation of the card processing device is performed. To stop. When the card finishes passing through the magnetic head (16), the drive of the motor (12) is stopped in step S121, and then this card is returned in the processing of step S133 and subsequent steps.

According to the card processing apparatus having the above structure, the value information of "0" is recorded in the recording section (19B) of the card which has been illegally pulled back in the standby state, and the recording section (19C) is recorded. Card processing information is recorded. Therefore, even if there is a false claim that there is an error in the recording of the value information by this card, the authenticity of such claim can be surely determined by checking the information during card processing. When "0" is transmitted from the service device (23) as the updated value information while the card processing device holds the card and is in the standby state, the card processing device causes the card recording unit (19B) to read. While recording "0", the card processing information of the recording unit (19C) is canceled and returned. In this case, the value information that the card had was completely subtracted in exchange for the prescribed service, and since the card processing information was not recorded, the card became worthless due to normal use. I understand.

In the present embodiment, since the value information of "0" is still recorded in the recording section (19B) of the illegally pulled back card in the standby state, the illegally pulled back card will be reused. However, since the value information is “0”, it cannot be used, but since the card processing information is recorded in the card which has been withdrawn illegally, the card processing device is set to the card processing information. It is conceivable to make the card that has been illegally pulled back unusable by disabling the transaction when the card in which is recorded is inserted.

[0018]

According to the present invention, after reading the value information of the card, the card processing information is recorded and held so that even if the card is illegally pulled back in this state, the card is still processing the card. It can be sorted based on the presence or absence of information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a card processing device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (16) Magnetic head (18) Card reading / writing device (19A) (19B) (19C) Recording unit (20) CPU (21) Reading circuit (22) Writing circuit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card processing device for processing a card having a readable / writable recording unit, wherein the reading unit reads the value information recorded in the recording unit by inserting the card, and the reading unit. The holding means for holding the input card read by the reading means, the writing means for writing the updated value information after a predetermined transaction is made based on the value information read by the reading means, and the updated value information. It comprises a return means for returning the recorded card to the inserter, and a control means for writing the card processing information in the card inserted in the reading means and deleting the card processing information of the card returned by the returning means. Card processing device.