JP2000331224A - Member's card issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a member's card issuing machine by which member's cards with high versatility are automatically issued. SOLUTION: The card issuing part 24 of the member's card issuing machine 1 is provided with card storing parts 241 and 242 for storing a card base material, an emboss work part 243 for embossing a member's number or the like on the card base material, a magnetic recording part 244 for magnetically recording a password or the like on the material and an inspecting part 245 for inspecting whether recording is correctly executed or not. When a head office permits issuing, the member's cards 25a and 25b where information is recorded by embossing and magnetic recording are automatically issued.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to various kinds of members including a membership card, a credit card, a bank card and the like necessary for using an automatic rental machine installed in an automatic rental store for video cassette tapes, compact discs, magazines and the like. And a membership card issuing machine that automatically issues a membership card.

[0002] The present invention also relates to a member card issuing system for connecting a head office and a plurality of branches via a communication line and automatically issuing a member card from a member card issuing machine installed at each branch. is there.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Rental stores such as video cassette tapes and compact discs are frequently used. In such rental stores, automatic rental machines are often installed due to a shortage of labor and a corresponding rise in labor costs. Even in the case where an automatic rental machine is installed, the majority of cases where a membership card for using the machine is issued rely on humans. This is a factor that hinders the reduction of labor and labor costs at rental stores.

[0004] Therefore, it is preferable that such a membership card issuance procedure be unmanned, because it is possible to reduce labor and therefore labor costs. Particularly, in recent years, there are many customers who use the rental store late at night, and it is preferable that the membership card issuance procedure be unmanned so that the business can be fully open 24 hours.

In view of this point, the present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3374 proposes an unmanned member card issuing machine capable of performing an unmanned member card issuing and updating procedure necessary for using an automatic rental machine.

If such an unmanned member card issuing machine and an automatic rental machine are installed in an unmanned rental store,
New users can also issue a membership card and borrow video software etc. without being bound by time.

[0007]

Here, there are various types of so-called membership cards. In addition to the above-mentioned membership card for using the automatic rental machine, a credit card, a bank, and the like can be used. There are cards. It is convenient for a member card user to use one member card for various member cards.

The object of the present invention has been made in view of this point, and a highly versatile member card that can be used as a membership card, credit card, bank card or the like used in a video rental store or the like can be unmanned. It is to propose a membership card issuing machine that can be automatically issued.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a member card having a plurality of branches in which such a membership card issuing machine is installed connected to the head office via a communication line, and capable of monitoring the state of issuing the member card from the head office. It is to propose a card issuing system.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a member card issuing machine installed in a branch office and connected to the headquarters via a communication line to identify the identity of the applicant for membership. Identity identification information reading means for reading information, transmitting means for transmitting the information including the read identity identification information to the headquarters, receiving means for receiving an instruction signal transmitted from the headquarters indicating permission or refusal of issuing a membership card, A determination unit for determining whether to permit or prohibit the issuance of a membership card based on the instruction signal; and a membership card issuance unit for performing a member card issuance operation based on the determination result of the determination unit. Is embossed on a card storage section in which a card material is stored, and on a card material sent out from the card storage section.
Embossing means for recording the second information, and information recording means for recording the second information in a form different from the embossing for the card material sent from the card issuing section, wherein the first and second information are recorded. It is characterized in that the card material after the information is recorded is issued as a membership card.

Here, the membership card issuing means further comprises an inspection means for inspecting whether or not the first and second information have been accurately recorded on the membership card material, and the inspection means accurately detects the information. It is desirable to issue only the card material for which it has been confirmed that the is recorded as a membership card.

In the member card issuing machine of the present invention thus configured, since the embossing means is built in, the member number required for a member card such as a credit card,
It is possible to issue a membership card with a stamp such as the expiration date, and it is possible to issue a general-purpose membership card.

[0013] Here, there is provided inventory management means for managing the inventory of the card material stored in the card storage unit, and the transmitting means sets the inventory number of the card material to a preset number by the inventory management means. Is detected,
It is desirable that the stock information be transmitted to the headquarters. If this configuration is adopted, it is possible to know in advance that the card has run out in each member card issuing machine.

Next, the present invention relates to a membership card issuing system having a plurality of branches and a head office connected to these branches via a communication line, and has the following configuration.

[0015] First, a membership card issuing machine is installed in the branch, and the member card issuing machine includes: identity identification information reading means for reading the identity identification information of the applicant;
Transmitting means for transmitting the read information including the identification information to the headquarters, receiving means for receiving an instruction signal transmitted from the headquarters indicating permission or refusal of issuing a membership card, and at least issuing a membership card based on the instruction signal. A determining means for determining permission or rejection, and a membership card issuing means for performing a member card issuing operation based on the determination result of the determining means, wherein the member card issuing means includes a card in which a card material is stored. A storage section, embossing means for embossing the card material sent from the card storage section to record the first information, and embossing the card material sent from the card issuing section in a different form. Information recording means for recording second information, wherein the card material after the first and second information are recorded is used as a membership card So that the row.

On the other hand, the headquarters comprises a receiving means for receiving information transmitted from each branch, and a transmitting means for transmitting an instruction signal for instructing permission / inhibition of issuing a membership card to each branch. And

According to the membership card issuance system of the present invention, a highly versatile membership card engraved with a member number, name, expiration date and the like can be automatically issued under the control of a remote headquarters. A simple membership card issuing system can be realized.

Here, it is preferable that the receiving means of the headquarters includes a branch identifying means for identifying which of the plurality of branches the information is transmitted from. If the branch can be identified in this way, the headquarters side can immediately specify the branch location and the like, so that the exchange between the user and the person in charge of the headquarters involved in issuing the card can be facilitated.

The transmitting means in the member card issuing machine of the branch may be configured to transmit at least information indicating that the member card has been issued to the headquarters when the member card is issued. This is desirable because the head office can reliably monitor the status of issuing membership cards at each branch.

Further, the headquarters has a collation means for collating the identification information of the applicant for the membership sent from the branch with a previously stored black list to determine whether or not to issue a membership card. This makes it easier for a person in charge at the headquarters to determine whether to issue a membership card.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A membership card issuing system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 shows the entire configuration of the membership card issuing system of the present embodiment. As shown in this figure,
The member card issuing system 300 includes a plurality of branches 201,
202, 203... And the first and second headquarters 11
0 and 120 and a communication line 4 connecting them.

Each branch 201, 20 such as a video rental store
A membership card issuing machine 1 is installed at 2, 203. The member card issuing machine 1 can be connected to the first and second headquarters 110 and 120 via a general public line such as a telephone line or a communication line 4 such as a dedicated communication line. The number of headquarters may be three or more or one. A facsimile 101 as a transmission / reception means is installed in each of the head offices 110 and 120.

The member card issuing machine 1 has an image scanner 2 (transmission facsimile) incorporated in the front thereof. On the back surface of the cover 2a of the image scanner 2,
Items such as operation procedures are described. If the applicant wishes to join, he / she attaches an identification card such as a driver's license to the designated column of the enrollment application form 3 provided, places it on the platen, and reads it with the image scanner 2, and it is read. The information is transmitted to the remote headquarters 110 or 120 via the communication line 4.

Further, a still camera 5 is built in a position above the image scanner 2 so that a person who wants to join can be photographed at this position. The photographed information, along with the information read by the image scanner,
The data is transmitted to the head office 110 or 120.

The image scanner 2 and the still camera 5
It is for acquiring the identity identification information of the applicant for the membership and transmitting it to the headquarters, and other means with the same function, for example, using a television camera or the like to image the application form and the applicant for the membership It may be sent to the headquarters side.

At the upper part of the front surface 1a of the member card issuing machine 1, a ready lamp 6, a ticket issuing lamp 7 and a ticket completion lamp 8 for displaying an operation state are arranged.
In the middle position, a minor card issuing port 9 and an adult card issuing port 10 are arranged. Further, a member card insertion slot 17 for returning an expired member card is formed.

At the lower position of the image scanner 2, there is arranged an entrance fee input port 11, and at the lower position, a print output port 12 is disposed.
A detector 16 for detecting that an applicant for membership has approached the unmanned ticket machine 1 is provided.

Further, on the front face 1a of the member card issuing machine,
A headquarters communication button 13 for contacting the headquarters 110 or 120, a microphone 14 for a prospective member to contact the headquarters, and a speaker for contacting the headquarters to the prospective member and operating instructions. 15 are arranged. As a communication means with the head office, it is of course possible to use a normal telephone.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the internal structure of the member card issuing machine 1 of this embodiment together with a control system. The control system is mainly configured by the microcomputer 20, and a ticketing operation described later is performed according to a built-in control program.
The determination unit 210 that determines whether or not ticketing is permitted by the computer 20, and sets the transmission destination to the first and second main units 110 and 12
Switching control unit 22 that switches between 0 and 0
A function such as 0 is realized. The computer 20 has a calendar timer function 230, a card inventory management unit 270,
And a communication control unit 280.

A signal to the effect that a deposit has been input from the depositing machine 22 is input to the determination unit 210. Also, an instruction signal for instructing permission or rejection of a ticket is input from the head office 110 or 120 via the communication line 4 and the modem 23. The determination unit 210 determines whether to issue a ticket based on these signals. When permitting ticketing, a ticketing signal is supplied to the card issuing unit 24.

The card issuing section 24 of this embodiment includes a card storage section 241 for storing card materials for minors and a card storage section 242 for storing card materials for adults.
And an embossing section 243 for recording the member number, name, card expiration date, etc., by embossing the card material supplied from these storage sections, and a magnetic recording for magnetically recording member information, a password, etc. on the card material. And an inspection unit 245 for inspecting whether or not information is accurately recorded on the card material. As the magnetic recording unit 244, I
A configuration in which member information, a personal identification number, and the like are recorded on the C chip can also be adopted. In this case, a member card with a built-in IC chip can be issued. Of course, as the magnetic recording unit 244, one having a recording format other than magnetism, for example, an optical recording format, or a format having a combination of different recording formats may be used. Good.

The card material that has passed the inspection by the inspection unit 245 is sent out from the card issuing port 9 or 10 as a minor member card 25a or an adult member card 25b. The card material determined to be defective by the inspection unit 245 is collected by the card collection unit 246.

On the other hand, the stock amount of the card material in the card storage units 241 and 242 is constantly monitored by the card stock management unit 270. When the card stock amount of each of the card storage units 241 and 242 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the card stock management unit 270 notifies the head office 1 via the modem 23 of the fact.
It is configured to transmit to the 10 or 120 side. Needless to say, a sensor may be attached to each of the card storage units 241 and 242, and a sensor output may be generated when the inventory falls below a predetermined amount, and the output may be transmitted to the headquarters side as a simple inventory management mechanism.

Next, a signal from the card reader 30 is also input to the determination unit 210. The card reader 30
Information recorded on the member card 26a inserted from the insertion slot 17, in this example, at least expiration date information is configured to be read. The determination unit 210 determines the inserted membership card 26 based on the read expiration date information.
It is determined whether a has expired and needs to be updated or not.

The card reader 30 of this embodiment has a holding function for temporarily holding the inserted membership card 26a. Then, under the control of the computer 20, the membership card 26a temporarily held in the card reader 30
Is switched between a case where the card is ejected from the insertion slot 17 and a case where the card is collected in the expired card collection unit 31.

Next, the information read by the image scanner 2 is supplied to the printer 25, and a hard copy 3a of the membership application form is printed out.

On the other hand, on the sides of headquarters 110 and 120,
Each has a management computer 111, which can communicate with the branch office via the modem 112 and the communication line 4. The management computer 111 is connected to a facsimile machine 101 as a transmission / reception means. Further, the management computer 111 includes a collation unit 103 for collating the received identity identification information of the applicant with the blacklist 102 stored in advance. There is a resident at the headquarters side, confirming the transmitted information, and transmitting an instruction signal regarding ticketing permission / non-permission to the branch side via the facsimile 101, for example. Of course, transmission of a signal may be instructed from the operation panel of the management computer 111. In addition to this, in this example, the headquarters side has a number display function, and the telephone number of the branch office of the communication destination is displayed, so that the resident of the headquarters can specify the branch based on it. .

Next, the operation of issuing a membership card by the membership card issuing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG.

First, when an applicant for membership stands in front of the membership card issuing machine 1 in one branch 201, the member is detected by the detector 16 and the operation is instructed by voice via the speaker 15 (step ST1). . The operation content is
It is also displayed on the back surface 2a of the cover of the image scanner 2. In accordance with these instructions, a prospective member enters the name, address, and the like in the provided membership application form 3, attaches a driver's license, and installs it on the image scanner 2.

Next, an instruction is given to the applicant via the speaker 15 so as to deposit an entrance fee (step ST2). If a deposit is inserted from the coin slot 11 within a predetermined time after instructing the deposit, a signal indicating that fact is supplied from the deposit processing machine 22 to the determination unit 210. When the set amount is paid (step ST3), the enrollment application form 3 is read by the image scanner 2.
At the same time, an image of the applicant is taken by the built-in still camera 5 (step ST4).

The read information of the membership application form 3 and the photographing information of the applicant are transmitted to the head office 110 or 120 via the modem 23 and the communication line 4 (step ST5). Here, the switching control unit 220 determines which of the main units 110 and 120 is to be transmitted. That is, the calendar timer mechanism 230 determines which of the headquarters 110 and 120 is to communicate according to the time zone, the day of the week, and the like. In other words, branch 2
Whether the management headquarters 01 is the headquarters 110 or 120 is classified by time zone.

The reason why the management headquarters is switched based on the calendar timer function is as follows. Although the member card issuing machine 1 of the branch 201 operates unattended for 24 hours,
At the headquarters 110 and 120, an administrator is stationed. For example, when there is no manager at the first headquarters 110 due to the convenience of the headquarters such as a holiday or after hours, it is not possible to inquire the headquarters of permission or refusal to issue a card. Therefore, in this example, the management of the member card issuing machine 1 of the branch 201 is controlled by the first and second headquarters 11 based on the calendar timer function.
This is done by taking turns 0 and 120.

That is, the first and second headquarters alternately receive a request for issuing a membership card, and automatic switching is performed so that the headquarters where the manager is located can always manage the branch. In this way, the membership card issuing machine 1 in each branch can be operated for 24 hours in the original sense, and the administrator does not need to be stationed at each head office for 24 hours. The head offices are configured to share member card issuance information and customer management information by mutual communication.

Here, assuming that the first headquarters 110 is designated as a communication destination, information is transmitted to the headquarters 110, and the manager resident in the first headquarters 110 is informed that
Check the information sent. That is, by checking the membership application form and the photograph of the applicant for membership, it is checked whether the membership criterion is met and whether the user is the person himself / herself. In addition, the collation unit 103 determines that the applicant is a blacklist.
It is automatically collated whether or not the person is riding on 02, and the collation result is also confirmed. At the same time, the number display function allows the user to confirm from which branch the information is transmitted.

In order to permit membership, a type signal indicating the type of card to be issued (in this example, either a minor membership card or an adult membership card) and a ticketing permission signal are communicated. The data is transmitted to the branch 201 via the line 4. If issuance is not permitted, leave it as it is.

When the membership card issuing machine 1 on the side of the branch 201 receives the issuance permission signal and the type signal within a preset time (steps ST6 and ST7), the ticket issuing operation is performed (step ST8).

The ticketing operation in step ST8 will be described. First, the ticket issuing permission signal transmitted from the headquarters side is supplied to the determination unit 210 of the member card issuing machine 1, and when both this signal and the signal from the deposit processing machine 22 are supplied, the ticket issuing instruction is issued. The signal is supplied to the card issuing unit 24. In this example, the type signal is also transmitted from the headquarters side, and when this signal instructs the issuance of the minor membership card 25a, the card material is fed out from the card storage unit 241 and the adult material is sent out. When issuance of the member card 25b is instructed, the card material is fed from the card storage unit 242.

The card material passes through the embossing section 243, and is stamped with information such as a member number, a name, and a card expiration date. Next, the information passes through the magnetic recording unit 244, and information such as a personal identification number and identification information is magnetically recorded. When an IC recording unit is provided as the magnetic recording unit 244,
These pieces of information are written as IC data to an IC chip built in the card material. Thereafter, the information passes through the inspection unit 245, and it is inspected whether each information is correctly recorded. Only the card material that has passed the inspection is issued as a membership card 25a or 25b to the applicant by way of the card issuing port 9 or 10.

However, the card material determined to be defective in recording by the inspection is collected by the card collection unit 246 without being issued. In this case, the ticketing operation is repeated again.

In this example, in the inspection unit 245,
The card is inspected after embossing and magnetic recording are completed, but after embossing is performed, inspection is performed.
The magnetic recording may be performed only on the card that has passed the inspection, and then the magnetic recording may be inspected. In addition, the order of embossing and magnetic recording can be reversed.

Next, if the issuance permission signal and the type signal are not received within the time, the fact that ticketing is not to be performed is reported to the applicant (step ST11, ST12 or step S11).
T13, 14, 15). Finally, the issuance status of the member card is transmitted to the headquarters 110 side. That is, information such as whether or not the membership card issuance operation was correctly performed, the type of the actually issued member card, the membership number of the actually issued member card, and the like are transmitted to the headquarters (step ST16). The headquarters side can check whether the membership card issuance operation has been performed by comparing the received information regarding the issuance status of the member card with the issuance instruction transmitted to the branch.

Here, there is a possibility that the ticket is not issued because the headquarters 110 has no communication from the headquarters 110 for some reason, even though the applicant is a qualified member. For such a case, in this example, the headquarters communication button 13 is provided, and the applicant can press the button 13 to call the headquarters 110 side,
You can respond.

Of course, as an option, another emergency call button is arranged, and if this emergency call button is pressed, communication can be made with the second head office 120 instead of the first head office 110 of the communication destination. It can also be configured. Also, after the button 13 is operated, the headquarters 1
If there is no reply from the 10 side, the communication destination can be automatically switched to the second headquarters 120 side.

As described above, the member card issuing machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the embossing and embossing function, so that it can be used as a credit card, a bank card, etc., as well as a member card of a video rental store or the like. A versatile membership card can be issued.

In this example, since the card inventory management function is provided, it is possible to prevent the member card issuing machine 1 in each branch from running out of cards.

Further, the membership card issuance status is transmitted to the headquarters every time a series of membership card issuance operation processing by the member card issuing machine 1 of each branch is completed. By comparing the issuance instruction with the actual issuance status, it can be confirmed that a proper ticketing operation has been performed.

Further, the headquarters has a blacklist, and it is automatically determined whether or not the applicant for membership is a person who cannot issue a membership card. Therefore,
It is possible to quickly determine whether to issue a ticket.

In addition, the headquarters side displays the telephone number of the branch of the communication partner, and the branch can be specified based on the telephone number. Therefore, when there is an inquiry from the branch, the response is smoothly performed. There are advantages such as being able to.

The member card issuing machine 1 of the present embodiment has a function of renewing an expired member card. This operation will be described below.

In FIG. 3, when a member card is inserted from the insertion slot 17 (step ST31), the expiration date is read by the card reader 30. The read information is supplied to the determination unit 210, and it is determined whether or not the membership card has expired (step ST32). If it is determined that the card has expired, the member card inserted into the card reader 30 is temporarily held.

Thereafter, the process shifts to step ST1 to issue an updated member card in the same procedure as that of issuing a new member card. In this case, the information to be transmitted to the headquarters in step ST5 is transmitted together with the information of the member to be updated and information indicating that the issued membership card is an update due to expiration and is not a new member. You. Therefore, the head office does not double register the same member as a new member. Therefore, customer management can be performed accurately.

After the updated membership card is issued, the old membership card temporarily held in the card reader 30 is discharged to the card collection unit 31 and collected there (step ST9).

If the issuance of the renewal card cannot be permitted, the member card temporarily held in the card reader 30 is discharged from the insertion slot 17 through the steps ST6 to ST13 and 14 and then to the step ST15. return. Alternatively, in step ST12 after step ST11 through step ST11, the similarly inserted member card is returned to the user.

Next, when the inserted membership card is not expired, that is, when it is determined that the expiration date is not expired as a result of reading the expiration date, and when the expiration date is not read, the steps from step ST32 to step S32 are repeated.
The process proceeds to T33 to determine whether the inserted membership card is a regular membership card. If the membership card is a valid membership card but has not expired, the user is instructed in step ST41 that the membership card has not expired, and then in step ST42, the card is temporarily stored in the card reader 30. Discharge the membership card and return it to the user.

If the inserted member card is not a legitimate member card, it is instructed in step ST34 that updating is not possible, and thereafter, in step ST35.
Return the member card inserted in to the user.

[0067]

As described above, the membership card issuing machine and the membership card issuing system according to the present invention are provided with the embossing and stamping function. A highly versatile member card that can be used as a card can be automatically issued by an unattended person.

Further, since the member card issuing machine of the present invention has a card stock management function, it is possible to prevent the member card from being unable to be issued due to the card exhaustion.

On the other hand, in the membership card issuing system of the present invention, since the receiving means at the head office has a branch identification function, it is possible to specify the branch of the inquiry source and to smoothly carry out trouble processing and the like. Will be possible.

Since the status of issuing a membership card at each branch is transmitted to the head office, the status of issuing a membership card at each branch can be reliably monitored at the head office.

Further, the headquarters has a collation function for collating the identification information of the applicant for the membership sent from the branch against a pre-stored black list to judge whether or not to issue a membership card. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and easily determine whether or not to issue a membership card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a membership card issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the member card issuing machine of FIG. 1 together with a control system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of a new member card issuing operation by the member card issuing machine of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unattended member card issuing machine 2 Image scanner 3 Enrollment application form 4 Communication line 5 Still camera 9, 10 Card issuing slot 13 Head office communication button 14 Microphone 15 Speaker 17 Card insertion slot 20 Microcomputer 210 Judgment part 220 Switching control part 230 Calendar Timer function 270 Card stock management unit 280 Communication control unit 22 Receipt processing machine 23 Modem 24 Card issuing unit 241, 242 Card storage unit 243 Embossing unit 244 Magnetic recording unit 245 Inspection unit 246 Card collection unit 25a, 25b Membership card 26a Expired Member card 30 Card reader 31 Old card collection department 110, 120 Headquarters 300 Member card issuing system

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission Date] June 25, 1999 (1999.6.2
5)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] All figures

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG.

FIG. 2

FIG. 3

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A membership card issuing machine installed in a branch office and connected to a headquarters via a communication line, wherein the identification information reading means reads the identification information of the applicant for membership, and the read identification information. Transmitting means for transmitting information including the following to the headquarters; receiving means for receiving an instruction signal transmitted from the headquarters indicating permission / prohibition of issuance of a membership card; and determination means for determining permission / prohibition of issuance of a membership card based on at least the instruction signal. A membership card issuance means for performing a member card issuance operation based on the result of the determination by the determination means. The membership card issuance means includes a card storage section in which a card material is stored, and a card storage section. Embossing means for embossing the card material to be sent and recording first information, and a card sent from the card issuing unit An information recording means for recording second information in a form different from embossing on the material;
And a card material after the second information is recorded is issued as a membership card. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said member card issuing means further comprises said first and second member cards.
Inspection means for checking whether or not the information of the member card is accurately recorded on the member card material is provided, and only the card material for which the information is confirmed to be accurately recorded by the inspection means is issued as a member card. A membership card issuing machine characterized by the following. 3. The card management device according to claim 1, further comprising inventory management means for managing inventory of the card material stored in the card storage unit, wherein the transmission means controls the inventory number of the card material by the inventory management means in advance. A member card issuing machine, wherein when the set number is detected, the stock information is transmitted to the headquarters. 4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information recording unit is an IC chip data recording unit for writing data to an IC chip, and the card material is of an IC chip built-in type. Member card issuing machine. 5. It has a plurality of branches and a headquarters connected to these branches via a communication line, wherein said branch is provided with a member card issuing machine, and said member card issuing machine is Identity identification information reading means for reading the identity identification information of the applicant, transmitting means for transmitting the information including the read identity identification information to the headquarters, and receiving an instruction signal transmitted from the headquarters indicating permission or refusal to issue a membership card. Receiving means, determining means for deciding whether to issue a member card based on at least the instruction signal, and member card issuing means for performing a member card issuing operation based on the result of the judgment by the judging means; This member card issuing means records the first information by embossing the card storage section in which the card material is stored and the card material sent out from the card storage section. Embossing means, and information recording means for recording second information in a form different from embossing on the card material sent from the card issuing section, wherein the first and second information are recorded. The card material after is issued as a member card, the headquarters, the receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from each branch side, and whether or not to issue a member card to each branch side A member card issuance system, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits an instruction signal for instructing. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the receiving means of the headquarters includes a branch identifying means for identifying which of the plurality of branches the information is transmitted from. A membership card issuing system. 7. The member card issuing machine according to claim 5, wherein the transmitting means in the member card issuing machine of the branch transmits at least information indicating that the member card has been issued to the headquarters when the member card is issued. A membership card issuance system. 8. The headquarters according to claim 5, wherein the headquarters checks the identification information of the applicant for the membership sent from the branch against a previously stored black list to determine whether or not to issue a membership card. A membership card issuance system, comprising: 9. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the information recording means is an IC chip data recording unit for writing data to an IC chip, and the card material is of an IC chip built-in type. Member card issuing system.