JPH0365782A - Prepaid card reader/writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relax the operability of a user by changing the posture of a prepaid card to read/write operation in the internal part of a prepaid card reader/writer. CONSTITUTION:In the prepaid card, read/write areas are determined in advance. When the inserting posture of the prepaid card is wrong, a card read/write part 4 once returns the prepaid card to a card conveyance part 3. Then, the posture of the card is changed and the card is sent to the card read/write part 4 again. Afterwards, the card is read or written. When the prepaid card reader/ writer is not normally operated even after changing the inserting posture of the prepaid card, the card read/write part 4 decides that there is the cause of error in the prepaid card itself. Then, the prepaid card is discharged from a card discharge part 5. Thus, since the posture is changed in the internal part of the device 1 even when the inserting position or side of the prepaid card is inverted and the card is inserted, labor for the user to execute reinserting operation is saved.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a prepaid card reading/writing device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a prepaid card reading/writing device does not read or write a prepaid card when the prepaid card is inserted in an orientation other than a predetermined orientation.

I tried to treat it as an error.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional prepaid card reading/writing device described above treats the prepaid card as a prepaid card error if the prepaid card is not inserted in a predetermined orientation even though the prepaid card can be read and written normally. This has the disadvantage that it is not possible to distinguish between errors caused by the user's operations and errors in the prepaid card itself, and as a result, the user is forced to perform the operations again.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A prepaid card reading/writing device of the present invention includes a card taking part that takes in a prepaid card, a card transport part that has a function of changing the attitude of the taken prepaid card. , reads and writes to the prepaid card from the card transport section.

The card includes a card read/write section that returns the prepaid card to the card transport section at least once when normal reading/writing is not performed, and a prepaid card ejecting section that ejects the prepaid card from the card reading/writing section. It is a feature.

[Example code] Next, nine aspects of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and its operation will be explained with reference to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart. The prepaid card taken in by the card taking part 2 of the prepaid card reading/writing device 1 is sent to the card reading/writing part 4 via the card transport part 3. The card read/write section 4 performs reading or writing operations on prepaid cards. Incidentally, the reading and writing areas of a prepaid card are predetermined, and if the prepaid card is inserted in the wrong orientation, normal reading and writing operations cannot be performed. In this case, the card reading/writing section 4 temporarily transfers the Bripaid card to the card transport section 3.
Return to. When the prepaid card is returned in the card transport section 3, the posture of the prepaid card is changed and the card is sent to the card reading/writing section 4 again. The card reading/writing section 4 performs reading or writing operations on the prepaid card sent again.

When the prepaid card does not operate normally even if the insertion posture is changed, the card reading/writing section 4 determines that the cause of the error is not in the posture of the prepaid card but in the prepaid card itself, and ejects the prepaid card from a card discharging section 5.

In the card transport unit 3, the posture of the prepaid card is changed by reversing the front and back (or front and back) of the prepaid card using a well-known technique and then reversing the front and back (or front and back). This is because the prepaid card cannot be read or written in the card read/write section 4 even though the prepaid card is normal.The reason is that the prepaid card is inserted in a forward or backward direction.

This is because in most cases the two sides are reversed.

On the other hand, the card reading/writing section 4 reads only a predetermined area of the prepaid card.

When writing is possible and reading or writing is not performed normally, the prepaid card is returned to the card transport section 3 without being immediately sent to the card ejection section 5. The number of times the card is returned to the card transport section 3 is.

Three times at most is sufficient.

In this way, even if the user inserts the prepaid card in the wrong direction or with the front and back reversed, the position will be changed inside the device, saving the user the trouble of re-inserting the card. .

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has the effect of easing the user's operability and making the system more flexible by changing the posture of the prepaid card in response to reading and writing operations inside the prepaid card reading/writing device. There is.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Prepaid card reading/writing device, 2... Card taking part, 3... Card conveying part, 4... Card reading/writing part, 5... Card ejecting part.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A card import unit that performs the prepaid card import operation, a card transport unit that has the function of changing the posture of the loaded prepaid card, and a card transport unit that reads and writes to the prepaid card from the card transport unit to ensure normal operation. a card read/write unit that returns the prepaid card to the card transport unit at least once when the prepaid card is not read or written;
A prepaid card reading/writing device having a prepaid card ejecting section for ejecting a prepaid card from the card reading/writing section.