JPH04190469A - card reader device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card reader device that performs a boarding check using an ATB coupon (ticket).

[Prior Art] ATB coupons are made up of stable stubs, ticket stubs, and boarding pass stubs, and are checked by a card reader device called a gate reader when boarding an aircraft. That is, when an ATB coupon is inserted into a card reader device, the information recorded on the coupon's magnetic stripe is read, and then the boarding pass stub is separated and sent out to be handed to the passenger as a boarding pass, while the rest is placed inside. It is designed to be stored in a popper with a built-in design.

Conventionally, in this type of card reader device, AT
It could only operate in one so-called non-intelligent mode, in which it immediately sent the information to the host computer after reading the information from the B-coupon, and operated based on the response from the host computer.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, with conventional card reader devices that can only operate in one mode called non-intelligent, for example, it is difficult to use them separately from the host computer or to read data for one flight on the device side. The only way to do this was to store the information in memory and later send it all together to a host computer, which made it impossible to meet the needs of various users.

Therefore, this invention selects a mode in which the information read from the card is sent to the outside each time the information is read, a mode in which the information read from the card is later sent all at once to the outside, and a mode in which the device is used separately from the outside. The present invention aims to provide a card reader device that can operate in a flexible manner and meet the needs of various users.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a card reader device that reads information written on a magnetic stripe of a card and performs desired processing based on the information. an individual online processing means that transmits the information to the outside and performs a desired operation based on the response from the outside; and an individual online processing means that stores information read from the card in a memory and performs processing based on the read information; A batch online processing means that collectively transmits the information accumulated in the card to the outside, an online processing means that reads the information on the card and performs processing based on that information without transmitting it to the outside, and each processing means. one of them
It consists of a selection operation means for selecting one, and a control means for operating the processing means selected by the selection operation means.

[Operation] In the present invention having such a configuration, by selecting one processing means using the selection operation means, each time the information on the card is read, the read information is transmitted to the outside, and the read information is transmitted to the outside according to the response from the outside. Individual online processing that performs the desired operation, collective online processing that stores information read from the card in memory, performs processing based on the read information, and sends the information stored in memory all at once to the outside. , when the card information is read, the operation can be performed by either online processing, which allows processing to be performed based on the information without transmitting it to the outside.

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention will be described as applied to a gate reader that processes ATB coupons.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system, which consists of a gate reader 1 and a host computer 2, both of which are connected online via a line.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the gate reader 1, and 3 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of the gate reader 1.
This is an insertion slot into which the TB coupon 4 is inserted.

The ATB coupon 4 is attached to a stable stub 4 which will be stapled later, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
g, a ticket stub 4b collected by the gate reader 1 and a boarding bus stub 4c serving as a passenger's boarding pass are separated by a perforation 4d. A magnetic stripe 4e is provided on the back side 4f of the ATB coupon 4 across three parts, and information such as passenger name, flight number, seat number, etc. is magnetically recorded on this magnetic stripe 4e. .

The ATB coupon 4 inserted through the insertion port 3 is conveyed through a conveyance path 5, and information is read from the magnetic stripe 4e by a magnetic head section 6.

The ATB coupon 4 that has passed through the magnetic head section 6 is cut along the boarding bus stub 4C or the perforation 4d by the cutter part 7, and the cut boarding bus stub 4c is delivered to the boarding bus exit 8 and delivered to the passenger. It is now handed out as a boarding pass.

On the other hand, stable stub 4a and ticket stub 4b
is collected by one of the first hopper 9a, second hopper 9b and third hopper 90.

Note that the gate reader 1 is equipped with a print unit 10 and a keyboard unit 11.

FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of the gate reader 1.
is a main CPU (central processing unit) that constitutes the main body control section.

52 is a program ROM (read only memory) that stores program data for various processes performed by the main CPU 51, and 53 is a working RAM (random access memory) that forms a memory used when the main CPU 51 performs processing. , 54 is a download RAM that stores information transmitted from the host computer 2 and received from the communication I/F (interface) 55.
It is.

56 is a dip switch, and 57 is an I/F section connected to a slave CPU 58 that controls the drive section of the gate reader 1.

The main CPU 51 is configured to run the program, the dip switch 56, and the printer 1.
0, the keyboard 11 and the I/F section 57.

The slave CPU 58 that communicates with the main CPU 51 via the 1/F section 57 is
RO that stores program data for various processes to be performed
The M59 and the slave CPU 58 are connected to a RAM 60 which forms a memory and the like used when performing various processes.

The slave CPU 58 also has a parasenger display 61 that displays various data, and the magnetic head section 6.
, insert the cutter part 7 and the ATB coupon 4 into the insertion slot 3.
The transport mechanism 62 that transports the magnetic head 6, the cutter part 7, the boarding bath outlet 8, and each hopper 9 is controlled from the magnetic head part 6, the cutter part 7, the boarding bath outlet 8, and the transport mechanism 62 that transports the magnetic head to the hoppers 9.

FIG. 6 shows the main processing performed by the main CPU 51. When a mode instruction command is received from the host computer 2, the mode is initialized according to the instruction. (
Selection operation means) If the mode is intelligent mode, the intelligent mode processing shown in Figure 7 is performed, if the mode is non-intelligent mode, the non-intelligent mode processing shown in Figure 8 is performed, and if it is neither intelligent mode nor non-intelligent mode, The normal mode processing shown in FIG. 9 is performed. (Control means) The intelligent mode processing (-bundle online processing means) shown in FIG. 7 receives passenger data for one flight from the host computer 2 through the communication I/F 55 and stores it in the download RAM 54. let

In other words, download it.

At this time, the passenger data for one person downloaded from the host computer 2 has the format shown in FIG. This data includes the passenger list, passenger names, destinations, etc. Note that the first BL is omitted for the second and subsequent ones.

When passenger data for one flight is stored in the download RAM 54, the ATB coupon 4 is ready to be inserted into the insertion slot 3.

When the ATB coupon 4 is inserted from the insertion slot 3, the magnetic head section 6 reads information from the magnetic stripe 4e, and the read information is transmitted from the slave CPU 58 to the main CPU 51 via the 1/F section 57. It is compared with the passenger data supplied and stored in the download RAM 54 to determine whether it is correct.

If it is determined that it is incorrect, the ATB coupon 4 is ejected from the insertion slot 3, and an error process is performed, for example, by issuing a warning.

If it is determined to be correct, the read passenger data is stored in the download RAM 54.

Also, the perforation 4d of the inserted ATB coupon 4 is cut, the boarding stub 4c is sent out to the boarding bus exit 8, and the remainder is collected into one of the hoppers 9.

The above processing is performed on passenger data for one flight,
When all checks are completed, it is determined that boarding is complete, and the passenger data read and stored in the download RAM 54 is transmitted all at once to the host computer 2, and the process is completed.

At this time, the format of messages sent to the host computer 2 in bulk for one person is as shown in FIG. Note that the part after #05 is parasenger data.

The non-intelligent mode processing (individual online processing means) shown in FIG. 8 checks whether or not the ATB coupon 4 is inserted into the insertion slot 3. Magnetic head section 6
immediately transmits the information read from the ATB coupon 4 to the host computer 2. The format at this time is as shown in FIG.

Then, it waits for a response from the host computer 2.

When there is a response from the host computer 2, it is determined based on the response whether the ATB coupon is correct or not. The format of the response at this time is as shown in FIG.

If it is determined that the ATB coupon is incorrect, the inserted ATB coupon 4 is ejected from the insertion slot 3, and an alarm is issued to notify the user of the error.

If it is determined that the ATB coupon is correct, the perforation 4d of the ATB coupon 4 is cut, the boarding stub 4C is sent to the boarding pass exit 8, and the rest is sent to one of the hoppers 9. Have it collected.

The above processing is performed on passenger data for one flight,
When all checks are completed, it is determined that boarding is complete and the process ends.

The normal mode processing (online processing means) shown in FIG. 9 checks whether or not the ATB coupon 4 is inserted into the insertion slot 3. Information is read from the ATB coupon 4 by the magnetic head section 6, and it is determined whether the information is correct based on preset information.

If it is determined that the ATB is not correct, the inserted ATB
The coupon 4 is ejected from the insertion slot 3, and an alarm is issued to notify the user of the error.

If it is determined to be correct, the read information is stored in the download RAM 54. Further, the perforation 4d of the ATB coupon 4 is cut, the boarding stub 4c is sent out to the boarding bus exit 8, and the rest is collected into one of the hoppers 9.

The above processing is performed on passenger data for one flight,
When all checks are completed, it is determined that boarding is complete and the process ends. .

Note that the message format mentioned above conforms to the AEA standard (
-Ass,o,cia'tion ofEurope
It is based on the Airlines).

In an embodiment with such a configuration, intelligent mode, non-intelligent mode, and normal mode are selected by a command from the host computer. As a result, the main CPU 51 processes the ATB coupon using one of intelligent mode processing, non-intelligent mode processing, and normal mode processing.

In intelligent mode processing, passenger data for one flight is downloaded from the host computer 2 in advance, and when an ATB coupon is inserted, the magnetic stripe 4
Compare the data read from e, check if the data is correct, and process the ATB coupon.

Each time the data is processed, it is stored in the download RAM, and when the ATB coupons for one flight have been checked, they are sent all at once to the host computer.

In the non-intelligent mode processing, when an ATB coupon is inserted, the data read from the magnetic stripe 4e is immediately transmitted to the host computer 2. The host computer 2 determines whether the data is correct, determines its processing, and transmits a response to the gate reader 1.

The gate reader 1 processes the ATB coupon according to the response.

In normal mode processing, when an ATB coupon is inserted, data read from the magnetic stripe 4e is checked based on preset information, and the ATB coupon is processed based on the check.

In this way, the three modes of intelligent processing mode (-bundle online mode), non-intelligent processing mode (individual online mode), and normal processing mode (online mode) can be operated selectively, so that it can meet various user requests. can be dealt with.

In addition, in the above embodiment, intelligent processing mode, non-intelligent processing mode, and normal processing mode are selected by a command from the host computer, but normal mode processing is selected by a deep switch provided in the device. It's okay.

In the above embodiment, the present invention was applied to a gate reader that checks ATB coupons, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited thereto.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, there is a mode in which the read information is transmitted to the outside each time the card information is read;
To provide a card reader device capable of selectively operating a mode in which information read from a card is later collectively transmitted to the outside, and a mode in which the device is used separately from the outside, and can meet the needs of various users.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a system block diagram, Fig. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate reader, Fig. 3 is a back view of an ATB coupon, and Fig. 4 is a side view of an ATB coupon. Figure 5 is a circuit block diagram of the gate reader,
6 to 9 show the processing by the main CPU,
The figure is a flowchart of main processing, Figure 7 is a flowchart of intelligent mode processing, Figure 8 is a flowchart of non-intelligent mode processing, Figure 9 is a flowchart of normal mode processing, and Figure 10 is a gate in intelligent mode processing. An example of the format of data sent from the reader to the host computer, Figure 12 is a non-intelligent
The diagram shows non-intelligent mode processing including 1...gate reader, 2...host computer, 4...ATB coupon, 6...magnetic head section, 51...main CPU. 54...RAM for downloading. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Blood Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a card reader device that reads information written on the magnetic stripe of a card and performs desired processing based on that information, it transmits the read information to the outside each time it reads the information on the card, and also transmits the read information to the outside depending on the response from the outside. An individual online processing means that performs a desired operation, stores information read from the card in a memory, performs processing based on the read information, and collectively transmits the information stored in the memory to the outside. a batch online processing means, an online processing means that reads card information and performs processing based on the information without transmitting it to the outside, and a selection operation means that selects one of the processing means. , and control means for operating the processing means selected by the selection operation means.