JPH0624949Y2 - Card transaction processor - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a card transaction processing device in which a card reader / writer is connected to a main body device for performing sales registration business.

[Prior Art] As a payment method in a supermarket where customers store their desired products from display shelves in a basket provided by the store, and carry the baskets containing these products to the location where a register is installed A payment direction using a prepaid card has been proposed.

That is, the basket cradle is arranged adjacent to the main body device where the cash performs the sales registration operation, and the card reader / writer is installed between the basket cradle and the main body device. Then, when the customer's own payment order comes, the customer inserts the prepaid card into the card insertion slot of the card reader / writer. Then, the card balance recorded in the prepaid card is read. Then, the cashier sequentially inputs the sales amount of each product purchased by the customer by operating the keys on the keyboard. Then, the sales amount of each product is sequentially printed on the receipt. When the cashier operates the total key, the total amount is deducted from the card balance, and the deducted card balance is written on the prepaid card and ejected from the card ejection port. At the same time, the total amount and the new card balance are printed on the receipt and the receipt is issued. The customer receives the receipt and the prepaid card.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the card transaction processing device (register) as described above, the main body device operated by the cashier and the card reader / writer operated by the customer are connected by a connection cable. In general, the connection cable exposed to the outside is often subjected to an unacceptable tension when moving the position of the main body device or the card reader / writer, or is often caught and damaged by various objects. Furthermore, a connection failure is likely to occur at the connection portion of the connection cable to the main body device or the card reader / writer. Therefore, unless data transmission is smoothly performed between the main body device and the card reader / writer, the sales registration operation itself using the prepaid card cannot be continued.

Also, the prepaid card records information identifying the cardholder of this prepaid card, such as the membership number, together with the amount information, and the card transaction processing device aggregates the amount sold by the prepaid card by membership number, for example, after-sales service. It is desired to provide more detailed services in such cases.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
By making it possible to select an interlocking mode in which the main body device and the card reader / writer are interlocked with each other and an independent mode that is independent of each other, the total amount of money calculated by the main body device can be used as an auxiliary keyboard of the card reader / writer, for example, in the case of a wire accident. You can continue the sales registration work with the prepaid card by keying in, and improve the reliability of the entire device.In addition, the sales information of each customer in the single mode can be aggregated in the main unit when the disconnection is restored, so more accurate sales can be achieved. An object is to provide a card transaction processing device that can be managed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention sums up the sales amounts of the products that are sequentially key-input from the keyboard, and after the total key operation, prints out the total amount on a receipt. A card reader / writer that reads the card balance recorded on the main unit and the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot, subtracts the total amount from the read card balance, writes the card balance on the prepaid card, and ejects it. In the card transaction processing device provided with, the main body device selects a linked mode in which the main body device and the card reader / writer perform the processing in cooperation with each other, and a single mode in which the main body device executes the processing independently of each other. And subtract the total amount from the card balance included in the card information sent from the card reader / writer when selecting the interlocking mode An interlocking processing means to be returned to the card reader-writer Te,
It has a card sales totaling means for classifying and totaling the total amount of money by the information about the card holder included in the card information.The card reader / writer has an auxiliary keyboard for key input of the total amount of money, interlocking mode and stand-alone mode. Mode selection means to select and, card information transmission means to transmit the card information read from the prepaid card including the card balance to the main unit when the interlocking mode is selected, and the total amount keyed from the auxiliary keyboard when the single mode is selected. A single processing means for subtracting from the read card balance, a sales information storage means for sequentially storing the total amount input from the auxiliary keyboard and the information of the cardholder included in the card information as sales information in the sales record memory, The sales data stored in the sales record memory in response to the data transmission key operation when the linked mode is selected. And a sales information transmitting means for transmitting the above information to the main body device.

[Operation] With the card transaction processing device configured as described above, a linking mode in which the main body device and the card reader / writer work together to automatically perform sales registration processing using a prepaid card, and the main body device and the card reader / writer It is possible to select the independent mode in which the sales registration processing or the writing / reading processing for the prepaid card is independently performed.

When the interlocking mode is selected, the card information including the card balance read by the card reader / writer and the information about the card holder is transmitted to the main body device. Then, the main unit subtracts the total amount from the card balance, and the subtracted card balance is transmitted to the card reader / writer. In addition, the total amount of money is categorized and aggregated by the information about the card holder.

On the other hand, when the single mode is selected,
In accordance with the total key operation, the total price of each sale product is calculated, and only displayed and receipt printed. When the cashier uses the auxiliary keyboard of the card reader / writer to key in the total amount, the total amount keyed is subtracted from the read card balance and written on the prepaid card. At the same time, sales information consisting of the total amount of money and information about the cardholder is sequentially stored in the sales record memory. Then, when the data transmission key is operated in the interlocking mode, the sales information is transmitted to the main body device.

Even if the communication between the main unit and the card reader / writer is lost, the sales registration with the card can be continued and each sales information during the period when communication is lost can be collected by the main unit when the communication is restored. Becomes

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire card transaction processing apparatus of the embodiment. A main body device 2 is mounted on a central base 1, and a card reader / writer 4 is mounted on a base 3 on which a customer mounts a basket. The customer moves along the table 3 in the direction of arrow A in the figure.

In the card reader / writer 4, a card insertion opening 5 is formed on the customer entrance side, and a card ejection opening 6 is formed on the customer exit side. Further, a lamp 7 is provided near the card insertion slot 5 of the card reader / writer 4 to indicate that the card information recorded on the inserted prepaid card has been normally read.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card reader / writer 4 is connected with a terminal 10 in which an auxiliary keyboard 8 and a display 9 are incorporated by a connection cable 11. Then, the auxiliary keyboard 8 is provided with a numerical key 8a for inputting numerical data such as a total amount of money, a confirmation key 8b for confirming the numerical data entered, and sales information stored in the storage unit of the main unit. Data transmission key 8c for transmitting to 2
Etc. are provided. Further, an interlock switch 12 for switching between the interlock mode and the independent mode is attached to the side surface of the terminal device 10.

It should be noted that the terminal 10 is normally set in the interlocking mode by turning on the interlocking switch 12 so that the terminal 3 is
It is stored inside the. Then, only when used in the stand-alone mode, as shown in FIG.
Place it on the upper surface of the and operate it.

The main body device 2 is provided with a keyboard 13 for the cashier to perform the sales registration operation, a display 14 for displaying the sales amount and the total amount, a printer 15 for printing the sales amount and the total amount on the receipt, and the like. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 13 has a numeric keypad 1 for inputting numerical data such as the sales amount of each sale product.
3a, a department key 13b for inputting the department code of each sale item, a subtotal key 13c, a cash total key 13d used when paying the price in cash, a card total key 13e used when paying the price with a prepaid card, etc. It is arranged.

Further, the keyboard 13 is provided with a work changeover switch 16 for changing over the work of the main body device 2 such as [registration], [inspection], [settlement] and the like.

An interlocking switch (not shown) for switching between the interlocking mode and the independent mode is attached to the side surface of the main body device 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a prepaid card 17 used in this card transaction processing apparatus. This prepaid card 1
A magnetic stripe 18 is formed on 7. And
As shown in FIG. 5, the magnetic stripe 18 has an issuing company code 18a indicating the company that issued (sold) the prepaid card 17, a membership number 18b for identifying the holder of the prepaid card, and all the cards. The card numbers 18c that are continuous over the entire amount, the amount of money (card balance) 18d that is sequentially reduced according to the amount of payment, and the like are recorded.

A person who uses a store equipped with this card transaction processing device has his / her member number assigned by a separately installed card issuing device, and a prepaid card in which his / her member number and the desired amount of money are recorded. Buy 17.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card transaction processing device. In the main unit 2, a CPU 21 for executing various information processings, a bus 23 for a ROM 23 for storing a control program, a RAM 24 for storing variable data such as a totalizer, and a transmission interface 25 connected to a card reader / writer 4. A card center 2 including the keyboard 13 and an external host computer
6, the transmission interface 27, the main unit 2 connected to
And the card reader / writer 4 are interlocked to connect the interlocking switch 28 as the mode selecting means for selecting the interlocking mode in which the processes are interlocked to execute the process and the independent mode in which the processes are executed independently of each other, the display 14 and the printer 15 are connected. There is.

A driving voltage V is supplied from the power source 29 to each electronic component.
_D is supplied.

Further, in the card reader / writer 4, a magnetic head 31 for reading / writing various information from / to the magnetic stripe 18 of the prepaid card 17 and a card insertion slot 5 are inserted into a control circuit 30 composed of a microprocessor or the like. Transfer of various information between the main body device 2 and the card transport mechanism 32 that guides the prepaid card 17 to the position of the magnetic head 31 and transports the prepaid card 17 in which the card balance after deduction is written to the card discharge port 6. Transmission interface 33 for performing the above, the lamp 7,
A storage unit 34 for temporarily storing various variable data, the auxiliary keyboard 8 and a terminal device 10 that functions as a display unit 9 are connected.

A driving voltage V from the power source 35 is applied to each electronic component.
_D is supplied.

As shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 34 stores a total memory 34a for storing the total amount of money key-inputted from the auxiliary keyboard 8 of the terminal 10 and the prepaid card 17.
The card information memory 34b for storing the card information including the issuing company code 18a, the member number 18b, the card number 18c, and the amount 18d as the card balance shown in FIG. 5 read from the card reader / writer 4 by the interlock switch 12. A flag memory 34c for storing a single flag indicating that is set to the single mode is formed.

Further, in the storage unit 34, there is formed a sales record memory 34d which stores the sales information for each customer including the member number and the total amount of money in chronological order in the order of occurrence.

Further, in the RAM 24 of the main body device 2, as shown in FIG. 8, a totalizer 24a for calculating the total price of the products sold to one customer, and numeric data keyed in by the numeral key 13a. Is stored by a register buffer 24b, a card information memory 24c for temporarily storing the card information received from the card reader / writer 4, a print buffer 24d for temporarily storing print data to be printed on a receipt, and a switch operation of the interlock switch 28. A flag memory 24e for storing a single flag indicating that the main body device 2 is set to the single mode, a total sales totaling device 24f for accumulating the total amount of each customer registered in this card transaction processing device, and each prepaid card 17 For example, a sales totalization file 24g for totaling the sales amount (total amount) for each member number is formed.

Then, the control circuit 30 of each of the card reader / writers 4
Is configured to execute a reading / writing process of various information with respect to the prepaid card 17 inserted in the card insertion slot 5 according to the flowchart of FIG.
When the flow chart is started and the prepaid card 17 is inserted from the card insertion slot 5 in S (step) 1, the card transport mechanism 32 is driven to guide the corresponding prepaid card 17 to the magnetic head 31 position. The issuing company code 18a and the member number 18 recorded on the magnetic stripe 18 are recorded.
b, the card number 18c, and the amount of money (card balance) 18e are read and stored in the card information memory 34b of the storage unit 34. Next, in S2, the flag memory 34
Check the state of the independent flag of c. If it is cleared to 0, the interlocking mode has been set, so that the card information in the card information memory 34b is transmitted to the main body device 2 via the transmission interface 33 in S3. Then, when the card balance is received from the main body device 2, waiting for the card balance after the total amount is deducted to be transmitted from the main body device 2,
Prepaid card with the card balance inserted in S4 1
7. Write in the amount area of the magnetic stripe 18 of 7. And
Prepaid card 17 with the card balance after deduction written
Is discharged from the card discharge port 6. Then, the card information memory 34b is cleared. Then, the prepaid card 1 for one customer in this card reader / writer 4
The read / write processing of No. 7 is completed.

If the single flag of the flag memory 34c is set to 1 in S2, the single mode is set.
In S5, it is checked whether or not the total amount of money is already stored in the total memory 34a. If the total amount is not stored yet, the process proceeds to S1 to S6 and waits for a key operation on the auxiliary keyboard 8. In S6, a key operation is performed on the auxiliary keyboard 8, and in S7, if the key operation is an amount input operation by a combination key operation of the numeric key 8a and the confirmation key 8b, the input amount is totaled. Store in memory 34a. Next, in S8, it is checked whether or not the card information is stored in the card information memory 34b.

When the total amount of money is stored in the total memory 34a in S5, or when it is confirmed in S8 that the card information is stored in the card information memory 34b, the card balance of the card information memory 34b (the amount of money 18e ) Is greater than or equal to the total amount in the total memory 34a, S
9, the card balance of the card information memory 34b (amount 1
The new card balance is calculated by subtracting the total amount from 8c). Then, the card balance is written as a new card balance (amount 18d) in the amount area of the magnetic stripe 18 of the prepaid card 17 being inserted by the magnetic head 31.
Then, the prepaid card 17 is ejected from the card ejection port 6. Next, in S10, the card information memory 34b
The sales information of the customer including the member number and the total amount stored in the above is stored in the empty area of the sales recording memory 34d. Then, the card information memory 34b and the total memory 34a are cleared. This completes the read / write processing of the prepaid card 17 for one customer.

If the key operation at S6 is the key operation of the data transmission key 8c at S11, the flag memory 3 is sent at S12.
After confirming that the independent flag of 4c is cleared to 0, all the sales information stored in the sales record memory 34d is transmitted to the main body device 2 in S13. Then, the sales record memory 34d is cleared.

Further, when the interlocking switch 12 attached to the side surface of the terminal device 10 is turned on in S14, the interlocking mode is selected, so the independent flag of the flag memory 34c is cleared to 0. When the interlock switch 12 is operated to open, the single mode is selected, so the single flag is set to 1
Set to.

Further, the CPU 21 of the main body device 2 is programmed so as to execute the registration work shown in FIG. 10 with the work changeover switch 16 of the keyboard 13 set to the [registration] work.

When the flow chart is started and a key operation is performed on the keyboard 13 in S (step) 16, the type of the key operation is checked. Numeric key 13a and department key 1 in S17
When the sale amount and the department code of the sale item are input by the key operation in combination with 3b, the sale amount is added to the totalizer 24.
Add to the total amount of a. At the same time, the department and the sales amount are printed out on the receipt 36 as shown in FIG.

When the card total key 13e is pressed in S18, the input operation of the sales prices of all the commodities sold to one customer is completed, and the total price of the totalizer 24a is displayed, as shown in FIG. As described above, the purchase total is printed out on the receipt 36.

Next, in S19, the state of the independent flag of the flag memory 24e is checked, and if it is set to 1, the main unit 2 is currently set to the independent mode. Therefore, as shown in FIG. After the total amount of money is printed again on the receipt 36 as the card payment amount, the corresponding receipt 36 is discharged (issued). Then, the total amount of the totalizer 24a is added to the total amount of total sales of the total sales totalizer 24f, and the totalizer 24a is cleared.

If the independent flag is cleared to 0 in S19,
Since the main body device 2 is currently selected in the interlocking mode, it is confirmed in S20 that the card information received from the card reader / writer 4 is stored in the card information memory 24c. Check that the card balance (amount 18e) is less than or equal to. It should be noted that if the card is less than the balance, a predetermined shortage process is executed. Then, a new card balance is calculated by subtracting the total amount from the card balance. Further, in S21, the card balance after subtraction is transmitted to the card reader / writer 4. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the card balance before subtraction (previous) read out from the card information memory 24c, the card balance after subtraction (current), the membership number of the card information memory 24c, etc. are received 36. To print out. Then, the receipt 36 is discharged (issued). Next, in S22, RAM2
The total amount of money is totaled in the sales totalization file 24g of No. 4 for each member number. Further, the total amount of money is added to the total amount of total sales of the total amount of sales totalizer 24f. Then, the totalizer 24a and the card information memory 24c are cleared and the sales registration process for one customer is completed.

When the key operation is not performed in S16 and the card information is input from the card reader / writer 4 through the transmission interface 25 in S23, the input card information is stored in the card information memory 24c of the RAM 24. When the sales information is received from the card reader / writer 4 in S24, the total amount of money included in the sales information is totalized in the sales totalization file 24g of the RAM 24 for each member number included in the sales information.

Further, when the interlocking switch 28 attached to the side surface of the main body device 2 is turned on in S25, the interlocking mode is selected, so that the independent flag of the flag memory 24e is cleared to zero.

When the interlock switch 28 is opened, the single mode is selected, and the single flag of the flag memory 24e is set to 1.

In the card transaction processing device configured as described above, when the data transmission between the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 can be normally performed, the interlocking switch 28 on the side surface of the main body device 2 is turned on, and Interlocking switch 12 on the side of the terminal 10 in the card reader / writer 4
Then, the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 are set to the interlocking mode.

When the interlock mode is set, the card information of each customer's prepaid card 17 read by the card reader / writer 4 is transmitted to the main body device 2. Then, the sales amount of each product is sequentially keyed in by operating the combination of the number key 13a and the department key 13b, and the card total key 13e is entered.
When the key is operated, the total amount is deducted from the card balance of the card information transmitted from the card reader / writer 4, and the deducted card balance is transmitted to the card reader / writer 4. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, various card sales information such as the previous card balance, the current card balance, and the member number are printed out on the receipt 36. Further, each total amount is totalized in the sales totalization file 24g for each member number, for example.

In addition, when some abnormality occurs and data transmission between the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 becomes impossible, the terminal 10 of the card reader / writer 4 is taken out from the base 3 and the second
As shown in the figure, it is placed on the card reader / writer 4. Then, the interlocking switches 28 and 12 of the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 are opened to set the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 to the single mode.

In this case, in the main body device 2, each sales amount of each product for one customer is sequentially key-operated by the combination key operation of the number key 13a and the department key 13b, and finally the card total key 13e is operated, As shown in FIG. 11A, each department, each sales amount, the total amount, and the card payment amount are printed out on the receipt 36. The figure (b)
The sales information for each card shown in is not printed.

Then, the cashier prints out the total amount of money printed on the receipt 36 or displayed on the display 14 to the terminal device 10.
The key input is performed by operating the combination key of the numeral key 8a and the confirmation key 8b of the auxiliary keyboard 8 of. The card reader / writer 4 reads the card information recorded on the prepaid card 17 inserted by the customer from the card insertion slot, deducts the total amount from the card balance, and writes the deducted card balance to the prepaid card 17. Get caught. Then, the corresponding prepaid card 17 is ejected.

If the customer has not yet inserted the prepaid card 17 into the card insertion slot 5 when the cashier has entered the total amount of money, the above processing is performed at the time of insertion.
The prepaid card 17 in which the card balance after the total amount is deducted is written is ejected.

Then, the sales information including the member number 18c read from the prepaid card 17 and the total amount is written in the sales record file 34d in time series.

Then, when the data transmission is restored and the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 are set to the interlocking mode, if the data transmission key 8c of the terminal device 10 is keyed in, all sales stored in the sales record memory 34d are recorded. Information is transmitted to the main body device 2. Then, each sales information input to the main body device 2 is totalized in the sales totalization file 24g.

As described above, since the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 can be operated independently, the data transmission between the main body device 2 and the card reader / writer 4 becomes impossible due to some factor. Even if this happens, the sales registration business using the prepaid card 17 can be continued.
Therefore, the reliability of the entire card transaction processing device can be significantly improved.

Also, even if there is no failure in data transmission, it is possible to use each independently, so, for example, when arranging multiple transaction devices in one sales floor such as a large-scale supermarket, The card reader / writer must be connected to all transaction processing devices by separately installing the transaction processing device for exclusive use of cash payment without the card reader / writer 4 and the card transaction processing device to which the card reader / writer 4 is connected. The total equipment cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional device which was not available.

Furthermore, the sales data of each customer registered for sale in the single mode is collectively transmitted to the main body device 2 in the linked mode,
Since the sales are totalized in the sales totalizing file 24g, the sales for each customer can be accurately grasped, and more accurate sales management and after-sales service can be carried out.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, in the card transaction processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to select the interlocking mode in which the main body device and the card reader / writer are interlocked with each other or the independent mode independent from each other. Therefore, for example, when data transmission between the main unit and the card reader / writer becomes impossible due to a disconnection accident, etc., by inputting the total amount of money calculated by the main unit with the auxiliary keyboard of the card reader / writer, Sales registration with prepaid cards can be continued. As a result, the reliability of the entire device can be improved.

Further, since the sales information of each customer in the single mode is stored in the card reader / writer so that the main body device can collect the information when the disconnection is restored, more accurate sales management and after-sales service can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a card transaction processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a card reader / writer, and FIG. 4 and 5 are views showing a prepaid card, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the storage contents of the magnetic stripe, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration, FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing the storage contents in the storage unit, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are the operations. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the print format of the receipt. 2 ... Main unit, 4 ... Card reader / writer, 5 ... Card insertion port, 6 ... Card ejection port, 8 ... Auxiliary keyboard, 8c ...
Data transmission key, 10 ... Terminal, 12, 28 ... Interlock switch, 13 ... Keyboard, 13e ... Card total key, 1
4 ... Display device, 15 ... Printer, 17 ... Prepaid card, 18 ... Magnetic stripe, 21 ... CPU, 24a ... Totalizer, 24g ... Sales total file, 30 ... Control circuit, 3
4d ... Sales record memory, 36 ... receipt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A main body device (2) for summing up the sales amounts of respective products sequentially input from a keyboard and printing out the total amount on a receipt after the total key operation, and a prepaid card inserted from a card insertion slot. Card transaction processing including a card reader / writer (4) for reading the card balance recorded on the card, writing the card balance after subtracting the total amount from the read card balance to the prepaid card and discharging In the device, the main body device includes a mode selection unit (28) for selecting a linked mode in which the main body device and the card reader / writer execute processing in cooperation with each other and a single mode in which processing is executed independently of each other. , The card reader by subtracting the total amount from the card balance included in the card information transmitted from the card reader / writer when the linked mode is selected And a card sales totaling means (S22) for classifying and totaling the total amount of money by the information about the card holder included in the card information, and the card reader. The writer reads from the auxiliary keyboard (8) for keying in the total amount of money, the mode selecting means (12) for selecting the interlocking mode and the single mode, and the prepaid card including the card balance when the interlocking mode is selected. Card information transmitting means (S3) for transmitting card information to the main body device, and single processing means (S9) for subtracting the total amount keyed from the auxiliary keyboard when the single mode is selected from the read card balance (S9), A sales information storage unit that sequentially stores the total amount of money input from the auxiliary keyboard and the information of the card holder included in the card information as sales information in the sales record memory. And a sales information transmission means (S13) for transmitting the sales information stored in the sales record memory to the main body device in response to a data transmission key operation when the interlocking mode is selected. Characteristic card transaction processing device.