JPH09206U - Cashless payment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a new cashless settlement device that is very convenient for visiting customers and collecting money without having to worry about losing cash or having to worry about lack of change. It is an object. [Structure] Magnetic card 11 with pre-recorded monetary data
When is inserted into the card insertion opening 31 of the settlement device main body 33, the amount data is read and displayed on the display unit 15. When the price of the product purchased by the customer is input through the data input unit 16, the balance obtained by subtracting the price of the product from the amount data is calculated and displayed on the display unit 15 together with the price of the product. In addition to printing the balance and other data by the printing unit 17, the balance is written in the magnetic card 11 as new monetary data.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a new portable cashless settlement device used when, for example, visiting a customer to collect money.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 When handling money, for example, in collecting business, carry a change to pay for this item and the price of the item already sold, along with the ordered item, and visit the customer. The method of doing was taken.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, carrying cash when visiting a customer as described above may result in loss of cash while visiting customers one after another for collection, and also the amount of collection and the amount of money offered by the customer. Depending on the type, there was a shortage of change at the time of settlement and the collection had to be carried over to the next visit.

The present invention was created under the background described above, and an object thereof is to provide a new cashless settlement device which does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the cashless settlement device of the present invention is pre-recorded on a portable settlement device body formed with a card insertion opening for inserting and removing a magnetic card and a magnetic card inserted through the card insertion opening. A data reading unit that reads out the amount of money data, a data input unit that inputs the price of the product, a calculation unit that subtracts the price of the product indicated by the output of the data input unit from the amount of money indicated by the output of the data reading unit, and a calculation The data writing unit that writes the output of the unit as amount data to the magnetic card, the printing unit that prints each output of the arithmetic unit and the data input unit, and the data reading unit that is mounted on the main body of the settlement device and reads the data. Section and a display section for displaying each output of the data input section.

[0006]

[Action]

 The customer purchases a magnetic card in which the monetary data corresponding to the purchase amount is input in advance, and uses the magnetic card when making a payment. The data reading unit reads the amount data of the magnetic card, and the effective amount of the magnetic card is displayed on the display unit. Next, the price of the product purchased by the customer is input from the data input section. This input data is displayed on the display unit, and is subtracted from the amount data output by the calculation unit, and the subtraction result is also displayed. Then, the print unit prints the price of the input product and the balance resulting from the subtraction on a sheet of paper, and the balance is written as a new amount data in the magnetic card by the data writing unit to complete the settlement.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the cashless settlement device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a cashless settlement device, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the cashless settlement device.

In the figure, the adjuster main body 33 is housed in a small rectangular parallelepiped case whose part is lowered so that it does not get in the way when it is carried. A card insertion opening 31 is provided for inserting the magnetic card 11 when reading the amount data from the magnetic card 11 or when newly writing the amount data into the magnetic card 11.

A data input unit 16 including a plurality of key switches for inputting product prices and the like is provided in front of the upper surface of the settlement device main body 33, and an inclined surface is provided with a liquid crystal display or the like. The display unit 15 is attached. The printing unit 17 is incorporated in the lower portion of the upper surface of which the height is further increased, and printing is performed on the printing paper 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, the amount data output of the data reading unit 13 that reads the amount data and the customer data from the magnetic card 11 inserted from the card insertion port 31 is performed by the display unit 15 and the calculation unit 14. Have been sent to. The output of the data input unit 16 is also guided to the display unit 15 and the calculation unit 14. The output of the calculation unit 14 is led to three blocks: a data writing unit 12 that writes money amount data to the magnetic card 11, a printing unit 17 that performs printing, and a storage unit 19 that is a non-volatile memory circuit.

Further, a calendar unit 18 for generating two types of data of date and time is provided, and its output is sent to the printing unit 17 and the data writing unit 12. Then, the output of the storage unit 19 is sent to an output interface unit 20 for transferring data with another computer system.

Next, the operation of the cashless settlement device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The magnetic card 11 is previously purchased by the customer in exchange for a fixed price, and the value of the amount data of the magnetic card 11 when it is unused is equal to the amount paid for the purchase. Otherwise, it is filled with a value that indicates the cleared balance.

The magnetic card 11 is inserted into the card insertion opening 11 of the settlement device main body 33 brought by a person who collects money. The monetary amount data of the magnetic card 11 is read by the data reading unit 13 and displayed on the display unit 15, so that the balance, which is the payment capability of the magnetic card 11, is shown.

The price of the product purchased by the customer is input from the data input unit 16. The price entered at this time is displayed on the display unit 15 each time the price is entered. Every time the price is input, the calculation unit 14 subtracts the input data from the amount data to calculate the balance. The contents of these calculations are sent to and stored in the storage unit 19 at the same time when the amount data is read, together with the data about the customer that was being read from the magnetic card 11 each time the calculation is performed.

When the input of the product price is completed, data indicating the balance is sent from the calculation unit 14 to the data writing unit 12, and the data indicating the date and time sent from the calendar unit 18 is newly added to the magnetic card 11. Data is written.

Similar data is also sent to the printing unit 17, and the amount data of the magnetic card 11, the price of the product, the balance, the date, and the time are printed on the printing paper 32. The printing paper 32 is handed to the customer as a statement.

When the collection operation is completed and the settlement main body 33 is brought back, the settlement main body 33 is connected to the computer or the like for totaling the accounting through the output interface unit 20, and the data in the storage unit 19 is stored. By sending the, the aggregation work is performed.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and when a customer purchases a product, the data is input to a computer for business processing, and the data is input via the interface unit for input. By loading the data in the storage unit 19, it is possible to add a configuration for performing settlement based on these data.

[0020]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, in the case of the cashless settlement device according to the present invention, since the settlement device itself is a portable type and the settlement of the payment can be done without cash, there is no risk of losing cash. It is very convenient for visiting customers and collecting money without having to worry about lack of change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a cashless settlement device of the present invention, and is an external perspective view of the cashless settlement device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the cashless settlement device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 magnetic card 12 data writing unit 13 data reading unit 14 arithmetic unit 15 display unit 16 data input unit 17 printing unit

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A portable settlement device main body having a card insertion opening for inserting and removing a magnetic card, a data reading unit for reading out money amount data previously recorded in the magnetic card inserted through the card insertion opening, and a product. Data input unit for inputting the price of the data, an arithmetic unit for subtracting the price of the product indicated by the output of the data input unit from the amount of money indicated by the output of the data reading unit, and data for writing the output of the arithmetic unit into the magnetic card as amount data. A writing unit, a printing unit that prints each output of the calculation unit and the data input unit, and a display unit that is mounted on the main body of the adjuster and that displays each output of the data reading unit and the data input unit. A cashless settlement device, which is characterized by being equipped.